The little guy is 4 months.....

I cannot believe this little dude is already 4 months old!!! I swear it seems like just last week I was stressed about his bili-lights, now he's a smiling happy giggly little man.

We went to the doctor this week for his 4 month checkup. (now that I make the next appointment when I leave I'm much more on time than I used to be). He is growing like a little champion. His stats are:

Weight: 16.5 lbs 80%

Height: 25.75 in 79%

Head: 17.5 in 95%

So, he's nice and big. And his poor neck must get so sore because his brain is SO huge! Haha.

A little about the boy.....

He is SO happy. Seriously, he will give a huge smile and laugh to anyone who smiles at him.

He is just starting to reach for toys, and it seems to take him a minute to figure out how to move his arm forward...it's really funny to watch.

He drools all the time. I would say he's teething, but there's nothing in there yet. He could just be a drooler.

He is not sleeping through the night. Not even close. When I went back to work he started 'reverse cycling' and eating more during the night and less during the day. In my investigation of the topic, they said it's common when you go back to work because the baby doesn't want to eat a bottle. Well, it wasn't that because I nurse him at work. So I tried to make his feedings during the day more like the night (dark room, quiet, away from chaos and kids) and that has helped. He is still waking 2 times a night to eat. So every night I think of new ways to get him not to eat at night...but I'm always so exhausted I usually just end up feeding him so we can all go back to bed. Someday I'll man up and we'll get this all resolved.

He eats every 4 hours. Day and Night. Like a clock. Every 4 hours. It's great during the day because I have pretty set times when I go up and feed him, but it'd be nice if he didn't want to continue that trend through the night. don't worry, i still love him to pieces.

He loves watching kids play. Whether it's Asher or other kids at the daycare, he is enamoured. It's cute.

We caved and bought a huge activity center/bouncer for him. And it was a great purchase because he loves it. Yesterday I put him in there, then realized later he had been in there for over an hour. I asked Mike if I should take him out, he said why? he seems so happy. And he really did. He could stay in there for hours just jumping and playing with the random attached toys. it's crazy. Though I get nervous we're stifling the rolling over progress because he's always in the bouncer. Perhaps we'll find a better happy medium.

He hasn't gotten sick yet, knock on wood.

I'm not sure what else to say about him. I love him so so much it hurts. And watching how much Asher loves him makes it hurt even more. They are so adorable I could cry every time I see them.

So here's to families!

(the little chunker. gazing into space....really probably wondering why i took him out of the fun bouncer and have him propped up on the couch. )