Levi Daniel, you are four months old!
You started your fourth month with your first laser treatment for your birthmark. While the actual procedure was difficult and painful, you recuperated within a few minutes and were back to your smiley disposition. You were so tired, that after a few smiles you fell asleep right away. Mama really struggled with that first treatment. It was hard to see you in any pain or discomfort. It is also incredibly difficult to feel like this is the right or best decision. However, even though it is hard now, mama and papa do believe this is the right choice for you. For two weeks after your treatment your face looked bruised, though it did not seem to bother you at all.
You also started up at daycare a few weeks ago. You have the same teachers that Elijah had and that has been such a comfort to mama. You have had no issues with drop off. All of your teachers remark at your happy disposition. It took you a few days before you actually cried, and even then it was to let everyone know that you were hungry. Your sleep at daycare has definitely been off. Some days you do several small naps. Other days you will do a nice long nap and a few short ones. Overall though you are adjusting well to this big change. Your routine on a work day is that I wake you up at 5:40am, change your diaper and get you in your car seat. Your brother is already up and dressed at this point. I get you guys loaded into the car and try to get out of the house by 5:50am. You have been staying awake during the ride to daycare, I can hear you chewing on your fingers and happily babbling. Levi, you continue to be a very distracted eater, so it did not work for me to feed you at daycare. You get your first bottle shortly after drop off. On a non-work day, you are usually up around 7am. We get some play time in the morning and I can usually have you down for your first nap before I get your brother up.
Levi, you started rolling a couple weeks ago! Mama missed your first roll because she was cooking dinner. You were fussing on your play mat and when I went to check on you, there you were on your tummy! You continue to roll frequently from your back to your tummy. At daycare you have even fallen asleep on your stomach - you have not done that at home yet. You are usually happy on your tummy unless you are tired, then you definitely let us know that you want to be on your back. While on your play mat, you grab at toys and try to get them in your mouth. You also love to reach out and grab when you are eating - often times if mama is not careful you end up with a chunk of my hair. You really enjoy sitting up, especially if you are sitting in mama or papa's lap. You seem to like looking all around and looking at books with Elijah.
Your sleep has been all over the place. You still tend to do stretches of 4-6 hours. If it is a work night for mama, it is nice if you get up between 12pm-1am for a feed, so that mama's sleep is broken up into more equal chunks. As you have been sick and approaching four months I would say your stretches of sleep have been in 4 hour chunks.
You finished up your fourth month with another viral bug. You had a fever for 2 days and congestion in your nose. You were still a fairly happy baby, but definitely needed some extra TLC. We are hoping that this bug goes away quickly and you do not get croup like your big brother just had.
Other adventures this last month include riding a bus and a ferry for the first time when we took a family trip to Bainbridge Island for the day and going to the Washington State Fair.
During your 5th month of life we think you are looking forward to starting CBS, spending time with friends, and continuing to adjust to daycare.
Here are some photos and videos from your fourth month of life:
At the park!
Smiley after your first laser treatment
Elijah reads to you!
Tummy time!
Sleeping at school
Mama snuggles at church
Family adventure to Bainbridge Island
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