4 Months Old

I can hardly believe my baby is 4 months old. Has it really been 4 whole months since I gave birth to him in my bedroom in the August heat? On one hand it feels like it was so long ago because so much has happened since then but on the other hand, I've only known Ian for 4 months and already I know him so well.

He had his 4 months immunizations yesterday. Craig was the one who had to take him because I was picking Shaun up at school and then had a meeting with our agents. The doctor suggested we start Ian on cereal (um, no!) but said Ian is growing and developing right on target.

Weight: 16 pounds - 75th percentile
Height: 26 inches - 95th percentile
Head: can't remember the size but it's 95th percentile too

Craig said Ian did well with his shots too. The first one was a breeze and Ian barely flinched. The second one apparently stings a bit more and he was pretty upset but once Craig was able to snuggle with him for a moment Ian stopped his sobbing. How the nurses know that the second shot stings more than the first is a mystery to me. Do they inject themselves just to test?! I think babies cry more for the second shot because they're thinking, "Crap! Not again! I'd better scream this time so she doesn't jab me a third time."

Ian's definitely gaining much quicker than Shaun did though. At the same age, Shaun was 16lbs, 8oz but was born over 2 pounds heavier than Ian. Ian has pretty much doubled his birth weight in 4 months. Shaun was nearly a year old before his birth weight had doubled.

Before we know it we're going to have to buy Ian a new carseat because he is certainly quite the tubby little guy to be lugging around in that infant carrier - but the convenience is soooo worth it!