4 months

Hi B,

Today we had your 4 month check-up. Here are your stats:
Weight 14lbs 10 oz - 50th percentile.
length 24 1/2 inches - 25th percentile.
Head 41.7 cm - 40th percentile.

Last check-up you were in the 75th percentile so you haven't been growng as much or as fast but you seem to be growing so much every day! We are going to attempt to wean you from your medicines over the next two weeks and I hope you do ok without them. The doc also gave me the ok to have you "cry it out" to teach yourself to go back to sleep and put yourself to sleep. I plan on starting that in a couple weeks when I'm off work again and I am NOT excited for that, but I think it is the best thing for you! And hopefully it will make nap times less stressful for us because you scream and kick and pinch almost every time I try to put you down for a nap and half the time you wake up soon as I put you down or dont sleep more than about 20 minutes. I think it will do wonders for both of us!

I also weaned you from your swaddle the last few days. I think you are doing ok without it but naps have been difficult. You move too much and on Saturday you fell out of your swing. Dad and I were in the other room and heard a "thump" followed by screaming. We instantly knew what had happened. You couldnt move so much with the swaddle but now you can. So now I buckle you in but that usually wakes you up and last night I got up and you were still in your swing but all the way bent over sideways. So, I think the swing is the next soother to break. We can use it during the day when you are awake, but not to sleep in (the way they are meant to be used). My heart dropped when you fell out of your swing. I felt like throwing up the rest of the day and it made me feel soo bad. I'm really sorry I let that happen and I wasn't more careful with you. I wont let it happen again.

I love you!

Love,

Mom