Welcome to Bedrock: Month Four!

I think every parents' dream is to spend their first holiday as a family. Months 3-5 all ran together as one big celebration. We went straight from Thanksgiving to Christmas then anniversaries and birthdays. Month 4 in particular was of course the best of the bunch. Sadly we started out the month with the leftovers of thrush. As Abram refused a bottle more and more, we decided to try to get him something/anything to eat. So at the very beginning of month 4, Abram got his first real food! Sweet Potatoes!! Boy they were a hit too! We only had them for a few days to hold him over, but he loved them while they lasted. Abram also spent the entire month crashed in his bed. He hated his pacifier this month so it took a lot of patting and soothing to go down. He also refuses to sleep on his back and always has, so needless to say, we love our motion sensor Angel Care monitors. They help Adam and I sleep peacefully at night! Abram spent a lot of time swinging in front of the tree and laying under it and staring at the lights. One of the greatest things for this Momma had to be when Abram got to go meet Santa! We were able to spend a short amount of time with our families. We spent a lot more time on the road (and in Adam's new Challenger since my car was still in the shop), but Abram did great! He got some great presents, but his two faves came from his last Christmas with dear ole Mom and Dad. Santa and us got got his Baby Einstein exersaucer and a car jumperoo! He has fallen in love with both of them. These toys brought on other firsts like his enormous squeaky belly laugh and chuckles. Such music to our ears! Sadly with one step forward, we go backwards and had to switch formulas for the 8th time! The positive is that we learned soy and oatmeal to be one of his better combinations! He started sleeping more and was a much happier little dude (which I didn't think was possible!) He had his four month appointment and weighed in at a whopping 15.65! He looked great on all development milestones (ahead on all!) We upped his Zantac medicine, but the spit-up only got worse! His doctor recommended that we take him for an Upper GI. All in all, it was a great month filled with basketball, family, friends, and loads of fun! He finished in Size 2 diapers and in 6 month Carter outfits!