Poor Bad Baby

We had to go back to the doctor today to get the baby his 4 month shots. He cried a little (or a lot for a very short amount of time) and then he was very very sleepy. Here he is with his little bandaids and one of his favorite toys, Sophie the giraffe. 

ANGRY BABY!

BB really likes taking baths. Although from this picture you would never know it. He's actually just trying to eat his dad's arm. 

4 Month Old Bad Baby!

BB was 4 months old yesterday! And his dad was 35 years old! So I made them take a picture together. They were both thrilled. 

Bad Baby Goes to the Hospital

Today we ended up going to see a pediatric gastroenterologist because of a suspected milk protein allergy. When we went in the room the nurse said we could just undress BB or put him in a hospital gown. Of course we couldn't miss out on this amount of cuteness:

In the end, it was decided that I would try a dairy- and soy-free diet. Which, for someone like me who eats large amounts of dairy at every meal, will be a bit of a challenge. 

No more swaddle :(

Since BB was caught "flopping around like a fish" (i.e. on his stomach) in the swaddle, we've decided that we needed to unswaddle him. Not looking forward to this. Today was the first day. We had gotten to the point where I could give him a cuddle, put him in bed, come back and check on him a couple of times (with some patting and shhh) and he would be asleep. I tried the same thing today. Here's how it went:  

All tucked in nicely

Not so much anymore.

Eventually he did go to sleep after a lot of rocking and stuff. I didn't get a picture because I didn't want to risk waking him up with the sound of the camera/squeaky floorboards. 

Bad Baby Goes to the Ranch - Part 2

On Sunday, we sat on the porch in the shade and went for a nice (warm) walk in the woods. BB seems to be rather indifferent to it all. We had fun though. 

Bad Baby Goes to the Ranch - Part 1

Our last weekend of travel (before the big one!) was to Aunty K's ranch. We spent lots of time outside even though it was so so so hot. We went on the boat on Saturday afternoon, but we didn't put BB into the alligator infested water. Only the adults braved being eaten. BB hung out on the boat with the wind in his hair. And on his bum.