Four months!

Happy Four Months, big boy!

Yesterday marked four months since this cute little guy made us a family.  When I look back at each month's picture it just amazes me how much he has grown and how much more of a little person he is now.  I was just telling Tim last night that as I go back and look at those pictures I see them differently now.  I can put his personality traits into the pictures, which kinda changes them for me.
We head to the doctor on Monday.  More shots. :-(  We had to make a special appointment a couple weeks ago because he was dealing with croup and started wheezing a little bit.  He weighed 13lb. 10 oz. then.  I won't be surprised if he's pretty close to 14 on Monday.
Thankfully, the croup doesn't seem to bother him at all.  The doctor said that the cough would linger and she gave him a short dose of steroids to help open up his windpipes.  I'm not sure if it did anything.  He sounded the same to me afterwards. 

Tired out from WalMart

We've had our first trips to the grocery store and to WalMart.  Both riding in his papoose.  He absolutely loves it.  We think he just likes to be up with the big people and look around.  No laying back in the car seat for this little guy.  And, of course, people always comment on his cuteness.  I just keep checking that his shoes haven't fallen off.  Ah, yes.  And then today we had our first 'this diaper is so bad he needs a bath' experience.  Thankfully Tim was home and could make it a joint effort.

Levi took his first stroller ride as a big boy.  Mommy didn't think ahead and unfortunately the sun was in his eyes for half of our walk.

I think this is such a great picture of him.

He loves the jumper a little bit more now, I think because he's getting bigger.  We put a big blanket underneath since he was knocking over the pile of books.  Daddy just put batteries in it today while mommy was at the store.  I hope we like the songs.

Still loving bath time

We've started a bedtime routine and try to do it every night.  Sometimes Levi will fall asleep drinking his bottle and it kinda goes out the window.  But the majority of the time it works. 
1. Bath and/or put on pjs
2. Bottle from daddy
If he's still awake:
3. Read a story with mommy and daddy
4. Give daddy a kiss goodnight
5. Cozy time with mommy
On the nights when he falls asleep drinking his bottle (which are few) I miss having that cozy time with him.  Good sign.

A lesson we're working on is: If you don't want to be on your tummy, don't roll over.  Levi has yet to make that connection.  I try and get down on the floor to help him keep rolling to his back again-which I know he can do-but we're not quite there yet.

Whew, that's hard work!

Naps are becoming somewhat more regular.  He goes down for about an hour/hour and a half in the morning -the regular part.  The rest of the day is a little unpredictable.  For the past couple days he has been taking shorter naps more frequently.  But sometimes he'll take a two and a half hour one in the afternoon.  I try to make sure he has at least a couple so that he's not a major crankpot when Tim gets home.  He goes to bed anywhere between 7:00 and 8:00.  Nighttime is ok, with just one feeding.  Normally.  It makes me feel a little better having to get up at night when he gives me a huge smile when I go in to get him.  So, so cute.

He is a big Bumbo fan.  We have a wide kitchen counter/table-like thingy, so I have some room to set him up there.  He loves to watch me do whatever, which is great, since I can get a lot more done that way.  Of course, I babble on and talk to him like a crazy person, but he doesn't care and I know that every bit of language and learning helps.

Levi continues to love his feet.  It's amazing how flexible he is.  He pretty much folds himself in half trying to get his feet in his mouth.

Mom, I'm not ready to get up yet.

Tim caught this awesome picture last night.
My hair doesn't look the best but Levi is super cute!

It's so exciting to see him discover new things and become more interactive.  I'm so thankful that I can stay at home with him every day.  That's not to say that I don't look forward to nap time, but I wouldn't have it any other way.