Four Month Check up

So, this morning we went to Braylon's four month baby well visit. He did great! When his pediatrician came he immediately passed all of his four month mile stones. He was playing with his hands and he made eye contact with her and smiled! Last time at his two month appointment his pediatrician laid him flat on the table and pulled him up by his hands. He was suppose to support his neck the whole way up. Well, he did not. Today he not only supported his head the entire way but he also stood right up too. He would not sit for her and stood the whole time! He is such a strong little boy!

Braylon now weights 14 lbs and 14 oz and is 25 1/2 inches long. He is respectively in the 50th and 95th percentiles! That is quite a jump from the 25th and 10th percentiles two months ago. Amazingly, he did better with his shots today too! He was given the liquid first this time and then had three shots. He did cry a little but it was not as much as the last time. Because they gave the liquid first we were able to console him faster this time too.

Braylon's pediatrician gave us the green light on a some other things. He can now have rice cereal to see if he is ready for food and in six weeks he can start on baby food. I am not 100% sure if I am going to do this. I think I am leaning more toward stating solid soft adult foods (like avocados and bananas) in six weeks. We might try rice cereal to see if he is ready for eating. However, above all else I am going to follow his cues. He has started to watch us more when we eat but he has not started to reach for our forks or spoons. I am thinking once he starts reaching then we will give it a try. We also got the green light to stop feeding him in the night. Currently, he is only waking once a night. And the pediatrician feels that it is easier to stop the waking now then in four or six months down the road. She says all it takes is a few nights of him crying and he will get the picture (Of course it is ultimately my decision on if and when I want to do this). I am not sold on this and I do not agree personally with the cry it out method. I hate to hear him cry and since we are still co sleeping it is not a big deal to get up once and put him on the boob. However, I do think its time to get a book and try to figure out sleep solutions. I have heard people rave about the book Happiest Baby on the Block and The No Cry Sleep Solution. I am thinking that is time to get those books and start leaning on how to get him to sleep in his own bed (I am going to miss our cuddle time).  Wish me luck!