Happy 4 Months

Poor Milo hasn't had it easy the last few weeks. Collin loves his baby brother and with that love comes four year old snot sharing and sloppy kisses. Topping that off with daycare, our little baby has basically had back to back illnesses, including cough, ear infection and impetigo.  I took him in a few days ago to the doctor when he was crying inconsolably and just seemed miserable. Pretty unusual for our happy little guy. The doctor diagnosed it as and, foot and mouth disease which basically means  a nasty virus that causes fever and sores on the hands, feet and most annoying, the mouth. The sores are probably pretty painful and for once Milo refused to eat. There's no treatment except Tylenol to relieve the discomfort. And lucky Mike got to miss out as he's been out of town on training. 

Last night was rough with Milo waking up in pain every couple hours, but  today Milo seems to be feeling much better and the sores don't look nearly as bad. He ate like he was starving and is starting to act like his old self. Tonight, I'm hoping everyone gets more rest and we can avoid more sicknesses for a while! 

At four months, Milo's favorite pastime is to show off his rolling ability. He loves to hang out on the floor on his tummy, pulling at toys and sucking on his fingers. He's rolled from his tummy to his back a few times but it seems accidental. I'm sure he'll figure it out soon. 

He also lunges forward like he's ready to propel (but we're not ready for you to crawl yet Milo!) We don't plan on baby proofing this house again and are hopeful it'll sell before we have to worry about that. 

However now that we're entering the oral fixation-everything-goes-in-the-mouth-stage, it's getting crucial to make sure Collin't tiny toys and legos don't end up near Milo's reach. He also loves to babble and we have quite a lot of conversations going. He gives wide mouth smiles and loves to watch his big brother act crazy. 

He's still a pretty happy, easygoing baby. And for the most part (except for when he's sick!) he's starting to sleep much better, which means I don't feel like a zombie anymore, yay!