4 months old...

2 weeks late...

So, Aaralyn turned 4 months old on the 7th.

10 pounds and 25 inches...

She hadn't gained any weight in a month.

I asked if she had a tongue tie, because she had a HORRIBLE latch and it took her over an hour to eat each feeding. 

The pedi couldn't tell, so he referred us to an ears/nose/throat specialist.

She confirmed the tongue tie, and clipped it right then.

It has been 8 days, and Aaralyn has already gained 1.2 pounds!! I am so happy. 

We also haven't used the shield in 8 days. She now eats in around 25 minutes!! It's awesome.

She's trying SO HARD to roll from back to belly. She makes it halfway. Lol.

Someone got her ears pierced!

Taking 'selfies' with her uncle.

Aaralyn and my mom.

Aaralyn and my dad.

Doctors.

So, I have suspected for a while now that Aaralyn has a tongue tie. She has a horrible and very painful latch. So, we use a shield. Even then, it takes her an hour to eat every time. 

Kayelynn has a tiny case of a lazy eye when she is focusing on things close up - for example, when I take her picture.

So, I asked Aaralyn's doctor about a possible tongue tie. He couldn't tell so we got reffered to an ENT. 

Asked Kayelynn's doctor about her eyes (Every place I called said that her eyes should have been checked at her well child visit and no one took kids until 11.) Her doctor dismissed my worries and told me that if she had a lazy eye we would have noticed it by now. Bullshit.

So, I made them both appointments for today. Aaralyn's was at 9 AM and Kayelynn's was at 1:30 PM. So, we had to wait around and find something to do for the 4 hours in-between. Not fun.

Anyway, Aaralyn did indeed have a tongue tie. They clipped it. I can already tell a difference in her latch and the time it takes her to eat. We still used the shield though today because I was scared that her tongue hurt and it's easier to eat with the shield. We'll be nursing with out it tomorrow.

Kayelynn ended up needing glasses. I want to punch her doctor in the face. Good thing I didn't listen to him and I followed my gut. She got them today. I let her pick them out.

^It's a horrible picture. Lol. The kids were playing hard at my mom's and see that scrape on her head?? She was trying to skateboard while I was gone picking up her glasses and her forehead meat the sidewalk. :( 

Right now the glasses are hurting her nose though because she's not used to them... But she's going to have to suck it up. Lol. I need to take them in and get them adjusted next week I guess. I'm also going to order a cheap extra pair just in case. 

Other than that Aaralyn is 4 months old now. I'll have to do a post with stats and everything by Monday - hopefully. 

It's A.....

Awesome, beautiful, shiny van!!

I'm in love.

It's a 2003 Mazda MPV.

It have LATCH, which I am so freaking excited about.

(Which reminds me I have to get out the car seat manuals and double check the LATCH limits.)

I think the kids were a little more excited than I was, especially Kayelynn.

I'm going to be getting Aaralyn a HeadWise 70. I don't know when I want her to start using it though. Her infant seat just seems so much more convenient with it getting cold out. But, it doesn't really matter I guess since we end up holding her whenever we go out anyway.

*Yea, Seth is in a pink booster. Lol. We got it for Paige a while back. She can't sit in it though because she's a peanut and doesn't weigh enough. Seth's was in Brian's car though so I just grabbed this one. 

The only thing that stinks is that the rear seat is so narrow. I was hoping there would be enough room for 3 across with the booster seat, but there really isn't. I might be able to squeeze Aaralyn's infant seat back there if I had to. Lol. I think I need to get Paige a more narrow harnessed booster seat. Even though she wont fit into a booster until college. 

Oh yea. Baby Trend actually came out and said that the car seat handle can be in any LOCKED position now while driving, which is awesome. Brian sits with his seat way back and it was impossible to lay the handle down without moving the seat up first. Now I can just snap the car seat into the base and go.

Also, her little hanging toy passes the "ouch" test. You aren't supposed to use any toys the connect (any toys really) to/in a car seat. Even ones the strap to the handle can come off. So, The Car Seat Lady says to hit yourself in the head with it. If you say "ouch" then don't use it. Aaralyn's toy is a plush turtle and doesn't hurt. :) 

Also, just a little friendly reminder since the weather is getting cooler. DO NOT USE COATS OR BULKY JACKETS IN THE CAR. This goes for everyone, but especially children in car seats. In the event of a crash, the material will compress and the harness will no longer be tight/safe and it could cause the child to be hurt or even ejected from the car seat!!

There is a test you can do. Put your child in their seat WITH THEIR COAT ON. Tighten the straps and make sure they are tight and pass the pinch test. Take your child from their seat and put take off their coat. WITHOUT TOUCHING THE HARNESS AT ALL. DO NOT TIGHTEN. Put them back in the seat. If they are in the seat with a coat, that is all the extra room they will have when their coat compresses in a crash. Even adults shouldn't wear coats in the car!!