Four Months

Abram had his 4-month check-up today, just a tad early to get it in before we move. We really like our pediatrician, Dr. Gold. She said he's still healthy and growing beautifully. When she was examining Abram, he had a slightly worried look on his face and was looking to me for comfort. He hasn't had a whole lot of strangers hold him, so that was new for me to see!

And for the stats...

Head Circumference: 41 3/4 cm (40%)

Weight: 15 lb 4 oz (63%)

Height: 24 3/4 in (49%)

Ben and I were laughing about how much people pay attention to the percentiles and decided we just thought he was perfect anyway and if they had a percentile for cuteness, he'd be 237%. Haha. (Every parent can say that about their kid, right?)

And a few tidbits...

He loves sucking on his fist. Or fists. Or fingers. Or thumb. His fingers are so long though, he's gagged himself a couple times...

His legs are so strong! He can hold himself up for several minutes at a time and he loves kicking his ball (video below). Of course, Ben turned him around so the ball would be at his hands and he tried grabbing the ball a few times. :) He's also getting better at opening his fingers and holding the toys instead of just batting at them.

His hair is out of control if I don't brush it after his baths!

He always gets fuzz stuck in his wrist creases. :)

He recently went through a week-long stage of sucking his lower lip. The first day, I laughed and thought it was cute...the next day, he woke up with a bruised lip. Poor thing! I'm tellin ya, when he does something, he does it to the max!

He just got over his first cold. It was so sad--he'd wake up with his eyes gooped shut with green stuff. Before he got sick, he was sleeping 9-10 hours straight at night! We're working back up to it though...

He's easily distracted while he's eating. He'll stop several times during a feeding and just start cooing at me with those big blue eyes...so sweet. Or if he hears Ben's voice, he'll stop and look around for him.

I can already tell we have a very active, curious little boy on our hands! He loves to lie on his back and talk to me, but the second I stand him up, he's looking left, right, up, and down...anywhere but my face! He has to see everything that's going on around him.

He's gearing up for his first road trip...Montana, here we come! (We finally found housing, by the way...with four days to spare...)