Late Post- Noah is 4 Months

Well thanks to further complications to our computer I am just now posting a 4 month update on our little buddy Noah. I might as well combine the 4th and 5th month together. My sweet friend Kelli has a blog and when she posts what her kiddos are up to each month she separates their accomplishments into categories. Great idea which I plan to start doing so I can look back too and remember what sweet little Noah is doing each month. These days he is changing so much everyday. Of course exciting but I want to press the pause button this time around so my little boy stays a baby.

I decided to make a little video of the past month since I have so many pictures to share. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW to view.

http://animoto.com/play/Wb0rRtmGK631bvgN6uwXJQ

Sleep

Well Mr Noah definitely does not get the award for being a good sleeper. I feel  like he never sleeps. He still wakes up every 2-3hrs at night hungrier than ever. Even after adding rice cereal to the menu, always hungry. It is hit or miss how long he naps during the day. I am trying to get a set routine down for him hoping that might help. He just always seems to fight going to sleep. I guess he doesn't want to miss anything going on in this crazy Allen household. Any suggestions friends? The bags under my eyes would greatly appreciate it.

Eat

What he does get the big award for is amazing eater. This little guy is ALWAYS hungry as I mentioned before. I couldn't have 2 boys on such opposite spectrum's. One doesn't enjoy eating and the other can't get enough. I will share our exciting first rice cereal experience in the next post. This eating thing is a big deal for us.

On some disappointing news I started to notice Noah's skin starting to resemble how bad Trey's use to get.

Poor little man.

Of course my little panic button goes off. At his 4 month check up his pediatrician thought it would be a good idea to check him for allergies from my diet since he is only breastfeeding. So after several pokes (poor baby) during a lab draw we found he is allergic to cow's milk (already knew) and peanuts. I already completely ultimated dairy from diet but not peanuts. But since then his skin has improved greatly.

When Trey has all his procedures in August I decided to schedule Noah an appointment with Trey's GI doctor just to make sure we are on the right path as far as medications, feeding, allergies, etc goes. I know Trey's journey is a unique one but I would kick myself down the road if I didn't stay ahead of the game just in case.

Verbal

Just when I think this house couldn't get any nosier our little friend is using those vocal cords to babble away. And loud is he. Goodness I can already imagine when he is talking. But they are the cutest sounds. He loves to have baby conversations with you. Noah also figured out how  to make those motor boat sounds with his mouth too. Beware of slobber when holding this boy. My favorite thing is to hear him laugh. There is nothing better than a babies laugh. So contagious.

Development/Play

It's amazing all the new things our friend Noah is doing each day. He is giving us a nice preview of how active he is going to be. Noah isn't one for wanting to sit still. He always wants to be moving or having you move him. He rarely will stay content in one place for longer than 5-10 minutes. This makes it impossible for mommy to get anything done without hearing about it from his loud cries of protest.

He LOVES his toes. Talk about the cheapest form of entertainment. His newest joy is trying to get them in his mouth. Yes everything is starting to go in the mouth these days. It's interesting to look back because I remember Trey really didn't put much in his mouth. Crazy how his signs of mouth sensitivity where there so early on. Well we are going to have to watch Mr. Noah like a hawk when he starts moving. I don't even want to think about what this boy is going to try and eat.

Noah has pretty much mastered rolling over both ways. Still practicing from back to tummy. He is already starting to scoot when he is doing his tummy time. I think crawling is not far off. That is definitely a milestone that I wouldn't mind if it held off for awhile.

Noah loves to reach for his toys and holds on tight when you try and take them away. He loves to be read and sang to. His eyes just light up and those legs kick like crazy in delight. He also can't get enough of that big brother Trey. He loves him. I think he could watch him all day. Just wish Mr. Trey was as interested in him.

This little man definitely puts a new spin on life. Like all children he tests my patience some days but I can't get enough of those big smiles and time spent cuddling. He is getting big so fast. I can't believe 5 months is right around the corner....