Double the Sweeneys, Double the Fun!: 4 months!

On Saturday our sweet babies turned 4 months old!

Size

At one month, Riley was 7lbs 14 oz according to our scale at home. At two months, he was 9 lbs 14 oz, at three months he was 11lbs 1 oz, and now at 4 months, he is 11 lbs 14 oz. The 0-3 Carters onesies still fit quite well, as do all our 0-3 outfits. The 3-6 month carters onesies go down almost to his knees! He did, however, just switch to 3-6 month sleep’n’plays, There are still some 0-3s that fit, but they have been mostly packed away. The funny part is, some of them don’t fit primarily because his feet are too big!

Logan also still fits in the carters 0-3 onesies. He fits in 0-3 outfits too, but is starting to grow out of a couple things. Like Riley, he is in 3-6 month sleep’n’plays, but he is a little bit longer, so he doesn’t still fit in the 0-3’s. According to our scale at home, he was 8lbs 8 oz at one month, 10 lbs 8 oz at 2 months, 12 lbs at 3 months, and is now 13lbs 0 oz.

Eat-Sleep-Play

Riley is still on the hypoallergenic formula and breast milk. He is now on two medicines – the Zantac and a version of Prilosec. He is not a fan of taking the medicine, but it does help a little. He does not like to eat, is rarely hungry, and when he is hungry doesn’t usually want to eat more than 3 oz. He arches his back and turns his head away from the bottle. If we continue to try to get him to eat, he cries. We feel really bad for him, but the doctor assured us that as long as he is gaining weight it is okay that he does not eat as much as Logan. We do have some good days where he eats like Logan (we had 3 this week!) but it’s inconsistent. Hopefully his tummy will heal soon and he’ll feel better!

Logan is still on the sensitive formula and breastmilk and continues to be a really good eater. He eats 4 1/2 to 5 oz pretty consistently. We laugh that he is always ready to eat – if you want to feed him, he’s happy to oblige. With Riley’s inconsistencies (which the doctor warned us about), he continues to be a wild card, eating anywhere from 2-5 oz.

They eat every 3-4 hours during the day and only wake up once during the night. Their last feed is between 8 and 10, they usually wake up between 4 and 6am and go back to bed. Every once in a while they’ll wake up at 3 and Friday they woke up at 7:30. Typically they’ll go back to bed until we get up.

The boys still love laying in their activity gym and batting at the toys and kicking the chimes. Mema bought them a second one because pretty soon they’ll be too big to share. They also like just lying on a blanket and stretching out. Sometimes they whine because they want to lay on the blanket instead of being held. Their favorite toys are their security blankets, although they are beginning to enjoy rattles, and will hold anything we hand them. They have definitely begun to interact with each other and can often be seen holding onto each other, most commonly they are holding hands, but sometimes they hold onto each other’s clothing, arm, ear, etc. They look for each other, smile at each other and babble back and forth (no twin language yet though).

Logan is visited by a physical therapist Tuesday mornings. He’s only have an evaluation and 1 session so far, but the PT said that his range of motion is actually quite good for a baby with torticollis. We have been working with him and it has paid off. She said that he doesn’t have any of the issues/delays that commonly come along with it, and his flat spot should not be difficult to fix. Both the PT and the nurse who did the evaluation said that Logan was a pleasant, social baby, and they enjoyed working with him.

Personality

Both Riley and Logan are smiley, smiley kids. They smile and babble a LOT. We absolutely love that they are starting to laugh. Riley is much louder and often squeals but they are both “expanding their vocabulary”. Logan has always been more soft spoken in his babbles, but they have recently increased in volume. They are still very good babies who are not very fussy. They are definitely learning patterns, which is pretty cool, and also helps us. For example, if Logan is crying but stops when you hold him upright in the kitchen, then we know he’s hungry.

Likes:

Riley: His security blankets, his chair (sometimes he does not want to be held), his pacifier, hitting or kicking toys in the activity gym (especially the chimes), being swaddled while sleeping, the swing, Jacques the peacock, the dice, laying/rolling onto his side, having his diaper changed, being talked or sung to, “talking”, and his jumperoo.

Logan: Eating, his security blanket, his pacifier, laying on his side, being held on his side, his chair, being talked or sung to, Jacques the peacock, the dice, being carried around (he is curious and likes to look around), the swing, being naked, and “talking”.

Dislikes:

Riley: Eating/getting reflux, having gas, tummy time (although he doesn’t mind as much on his boppy), being burped mid bottle (tends to lead to an acid attack), being propped up on his boppy (on his back) and not having his pacifier

Logan: Waiting for food, not having his pacifier, tummy time, pooping, being burped mid bottle, and having gas.

New this month:

Rolling over, drooling (a lot!), yelling (Riley makes his talking sounds, just really loud when he’s angry or excited), putting everything to their mouths, trying to escape their chairs (Riley scoots down, Logan pushes up), scooting around (Riley), and laughing more.