William at Four Months

Will had his four-month check-up a week ago.  Here's his numbers:

Height: 26 1/2 in. (87%)
Weight: 15 lbs. 6 oz. (48%)
Head: 44 cm. (83%)

Nice cranium, huh?

He's such an easy going baby and smiles quickly for anyone.  His naps occur in his car seat when we're running brother and sisters around.  He eats every 2-3 hours and will go 5-6 hours at night (now if I could only get myself to bed at the same time!)  He's gotten really good at rolling over, and I've been surprised a few times to find him on the opposite side of the floor from where I left him because he can do it over and over.

When the doctor was examining him, she found that Will had a double ear infection which completely took me by surprise because he showed no symptoms.  Jarrett was the same way and, as a result, had speech delays because we never knew when he would get an ear infection.  I appreciate Will's doctor because since he shows no symptoms, she wants us to come back in a few weeks to make sure it's cleared up.

As for thumb sucking, I lost the battle.  And it's not just the thumb, anymore.  Sometimes it's his two middle fingers:

(Rock on!)  Or all his fingers:

But most of the time, it's the thumb:

I would give him a pacifier whenever I saw him sucking his hand, but now they just gag him.  So now I'm taking my aunt's advice and trying to get him hooked on a "lovey" so that when I take that away, he'll hopefully stop sucking.  I'll let you know in five years if that works.

He Does Not Like Green Eggs and Ham

I came home this morning to a message on my answering machine from Jarrett's teacher.  She was calling because as they were making green eggs in class, Jarrett started freaking out to the point of hyperventilating.  She had given him a bottle of water and that seemed to calm him down, but she wanted to make sure that he didn't have an egg allergy because she couldn't understand why it would upset him so much.

When I picked him up, I explained to his teacher that Jarrett does not have an allergy to eggs (or anything else) and had a good laugh about the situation.  But I have decided he does have an allergy to something: change.  And it's not just food.  If you "modify" one of his toys or draw something differently than usual, he'll melt down.  Poor guy.

I made green eggs for dinner tonight and he did much better.  He still will not eat them, but at least he can be at the same table with them.

Picture time!  After preschool today, I came home with the Cat in the Hat:

Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess!