4 Months

These are some things I want to remember about our little boy at 4 months:

• At his 4 month check-up, he weighed 15 lbs, 8 oz (75th percentile) and was 26 1/2 in. long (95th percentile).  He is such a tall little boy!
• Calder is becoming such a content little baby.  He smiles all the time, and laughs occasionally.  The first time we heard him laugh was once when Craig sneezed.  I guess he thought it was pretty funny.  His laugh is more like a little chuckle, it is super cute!  He hardly fusses at all anymore, unless we have been busy and his schedule has been off for a few days, or he is overly tired.

What a handsome little guy!

• He loves to stand all the time, especially in the bathtub (for some reason, this is so exciting to him.  He gets the proudest look on his face) and also on the bathroom counter in front of the mirror.  He gets so excited to see himself standing in the mirror!  It is adorable.
• Calder loves everything about his fingers, mouth, and tongue.  His latest favorite is sticking his thumb and pointer finger in his mouth and he grabs his tongue and plays with it.   It is pretty funny.  But he always has at least one finger in his mouth, sometimes two, or sometimes his whole fist.  If he can reach my arm or hands or Craig's arm or hands, he will grab it and try to eat it as well. 

Fingers are so tasty!

• He is such a good sleeper!  (Which is SO nice for me!  I can be such a better mom when I am well rested.)  He will sleep 9 - 10 hours at once during the night, wake up to eat, and then will sleep for another 2, sometimes 2 1/2.  The rest of the day, he will only take 40 min. naps, but he takes 3 of those usually.
• Calder is a talker!  He loves to coo and squeal, especially when he is finished eating, or when he is trying not to go to sleep.

Loving the grass

• He loves to go swimming!  There is a pool in our apartment complex, so we go "swimming" a couple times a week.  He prefers the pool to the lake though. When we went to the lake, the water was a little cold there, so he didn't think that was so fun.
• He gets so excited when we put him in the stroller to go for walks.  His favorite place to be is outside!  He loves to grab the grass with his toes and feet.

He loves his daddy!

• He loves to play sitting up now, whether it is propped up on the couch or in his little chair.
• I think he is really excited to eat real food.  Every time he sees me or Craig eat, he just has this jealous stare on his face.  We are going to try to give him rice cereal next week.  

So big!  He's the boss.

We love you, Calder! We have so much fun with you!