The Butlers: Still growing...

Seamus is still growing really well. His 4 month doctor's appointment went well. The doctor is pretty impressed with Seamus' strength and development. He can stand up really well with support and hold his head up really well. He was 14lbs 7oz, and 25 inches long. I can't remember what the percentages are, but he is under 50% in every area, so there are no worries.

The only problem was a few days after his appointment. I think he had a really bad reaction to the immunizations. They have started giving one of the immunizations orally instead of injection. I really wonder if the oral version does it to him. He was throwing up so much for a few hours, and didn't keep anything down. He turned really pale and kept gagging even when there wasn't anything to throw up. He pretty much got everything out of his system, and then all of a sudden he was feeling better and kept food down and wasn't pale anymore. It was so weird cause it only lasted about 3 hours or so. It was scary at the time, and we really considered taking him to the hospital, but ended up not needing to. I think I will be telling his doctor about it and see if the oral immunization has anything to do with what happened.

Despite his being sick, Seamus was and is still such a little sweetheart. He is always so smiley and excited to discover new things. He is always putting things in his mouth and his favorite toy is my cell phone. One of his favorite things to do is watch Sammy and Constance playing and running around the house. The girls LOVE their little brother and are always making him laugh. If Seamus ever gets lonely in his crib or car seat, the girls are always willing to keep him company. He has been rolling all over the place but has started to scoot himself all over the living room floor, and he has already rolled off the couch once before I could catch him! He just wants to explore everything even though he can't walk. He will be 6 months old on September 19, so we'll see if he is crawling by then!