4 Month Old Reed

Reed turned 4 months old last Saturday!  So crazy. 

He slowed down on the weight gain this last month a little, and was 50th percentile for both height and weight.  15 lbs 5.6 oz and 25 1/4 inches long. 

His favorite new skill learned in his 4th month of life is blowing raspberries.  January 18th was the first time we noticed he was doing it for SURE with purpose.  He did it constantly after that, with lots of drool.  :)  No teeth yet, but you can see on the bottom where they are under his gums, and he drools and gnaws on his hands a lot. 

Right at the end of January he started to get REALLY good control of his hands.  Especially this last week now he just grabs what he wants and pulls it right to his mouth.  Sometimes a toy, and a lot of the time it's our hands, or hair, or faces-for a nice big kiss/bite. 

On January 31st, so the day before he turned 4 months old, he grabbed onto his feet for the first time, while I changed his diaper.  He'd been close before, grabbing the end of his sock, but hadn't quite had a hold of his foot until then.  Now he does it pretty regularly.  :)

Here's one of him displaying his favorite new skills at the same time-the foot grab and the raspberry.

 He's really proud of all the sounds he can make, especially those raspberries, and we're discovering there's a bit of a temper beneath all that sweetness.  :)  Cason was the first to be yelled at.  We were hanging out in our bed a few weeks ago, and Cason was really cuddling up to Reed, who was getting hungry and a little frustrated by me taking a long time to get in my pajamas and feed him.  He squirmed a little, and when Cason still kept cuddling up to him, he whipped his head around SO fast, and with the angriest look on his face, and really yelled at Cason.  Poor guy's feelings were a little hurt I think. 

This last weekend he started yelling for fun.  Sometimes when he's frustrated too, but I think mostly he likes the sound of his voice, and to see how loud he can get. 

He's such a sweet, happy boy.  Every single time he wakes up, in the morning or from a nap, he does that big stretch, with the arched back, arms above the head, eyes closed, and big puffy lips, and then as soon as he can focus his eyes and see us we immediately get a sweet smile.  

The biggest change in him this month is how active he's become.  He suddenly seems like the kid I thought was in there when I was pregnant, always wanting to be on the move.  

He seriously wants to crawl.  When I put him down for tummy time he either rolls onto his back or tries to get his knees up under him.  He can get them up well, but can't support his upper body with his arms yet, so he won't be crawling as early as he thinks he should be.

He loves to hang out with daddy, who helps him be active like he wants, instead of just wanting to cuddle all the time like his boring mom.  Haha.

He will NOT be held facing us anymore unless he's very tired.  If I try and hold him against my chest, he will squirm and twist and practically turn himself around on his own.  That doesn't mean he doesn't want to be close to us though. In fact, he won't let me put him down at all the last couple of weeks.  So I'm a tad behind on dishes and laundry.  Ha.  

He loves his siblings, when they aren't forcing their cuddles on him TOO hard.

 Still so sweet.

He sleeps much less.  I swear he already naps less than most toddlers.  Our kids do all their sleeping in the first 2-3 months, and then they're set apparently.  Haha.

 He is working on rolling the other direction.  He's been SO close a few times, but hasn't quite made it.  He has a new playmat which he loves, at least for 5 or 10 minutes at a time.  :)

 Just because it makes me laugh, here's a succession of pictures showing him listening to Adele with me, and deciding how he feels about her passionate singing.

 So thankful for this sweet boy.