Julia and Jacob are 4 months old! They are both doing well and changing every day. Jacob has changed a lot in the last month. He does not scream nearly as much as he used to and is becoming much more relaxed. He is no longer taking zantac for his reflux since we didn't think it was making a big difference. We decided to try rice cereal to help instead. I have been pumping once a day to give both babies a bottle before bed so Varun could help out with the bedtime feedings since it's such a hectic time of the evening. We started putting a small teaspoon in Jacob's night bottle a few weeks ago and with the doctor's okay, we slowly started to put more in each night. We think the rice cereal is helping him at night. He is now waking just once a night and seems to happier as well. Julia is still Miss Mellow. She rarely cries and seems content almost all of the time. She will gulp down an 8 ounce bottle before bed and sleep 11-12 hours without waking. We are going to start her on rice cereal as well with her night bottle.
With Lily, we did not start solids until she was about 6 months old, but Jacob and Julia are both little peanuts. At their 4 month appointment last week Jacob was 10 pounds 12 ounces and 24 inches, while Julia was 10 pounds 10 ounces and 24.5 inches. Both babies are at the bottom of the growth chart and Jacob is almost off of the chart. We are going to try to fit in some extra feedings along with the rice cereal to help them gain more weight. We will see next month at a weight check if it's working.
Jacob and Jules at 4 Months
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