Life with the Liggetts: Jackson {4 Months}

Sweet Jackson, it's hard to believe that another month has come and gone and that you are no longer my tiny, little newborn.

Everyone warned me that each stage would go fast, and they were so right. Watching you grow and learn is so much fun, but I really wish it would slow down a little. I love watching your little personality develop though, and I seriously think you get cuter and cuter with every day that passes.

You are quickly becoming your own little person, and I love that. I usually think a baby looks exactly like one of their parents, but to me, you really don't look exactly like either one of us. You're just you -- a perfect combination of both.

You definitely have my nose and my coloring, and you definitely have your dad's legs and feet {although he doesn't have the rolls or the dimples that you do -- haha}. You're a big baby just like your Uncle Josh was, and your Mimi and I think you look so much like some of your Aunt Holly's baby pictures {I think it's your big gummy grin}.

Before you were born, I was a very task-oriented person, but now that you're here, I really try to do my best to put all of my to-do lists aside and to enjoy every moment and soak up each day. I never would have imagined that having a baby would change my life as much as it has, but even on the hard days, I absolutely love being your mom. You make my life so much richer, and I love you so, so much!

Love,

Your Mom

{4 MONTH STATS}

Measurements:

Weight: 17 pounds 8.5 ounces
Length: 25.75 inches

Sizes:

Clothes: mostly 6 months and some 6-9 months
Diapers: size 2 during the day and size 3 at night {but we're moving up to size 3 completely as soon as we're done with this box}
Shoes: size 2

Eating: You still eat every 3 hours, but you don't eat quite as much these days as your did a month or so ago. I'm pretty sure you were going through a crazy growth spurt right at 3 months. These days, you drink about 6 ounces during each feeding except for your early morning feeding when you take about 4 ounces. Overall, I think you get about 34 ounces a day. You are a great eater, and I am so thankful. I really am so proud of every pound that you gain. One of the ladies in yoga asked how old you were, and when I answered, she said "oh wow, he's healthy!" Yes, you are very healthy, and I am so glad!

Sleeping: Thankfully you are still such a great sleeper. We give you a bath at about 8 pm, feed you one last time, and put you down for the night at about 9 pm. You sleep about 9 hours, wake up for a small feeding at 6 am and then go back down for another couple more hours. This schedule isn't much different from how things were going a month or so ago, but things have certainly changed over the past month. At about 3.5 months, you were sleeping from 9 pm to 9 am {a 12-hour stretch!!!}, but unfortunately at about that same time, you also figured out how to get your arms out of the Miracle Blanket {the inside swaddle of your double swaddle}, and it all went downhill from there. Cheryl showed us how to "pin" your arms down using a blanket, and in addition to that, we now wrap you in a SleepSack Swaddle {without pulling your arms through the armholes}. Thankfully, you aren't able to get your arms out of that and went right back to sleeping till 6 am again, but I was really sad to say goodbye to the 12-hour stretch. As for naps, you're still only up for about 1.5 to 2 hours after you eat before I put you down for a nap. Your biggest cue is rubbing your face against my jawline. When you start doing that, I know to put you down immediately, and for the most part, you don't even fuss. You just talk to yourself for a few minutes and then fall right to sleep. You're still not on a very strict schedule, but you do have somewhat of a routine when it comes to your naps and are usually asleep from about 10 am to 11 am, 1 pm to 1:30 pm, and 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm.

Likes:

Talking to yourself -- either in your crib after you wake up or in the backseat of the car
Pushing up on your legs and standing {for short periods of time}
Going on walks around Town Lake in your stroller and looking up at the trees
Reaching out and grabbing for your toys
Putting your toys {and everything else!} in your mouth
Snuggling with your puppy and monkey security blankets
Riding around on my hip instead of my shoulder
Doing baby yoga {raising your arms over your head and back down, opening your arms out and then crossing them, and touching your hand with the opposite foot}
Riding around in the "motor boat" during your swim lessons {a.k.a. tummy time in the water}

Dislikes:

Having your shirt pulled over your head
Taking your acid reflux medicine
Being put in your swing or bouncer or on your quilt if one of us is not right there to entertain you