4 Months Old

Baby boy, where did the time go?  You are just the light of Mama and Daddy's lives.  Every day you do something new that makes us smile and we just love you so much.  We've had a couple of bumps in the road in the last month, but they are nothing out of the norm.  We love you so much!

BABY STATS

Sleep:  You are still going to sleep between 7:30 and 8:00 and getting up around 6:30 or 7:00.  You are still getting up about twice a night and we were working with you on getting to sleep on your own after you wake up.  However, you are sick again (just a little cold this time) so I'm back to kind of comforting you when you need/want it.  The "sleep training" (for lack of a better term) will resume after you feel better.  Also, you're teething and Dr. Le told us that we may just be stuck with night wakings for a little while.

Routine:  Nothing has really changed.  You've started going to daycare again (even though Mama doesn't have a job yet we didn't want to lose our spot for when I go do back to work), and you're having a little trouble adjusting again, but you're starting to like it (we had a short week last week after you got sick).  Still eating every 2.5-3 hours and taking 2-3 naps per day.  We bathe you every other day and you absolutely LOVE bath time.

Feed: You LOVE your food.  LOVE LOVE LOVE!  You eat every 2.5-3 hours and boy you are efficient.  You have started fighting the bottle lately and we are NOT happy about that, but we're working on it. 

Weight:  You weighed 6 lb 15 oz when you were born. Now you are 20 pounds! You are the size of some year old babies.  You are wearing 6-9 month clothes, and some 3-6 (particularly in pants and a few onesies).  Sweetheart, you are off the charts in your weight.

Length: When you were born, you were 19.5 inches. Now you are probably close to 26.25 inches.  That is the 83%.  You're a giant baby!

Diaper Size: We are in size 3s and starting to fill them out. 

Clothes Size:  You are wearing 6-9 month clothes and some 3-6 (only a couple onesies and a few pairs of pants).

Hair Color:  Your hair changes color depending on the light.  Sometimes it's very blonde, sometimes it's light brown and sometimes it looks a little red.  Your mullet is still going strong and dark.

Eye Color:  As your jealous daddy says, you have "hideous" blue eyes.  He's just bitter that your eyes aren't brown.  From the moment I knew you were coming, I knew we'd have a beautiful blue eyed baby. 

Funniest Moment:  You gave us your first belly laughs and oh they just melted Mama's heart.    

Favorite Toy:  Grandma and Granddaddy Phillips got you a Jumperoo for Christmas and oh you love to just "bounce bounce bounce."   

Firsts: CHRISTMAS - we had so much fun with you, Sitting up (not for long, but definitely doing it), Trip to St. Louis - met your first dog, hung out with Nana and Grandpa and met some of Mama's friends, Being in the stroller without the infant carrier - you weren't such a fan, First indication that you're teething because you definitely are.

We love you so much sweetheart.  Thank you for being the most wonderful thing in Mama and Daddy's lives.  You are so precious and never fail to bring a smile to our faces.  Love you!