Four months!!

Andrew, you are four months old today! Geeze Louise, that's 1/3rd of a year!

Let's see what you have been up too..

You weigh right at 13 pounds and are 24" inches long. You had a major growth spurt this month and gained three pounds!!

You are in a size 2 diaper.

You were mostly 3-6 clothes but have a few 0-3 that still fit. I packed a good bit of clothes up recently and it made me realize how tiny you really were, especially when I ran across your preemie outfits.

Knock on wood, you are sleeping through the night! You usually go to bed between 7-7:30 and are up between 5-5:30. Sometimes you will go back to sleep right then but a lot of mornings you are up for the day then. You still take several naps during the day and you get very cranky if you don't get your sleep. (finally, you take after me somehow!)

You started baby food this week. You weren't interested in cereal so we moved straight to the real stuff. So far you have had bananas and sweet potatoes. The potatoes are a huge hit!

You still don't have a real interest in toys but you have started grabbing at things now. The toys on your bouncy seat are still a favorite because they are right in front of you and easy to reach.

Your favorite thing right now is probably your fingers. They are always in your mouth! This is making baby food even more fun, it's a game to see how messy you can get. Getting dressed is another adventure, I try and get your hands through as fast as I can before you start eating your clothes.

You are still working on your back strength/sitting up. You can do it with support (like in my lap with my support). I feel like life will be so much easier when you can sit on your own but we will get there! :)

Andrew, you are an absolute joy and I love getting to see you grow and change each day. I want to be sad that you are growing out of te baby, baby stage but then I'm too excited for the next stage.

Every night before I go to bed I always go check on you in your room. I just stand over your crib and thank God for you. I swear, my heart literally aches with how much I love you. Especially when you are soundly sleeping for the night, just kidding! I definitely have my moments were I'm exhausted and not sure what I am doing but I sure wouldn't change it!

 

A big week for Andrew!

I feel like I started out this week with a little baby and now half way through he has grown up!

It all first started Saturday.. Andrew rolled over for the very first time!  I actually wasn't expecting it at all.  He was on his stomach and I was showing my mom how well he holds himself up, and then off he goes.  He has done it a handful of times since then but it still takes him a couple of minutes so he still gets frustrated a good bit of the time.  

  
Starting out

 
going..

 
going..
 
Gone!

Monday, Andrew had his 4 month (!!) check up.  He weighs 12.13 and is 24" long.  He has gained almost 3 pounds in 1 month!  He is now up to the 25% which is huge since he started below the 3rd.  He is making up for lost time! He was given the green light to start baby food so that has been an adventure in itself.

I started with the cereal which he hated.  It was so funny because he literally clamped his mouth shut and refused to open it.  I moved on the applesauce but he hated that as well.  Tonight we tried bananas and it was a success! 

 
Not impressed!

I can tell you, Andrew did not tolerate his shots that well this time.  At 2 months, he just slept a lot more.  This time, the fussiness was definitely there.  They still made him extra tired, but he is already cranky enough if he is tired so I think he gave me a double dose the past two days.  I'm hoping it is all out of his system and we are back on track tomorrow.

My sweet little newborn has turned into a big boy!  Good thing it's just more of him to love! :)