Four (and a half) months

Finn wearing his Bobbi sweater and hat

Finn is four months old!  OK, four and a half.  Life all just got away from me lately. =)  He is a big, smiley, drooly snuggle bug.  We went to the doctor this week and he was proclaimed a big, healthy boy - 99th percentile in both height and weight.  Yup, he's a bruiser.  He was amazingly calm and happy, and didn't even cry when he got his shot.  He was not so happy later, but I was thankful for a calm appointment. 

Baby in the mirror

Finn loves to talk to Elijah and Daddy and Mama, is usually pretty happy to be held by anyone he knows and even smiles for strangers sometimes.  He is not a big fan of tummy time, and sometimes resents being put in his toy arch because he knows that means I'm leaving him.  He loves mirrors and and standing up and watching Elijah and Molly play.  He starts to laugh as soon as Daddy makes the "bum-bum" jaws-theme sound that means that he is going to get tickled!   Molly loves to bring me diapers when it is time to change him, and he loves to smile and talk to us while I change him.  Finn is getting a little better about riding in the car, which makes me happy, and sometimes talks to himself in the baby-view mirror. =)  He has been rolling from belly to back occasionally since birth, but doesn't do it all the time.  His legs and neck are both pretty strong for how young and big he is.

Right in the middle of the action - perfect.

Finn is still eating every three hours during the day, and usually getting up once during the night.  We are working on consolidating his daytime naps into three longer ones, and it seems to be going pretty well for him so far.  I'm hoping that he'll be ready to give up that nighttime feeding soon!  The doctor said it's not surprising that he still needs it because he continues to grow so quickly.  We are all just enjoying his cute baby laughs and noises and smiles - we love having him in our family!