Four Months Old

I decided to take the 4 month pictures in his Jumperoo since he LOVES it these days!


Love his little face!


Evan is constantly touching him - I am constantly telling him not to, he always responds, "I just want to kiss him" - in his little Evan voice. I have to admit as much as I hate him putting his grimy hands all over Drew - he is pretty persistent and cute, so I give him points for that...


Look mom! I am four months old! I thought it was interesting how he saw me put the 4 month sticker on the wall and then kept turning around to look at it!

Okay, so like I said before, we have been busy... These pictures were actually taken around 4 1/2 months, but he was still this cute at just 4 months! Drew has been a complete monster since a little before 4 months hit. I am really beside myself at night and nap time with his sleep or lack thereof. Alex and Evan must have been super easy because both of them would just lay down and sleep through the night by 4 months. Drew is a very light sleeper or easily disturbed and anyone that has visited our house knows that between the crazy dog, barking and running up and down the hallway, Evan's loud mouth and Alex's whining - it is NEVER quiet here. I can't have a conversation with Tim until the kids are in bed, so trying to put the baby down before they go to bed is almost impossible. Anyway, every night it is a production to get him to sleep and then he stays asleep for about 45 minutes before he awakes again and needs his pacifier or to be held again. We have tried lots of tricks, but he is pretty stubborn. I have even let him cry it out for awhile and I think he would literally cry all night... Most nights he wakes up every 1 to 2 hours. I refuse to feed him at night before 4am - I know better than to start this habit. Before 4 months, he was sleeping from 8am to 4 or 5am straight, with no issues. I am sure this is just a phase (let's all pray) but I am over it. His 4 month appointment was pretty routine, just a couple shots and weight/height check. He had dropped from 75% to 55% in weight. He was doing well with height at around 85%. He was right at the same height as Alex and Evan at this age, however, he was a full pound less than the boys! Since the visit, we have started giving the boy more food! He has had peaches, pears, bananas, apples and sweet potatoes mixed in with his cereal. Secretly I was hoping it would help him sleep better, but it has not. He is plumping up though, so that is good :) The boys continue to be full of energy and are keeping me on my toes. I recently found out my sabbatical leave is extended until March 3rd, so I will continue to enjoy every second with them (although most of the time I am ready to pull my hair out) - I wouldn't want to miss a thing!

Breaking news (since I am typing this on 12/7 and post dating it)!!! I just put Drew down for the night and it was the easiest it has been in a long time! I sang two songs to him that my poppy sang to me when I was a little girl (Jesus Loves Me and Jesus Loves the Little Children) - I am sure that did the trick! Let's all say a prayer that he is moving on to the next stage and starts sleeping better! I am not asking for him to not wake up at all, just to keep it to one to two times a night!