4 Month old Mason

Well I kinda skipped a few months with Mason updates..

My bad.. Also I took his four month pictures really late too.. Better late then never I always say. 

I thought this would be the month that I would get it done on time.  But we had a big family reunion, then we partied with Sarah for another week, and then we got deathly ill the next week.  So this week we are finally starting to get it together again.  

Mason turned four months on the 3rd of July so I thought a fireworks scene would be fitting :)

Mason is the best.  Even though he is not a super easy baby.. he is still the best.  He has a smile and a giggle that will melt you every time. 

At his four month check up he was 14 lbs 13 oz Which means he only gained 13 oz last month which surprised me cause I felt like he gained a bunch more haha

He did pretty good with his shots this time.  I gave him some tylanol once that afternoon, but other then that he was pretty much just normal. 

We are still going strong with breastfeeding! It was a struggle for a week or two though.  I think he was growing and he just didn't think he was getting enough to eat! He would just cry and cry once the milk was gone and I felt SO bad! But I just tried to do everything I could to up my supply and eventually (thanks to lactation cookies) I was able to catch up with him.  It was so wonderful to finally have him satisfied after a feeding instead of wanting more! Ever since then things have been going pretty good.  

Mason is the worst at sleeping haha he got to where he would get up every two hours all night long.  Now he usually sleeps for like three hours (maybe four if I'm lucky) right at first and then is up every two hours after that.  I know he doesn't need to be nursing that often, but it always knocks him out so I give in cause I'm so tired! I was really hoping that he would just start sleeping longer on his own, but so far no luck there.. 

I think he is teething.  He is desperate to chew on anything and everything.  And he is always acting like he's in pain.  Just now I was trying to get him to fall asleep and he would not and just kept fussing so I gave him some teething tablets and he calmed down and went to sleep! Yay for starting the teething journey all over again haha 

His hair has gotten a lot thinner and lighter lately.  He had really bad cradles cap that I had to scrub on a lot and I think a lot of his hair fell out when I did that.  He still has hair, but its light and thin.  

I just went through and looked at a bunch of pictures of Micah as a baby and I have decided that they don't look alike hardly at all! At least not as babies.  They definitely both have their own unique look.  

Mason is still a cat napper.  He takes little 30 minute naps.  I know he needs to sleep longer, but its like clockwork every time he wakes up at 30 minutes. Sometimes I am able to put him back to sleep, but most of the time he's just up.  So yea sleep is something we are struggling with.  

Mason ADORES Micah.  If Micah is any where near by Mason is watching him super intently.  And if I try and get him to look at me I get nothing! All he wants to do is watch Micah.  I'm pretty sure he is just dying to be down there playing with him.  He just wants to be just like his older brother.  

Micah loves Mason too.  All the time he will stop what he's doing and run over to Mason and say "hi guyssss!!" haha its so cute.  Micah love to have Mason sit in his bumbo so that he can bring him toys and do tricks for him and stuff.  Mason loves that too, but it can get a little crazy and I usually end up having to save Mason.  Micah always gets the best laughs out of Mason.  It's so cute to watch their little relationship.  

Well Mason is waking up.  I'm glad I got this much written even though I probably left some out.  We love our Mason! I just can't get enough of him!! His little chubs and his fun little personality are the best and I just feel so blessed to be his mom.