4 Month Visit

Yesterday was Lucas' 4-month doctor's appointment. He is doing fantastic (in the words of Dr. Panzica). Lucas now weighs 16.5 lbs. (up about 4 lbs. since his 2-month appt.) and is measuring at 25 inches (up an inch from his last visit). He is doing everything a 4-month old should be doing and more!

We had the last appointment of the day (won't ever do that again) so we had a bit of a wait. Wally met Lucas and I there and we had fun just playing in the waiting area. Lucas has recently found his tongue and keeps us very entertained - he is "motorboating" like crazy and making all kinds of crazy sounds! Once we got into the exam room, Lucas was in a heaven (for a bit). He loves laying on his back and just kicking so he was loving the paper that they put on the tables. He was moving those little legs and making the paper crinkle, he was enjoying himself. When the doctor came in though, things changed a bit....Lucas gave Dr. a bit of the stare down as he was listening to Lucas' heart and breathing and then all of the sudden we got the pouty face and he just started crying. I am hoping this doesn't mean he is falling into the "I don't like strangers" period. Dr. does have some crazy white hair and a beard so maybe that was a little too much for Lucas...who knows!!

Then came the shots - Lucas did great during his 2-month shots and he did great again. Of course he screamed his little head off initially but then calmed down pretty quickly and was fast asleep in the car. He slept for a bit when we got home and then he was as happy as always. We took it easy with him, he ate, and went to bed around 8:30. I didn't give him any Tylenol when we got home because he seemed to be doing just fine. But then midnight, and 2:30, and 4:00, and 5:30 came around - he wasn't doing so well. No fever, just not happy. We cuddled up in the glider, and I decided it was best to stay home with him today. It might be a rough one and sometimes babies just need their mommies :)

I will leave you with a couple of photos taken over a month ago when my mom and Carly watched Lucas.....they are just too funny!