Owen is 4 Months Old Today!

I can't believe it, my baby boy is officially four months old today! It was a very busy day that started off with an appointment at Dr. Young's office. If you have children you all know what the dreaded 4 month check up means.... shots!



Owen started the doctor's visit as his happy go lucky self. He flashed the nurse some big smiles and giggled at Dr. Young. We found out that he now weighs 13lbs and 6oz and is 24 and a quarter inches long. All of his measurements (weight,length and head) are in the 25th percentile. Considering he was born four weeks early it doesn't sound so bad! Dr. Young said that she is happy with it and as long as he continues to grow at a steady pace, Momma is allowed to stop stressing out over how many ounces he takes each day. Yay! She also gave us a green light to start rice cereal in a bowl. At six months we will take on fruits and veggies at a slow pace because she suspects that Owen may have some other food allergies.





After the checkup was finished it was time for the part of the visit that everyone hates. Owen waited patiently until the nurse arrived. First he enjoyed the tasty drink and then the awful part came. He got two shots, one in each leg. This led to a screaming fit that lasted 5 minutes. After that I left with my very sleepy baby.




The rest of the day Owen was extremely tired and slightly irritable, but he did have some happy moments on his four month day. :) He enjoyed playing with Momma and Daddy.






The smiles apparantly ended shortly after. He managed to have a lengthy tantrum for Daddy while Momma ran to the store. Needless to say, Daddy was very excited for my return home!






Towards the end of the evening I snapped a few four month pictures. Of course, these pictures do not have a smile because O was definitely not in a smiling mood. He was a pouty little guy! After the pictures Owen got to have his first taste of a messy mixture of rice cereal and prune juice..... Boy oh boy, did he love it! When he was placed in the Bumbo he screamed and screamed. As soon as the spoon hit his mouth the screaming stopped and my happy baby returned. More cereal ended up on him and his Bumbo than in his tummy, but he enjoyed every second of the feeding. This leads me to believe that Owen will indeed enjoy being four months old because it gives him an entirely new food option, and the cereal was a hit!