Four Months! (A Little List)

Seeley isn't officially four months old until Monday, but today feels like a good day to do a four month reflection. Time is moving by waaaay to fast. Yet some poopy and cry-filled days feel soooooo long! I've made a little list of what's going on now that this baby is out of the "newborn" stage (tear).

1. The "Four Month Regression" hit.We're tired. We were all on a schedule. Seeley went to bed at around 9:30, woke up once at around 5, or sometimes even slept through the night! During the day she ate around every two hours. I thought, "oh yeah, I got this." Then a couple weeks ago all that changed. I have no idea what happened but Seeley decided sleep wasn't her thing anymore. She tosses and turns all night and has been getting up to nurse every three hours. She eats every hour during the day. I'm a feed on demand kind of mama, so I spend most of the day feeding this girl and trying to keep up on my own caloric intake! I'm so tired, this morning I put my underwear on over my pants. But I guess this is normal and called the "four month regression". Babies are learning so much cognitively and physically that they can't "turn it off" at night. So she's growing and I'm happy.

2. We've moved to the crib. For the most part. I love co-sleeping, but I noticed that we tend to wake eachother up. I want Seeley to have the best possible sleep so into the crib she goes. She actually didn't seem to have any trouble transitioning (probably because she's so young), and I still bring her in bed with me after Wes gets up for an hour or two of cuddles before we start the day :)

3. Time to find a pediatrician, think about vaccinations, etc. We just took Seeley to a doctor to the first time and it was...okay. It's hard to go from our incredibly supportive and knowledgable midwives back out to "the real world". We had a lot of vaccine information thrown at us, gave her one shot instead of the three they brought us, and left feeling like we went because we were "supposed to". Ambivalent feelings remain...

4. She is still super alert. I see a lot of babies her age in banks, resturants, grocery stores, and they're usually sleeping or sitting quitely. I always shake my head and think "no way Seeley would sit like that!"She might sleep if your keep her moving, but for the most part this girl loves to move and take everything in! She squirms, coos and demands to look around. Although we're usually up and down at resturants I wouldn't have it any other way, :)