"Cry it Out"

My little guy will be 4 months old next week, and we're only finally getting him to nap during the day (until now, with reflux and everything else he would have so much trouble sleeping he'd pretty much stay up ALL day). Now I try to get him down after every 2 hours of being awake and I know they say the cry it out method isn't recommended anymore, but he cries for 2 minutes (literally, I watch the clock and if it's more than 3 minutes I go back in and pick him up and soothe him and try again). Do you think this counts as letting him "cry it out", or is two minutes ok?