4 Month Checkup

Barrett went in for his four month check-up at the beginning of January.  Here are his stats:

Weight: 13 lbs, 6 oz (10th percentile)
Height: 26 inches (77th percentile)
Head Circumference: 16.7 in (68th percentile)

Compared to his two month stats:

Weight: 12 lbs (37th)
Height: 24.4 inches (90th)
Head Circumference: 16 inches (84th)


I took him back to the doctor again yesterday to make sure he was gaining weight.  We changed the way we were feeding him (bottles only now, supplementing with formula as needed) and wanted to make sure it was helping him out.  Sure enough, two weeks after his four month check-up, he has already gained almost two pounds!!  He now weighs 14 lbs, 14 oz (23rd percentile), and Mommy, Daddy and baby are all so much happier with our new system. Breast-feeding was becoming too much of a challenge for Barrett and Mommy, and neither of us were happy with how it was going. Now, Barrett is consistently eating 6 ounces from a bottle about five or six times a day; I am pumping every three hours (four hours at night).  Barrett loves his bottles, and Travis loves that he can help out with feedings more often.  Barrett tends to be hungrier in the morning, eating every 1.5-2 hours, but is able to eat every 3-4 hours in the afternoons.  He is sleeping like a champ again; on most days, he sleeps from 7pm - 7am.  He is also taking one long 2-4 hour nap in the early afternoons, usually around 12 or 1. If we don't get him into bed on time (between 7-7:30pm), he gets VERY cranky and irritable and let's us know he is mad that he isn't in bed yet!

Overall, he's a happy, healthy baby! :-)