4 Months

Caleb, you turned 4 months the day after Thanksgiving. You have grown so much! We just had your 4-month checkup, and you now weigh 15 pounds and 3 ounces (50th percentile) and you are 26 3/4 inches long (97th percentile). You are completely out of newborn clothes obviously. Still hanging on to some of your 0-3 month clothes - some still fit actually. You're mostly in 3-6 mo. clothes plus some 6-9 month depending on what it is. Your PJ's are all 6 mo. it seems due to how long you are.

You're feeding schedule that you have done extremely well on is 6:30a/9:30a/12:30p/3:15p/6p/ 8p. You have just started cereal during your noon feeding, and you love it! (The pic above is your trial run with cereal - you loved it!) Personally, I think you've been waiting on something other than formula for quite a while now! ;) You've been showing interest in what we eat, so Doc said to get you started. Veggies aren't too far away! Still taking your bottle great too.

Sleeping like a champ! 8:30p - 6:30a. Keep it up! Napping well too; however, your naps have shortened a bit. You typically sleep anywhere from 45-50 mins to 1 1/2 hours (this has changed from you sleeping 1 1/2 hours each nap). And yes, Caleb, I know you will not care about your naps, feeding and such but your mama does! I want to remember what you did and when. So, bear with me! :)

You're busy busy with your hands these days! You love putting your fist in your mouth and everything else for that matter. Teething rings are your favorite right now, even though you're not teething yet. Pulling hair and earrings are your specialty too.

Laughing is becoming one of your favorite things to do. You're still just letting out a little laugh each time but you do it so much more now. It's really funny - especially when you're so sleepy you can barely hold your eyes open - and you're laughing!

Rolling over...so close! You start kicking and try so hard to roll from your back to your tummy - then get stuck on your side. You're almost there!

TV...you make us laugh with the TV! We are being careful to not put you in front of the TV too much, but you LOVE LOVE LOVE it! The other day, you laughed at something on the TV - too cute. So far, you're a big fan of Pixar movies and Looney Tunes - good taste!

You've been to Mother's Day Out one time so far - it went great! With Thanksgiving and fever, we haven't been able to go back yet but we will. We also tried out the gym - you did great in the playroom while I got my workout in. You're very easy going and seem to roll with the punches very well! This Thanksgiving was the best yet with you around! When you're 16, you may read this and say it sounds sappy - but we are SO grateful for you, your health, and the fun energy you bring everyday! We love you buddy! Happy 4 month birthday!!!