Journey with You

We took Cyrus to his 4 months checkup last Saturday. I also brought along his poopy diaper from that morning.

Here is his 4 months stats: 14 lbs 10 oz, 24 5/8 inches in length, and 42 cm in head size. Dr. S told us his weight was in 50th percentile, length a little bit over 50th, and head size a little bit over 50th. What a great news!! He is not a smaller-than-average baby anymore. He’s caught up in two months. I was so thrilled. Mama’s milk was the best!! I am so glad I stick to breastfeeding no matter how hard it was in the beginning. It finally pays off!!

When I showed Dr. S his diaper, he said it looked like he had diarrhea because of the smell. I felt a little bit ashamed of myself because I didn’t tell the difference of smell in his poo. Doc said he wasn’t concerned though because his weight gain had been great!!

I wasn’t anticipating this at all but the Doc said since Cyrus had doubled his birth weight and reached four months old, he can start solids now. He said that may help him sleep longer at night and help with the diarrhea. I always thought we’re not supposed to give him solids until he is 6 months old. I was excited to hear the news regardless. It’s going to be a lot of fun, I think!! We’re going to start with rice cereal, once a day until he gets used to it and then gradually increase the amount. After he is used to the cereal, we can introduce other baby food such as fruit an vegetables.

Dr. S also suggested us to get an exersaucer for him so he can practice using his legs a few times a day. After the checkups, we went right ahead to BRU to get a high chair, rice cereal, bowls, spoons, and an excersaucer. I put together the high chair and exersuacer that afternoon.

I’ve tried to feed him cereal twice now. He’s been pushing them out with his tongue and making faces or crying. I’ve read not to push it too hard so I am taking my time. Eventually he will get a hang of it. He’s been in the exersaucer as well and he seems to enjoy it a lot. He hasn’t been able to spin himself yet but he’s had toys making noises already.