Photo Friday-Four Month Update

Robert turned 4 months almost two weeks ago, but he didn't have his four month check-up until yesterday. I didn't want to post his 4th Month Update without his current stats. No one wants that. So, here they are and here it is.


Weight: 13 pounds, 10 ounces

Length: 26 inches
This moves him up on the percentile charts, but now by much. He's a big as Padyn was at this age, but longer. However, he's still catching up to his big sister, Kate. She was a pound heavier at this age, but Robbie beats her in length, too. He's not much of a little peanut anymore.


Naps: 4 or 5 a day, each ranging from 30 minutes to 2 hours

Feeds: 7 or 8 a day, one being in the middle of the night. No solids yet (Mommy's too lazy.)

Sleeping: About 11 hours at night, waking up 2 or 3 times before he's up for good in the morning. Bedtime is around 9pm, and he usually wakes up around 1:30am to have his pacifier but back in, then again around 3 for a feeding. He's awake again between 5:30 and 6. He comes to bed with me then so he can eat while I go back to sleep. He usually wakes up after 8am, but now that school has started, I'm waking him up around 7:45 to feed him before we take the girls to school.

Last night, he slept for 9 hours between feedings. Nine hours! But I realized later, he had had his shots and that always makes him sleeping. I'm not banking on that tonight. I'm assuming 6 hours again.While Robbie doesn't get as much one on one time with Mommy, he does get a bunch of time with his sisters. They have not tired of holding him, kissing and hugging him, and entertaining him by dancing around like crazy people. Some of the other things he loves doing are:

being tickled-that always gets a good giggle out of him

playing on his playmat-He has just started reaching up for the toys. He doesn't always know how to let go, though. Sometimes he'll start hollering and when I go over, one of his little fingers is caught on a ring. He needs me to help him get unstuck. I should teach Padyn to recognize that.
spitting up and drooling-ALL THE TIME

sticking everything in his mouth-his two favorites are his hands and his burp rag

hanging out on his changing table, especially if he's naked

smiling and blabbering-lots of oohs and ahhs

being held by Mommy or Daddy


hanging out in his bouncy seat, trying to bounce himself out-If he wasn't strapped into that thing, he'd bounce himself right out.
(This outfit, by the way, is one of two (only two!) articles of clothing that I bought him. I was afraid he'd outgrow it before it was cool enough for him to wear. Fortunately, it's been cool here lately in the mornings and I've been able to show it off. I'm trying to get him into it another couple times before he becomes too long, but as you can see, that might not happen. It already looks like waders on him. But it's so stickin' cute!)


While he's a pretty happy and content babe, there are a few things he does not like:

being in his swing
being unable to see anyone
cold water (Don't try to dip his feet in the pool. He hates that.)
not being held when he's tired (like right now)
loud, sudden noises (who does?)

Other random tidbit: He has the stinkiest farts. It might be because he only poops about every five or so days.

He doesn't seem to mind being on his tummy. He doesn't hate it like Padyn did, nor does he immediately pick his head up and roll himself over like Kate did at this age. He just hangs out there for a little bit, drools on whatever he can, then starts making noises that indicate he'd like a change of position please. He hasn't tried to roll over at all yet. I wasn't blogging yet when Padyn was this age, but I was with Katelyn. I went back today and looked at my posts when she was around this age. You can look here, here, and here if you want to compare my two more active children.

Ok, that's it. This post has literally taken me ALL DAY to write...a side effect of having three kids, so I'm going to be done now. It's bedtime for the little one. I'm hoping for another 9 hours, but I ain't holding my breath.

Have you ever seen anything cuter?

Happy Friday.