4-Months-Old!

On May 8th, Barrett turned 4-months-old! He continues to grow and change almost on a weekly basis and we are enjoying every moment!

Height: 26 inches
Weight: 16 pounds 5 ounces
(as of his 4-month check-up on 5/30/13)

Clothes: 6-months and some 9-months
Diaper: Size 2

* Nursing every 3ish hours (sometimes 4)--still a bit of a spitter, so we always keep a burp-cloth handy

* Sleep: typically naps 3 times a day with the length of the naps varying on a daily basis, still sleeping through the night (8/9 p.m. until 7/8 a.m.), started sleeping on his right side as of a couple weeks ago, has started to scoot around the crib a bit as well

* He is always pretty alert when awake and prefers to be held upright so he can see everything going on around him

* On 5/4/13, Barrett rolled from his back to his belly for the first time on the play-mat while we were staying with Mark's parents

* He is still sucking his right thumb and the occasional Soothie paci

* He has started grabbing for everything and puts it all in his mouth

* We think he may be starting to teethe, as his hands are frequently in his mouth and the drooling has begun

* Loves smiling at himself in mirrors

* He cracks-up at things now: blankets pulled off his head, making him "dance," when you pull his arms out of his clothes to undress him (not really sure what he thinks is so funny about the last one--he absolutely HATES it when you pull shirts over his head to get him dressed)

* starting to really play with and reach for his toys

* Enjoys playing "pat-a-cake"

* Absolutely adores Eli and smiles/laughs at him constantly

Mark and I both agree that Barrett seems to have a quieter, more reserved personality so far. He really only fusses when he's overly tired and hungry but still loves to flash a smile out of nowhere, which totally melts us every time. We love our little B!

He was reaching for the camera this month!





The furrowed brow still makes an appearance from time to time...

Here's Eli at 4-months too!