4 Months

Caleb is at such a fun stage right now, and we are really enjoying his baby babble and huge smiles. We had his four month appointment the other day, and he weighed 16 lbs. 2 oz and was 25 inches long. He has gained 3 pounds in two months and is getting quite chunky. :) We love his thunder thighs and big cheeks. Here are a few facts about Caleb at four months:

-he eats around 7:45, 11:00, 2:15, 5:30, and 8:00 and then sleeps until the next morning.
-he usually takes a 45 minute nap in the morning and then a 2ish hour nap in the afternoon. then he just takes 30 min. nap before his 5:30 feeding. he either takes a 20 minute nap before his last feeding and we feed him a little later, or he doesn't sleep at all and we feed him a little earlier.
-he has rolled over once...witnessed by Jody and John...but we haven't seen it since.
-he still goes by almost anyone, but he is starting to cry when a lot of people are trying to talk to him.
-he does great on tummy time and can hold himself up for a long time.
-he loves to lay on the floor and play with toys over his head or stand in his jumper thing and play with toys.
-he eats anywhere from 6-8 oz. from a bottle and still takes the bottle really well.
-he is starting to talk a lot again and almost giggle.
-we found out he had acute dermatitis at his 4 mo. appointment. his skin has been very red and dry, especially on his back, chest, cheeks, and scalp, but after putting creams on it for a week it is looking a lot better. the doctor did say this type of dermatitis is highly correlated with allergies, so we will keep praying that he doesn't get those like his mother.
-we still do the eat, awake, sleep schedule, and he seems to be loving it because he is still consistently sleeping through the night!
-he is starting to not love his car seat when we are driving and it is dark at night, but he does ok and often falls asleep on longer drives.
-he usually has a dirty diaper every couple of days, and on the day he does have one, he usually has 3. he continues to blow out of every diaper almost every time he poops. :)
-he is starting to drool a lot and sucks on his hands constantly.
-he loves to look at himself in the mirror. 
-he still does well at sleeping in loud places, but does wake up when he is being transferred sometimes.
-he is such a happy baby and really only cries when he is hungry or very tired and wanting to go to sleep.

 

He loves to talk!

 Tummy time.