It’s a deceptively cute age, four months, isn’t it? The smiles get wider, the giggles get louder and the random facial expressions melt your heart when they see your face walk in the room. But also the age when just as you think you’re starting to find a rhythm - kapow! We’ve been dealing with spontaneous wakes over night, 45-min catnaps, teething, rolling, and chew chew chew chewing on everything!!
Despite STILL vomiting every feed, Essie is also getting chunkier, and her round moon head replicates that of her brothers all those 11 years ago. The flat head, mind you! Regardless of everything I’ve done with all three children, they’ve managed to succumb to having flat heads. I’ve always put it down to the fact it’s because I’ve had 3 x good sleepers who plonk their heads down for hours from an early age, but with Essie - I made sure we did EVERYTHING from day one to avoid it. No luck. Another bub with a flat head. We’re currently in pediatric osteopathy therapy to help loosen all of the tightness in her shoulders and neck that causes her to only turn her head one way, and are currently on track for it to sort itself out once she’s sitting up on her own in a month or two. For now, it’s carrying her 24/7, tummy time over and over and over again, and only allowing her to sleep on her back at nighttime.
She is still however, my little tiny girl - elevating herself just this week from the 10th percentile for height to the 25th - woo! A vast contrast to my other two big bubs who were consistently on the 90th for everything. It’s funny, despite how large my belly got and how many times I was told she would be big… my intuition knew she was my little girl.
So how else are we tracking at 4 months?
Well, we are currently going through one of the most difficult breakups you’ll ever go through - breaking up with your swaddle.
