4 Month Stats

William had his 4 month check up today, which involved the second round of shots. He got 4 shots in his chunky thighs and had one oral vaccine. He didn't cry as hard as he did when he was 2 months old, but it still made me tear up when he started crying and looked at me with those desperate eyes like, "Mommy, why did you let this happen?" Just awful. I snapped these pics tonight before bedtime. There's nothing better than a clean baby slathered in Johnson's baby lotion with jammies on!

At 4 months, he weighs 18 lbs. 10 oz. (97th %ile), 26 inches (just under the 90th %ile), and his head circumference was in the 90th %ile as well. His pediatrician said he looks great!

The exciting news is that his pediatrician told me to start giving him rice cereal for a week and then we can try REAL baby food. I'm excited about this new chapter in William's diet...haha! I'm thinking our big boy will LOVE some real food. I'm going to start with veggies - I loved me some spinach as a baby so maybe he will to.

This child still loves his little hands as you can tell by these pictures. Since I did the 4 month post, he has started squealing and really practicing using his vocal cords with all sorts of funny sounds. He gets so excited when he squeals and he's starting to imitate noises we make.

And this is what William thinks about a 7pm bedtime. As always, he wins. It's currently 8:15 and he's still AWAKE. 

We've Moved!

Well, we are finally in our own HOME and couldn't be happier! We made the big move on Saturday. I was expecting for it to be very stressful and hectic, but surprisingly it wasn't bad at all. We've met several of our neighbors and they all seem really nice. There are lots of young children on the street too, which will be fun for William. Speaking of baby boy, my parents came up to help watch him, which was a huge help! Due to my "OCDness," I've unpacked almost every single box and have most things in the right place. Grant is probably ready to kill me, but I must say he's been a HUGE trooper. We still have to go back to the apartment to collect a few lot more items and then clear out our storage bin, BUT we are getting there! William seems to like his new house, so much so that he slept close to 12 hours our first night here. Last night was a different story but we'll consider it a fluke :)

Lee and Julie came over for burgers tonight and snapped a pic of our little family in front of the sold sign :) I don't have on a lick of makeup and the Alabama humidity made this pic a little foggy, but oh well!

We are all pretty worn out!!!

Four Months Old

My baby boy is FOUR months old, and I know I say this in EVERY monthly post, BUT this age has to be the most fun. He's so interactive, loves to smile, and his giggles make my heart leap! I think he's grown more this month than he has in any other month. I can't wait to get his latest stats at his next doctor's appointment in 2 weeks.

 Hands are always in the mouth.

 Thumb sucker :)

 That right eye always waters...could be a clogged tear duct but his pediatrician said it's nothing to worry about, and it'll probably clear up on it's own. 

 He looks like he's imitating his bear here :)

 Each month these pictures get more and more difficult to take...he's so squirmy!

Other tidbits I'll want to remember (some of these I probably already mentioned in the 3.5 month post)

• He wears size 3 diapers and has been in those for a while.
• Mostly 6-9 month clothes and some 12 months (Wowzers)
• He usually goes to bed between 7 and 9pm. The past month or so he's been waking up one time in the middle of the night to eat (usually around 3am) and then he sleeps until 7ish.
• He sleeps on his tummy. 
• He actually enjoys tummy time. Grant claims he's rolled from tummy to back but I've only witnessed back to tummy.
• On days he's home with me, he usually naps for 1-1.5 hours in the morn and then again in the afternoon.
• His teachers at school continue to tell me that he's one of their easiest babies - always does my heart good that he's happy at school!
• I primarily carry him on my hip now that he has full neck control. 
• He can grip his toys with his hands. 
• He likes to watch Baby Einstein videos on the laptop. This was Grant's idea. 
• Loves his exersaucer/jumperoo. 
• Not a huge fan of the bouncer anymore. He'd rather be held or entertained in another piece of equipment. This apartment looks like Babies R' Us!
• His hair is starting to come in more. Some say it looks red, others brown, and some blonde...we shall see.
• He's always chewing on his hands or his clothes and drooling a TON. Not sure if we'll see some teeth coming in soon. I dread that! 
• His cough and cold has persisted, but it doesn't seem to phase him at all.

Granny was in Birmingham this weekend to visit, and we loved seeing her. We are thankful she's doing some consultant work in Jackson, MS and able to come to Bham frequently to visit. We had a fun day on Saturday and enjoyed celebrating mine and Grant's birthdays Saturday night. It's hard to believe I'm almost 28 and Grant is 30!!! I hope to have Grant a big party once we get settled in the new house. 

Swingin'

This afternoon, Grant and I took William to Overton Park to test out the swings. As you can tell by the pictures below William wasn't sure what to think of it!

William at 3.5 Months

Grant and I are loving life more than ever with our baby boy. Each day he reminds us of God's grace and abundant blessings. As Grant's mom says, William is learning and doing something new everyday! She couldn't be more right. He's got quite the little personality and loves flashing you his gummy smile if you squeeze his chunky thighs or push that little button nose. Recently we were in the grocery store and William was giggling the entire time. Every person that walked by had to check out the giggling baby. It was pretty funny!

A few things I'll want to remember. At 3 months, 2 weeks William is wearing a size 3 diaper and has been for a couple of weeks. He drinks 5 oz. (4 oz. of milk, 1 oz. water, and a scoop of formula) every 3-4 hours during the day. Grant and I started adding formula to his bottles when he was 8 weeks old and have ever since. He usually takes 3 or 4 bottles at school. It depends on when I feed him before we leave the house. Since he's had this little cold, he's been waking up in the middle of the night again to eat. It's not terrible but he hasn't slept for his usual 10 hours/night the past couple of nights. He's wearing all 6-9 months clothes. He wore one of his 3-6 month onesies the other day and he looked like a sausage :) He only naps at daycare for an hour or two, but on his days home with me he naps around 4 hours/day. I think he's having too much fun at school and wouldn't dare miss out on any action! He always gets really excited when Grant gets home from work. As hard as it is to admit, Grant is his new favorite :( Maybe he'll go back to being a mama's boy one day. 

He still loves his hands and usually has one hand down in his throat at all times :)

We love you baby William!

Jumperoo

William got a new toy on Saturday - an exersaucer! To say he likes it is a huge understatement! His teachers at school told me they were thinking about letting him try it out this week, so I had to go out and buy one before they got to witness him jumping first. His feet don't quite touch the floor (Crazy, huh?!) so we put a book under his feet and he just jumps away.

 SO happy :) 

 Focused

The first time we put him in it he got a little overstimulated after jumping around for 10 minutes, but he's quite impressed with his new toy.

iPhone Pics...Again

Some of my favorite pictures of William are from my phone so I can't help but post them to the blog!

 My mom kept William my first day back at work and texted me this picture mid-morning. 

 "Oh my! The Olympics are so intense!"

 Tummy time aka torture!

 William wore this to church one Sunday. He started crying so I took him out of the sanctuary to the narthex. There was an 80 year old man sitting in the narthex so we ended up talking the entire service. He's been a member of our church for 50 years. He loved talking to William but told me he looked more like a beautiful Willamenia in his gown :) 

 Dreaming about milkshakes

 So alert!

 I love this picture. This was William after his first day at school.

 My sweet baby boy

I could stare at this sweet face all day long ;)

 Hanging out at my new house while Mommy and Daddy look at rugs :)

Afternoon nap