4 Week Appointment

Milo had his 4 Week well baby appointment today. He weighed 11 lb 1 oz and was 22 1/4 in long. He is up about one pound from his last appointment a few days after hospital discharge and in the 75-95th percentile for both weight and length. And he has grown 2 1/4 in since birth. He is definitely a growing, healthy baby boy. People are always commenting on how alert and strong he is... and he's been that way since birth! Even Dr. Grossman was surprised by his strength when she put him on his belly. He can lift his head the entire way up and turn it from side to side. And he does it with great control. Even a lady in the waiting room was surprised by how young he was. She had an 8 week old and she thought they were the same age. I told her he's not your average 4 week old. Overall we were very pleased with our appointment. We are very happy with our pediatrician. She answered all of our questions, and we did not at any point feel rushed. Its definitely nice having such a kind, relaxed doctor who truly shows a genuine interest in our son.

Milo's lips have started to fade to where it just looks like he has purple lip liner on... but we are doing another gentian violet treatment tonight, so we'll start the purple all over again. Hopefully after tonight and another treatment tomorrow we'll be done with it.

Other things that Milo is doing at 4 weeks is:
Smiling like crazy... at mom and dad... and at the pictures of our family we have on the wall above his changing pad.
Desperately trying to find his voice; he occasionally gets a "goo" out, but he can't seem to figure out how to do it on command... he just moves his mouth and gets out more of a whisper of "goo."
He LOVES being outside and going for walks in the evening. Usually when Nathan gets home... the boys head outside for Daddy time. And when we walk in the evening... he peaks his head up out of the Moby and takes in the sights, sounds, and smells.
As I said before, does great with tummy time.
I am able (sometimes) to put him in his swing awake, and he will fall asleep on his own.
He definitely follows people, the cat, or objects which he has been doing for a while now.
He still seem to love being clean, he loves his baths, and he loves having his nose suctioned?!
His favorite non-mommy pacifier... the side of Daddy's thumb. He lost interest in the actual pacifier a while ago.

And he still does not like to be in the car... which should make our upcoming road trip loads of fun. (When you see me... don't be surprised if my hair is already gray!)