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Owen measured 27.5 inches at his four month check up this week, a figure that literally put him off the (growth) charts.

He’s one long baby, and he has more than outgrown the bassinet. I’m still not ready to move him to his own room, and so he’ll sleep next to me in a pack and play until he outgrows that. We should have at least four or five days, I think…

By all accounts, everything is going (growing?) as expected. The doctor began to ask if he was eating well, glanced at Owen’s chart, and laughed given his 16 lb 5 oz weight. Indeed, he nurses like a champ. He’s sleeping from 8 pm until 5 am most nights, leaving us remarkably well rested.

Owen is full of sweet smiles and has retained his very calm demeanor. He loves to snuggle—not that we give him much choice: Unless we’re taking photos or sleeping ourselves, there’s a very good chance one of us is holding him. As such, we haven’t seen him roll front to back, but Diane assures us he’s well versed in this new little trick. He’s really starting to appreciate rattles, and his favorite toy is Waddles, which just happens to a be a hand-me-down from another sweet baby.

We have a couple of small hurdles ahead of us: a clogged tear duct (which we hope will resolve on it’s own) and a pretty impressive case of eczema. A few weeks ago, Owen started a prescription cream—it worked beautifully for two weeks, then just seemed to stop. Now, he’s a mess of breakouts, and our doctor said she’d never seen anything quite this bad. She referred us to a dermatologist, and so hopefully we’ll know more next week. In the meantime, we’re doing our best to keep this cute little guy as comfortable as we can.

Owen, the child of many interesting nicknames, is becoming quite vocal. Recently, he’s added a few new sounds, including Ms and Bs and maybe even an L here and there. Of course, his favorite is still ZZZzzzzzz . . .

Owen slept through the night last night. I’m not exactly sure what led to this . . . could be the supercute bear jammies, or perhaps the lack of his usual long afternoon nap, but somehow, he slept from 8:30 pm to just before 6 am. I’m doubting this will be a regular occurrence  as he’s been up at least twice each night in the past week. But, that extra sleep felt great last night!

Also, it’s probably time to move him from his bassinet into something a bit more his size, but I love having him next to me at night. He fits a bit better when he’s all swaddled up, so maybe he can hold out for another few weeks.