We rollin'....

Four months hit and what a difference it's been! I've learned that Mason loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and gets a little upset when Mickey or Donald aren't talking. Mason and Madilynn are grabbing and playing with toys. At four months and one week we attempted to spoon feed both of them rice cereal. It went okay. Madilynn seemed to do much better than Mason did, I thought it was going to be the opposite! We tried again the following day and they had a few bites and then were done. I think I'm going to wait a week and try again.

I do have to admit I'm getting a little bit frustrated with my little man. He keeps waking up early morning (and I mean like 2:30am-3:30am) for a bottle. I would assume that he's going through a growth spurt and needs more to eat -- or needs something more to keep him full. We've tried to up their bottle intake to 6oz instead of 4oz... and sometimes they drink it and sometimes they don't, it's really hit or miss. So last night, although the subject is quite controversial it seems... we tried giving Mason rice cereal in his bottle. At first I used a "Y" Dr. Brown's nipple and it came out way too fast. Then I tried a number 2 Dr. Brown's nipple... he seemed to like it and then he stopped eating after 1 ounce and passed out on my lap and would not eat anymore, woke up at 2:30, hungry. Maybe last night was an off night so I'm going to try again tonight. I just want him to feel satisfied so that he will sleep through the night again... these early mornings are killing me when we once had such flawless nights. (when I say slept through the night I mean up between 5am-5:30am)

At 18 weeks and 5 days, at just over 4 months, on May 8, 2013, BOTH of my lovelies rolled over!!!! It was so funny because when I went to pick them up from their grandma's house, I was playing with Mason on the floor. I rolled him over from his back to his belly a few times as I was talking to my mother in law. One of the times I rolled him over I left him on his belly and all of a sudden we both looked down and he rolled from his belly to his back. We started laughing so hard! I was so proud of him! Then, later that evening, brother was taking a nap and Daddy and I were playing with Madilynn on her play mat. I started playing the "roll the baby over game" again with her this time and all of a sudden she rolled over, too, from her belly to her back! I rolled her back over on her belly and she did it again, in which case I caught it on video!

 

I love seeing them hit milestones! It's probably the most rewarding experience I've ever felt in my entire life... not that I have anything to do with it but it just made my heart so happy! 

Oh...to see what 5 months will bring!