Stats & Cereal

Connor is almost 4 months old and as we near the 4 month mark we are slowly getting less and less sleep. Connor is back to going to sleep anywhere between 11:30pm and 1:00am. He is also getting up multiple times in the night. Scott has been surviving on caffeine and I've been surviving on the thought that this is just a phase (I'd be downing caffeine along with Scott if it weren't for breastfeeding). When it comes sleeping, Connor is a difficult case. He passes out at 8:00, but wakes up wide awake 45 minutes later. He'll then fight sleep, be wide awake, catnap, etc....all before the 11:30 to 1:00am span. He is inconsistent when it comes to sleep which is highly frustrating for us, as Elli is a dream when it comes to putting her down for bed. I talked to the dr. today and he gave me the 'okay' to let him cry it out. He said we will have a rough couple of nights ahead of us, but things should be much better within 4 to 5 nights. Hopefully we'll be able to enjoy Christmas and not feel so exhausted! I'm hoping once we get this routine down it won't be messed up while we're in Indiana for the holiday.

I decided to give Connor rice cereal this past Friday in hopes that it might help him sleep at night. Connor didn't seem to mind the rice cereal, but is still trying to figure out how to eat it. And no, it did nothing for his sleep!

Connor had his 4 month well visit this morning. He is 12 lbs 14 oz (10-25th percentile) and 25 in. (50th percentile). He is growing quickly out of his 3 month clothes and has completely grown out his 3 month sleepers. He is wearing 3-6 month clothes and even wore a 6 month outfit the other day. The dr. didn't think the divot in his chest looked any better or worse than last time and said we'd continue to monitor it. He didn't have much to say about his heart, but we have a cardiology appointment next Thursday. He had 5 vaccinations today (1 oral and 4 shots). He did great....only cried for a short time and then he was fine! Overall, the dr. was pleased with his development!

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Instead of making a new post, I thought I'd just add these pictures on to this post.

Too early to start T.V.?? I don't think so....it gave me 10 minutes of time to myself yesterday :) Yep, 10 minutes is all they sat for!

And while Connor has been going to bed later....this girl has been going to bed earlier. We find ourselves starting Elli's bedtime routine earlier these days and she is typically in bed by 7 or a few minutes after. I can assure you her bedtime will not be messed up over the holiday because Elli needs her sleep and it is bad news when she gets less than what she's used to! (Please excuse her snotty nose! She tested positive for para influenza last Wednesday and is still somewhat sick! We're going on almost 2 weeks here!! And yes, she has a horrible immune system. I'm wondering if we're able to go 1 whole month without this girl getting sick!!)