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| Still in 0-3 clothes, but so stinkin' cute! |
Size
According to our baby
scale, Riley is 12 lb 12.5 oz, which is up only a little from 12 lbs 10 oz at 4 ½ months (maybe because they were due to
eat when we weighed them) and a lot from 11 lbs 14 oz at 4 months. The 0-3 Carters onesies still fit
well. We started dressing the boys in 3-6 clothes since we have a bunch of
summer clothes in that size and summer is nearly over. Some are too big for
Riley and some fit well. He still fits in most of the 0-3 outfits, but is too long for some of the
shirts. Both boys are still in 3-6 month sleep’n’plays, Logan also still fits in
the carters 0-3 onesies, but is ready to move up to 3-6. In fact, we just
washed them today. He fits in some of the 0-3 outfits too, but we’ve graduated
him on so we can use the 3-6 stuff. Most of it fits him well. According to our
scale at home, he is now 13 lbs 12 oz up from 13lbs 0 oz at 4 months and 13 lbs
8 oz at 4 and a half months.
Eat-Sleep-Play
Riley is still on the
hypoallergenic formula and breast milk, and will be until at least 6 months, He
is still on two medicines – the Zantac and a version of Prilosec or Prevacid.
He is not a fan of the Prevacid, but doesn’t really mind the Zantac. It has
definitely helped – he eats more, but it still takes forever for the boys to
eat at most feeds. Both he and Logan are “weird eaters” according to our doctor.
They often want to eat 2 oz, then wait 10 min, then eat an oz, then wait 10-15,
etc. It normally takes a full hour. Riley is now eating 3- 5 ½ oz, but is
usually on the higher end. Logan will eat 4-6. It is super fun having two finicky
eaters. Logan is still on the sensitive formula and breastmilk.
They eat every 3-4
hours during the day and are pretty much sleeping through the night (although
Riley has had a few rough nights lately). Their last feed is between 8 and 10,
they usually wake up between 6 and 7am and go back to bed. They have been getting rice cereal once a day
for almost 2 weeks. Riley was an instant pro eating off a spoon. He opens his
mouth wide and hardly spits any out. He has had feeds with not one drip of
cereal on his bib. Logan, on the other hand, demonstrated all the classic moves
of a baby learning to eat – trying to lick the spoon instead of opening his
mouth, pushing it out with his tongue, putting his fingers in his mouth, and not
closing his mouth. Two of the first three times we fed him he cried. He seems
to like it now and has gotten much better at eating, but is still pretty messy
The boys still whine
because they want to lay on the blanket or sit in their chair instead of being
held, especially if they’re tired. They take naps at the same time now! No more
“clocking in and out”. We have not put them on a nap schedule yet, and their
naps can be 20 min cat naps or 1 ½ hour long naps. They take a long nap nearly
every morning. They have always been fairly easy to put to bed, but Riley still
needs to be swaddled, or he wakes up every hour
The boys still love
laying in their activity gym and batting and grabbing at the toys and kicking
the chimes. They also like just lying on a blanket and stretching out if we
give them other toys, like their keys or crinkle books. Their favorite toys are
rattles, keys, security blankets, and anything that makes a crinkle sound. They
continue to interact with each other and can often be seen holding onto each
other. The other day while they were sitting next to each other (held up by an
adult), Riley put his arm around Logan. They always look for each other, and
often smile at each and babble back and forth. They get concerned when the
other cries, instead of laughing like they used to do.
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Logan’s physical
therapy sessions on Tuesday mornings are going ok. He made a lot of progress in
the beginning, but now he seems to be going backwards. Hopefully with the new
tricks the PT taught us we will get his head rounded out.
Personality
Both Riley and Logan
are smiley, smiley kids. They smile and babble a LOT. At first Logan had
specific sounds and so did Riley. Now they’ve taught each other their sounds
and discovered more (don’t worry - Mom and Dad can still tell their noises
apart from the other room). They vary in volume and pitch and try to imitate us
and each other. They squeal when they are happy and laugh a lot. They have the
same exact laugh. They like being kissed – they laugh when mommy “smushes” them
with kisses. They also laugh when they are wiggled (like they are dancing) and
tossed in the air.
Likes:
Riley: Toys, his jumparoo, his pacifier, hitting or
kicking toys in the activity gym, being swaddled while sleeping, the swing, rolling
onto his side or belly, having his diaper changed, being talked or sung to, “talking”,
getting attention of any sort, eating off a spoon, escaping any sort of chair, and
his feet.
Logan: Eating, toys, his pacifier, laying on his
side, being held on his side, his bumbo chair, being talked or sung to, being
carried around (he is curious and likes to look around), the swing, being naked,
looking at pictures, looking at shiny things (like the fish at the aquarium),
his feet, and talking or singing along
with mommy or daddy..
Dislikes:
Riley: Getting reflux, having gas, being propped up
on his boppy (on his back), not having his pacifier
Logan: Waiting for food, not having his pacifier,
tummy time, pooping, and having gas.
New this month:
Riley rolling back to
belly (8/19), Riley pivoting and scooting around (he’ll be crawling before we
know it), sitting in the bumbo chairs, grabbing feet, eating rice cereal (we
are trying fruits and veggies Friday!), and Logan getting his foot in his
mouth.
Riley Rolling from back to belly (I had to break it into 2 because this blog will only allow short video clips):
FYI, they tried oatmeal today, and Logan loved it! Riley, notsomuch.
