Alder Jacob {4 Months}

This little fella makes me so incredibly happy. I just can't believe he has been a part of our family for 4 months (and counting). He continues to be such a sweet and chill baby. He is constantly smiling and giggling and I'm so proud to be his Mama. 

This month was a big one in the sleep department. We overcame the 4 month sleep regression (so terrible) and we moved Alder out of his Rock N Play. He started busting out of swaddles so we also transitioned him out of his swaddle and into the Baby Merlin magic sleep suit, which truly has been magical for both my boys. I also had to do a little sleep training and help Alder learn to self soothe so that he could fall back to sleep on his own and not require me to feed or rock him. That took some work, but has been totally worth it. Now we lay him down for a nap or put him down to bed so easily. He is also sleeping with this puppy because he loves to snuggle up with it. I mean is there anything cuter than a baby hugging a stuffed animal as they fall asleep?  

The biggest difference in Alder this month is his strength. We call him Hulk baby because of the way he was busting out of swaddles. He is constantly moving and wriggling around and he is now rolling over as well. He is always on the move and I feel like he will be an early crawler and walker because he just doesn't want to stay still anymore. He wants to be up playing with Aiden. This month we also added another zoo to Alder's list of zoos he's been to. 3 zoos in his 4 months of life and more to come.

Alder is his Daddy's mini me. My only claim to him is his blue eyes. The comments I most often hear about Alder are 1.) He's so smiley 2.) He has such long toes and 3.) He looks just like his Daddy. I'm a lucky lady. ;)

A few stats about Alder at four months: 

Weight: 15 pounds 15 ounces (Lets just call him 16 pounds shall we?) (61st percentile)

Height: 26.25 inches (83rd percentile)

Size clothes: 3-6 month clothes, but I am in the process of putting most of those away. 6 month clothes here we come. Another thing I have to mention about clothes...this kid goes through so many more outfits in a day than Aiden did. Somehow he manages to poop through at least one outfit per day.

Sleeping: After waking up every 2 hours for a stint I decided things weren't getting any worse so we just went for it and transitioned out of the swaddle and the Rock n Play. He is sleeping 6-7 hours now (usually from 7:30ish to 2:30ish) then he wakes up to eat and goes back to sleep for another few hours.

Random stuff only parents want to know:

Nicknames: Big hunny, Big baby, Hulk, Sweetie.

Likes: Laughing at his big brother, splashing in the bathtub, attempting to escape any position he is being held in (where does he think he is going?), sleeping in the Ergo360, being tickled, pooping through outfits (still), rolling over, smiling and grabbing his toes.

Dislikes: Not being able to roll over from back to front yet (he is trying so hard!), the siren on Aiden's toy ambulance (he instantly puckers up his lip and cries), waiting to be fed.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures of Alder from this month...

We love you Alder J.

Watch Alder Grow...

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Aiden {4 Months}

My little man is officially 4 months old. Where oh where did my squishy little newborn go? I can't even quite remember what my life was like before he came around. He continues to be a content little guy. This month he has started grabbing at our faces, rubbing his eyes when he's sleepy and laughing all the time!

He has great neck control and is now sitting in his Bumbo seat and loving his new Baby Einstein jumper! I swear buying this guy new toys is Drew and I's new favorite thing. We frequent Buy Buy Baby even on our date nights when Aiden is not with us.

Aiden is so, so expressive. When he is unsure of something or encounters something new, he furrows his little brow (he gets it from his mama). His Daddy is still the source of most of his giggles. Aiden lights up when Daddy gets home. It is the cutest thing ever. They have an adorable little bond already.

This month was special because we had Aiden dedicated at church. I was an emotional mess talking about my hopes for my sweet boy and then listening to people pray over him. Bring on the water works for this already sentimental mama. It was such a special day.

More and more I am hearing "Aiden is a perfect blend of you and Drew." That makes me happy. I love seeing his features come out more and more. And can I just tell you how happy I am that this little guy is a brown eyed boy? My Dad has brown eyes and I grew up telling him I loved his "chocolate eyes." 

A few stats about Aiden at four months:

Weight: 14.4 pounds with a tummy to prove it!

Height: He is in the 10-25th percentile in height at 24 inches long

Size clothes: He is officially out of 0-3 month clothes. He still has a few 3 month outfits that fit, but we have moved on to 3-6 month clothes. To console myself I splurged at Baby Gap. 

Sleeping: He is still sleeping well minus a few nights when I overdid it with some Nutella brownies, and gave the poor guy gas pains. Ooops. He goes to bed around 9 and sleeps until 4:30 or 5. We have Aiden sleeping in his Rock N Play Sleeper right next to me in our bedroom. I'm just not ready for him to be in his big boy crib. I love waking up and seeing his sweet face, buuuuut I know I need to bite the bullet and put him in his crib. This will be happening this month. Dun dun duh.

Random stuff only parents want to know:

Nicknames: He has so many nicknames we can't keep track of them all. The nickname that has stuck this month is Bubba Honey. Haha. On Aiden's Valentine card from his Grandma she put To: Honey Honey, Sweetie Sweetie, Sugar Sugar, Stinky Stinky. Haha. Poor kid will never know his real name.

Likes: Being upside down, spitting up on Mom's clean outfits, his new Baby Einstein Jumper, Wubbanubs, swimming, bath time, Giving people "the look." (See the 4th picture down)

Dislikes: Shots. I hate them even more than he does though I think. Other than that, there's not much this kid doesn't like. He is such a trooper when I file his nails, use the bulb syringe to suck out boogers, give him his Vitamin D drops...etc. He's a content little guy and he's not phased by much.

He is just perfect and we are so in love.

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