Max had his 4 month check up today with Dr. Nash. Overall, he is a healthy happy kid. However, we will be scheduling an MRI sometime in the next month to get a closer look at the little bump on his forehead. Odds are that it is just a dermoid cyst, but our pediatrician wants to get a better look at it just to be sure. After that we'll be able to discuss what may or may not need to be done about it.
Max is on new acid reflux medicine now and he likes it SO MUCH better than the other stuff. He takes it easily with no fussing, no spitting it back out and no frustration from Mom or Dad. It's wonderful! Our plan is to continue it until he's 6 months old and then see how he does without it. Many kids start to outgrow their reflux issues at that age. We are keeping our fingers crossed that Max is one of those kids.
Max is a big boy! He weighs 15 pounds, 6 ounces (73%) and is 26.25 inches long (90%). The good news for me is that Max's eating is finally slowing down. He has moved from nursing every 2 hours to more like every 3 hours now. His sleep is improving too! We are working with a sleep coach. She helped me figure out Alia's napping issues when she was about 5.5 months old. She has already helped tremendously with Max. Last night he was asleep by 7pm (fell asleep on his own in the crib), then had a dream feed before I went to bed at 9:30pm, woke up at 3:50am for a feeding before waking at 6:00am for the day! You have no idea what a huge improvement that is. I basically only had to get up once in the night!
Here are a few pictures of Max at 4 months old!
By this last picture, Max was getting a little bored with the photo shoot!
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