Our sweet Soy Bean is 4 months old! The months keep flying by like they ALWAYS do and I am just so happy to be this boy’s mama. He is such a blessing to our family.
For the most part Sawyer is a really easy going baby. He makes our days fairly easy and for that I am so grateful. He is in a somewhat clingy stage where he loves to be held and sometimes fusses when he is put down but he also gets held A LOT, sooo he might be a tad spoiled. Honestly I KNOW that babies don’t keep so I am going to hold this boy every chance I get. He is still loved and adored by his big sibs. Noah is over the moon about his brother and wants to match him every chance he gets. Siena can be rough so we have to watch her reeeeal close. I think the transition to 3 has been somewhat easy because Noah and Siena have each other and do so well playing together. They are little bestie`s and pretty much understand the needs of baby brother so it doesn’t bother them too much when he needs to nurse or be put down for naps. Now keeping Siena quiet during his naps are another story. That girl has ONE volume level and that is LOUD. ha.
Sawyer is our fastest growing baby so far! The others were still in 3 month or 3-6 month clothing at 4 months old, while Mr. Soy bean is wearing 6-9 and some 9 month clothes already! It’s mostly onsies he outgrows quickly. Pants are huge still and we size down. It is so funny when people hold him and have to hand him back to me after a while because he’s so heavy. I think I am just used to it because I could hold him all day. When he has his 4 month appointment I will know his exact stats but I would guess he’s around 18lbs…maybe
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I mentioned in Instagram stories that he is in leap 4 and he still has 6 days left. There were a few super fussy days I noticed and it actually caused me to download the app to see if he was in a leap. I followed The Wonder Weeks really closely with Noah but not so much with S. I feel like it is a great guide especially for 1st time moms to follow your baby’s development. I love to read WHAT is happening developmentally and kind of piecing together WHY they are acting a certain why, because a lot of the time babies can be a mystery.
This is definitely the time where baby is noticing more things, looking around at surroundings and becoming distracted at time while nursing. I had a hard time nursing sawyer in the mother’s room at church the other day because he was so interested in what this new room was. He is rolling side to side (not yet a full roll), grasping things SO well and even starting to reach for toys and our hands and things. It’s pretty amazing to see personality really start to bloom and your baby becoming SO aware and smart!
EAT.
Sawyer is still nursing like a champ. Lately he loves to hold my hand while he eats and it is kind of my favorite thing. He nurses about 5 times a day not including his middle of the night feeds.
I got my hair done yesterday and left him home and after an hour of crying and refusing the bottle he finally gave in and ate 4 oz. I guess if he’s hungry enough he will cave but boy not without a fight! I felt bad but it was going to be so hard to keep him entertained at the hair salon. It was safe to say that he was happy to see me, but at least I know if there was an emergency that the milk I am pumping each morning won’t be going to waste!
He usually isn’t very interested in eating first thing in the morning when he wakes up and if he does he usually chokes on how fast the flow is and then spits up, so I kind of just gage on whether or not I should try to feed him. If he wakes up in the 5-6 o’clock hour to nurse then I know he won’t want to eat until later. When I pump I get out 5 oz give or take. I like to pump first thing because I get a decent amount and it keeps my supply up! If there is a day I can’t pump I sure do feel it later in the day. Makes the biggest difference for me!!
SLEEP.
This last month Sawyer was ALL about cat naps. Because he was taking such quick naps he would need more of them. Usually 4-5 naps! He goes down about an hour after waking in the morning and is still in his Love To Dream Swaddle, in the Mamaroo on high with white noise. It works, it’s routine and until I need to change it I am will stick with it!
I put him down drowsy and he will suck on his hand, jabber or sometimes even cry (not for long) until asleep.
I am thankful that he goes down for naps so easily!!
He sleeps in the dock a tot at night still after being nursed to sleep.
I start the bed time process after Noah and Siena are in bed so around 8pm. Sawyer is usually in his bed for the night around 9:45. I can’t wait until I can’t start to get him down earlier! I know that time will come but for now it works.
He was a little back and forth on sleeping this last month where he’d only wake once some nights and other times more than that. I know if he wakes up between 1:30-2:30 he’ll likely wake again before morning, but if he can stretch it out and wake after the 3o’clock hour he can go longer. It just depends but as time goes on I know the wrinkles in his sleep will be softened. He is easy to get back down for the most part and I am happy with how he is sleeping so far!
Now, on nights that he is up more than once and one of the older kids happens to wake as well that can make for a tiiired mama in the morning, but it’s just a season that will eventually pass!
FAVORITES.
Sawyer is still loving all the things he loved last month including his play mat.
I can tell he’s really starting to love music! It seems to calm him down. His play mat has a toy that plays “you are my sunshine” and he loves it! I love singing it to him too, because he truly is my little sunshine! He also totally digs the "friends" theme song haha. Robbie and I have been watching it every night before bed. He clearly has good taste ;)
He loves grasping onto things including my hands when he’s nursing and holding onto his toys!
He still LOVES bath time and kicks and splash so fast! It is so fun to watch!
SAWYER'S FIRSTS.
This month Sawyer had so many cute firsts!!
He sat in the high chair like a big boy for the first time!
He had his first giggles and I know that belly laugh is right around the corner!!
He wore overalls for the first time and it was basically the cutest thing EVER! All the heart eyes baby boy!
He “played” at the splash pad for the first time at the new park that opened nearby and he loved it! We are so thankful he is so easy to take along with us! He is def a 3rd kid!
His eczema is mostly cleared which is SO exciting! I love the beautifying oil from Aveda coupled with the Tubby Todd all over ointment. I am so impressed with their ointment.
Oh Sawyer Bean, we love you so much. You are growing so fast and just bring so much light to my days. I thank God for you everyday and can’t wait to see what this next month brings us. Although, I wish for each month to slow down because it is going SO fast, I am just so so grateful for everyday I spend with you and your siblings!
Out on a date night with mommy & daddy! It was so easy going out with just one kid haha
