4 Months Old!

Brenden turned 4 months old yesterday! He had a rough time at his 4 month check up. He cried as soon as we layed him down on the exam table. He probably remembered that the last time he was there, the dr pulled apart some fused skin on his pee pee (a complication from the circumcision). He cried again when the dr dug some wax out of his ear. He hates it when I wash his ears, so I think they're just sensitive.

Then he had the dreaded shots. For some reason he had a lot harder time than at 2 months. He screamed inconsolably for about 15 minutes. Then this morning he came down with a fever, the first he's ever had since he came home from the hospital. It happened on my "shift" (Adam and I trade off on weekend mornings so we can both sleep in). It was 101.3, and I wasn't sure how freaked out to be. So I talked to the after hours nurse and she said fevers are common after immunizations and to just monitor it. It's down to 100.1 and I gave Brenden some tylenol to bring it down further. He's been very sleepy and not as excited as usual, bur otherwise seems fine.

Brenden now weighs 17 lbs, 3 oz. His height and weight are that of an average 6-month old! He's hitting all of the developmental milestones. The dr says he's also developmentally ready to sleep in his own room and fall asleep on his own. We're planning to start putting him in his own room soon, but we're still torn on sleep training. I really like our pediatrician - she agreed that although "crying it out is the recommendation, it's not right for everyone. She also doesn't recommend any solids until 6 months except rice cereal, which I agree with. I've read several places that we should srart solids now, but that doesn't seem right to me. One book even had tips for propping your baby up so they can eat. That seems so silly. Brenden is developing an interest in food though. He loves to watch me eat and this morning he grabbed my glass of tea while I was drinking and tried to put it to his mouth! I thought that was the most amazing thing ever.

I'mhome with Brenden today while Adam is back at the house doing ANOTHER coat of paint. That pale blue just does not want to go away. If Brenden starts feeling better, I'll try to do some more unpacking. Then tomorrow we're headed back to Edmonds for a nice breakfast and to clean the carpets. They're perfectly clean, but the landlord asked us to do it. We already lost half the deposit because it's not rented yet, so we don't want to lose any more. It's no wonder it's not rented - it's not a nice place! When I went back to clean I kept thinking, "what were we thinking??" The apartment is so much nicer, and I'm getting used to the noise. I still want to try a few things to block the traffic noise, because it gets very loud at rush hour.