4 months!

David is a big four months and he has done a lot of maturing this month....and he's had a lot of adventures. Here are some of the highlights:

1. He is a VERY happy baby. He loves loves loves to smile and "talk" to you. Just as long as you're (I'm) there with him, he's happy.
2. He loves holding hands. His Grandma Mary had experience with that this month when we flew out to California for a work trip. I had him set up in an little inflatable changing bed in between us in the king bed and he held on to one of us all night, just to know we were there.
3. He can sleep through the night. (!!!) Though he doesn't always choose to do it. He can and for longer than 8 hour stretches. It's glorious.
4. He's a roller. After sleeping through the night for nearly two weeks, he started rolling over from back to front and getting stuck. And getting mad. And waking up. Daddy learned to "hold his hand" to hold him down while he was in the bassinet next to the bed. But now he's becoming a pro at it on the floor and anywhere he can. He loves being on his belly and seeing the world from that new perspective. I think daycare is doing a great job making sure he gets his exercises in. 
5. He loves to "stand". If you're holding him on his sides, he loves to stand up straight, pushing his feet into your legs and just look around at the world.
6. He's starting to notice...and enjoy his big brother. Thankfully big brother is still in love with him and gives him LOTS of kisses.
7. He's a great eater. Even with sleeping through he night, he's falling into a somewhat predictable schedule (thanks to daycare) and that makes for travelling and weekends, that much easier to plan.
8. He's got a great digestive track...very efficient. I think we had more blowout diapers this month than the first three months combined. 
9. He's HUGE. We'll get the official stats today at his 4 month check up, but he was in his 6 month clothes (and filling them out) by 3 1/2 months. I started pulling out the 9 month clothes this weekend to be ready. Hopefully he fits in Daniel's old 6 month Christmas outfits! Maybe he's eating his way into a non-hand-me-down wardrobe. 

I'm getting settled into being a working mother of two and figuring the whole pumping, travelling, and exercising thing. Very thankful to have such a sweet boy.

He was all smiles until the flash went off

On the move...

SO much more interesting from this angle.