Carson is four freakin’ months old today! WHAT!?! It seems each month flies by faster and faster. Carson has continued to grow like a weed and has gained over a pound in just a month. At his pediatrician appointment last week, C weighed in at 15lbs 12 oz and measured 25 ½ inches long! He is definitely a big boy. The doctor is very happy with his growth and said his proportions are great. Adam and I couldn’t be happier with our little man.
It’s definitely been a crazy month. I’m finally getting into the swing of being back at work and Carson is loving his time at daycare! They have him painting with his feet, going on “buggy” rides outside, and even doing tummy time on mats outside when the weather’s nice. He’s eating and napping well and the two women that watch him say that he’s a joy and a really good baby. |
Carson also continues to be a GREAT sleeper. In the past few weeks he’s started falling asleep at 8:30 every night. I wake him up around 5:30 in the morning to get him fed and ready for the day. In the past couple of weeks Carson has become the roll over king! It’s so funny. As soon as you put him on his belly he looks around for a couple seconds and then rolls right over to his back. If you put him back on his belly he does the same thing again. What’s so cute, though, is when he gets to his back and if you leave him there he will just work with all his might to turn back to his belly. He hasn’t quite mastered this maneuver, but he will try for a good 20 minutes before he gets frustrated. Boy just wants to move! He just can’t decide if he wants to be on his back or his belly! Haha! We figure once he masters the back-to-belly roll he’s just going to be rolling all over the house to get from Point A to Point B. Carson tends to be happy most of the time now. He just wants to interact and hang out. His smile truly is infectious. I still have days where I look at him and am brought to happy tears. I am truly amazed by him and love him dearly.
Carson continues to be on a breast milk only diet. Pumping at work has gone extremely well! I am so thankful for that. Carson eats 16oz of milk a day at daycare and I’m pumping about 23-25 oz a day. Our freezer is filled to the top! I’m so happy my production is so good that I am able to stockpile, because I know as Carson gets older, my production will begin to decline. Having so much extra milk will be really helpful I’m sure. Our doctor told me we can start introducing rice cereal if I’m having trouble keeping up with Carson’s demands, but fortunately I’m able to keep up just fine right now. The plan is to wait to introduce other foods until at least 6 months. Breastfeeding was such a struggle the first few weeks with Carson, so I am just beyond excited with how well he and I are doing with it now.
Carson will be having lots of visitors in the next month! Grandma and Grandpa will be visiting this weekend and Oma and Opa will be coming for a visit early November! Carson will LOVE all the extra snuggles and cheek kisses!
PICTURE TIME!!
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| 3 1/2 Months postpartum! Mommy ran a 5k! 25 min, 26 seconds! |
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| Our big boy |
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| Sleepy man |
