The Simple Life: Dominic

Friday 28 April 2017

Dominic - 4 Months Old

This boy loves his Mommy. I was making faces and funny noises behind the camera while David took the photo haha. Seriously melting my heart right now.

One year ago today David and I found out I was pregnant. After 18 months of trying, stress, and discouragement, our big day had come! Here we are one year later with our handsome 4 month old!

As he gets older, each new age he hits I think is my favorite. He just keeps becoming more fun and interactive.

Wow... I definitely see the biggest change from 3-4 months here. His head has grown enormously and he's super sturdy and happy! He just looks like a giant!

Weight: 15 lb 10.6 oz.
Length: 66 cm

Likes:

When people pay attention to him, and talk to him or smile at him.
Tickles. Can babies at this age be ticklish? I definitely think he is, but maybe he just thinks the noises and motions we make are funny.
Fart noises (making them and hearing them)
Waking up from a good sleep and smiling at his polka dot IKEA lantern above his crib.
His teddy bear during his bedtime routine
Loves when I (or Dave) read/sing stories during the bedtime/naptime routine. All smiles!
"Space Baby" - being held up above our heads and soared around
Standing - he can pretty much support his own weight, just of course doesn't have the balance
Pulling my hair... doesn't help with the later-mentioned hair loss (Boo)
The exersaucer. He will sit happily in it for a while, playing with the toys or practicing his standing.
Sherlock. He definitely notices and watches and occasionally reaches for Sherlock (probably just to pull his hair). If I'm misreading that, then I can still say with confidence that Sherlock LOVES Dom. Always laying close to him and nuzzling him, sniffing him, and giving him more kisses than we'd like.
His fingers. Our boy is a finger sucker just like I was!

Me as a baby. This is just how Dom sleeps now, except in his crib instead of under furniture...

Dislikes:

There isn't a whole lot that Dom doesn't like these days. He's a generally happy baby (Hooray for medication for reflux!)
He still doesn't last long during tummy time.

Notes:

On April 3 he rolled from his stomach to his back for the first time. From this point on, sleep became a challenge. It's like he practices his rolling in his crib, but gets to his back and totally panics. Or he will worm his way all the way up his crib from the bottom.
On April 2 we started the sleep sense program, but then he got a big sick, so we postponed until just about a week ago when we started again. (There will be a separate blog post on this)
Right after Dom turned three months, I started losing my hair :( Good thing I have a good buffer!
He can now sit up with the assistance of just a nursing pillow.
We went to the doctor and she confirmed with us that Dom is in very great health and is "above average" size... didn't need any reminders of that! Haha
He sleeps in his crib for every nap and at night time unless we are out and about, or want to get an evening catnap out of him. Those are usually done in the ergo or stroller on a walk with Sherlock.
Dom was baptized on April 23!
Dom received his 4 month immunizations today and he took them like a CHAMP!!! Less than 10 seconds of crying total. Now he's down for a nap, and may be fussy for a few days, but I was super happy with his reaction (or lack thereof).