4 months old and everything else

My sweet baby Henry is 4 months old! He is a joy to be around and still extremely easy-going.  He is still only eating breastmilk and is still every three hours.  By four months, usually, you can go every 4 hours, but he isn't there yet.  This is about the time that Eloise was starting to become 5% or under in weight so I am interested in how much he weighs and where he is in the scale.  He still spits up A.LOT. and drools constantly. He has cradle cap and eczema and dry skin.  But he smiles and laughs and melts my heart. He is a momma's boy and I love it. He started reaching for toys this month and he can roll from his stomach to his back. He only has done the roll thing a handful of times, but he has done it.  Sleep-wise it is touch and go. Lately, he has been getting up a lot more in the middle of the night. I try to only feed him on one side or just give him a pacifier, but apparently that is not working.  He is still swaddled, but probably not for much longer. I have a feeling that has a lot to do with his sleeping issues. He can get his arms out and then won't go back to sleep, etc, etc. UGH. I guess I have to figure something out there.  Napping, he takes a 40 minute 9am nap.  Besides that he doesn't have a schedule but more of a routine which includes napping in my arms when he is tired. He is getting awfully heavy so those arm naps might have to come to an end. But my o my I love a sleeping boy in my arms. It doesn't get much sweeter.
 He is officially getting his band on September 11.  They estimate it will be on 6-9 weeks.  I am hoping to have it off before Thanksgiving. This will probably add to the sleep troubles. We will see. Operation Perfect Head is a GO!
Anyway, I am super in love with him and I really love having a little boy.  He is all boy and so so so cute.  He loves his sister and will smile and laugh at her all day.  She loves him as well and watching that relationship grow is precious. I have a feeling once he can steal her toys things might change ;) I can't tell who he looks like yet but he definitely has the same eyes as Eloise.  She has more intense eye lashes, but the actual eye shape is the same.  He doesn't have her nose or mouth.  I still think he looks like Julian's dad. I guess we will see...

He is 14 lbs 11oz and 25 inches long
He is 50-75% across the board

And I am 117 lbs! 1 pound away from pre pregnancy!















As far as Eloise goes this month is a biggie. She is currently being potty trained!!! We have a sticker system that gets her a prize after 7 stickers and it seems to be working.  I don't want to jinx myself but I think we are on our way! I am so proud of my big girl! She is starting pre-school in September and I can't believe how grown up she is lately.  She has been saying such big words and using them in the correct context which surprises all of us every time she does it.
She is still very much into princesses, but Barbie has made her way up the scale. What she really enjoys is dressing and undressing them.  We have a Barbie fashion show about 4-5 times a day. It is exhausting but I love how much happiness it brings her. She is also pretty obsessed with the iPad.  We were thinking of giving her one for her bday but I think it's too much. She already has Julian's and uses it way more than I want her to, but a nursing mom has to do things...
I can't believe I am starting to plan her 3rd birthday.  We are thinking it will be a princess and pirate theme, which is sooo Eloise.
Besides that, not much going on.  We are all looking forward to fall weather and spending the rest of summer relaxing.

Doc Band Update

So, it's 100% happening. Henry was put in the 'moderate' category for plagiocephaly and he is getting the band, or helmet. The company we chose to go with, cranial technologies, uses a band,not a helmet, but essentially it's the same thing.
Once he gets the band, they predict he will be in it for 6-9 weeks. I'm so not excited about it. But, I am excited to fix my baby's head.
My hope is to have it on before September and for him to have it off by December.

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