4 Months Old!!

Wow, Caleb is 4 months old already.  He was 4 months on Sunday, January 20th, which was also my Grandma Green’s 85th birthday!

Caleb and Grandma at her party on Sunday

(Don’t know why this picture is not in the center, but I give up!!!)

Caleb being 4 months means I am 1/3 of the way done with breastfeeding him (funny way to think, but it is what I do every three hours and once in the middle of the night…).  I am both happy and sad about this….I am happy because I am on a special diet and have to think about everything that goes into my mouth and I am constantly on the clock, but I am sad because he is my last, and I have truly enjoyed being able to breastfeed and “bond” with my children.  Ok, enough of THAT discussion…on to what he is doing now:)

•  You are 15.6 pounds (50 to 75 percentile).
• You are 26 1/2 inches (75 to 90 percentile)…obviously a Ketchum!
• You can hold your head well now and like to sit in your Bumbo seat.  You still like your swing and bouncy seat, too!
• You finally enjoy tummy time a LITTLE more.  You are actually going on record time (like 7 minutes:) right now as I post this blog!!
• You rolled over from your tummy to your back…only once, but we are counting it:)  We know you are advanced!! (What do you know, you rolled over again while I was typing!! Of course, I haven’t actually seen you roll over yet because usually I have to rush to get something done while you are lying on your mat.  If you were the first child, I would be a little upset about missing a milestone, but since you are the fourth, I am just glad you are happy and need no other proof beyond you ending on your back to know that you rolled over:)
• You like to blow raspberries and slobber all the time.  It is so cute. (Well, the raspberries that is, not the slobber. Ha!)
• You get scared around new people and don’t like daddy’s silly/scary faces and noises.  Daddy called you his “tender foot” last night, and I think that nickname may just stick!
• You only drink breast milk right now (every 3 hours and once at night), no solid foods yet.
• You sleep pretty good.  You only get up once in the night to eat and take decent naps.  You especially like to nap in your carseat in the middle of the living room where all the noise is.  I guess that quiet just isn’t like home.  Ha!
• You laugh out loud and especially like to laugh at your brothers and sister!
• You still love your bath! Daddy gives you a bath every night.
• You can hold things in your hand and get it to your mouth.
• You like to suck your thumb/fingers, but we are fighting you and sticking a paci in whenever we see you!!
• You are still a great baby and are very happy if we keep you fed:)
• You enjoy Baby Einstein and Praise Baby.  We are thankful, because they buy us time when we need to get something done!