S had his four month appointment this week and he is measuring xxxx . He makes a really good cuddle when you hold against you. Frankly i can't believe how big he's got! He seems huge to me and i still notice that he's grown nearly every day. Then i see him when someone else is holding him or look at photos from the day and see that he is still tiny. Only four months old. Four months old tomorrow! In the last couple of days he discovered his feet! It is so cute to see him holding them and rocking around like he's been doing it all along. The other big change of the week concerns poo. After being a baby who pooed a couple of times a day, he suddenly went four days without. I spoke to a midwife at our maternal health care centre and she said that if he's still weeing and healthy otherwise, this is completely normal. So Monday a poo finally came, when we were at rhyme time at the Fitzroy library. Then no more poo again until last night, when it was bizarrely like clay. Cue outfit change and bath. Anyway, he seems happy. He was feeding all night long, maybe every two hours. Now i've accepted it, it's not too bad. Nor is it that great, although in the big scheme of things it's freakin amazing. We are bed-sharing, which makes it a bit easier and he is unswaddled and sleeping in a sleeping sack. I have some reservations about all these things but it's the point we've arrived at after trying many different variations and it still seems to be working best. His startle reflex has not fully gone, and he still waves his arms in the air a bit, but he does have some degree of control over them. I'm typing this with him sleeping beside me, out of the sack, and i was just able to tuck his arms into the blanket next to him and that seemed to give him some peace. But SIDS etc - i wouldn't have the loose blanket during the night. I guess that's one thing that's surprised me in having a little baby amongst all the consumer options and freely available advice and experience in this day and age - there's still no actual answer or product that solves your own individual needs. I hold his hand during the night to help.