Alex's 4 month appointment

Alex went for his 4 month appointment on July 30. He is doing great. He weighed 15 lbs., 8 oz. and was 24 3/4" long. His head circumference was 17 1/4".

He knows now that he has a voice, and likes to make different sounds like "ga", "ma", "ning". (I'm totally guessing on how to write that sound, which is kind of like an "ing" sound with a "n" at the beginning!) He says the sound "mama", but more as a need sound (when he wants picked up, etc.) than as a way to refer to me.

He rolls over all of the time, and loves to move! He usually wants to stand up while on people's laps. He also no longer wants to lean back in his swing. Instead he wants to sit up (even with no back support) and play with (i.e. chew) toys on the little tray that goes across the front. He is very good at holding himself up with his arms while lying on his tummy.

The current movement update is this (which is a little later than his 4 month appointment, but since it did happen this month, I'll include it here): Last week Alex started pushing his knees up under his body and he'll even try to move sometimes. He'll usually have his elbows on the floor when he does this, but it makes me realize that crawling won't be that far down the road. Wow! All of this is happening so fast!!

Alex is a very happy baby. He smiles a lot and for many different people. He also will laugh when you make some silly sounds or tickle under his arms.

He is very curious about food. He'll move his mouth while he watches people eat. He also loves to grab for things on the table if you're holding him while eating. The pediatrician recommends waiting a bit longer before giving him food, but I think that when it is time, Alex will be very excited.

As for sleeping, until this week, he's been doing really well. June 5 he slept through the night for the first time. He did this for about 4 out of the next 6 nights, and then it started becoming an almost every night thing. He would go to sleep around 10-11p.m. and sleep until 6-7a.m. He'd then eat and go back to sleep until about 8a.m. Nice!! This week he's been waking up for several nights between 1-3a.m. and wanting to eat, and I'm not sure what to do!! I guess we'll figure it out!

Well, those are a few of the 4 month milestones that I wanted to include! I can't believe how fast the time is flying.