Christopher is 4 Months Old

photos will be posted when I'm at my home pc.....

Well little Christopher hit the 4 month mark on Tuesday last week (March 22).  We had his check up on Friday.  He's doing great!  Poor little guy had to get his shots--which gets worse each time since they don't get over it as fast as they get older!!

Now I don't worry about his weight gain anymore.  He weighed in at 12 lb 4 oz (5-10%) and measured at 23.75 in (10-25%).  His big noggin was in the 50-75%!  So in the last month he's gained a pound and 4 oz and he's grown 1.25 inches!  I'd say he's picking up the pace :-)

We got the OK to start him on foods (cereal for now) from the doctor.  The last week he's been grabbing at my food as I eat if he's sitting on my lap during mealtime and he eyeballs every one's food if he's watching us eat.  And he added a feeding back in during the night.  I was pretty sure it was a growth spurt, even though the doctor says at this age it could start to be a behavioral issue and not a growth spurt.....well as soon as he had some cereal, it was back to sleeping through the night.  I'm voting growth spurt on this one ;-)

We started rice cereal on Saturday morning and I have never seen a baby eat like that!!  He had NO trouble with swallowing at all.  He was really angry in between bites too....he wanted a constant flow of food! And I had nursed him about an hour before so I know he wasn't "starving".  His "spit the food back out" reflex is gone and he was ready to eat!

We'll do cereal for about a month probably (rice, oatmeal, wheat, then a combo).  Then I think he'll be ready for veggies and fruit!  Audrey started around the same time and picked up a little slower than him, but by 5.5 months she was eating fruits and veggies too.  It's true they will tell YOU when THEY are ready :-)  And our boy was READY!!

I swear he's already gained a pound since that first bowl of cereal!  He's getting 2 servings a day now.  Mommy is worried no more :-)