Deacon Boy 4 1/2 months

I cannot believe our sweet boy is already over 4 months. It makes me sad how quickly the newborn stage flies bye.

4 month stats:

weight: 17 lbs 10 oz

height: 25.25 in

head: 42.8 cm

Likes:

-Nursing. Has been a great nurser from day one. Likes to "hunt" for his food, searching all around trying to find the source

-His binkie. Total addict.And now thinks it's fun to take it out and try to put it back in.

-His swing, exercauser, bumbo, playmat

-Paige. Loves watching her play, laughing at her, and trying to grab her hairbows

-Getting his diaper taken off. A guaranteed smile every time you change him.

-Rattles and all toys he can try to suck on

-Drooling. Can soak his shirt. Then sucks on my shoulder and soaks me.

-Being swaddled, but usually breaks out of it throughout the night.

-Snuggling

Dislikes:

-His bouncer. Doesn't last long in it.

-When he thinks I've left the room. Becoming much more aware of that.

-Waiting to eat

-Falling asleep on his own...

Eating:

-Nurses every 3-4 hours during the day

-Started solid foods at 4 1/2 months. I planned on waiting longer, but he kept grabbing at our food, so I figured it was a sign. He started with bananas and loved them. He twirled his arms and tried to grab the spoon the whole time. 

Sleeping:

-Our Christmas vacations, that included 2 different timezones, was rough on his sleeping. He's finally back on track, sleeping in the packnplay, from around 8pm-5am, then comes in our bed to snuggle until about 7, then decides he's ready to eat. Never thought I would still have him in our room at this point, but with Paige's crazy wake-up schedule, we just haven't braved putting them in the same room. Another problem is Deacon still sometimes has a hard time going down. He thinks he should be rocked, I think differently....it's a work in progress.

-Usually naps in his car seat while we're out around 10, then goes down for his second nap around 1:00.
-Likes to "sing" himself to sleep

And more:

-If you set him down he will always try to do a sit up. Constantly. And so far has had no interest in rolling over.

-Usually a fairly content, happy baby (except for his latest demands when trying to go down to sleep)

-Laughing more and more

-Ticklish. Especially in his thigh rolls and shoulders.

-Is a big, solid boy. We get a lot of comments on how big he looks.

-Has lost a lot of his hair and it's looking lighter and lighter. His eyes are still very blue, which makes me wonder if he'll end up looking just like Ben.

-Wearing some 3-6, but mostly 6-12 month clothes

-Has a talent of blowing out his diapers. We will soon be moving to size 4.

He is our sweet little baby that is growing up way too fast.