Ben had his 4 month well check today! I can't believe he will be 4 months old on Friday! Where did the time go?! He is doing great! 15 lbs 8 oz and 26 inches. Happy and healthy! We couldn't of been more pleased with his progress and neither could his pediatrician! He had to get 3 shots and 1 oral vaccine this time. He did so much better then his 2 month shots! Only cried for about a minute! Our big boy! We do have to take him back next week to get his 4th shot, they didn't have it in stock today.
Ben ended up getting a low grade fever so we had to give him Tylenol to help it go down and help with is pain. Other than that, he has been super happy! He rolled over for the first time tonight and can now be carried on the hip! Such a big boy! he will also sit on his own for a minute or two before slowly teetering to the side. It is so cute. :)
Eric is busy at work with meetings and new programs going in so he is pretty tired when he gets home but he still spends time with Ben, feeds and bathes him and also gets up with him in the middle of the night so I can sleep. Such a great guy, we are lucky.
Eric and I are still trying to get over our coughs but luckily Ben has not caught it! I can't wait to be rid of it.
I am going to be going to talk to a Dr. in the next couple days. I have been feeling a little depressed I suppose. Eric thinks it would be good, I agree. It was hard to admit my feelings of distance and sadness to our baby to him, but I am glad I did. Don't get me wrong, I love my son, more than anything. But I feel disconnected to him lately since he has stopped wanting to nurse out of no where. I think not knowing he would do that and being unprepared emotionally for it took me by surprise. I cherished our bonding time and looked forward to his bedtime feeding. So, I have been feeling slightly out of sorts and it's best to catch it and work on it now then to let it go thinking I can just get over it myself. Postpartum depression can show up anytime in the first year. Mainly in the first 1-3 months and I have been feeling this way for the past 3 weeks now. I am hoping Ben is just going through a phase and will want to nurse again, soon. I pump while he isn't nursing so he can still get breast milk but it just isn't the same.
Well, that's all for now!
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