Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Four Months and Feelin' Fine


This is my 15 week old baby! We are ONE week away from his four month mark. Never in my life has four months flown by so fast. With each passing day this baby grows sweeter, smarter, cuter, bigger, happier, hungrier, "slobbery-er", louder, and "lovable-er".  
Sometimes Lorne and I will just stop and say to one another, "how did we get such a perfect baby?". Granted, we are his parents. But, how can he not seem perfect to anyone else?! We are in lala land!!! But I LOVE it. 
This little guy STARTED sleeping though the night roughly around 2 months. It was spotty, though. Not every not for a couple weeks after he was 2 weeks. But the last month or so, he's been really great. Once in a blue moon I get a fussy boy who wants to stay up all night, but that could be our fault for letting him get over-tired or something. But holy cow, back when we brought him home from the hospital I used to think nighttime would NEVER be the same again. Sleep deprivation really takes a toll on your mind, body, and mood. I would do it all over again, though. Probably.

I am just kicking myself for not being better at documenting his progress. So at four months, Lincoln:
-Smiles a lot
-Likes to talk (yell!)
-Loves attention
-Slobbers like crazy
-Still likes his bottle after nursing (i'm convinced he's ready for solids)
-Wears size 2-3 diapers
-Can't yet roll over all the way, but can rock on to his side sometimes
-is great at holding up his head, even when he's on his tummy
-Likes to be outside
-Wants to suck everything (especially his grass hopper blankey)
-Can wear 3-6 month clothes, even some 6 month clothes.
-LOVES to stand and raise his arms up way above his head to feel BIG!
-Always has to see what's going on around him
-Is getting better at taking naps and falling asleep on his own (knock on wood)
-Likes to sleep on his side or tummy (on mom and dad's bed...yikes!)
-Doesn't quite get the "cause and effect" thing
I'm excited to see how much more he grows! It sure is amazing how his little brain just knows what to do and when to start figuring something out. Our bodies are AMAZING.

Life with a fourth month old is so much fun. I can still get things done but still play with my baby. I can't complain one little bit.

We anticipate moving soon, trying to get ourselves in the mental state that this house will sell soon so we aren't shocked when it does. I want to be as ready as possible. It would be great if we could make the move as smooth as possible... When is moving ever smooth, though? Seriously, moving is such a bummer. It takes forever.

We've been lucky enough to swim in Nanna Nelson's pool many times already this summer. We're trying to get Lincoln used to it so he can learn to swim early! So far he's not sure what to think of it! He just sits there and sucks on his hand-I think the salty taste (it's a salt pool) is something new and intriguing to him.

I'm so excited for the 4th tomorrow! I really think it's one of my very favorite holidays. I'm SO excited to spend it with our new son! But that also means I need to be more prepared-which gives me the urge to make a to-do list in a few minutes so I don't forget anything as I get things together tonight. The 4th is pretty much an all day affair. Right?

Anywayyyy.... Things are great. We are happy. We are blessed.