Baby's Fourth Month: Life Lessons for Mommy

MmMmmMm! 4 months old already!!! I can't believe it! He's already 1/3 of the way through his first year of life! Sheesh!

...Time is really flying now. It seems like he's growing up so fast. Now he's starting to lift up and try to sit up a bit. He wants to see everything going on around him. He wants to be upright more often when I'm holding him too. Hence the boppy and his swing are always propping him up!

...He's also spitting up more often lately. Ick. It's just so darn frustrating because I'm thinking "Geeze kid, it's not like we just spent 30 minutes breastfeeding or anything. No worries, I can just make more milk in the next 30 seconds."Not. Burp rags and bibs are my best friends these days.

...He is becoming his own person lately. I'm starting to notice he has opinions about things. For instance, when he is woken up he wants to eat. Not be laid back down on the changing table to be changed or cleaned up first. No way Jose - he wants his numnums NOW. And if he doesn't get it, he's definitely going to be pitching a fit. The funny thing is, it's our routine to change his diaper when he wakes up before he eats because he won't eat if its messy. It's just a lose lose situation I guess!

Things he loves right now:
His mirror
his play gym with toys dangling above him
his hands and fingers
watching himself move his own feet
smiling:-) A LOT
oh and his new seahorse glowworm!
watching the puppies play
daddy blowing on his belly and making him giggle

Things I LOVE about him and being a mommy this month:
his little hands - they're so pudgy and strong!
his little feet and toes - he's constantly trying to use them to grip things
his sweet mouth and the noises he makes
his facial expressions are hilarious
breastfeeding is so much easier
he's eating so much more efficiently!

Baby's Third Month: Life Lessons for Mommy

Soooo...as some of you may have noticed I missed blogging for month #3. whoops.

Well as you can imagine life is kinda crazy sometimes and I forgot to write down my life lessons for mommy...BUT that doesn't mean I can't recall some of the highlights! I haven't lost ALL of my braincells...yet.

...At 3 months old baby is so much more alert! He actually needs entertainment and enjoys watching anything that moves, particularly if it makes noise too! Anything with a screen is already immensely interesting to him, but we're avoiding allowing him to watch screens. It just doesn't seem right or wise to allow him to watch a tv or movie all day instead of putting him on his play mat and encouraging him to grab, swat and kick at things. The boy needs to use his muscles! And his brain too! Josiah is spending more time on his play mat and on his tummy lately.

...When he turned 3 months old he decided he wanted to sleep on his stomach. Not JUST on his stomach, but face down and nose pressed against the fabric! I was terrified the first time I caught him like this in his Special Delivery Baby hammock! Turns out he must be able to breathe just fine because he's been doing it for a month now every time he takes a nap or goes to bed without fail. I even tried waking him and adjusting him back onto his back multiple times and only ended up with an angry baby who put himself right back on his stomach every time. Now I put him to bed and pray over him that God keeps him safe because I certainly can't prevent the stomach sleeping! No worries though, he doesn't sleep with a blankie or any kind of stuffy - we just swaddle his lower half or put him in a sleep sack to keep him warm!

...He's talking so much! Talking, talking, talking. I love it and can't get enough of it!

...Breasfeeding is a breeze! As long as he doesn't need to burp or toot, all is good and peaceful. PRAISE JESUS! Because the first couple months just about did me in.

Overall, I'm just really enjoying motherhood more now. I love watching him grow and learn. It's amazing to see him figuring out in that tiny head how to coordinate his hands and feet to do things. It's wonderful to have him smile and coo right to me. Goodness he's just so precious!