I can't believe it's been so long since I've updated our blog! I guess because I don't visit it daily, it's easy to forget about... And it's hard to find time to post!
Max is now 4 months old! He is just the funnest little boy in the world and I love spending my days with him. He brings so much joy into our lives and it's so entertaining watching him learn and grow! I have so much to bring up to speed here...
He's been rolling over from his tummy to his back since he was about 2.5 months old... he HATED tummy time! So, it didn't surprise me that he figured that one out as quickly as possible! He started doing it from his back to his tummy at about 3.5 months... and now he's seriously dangerous! He's so quick... if I turn my back for one second, he's flipped onto his tummy. The really dangerous part? He's silent. Lucky for us, his changing table has nice tall rails on each side, but now he's even throwing he legs over the side... like he just can't wait to jump down and run after the dogs! Danger! Danger!
He has started solid foods... although, I'm sure he's been thoroughly disappointed that the rice cereal doesn't taste like cookies. His doc has given us the go ahead to start feeding him solids more frequently and to add more variety! So, I'm sure we'll have some funny pictures to come!
He is laughing up a storm! He really is such a different baby... He's SO happy! Most of the time, anyway... He's always smiling and it's getting easier and easier to get him to have a giggle fit! We got him going last night and it was so adorable... You just can't help but laugh yourself when you hear a baby giggle like that! It's probably my favorite sound in the world.... Baby giggles.
He occasionally drinks out of a sippy cup... He's been reaching for our drinking glasses for the last month and taking sips out of our water, so I decided to get him a little cup of his own! He pretty much likes to chew on it (I'm sure he's teething) but he's starting to figure it out.
He loves doing things on his own. He's just so independent in that way... you can see the wheels moving when he's working on something. He knows what he wants, but he just doesn't have the motor skills figured out all the way yet.
Had his four month appointment a few days ago and he's growing so fast! 14 lbs 7 oz. 25 inches long... His weight isn't going up like they expect it to, but they think it's mostly because he's so active. He's still thriving and developing ahead of schedule! The doctor couldn't believe him... he was rolling all over her table and he is always wanting to stand... she thinks he's burning all his calories away. So, we're going to be feeding him even more and she thinks that adding more solids will help.
The holidays are well underway! It's been so fun to get Max out there experiencing all the things we love! We went to get his first Christmas tree last weekend... we cut our own down. James actually went up into the mountains and brought one home, but it wasn't quite what either one of us wanted. So, we just went to a farm and cut our own. We're getting all decorated and going to my hometown's "Winterfest" tonight... we'll go see the town tree lighting and Santa's arrival. I think the last time I did this was probably 15 years ago. I can't wait!
We're looking forward to seeing James' family in a few weeks for the holidays... We really wanted our entire families together for Max's first Christmas and it's going to be so fun. His cousin, Crystal, and her hubby, Chris, are coming up from California to spend the whole week with us. She's like a sister to me and is Max's Godmother and this will be the first time she'll meet him. I can't wait to see her!
Looking forward to so many things in the coming months... I'm sure Max will be crawling in no time! Looking forward to more babies (not mine...) Max is really starting to show interest in other little people now, so it's going to be fun to see him with his new friends!
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season filled with love, laughter, happiness and really good food. :) I really need to work on keeping this updated more frequently... a New Year's resolution, maybe?!
