4 Month Check Up

We took Frankie to get his four month check up and it went well. The only issue was the wait. Its pretty hard going to the doctor's with a baby and your schedule feedings around the appointment and you end up being seen way later than what you expected. At that point your child is starving and really not in the mood to be poked around at. Other than that he is now 24 and 1/2 inches tall and 14 pounds 6 Oz. He is in the 50th percentile in everything. His flat spot on his head is gone because of the Boppy noggin pillow I've been using and because I've been increasing his tummy time. At the last appointment the doctor was concerned about it and wanted to make us see a specialist if it didn't improve. It did improve by a lot and I'm happy with the progress. He received 3 shots, but handled them pretty well. We started him on infant tylenol as soon as we got home and he was back to his normal self. The doctor gave us the okay to start him on cereal, but she said we can wait to start him on solids if we want. I think I might start him on cereal in the next two weeks. His weight is good so we can wait if we want. She said after the cereal we can start him on vegetables, and then fruits. Its amazing how fast he's growing. I cant believe soon he will be starting on solids. The only issue that has been going on with him is this past week he's been waking up crying at the same time everyday, and is giving us a lot of trouble putting him back to sleep. Im not sure what the reason is for the sudden change in sleeping patterns. The only thing I can think of is him spending 2 days at his Grandparent's house with his dad. I was unable to go because I had asthma and was extremely sick. I think the sudden change in schedule over there has turned his whole sleeping routine upside down. Im not sure what else to do about it. He was on a pretty good schedule, but has gotten completely out of routine. I usually don't get any sleep as of late, but his father has been pretty good taking care of him while I get some rest. Hopefully he hopes on board with the schedule.