4 Months

Sweet Sir Everett you're 4 months old (well 4.5 because I'm so late in posting this)! I can hardly believe how quickly these months are ticking by.  I'm thrilled as each new milestones is met, but a bit sad as I realize that my newborn is gone and a little boy has quickly replaced him.  You are a dream; happy almost always, quick to smile and always good for a laugh.  You love your big brother more than life itself, although I saw for the first time this month a little angst over sharing toys ;)  You were not very happy when a toy was "rapidly" removed from your tiny but fierce grasp!

A lot of first this month.  The biggest first is that mommy went back to work and you are officially a Creme de la Creme student with your brother.  You are loving your class and settled happily into your new routine and have attached yourself quickly to your caregivers.  They tell me you rarely cry and give everyone who enters big gummy grins.  You're sleep schedule has been a bit disrupted as you're only taking 2-3 cat naps (approx 1-2hrs/day).  However, this has resulted in great night time sleep heading to your crib around 7:00pm and waking at 6:30am.  Sometimes you'll wake early around 5:00am to eat and head back to sleep in the swing till 7:00am.  You are still sleeping in your swaddle but we have 1 arm out as we start to make the transition. We're working on this slowly (over the past month) and hope to have both arms free by next month.  You refuse a paci but love sucking on those fingers to soothe.

Another first this month was cereal which you took to great and are having 1 meal of cereal at lunch after your 10:00am bottle.  Feeding schedule is still the same; every 3 hours 5/6 oz per meal. Working on the 7,10,1,4,7 and getting pretty close most days.

Still not rolling much, although you can go belly to back if you want to.  You most often just ask mom for help ;) You are grabbing those toes, handling toys with both hands, and are able to pull your self to a sitting position in your chair.  You also went swimming this month.  Daddy dunked you and you didn't care a bit.  You love to kick and splash in the pool. Our 2nd little fish!

You love your bath, sleeping in the swing, walking in the baby Bjorn or the double stroller with James.  You like to chew on your Sophie and lay on a blanket outside.  You're doing much better in the car- praise the Lord!

Your stats this month:

16.75 lbs (81%)
25.5 inches (74%)
16.75 Head (83%)

You are the calm to our storm, you are the lightness in our crazy, you complete us :) I love you to the moon and back.