Talmage // Four Months

Size (Diapers, Onesies, Etc.): Size 3 diapers, and size 3-6 month clothing.  He's seems to grow right along with the size of clothing which has been super convenient!  We had his pediatrician appointment today and he is 14 lbs, 26 inches.  

Eyes:  Tally's eyes are the prettiest blue and they get bluer and bluer by the day!!  He's also got huge eyes like his Dad (and I guess his mom too!).  He's pretty sensitive to different noises and it's pretty funny when something startles him- his eyes look like they're going to pop right out of his head!! 

Hair:  Tally's poor hair is pretty patchy, but we've trimmed it in a few places and it's looking a (little) less nappy haha.  The color totally depends on the light.  In some lights it looks blonde, but in some  it looks way more strawberry!  His Dad had strawberry blonde hair so I'm thinking he's just gonna be a little clone!

Sleeping: Not the worst sleeper ever, but also not the best!  Tal usually takes 3 naps during the day but when we hit the 45 minute mark we have to help him fall back asleep.  But he'll nap for up to 3 1/2 hours which is great!  He loves to be sung to sleep, especially primary songs.  He also loves to have his forhead tickled and his eyes will droop and finally close if I tickle his face! Cutest thing.  He gets super mad if you try to give him his binkie-he know's if he takes it that he'll fall asleep right away!  Unless he's super tired I can't get him to take it.  At night he goes anywhere from 4-12 hours without eating- yes I know, it's quite the range!!  He's actually at his happiest during the night though and has the biggest smile on his face when I come to get him- even at 3am.  As long as I nurse him, he goes back to sleep super easy so I'm not too worried about it.  It's kind of like russian roulette every time I put him to bed- will I get a solid 8 hours of sleep or will I be up in 4?? haha

Eating: Tally is still exclusively breastfed.  He eats about every 3-4 hours during the day and takes a bottle of pumped milk while I'm at work. We are currently trying to decide if we want to start solids or just wait till 6 months!  I'm leaning towards six months right now...it's just SO much easier!  

Milestones:

-Babbles all the time!

-Can hold his head up

-Likes to be sitting up or standing (with help)

-Grabs at toys

-Follows objects, recognizes Mom and Dad and turns his head to find us

-Working on sucking on his fingers-he's seriously always trying to naw on them!  He's getting pretty good.  I might have a thumb sucker on my hands :/

-Smiles all the time and giggles- those giggles are harder to come by but sooooo stinking cute!

Loves:

-Baths

-Singing

-Standing up

-Being tickled, kissed, and played with (prefers it over toys)

-Sticking his hands in his mouth

-When his dad says, "buddabuddabaaa" haha

-When I sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" or "YMCA" and do the actions with his hands haha (the things we do for our kids)

-His carseat.  When I buckle him up he kicks his legs and gets super excited!

Hates

-Going down for a nap

-Not being watched haha; if I'm eating dinner and he's sitting in his chair he makes all sorts of noises so that I'll look at him. 

Honestly, he's a pretty great baby.  Unless he's tired or hungry, he loves to smile and play and is pretty content. We love this little man!  Happy four months Talmage!   

Tally + 3 Months

So over the picture taking

He wants to talk so bad!!

love those excited little appendages!!

It's hard to believe my squishy newborn is three months old.  How did I live without him??  I was talking to a friend at work the other day and she said to me, "You said bye to Tally this morning right?  And when you get home and put him to bet, I bet he'll look about the same as he did this morning right?  And in the morning- he'll look about the same as he did the night before?  Before you know it, 18 years will go by. When do they change?  It's the mystery of the Universe".  Ummm talk about make me wanna cry!!  

This little love has my heart.  We moved him into his crib and his own room after our 2 month checkup.  Our pediatrician recommended we have him start sleeping in his crib sooner rather than later.  It was definitely harder on me than it was on him!  The little man is a pretty good sleeper.  I usually put him down around 7 or 8, feed him while he's in dreamland around 10-11 and then he'll wake up once during the night to eat before we start the day around 8am.  Luckily he goes back to sleep really easily now!  Some nights he'll sleep through but they are few and far between.  I honestly don't mind because I'm back to bed in 10 minutes and it's a great excuse for a nap the next day ;).  

Tally is getting to be SO much fun.  He's smiling, cooing, and interacting so much more.  He also fake coughs when he's trying to "talk".  There's seriously nothing more rewarding than making him smile!  He makes me feel like I'm the coolest person in the world.  

Tally is still a bit of a mamma's boy.  He sure does love his Dad, but at the end of a 12 hour shift at work he's just as ready to see mom as I am to see him!  Going back to work was hard but the snuggles when I get home are the best and it's nice to have a little "break" and talk to adults at work. 

Talmage hates getting out of the bath, and can be a real stinker if we keep him up too long!  When he's crying he hates to be "smothered", and calms down a little easier if mom is holding him. He can roll from his belly to his back, loves music and will "sing" (coo) when Dad plays the guitar, still loves baths and getting his diaper changed- the kid likes to be naked lol.  He gets a big smile when we kiss his feet and his belly, is starting to act more interested in toys, and loves his carseat.  He loves to snuggle and will nap much better if it's with mom- I'm afraid I've created a bad habit haha.  He also seems to love meeting new people and "shows off" by smiling at them.  Braedon and I are apparently becoming "old news".

Talmage has found his hands and is always trying to stick them in his mouth.  It's so funny to watch him because you can tell he gets so annoyed that he can't quite figure it out.  The other night it woke me up because I heard super loud sucking noises coming from his room!  I thought he must've somehow found his binky but nope!  He had totally broken out of his swaddle and was chewing on his hands.  We've actually stopped swaddling him now and he's so much happier and doesn't fight me when I put him down for naps.  He loves sleeping on his side and being able to stretch out!

Tally's hair is starting to come in and I think it's going to be blonde.  He's got quite the hairdo at the moment.  He has his baby hairs that are getting SUPER long, his new hair that's coming in pretty thick, and then a great patch of dark brown hair in the back (my little mullet man).  I'm also predicting that his eyes are going to stay blue like his Dad.  So far, he's pretty much a spitting image of Braedon!  I don't know his stats because we don't see the pediatrician till next month but I'm guessing he weighs around 12 or 13 lbs right now.  He's starting to get too big for his 0-3 month clothing and wears some 3-6 month.  He is in size two diapers and we learned quickly that the Kirkland brand is NOT the way to go haha!  We had our first blow out last week and it earned Tally a quick trip to the bath.  

We love this little guy and are so happy to have him around.  I honestly love being a mom and feel so fulfilled.  Happy three months Talmage!