Axel is 4 months old TODAY! We went to the pediatrician today for his regular check up- and more shots! :( He took them like a champ- cried with gusto, full on red in the face crying til no breath is left in the lungs. The final vaccine is an oral vaccine, so he calmed down for this sweet treat, and continued to whimper a bit. After a good nap and some Tylenol, he is in back to his happy self, and went to bed a little early. He is happy, healthy & strong, on target with his motor skills and growth, so we are feeling very blessed.
On Thanksgiving Axel rolled from his back to his belly. He has done this a few more times since then, but he doesn't seem terribly interested in the whole rolling thing, seems to happen by accident. He's still very happy to play on his mat, swatting, grabbing and chewing on the toys. He'll lay on his back with his feet up in the air tic-tocing back and forth, rolling to one side, then back. It seems more and more things are finding their way to his mouth. He is a drooler too, but apparently cousin Audrey was a drooler at this age too, and she was toothless til after she turned one! So lets hope Axel isn't hoping for his 2 front teeth this Xmas!
He has become a bit of a TV guy- if it is on he wants to watch it! No matter what's showing- sports, action movie, news, no matter, he wants to see the pretty colors moving. One day Kellen was feeding him a bottle and Axel was distracted by the TV, so Kellen blocked his view, Axel grunted and bowed his back... a first mini-tantrum of sorts.
Axel is still a source of such delight- he smiles easily, laughs and reacts to being spoken to. He will babble and squeal when spoken to, or sometimes when he's "alone" he'll just happily chatter and screech. He's found his voice can do some really fun things lately. VIDEO
He's still a great sleeper. He typically goes about 10 hrs at night and during the day he typically has a morning and afternoon nap about 1.5-2 hrs each and may take a short nap early evening, depending on how his feed schedule went that day. He wakes up around 8 and eats every 3-4 hours, with a feeding right before bed to hold him :) It's funny how regimented I was with feeding schedules for kids I nannied, but now I try and have the morning feeding be at the same time and go with his cues, but always within 4 hours, so he doesn't go getting his days/nights mixed up! He eats well, and so he sleeps well- again- counting our blessings there!
Axel's hair is out of control. It continues to grow, and is still curly, but he seems to have tufts of hair and almost bald patches. He can totally pull off that look being completely adorable and all (I am NOT biased...) but his hair is long enough that I'm tempted to cut it. Maybe when he can hold his head still without sudden jerks I feel more confident taking a pair of scissors near his head.
Axel's Stats:
Height: 28 inches
Weight: 17lbs 12oz
Axel's Stats:
Height: 28 inches
Weight: 17lbs 12oz
... which means last month's weight was probably not right... but it wasn't an accurate scale, just taking the difference of me holding him and then not holding him. The doctor was really amazed at Axel's height- he's off the charts 100% for length, but only 88% for weight.
Our house is built and ready! We are scheduled to do a walk through on Friday (dec 20), but with the holidays, etc we won't be closing until after the first of the year. Still, that's just a couple weeks away! And it will fly by with all the holiday festivities to distract us. Un-real.
Kellen is looking forward to winter break- maybe more than the students! Ever thankful for his job, but the 50+ hr work weeks are hard, and he's ready for some time to relax. Axel and I are looking forward to having him around and spending time with him.
