4 months

Smith is growing up so fast and it has been so much fun to watch him grow, and learn new things everyday.

On December 22, he turned 4 months old. I did a 3-4 months old update just a few weeks ago but he has already changed and grown so much since then that I thought it would be a good idea to do a 4 month update.

At four months, Smith is:

• Rolling over! This is a big step for him, and a big step for us as parents. Our eyes have to be more watchful and we can't let him be on our bed as much without putting up barriers. He hasn't figured out how to get from his stomach to his back, but he's getting there,
• Smiling and laughing. This has been so fun to watch him laugh at (almost) everything we do. Craig and I stop at nothing to make this kid laugh. It makes us so happy to hear his sweet, little giggles.
• He loves being tossed up in the air. We're super careful about this since he's still so little but he loves it so much 

• He's getting really good at recognizing family and friends. Once he figures out who they are, he smiles and sometimes laughs. 
• He loves music. Craig always plays the guitar and sings for him and I will sometimes hum for him. Anytime he is fussy, we play some of our favorite music or sing him our favorite songs and he'll calm down. I hope his love for music continues to grow.

•  He's finally 100% in his own crib! He was sleeping in his swing for his first few months and I was in denial about putting him in his own bed because I was convinced he wouldn't sleep as well. Sure enough, I was wrong. He now sleeps 6-8 hours without waking up.

• He's discovered his feet and loves to suck on his toes. He will get mad if I have socks on him and he can't get to his toes.
• He's also discovered is tongue and loves to stick it out. He tries to grab our tongues if we stick ours at him.  I blame his Uncle Cody for this.

• He's a very happy baby. His babysitters tell us that he is a good baby and he pretty content with just hanging out. (Sorry if this isn't all the time, Emma! You're still his favorite Auntie!)

Stats at his 4 month appointment:

• just shy of 27 inches. 95th percentile for height
• 14 lbs. 10 oz. 50th percentile for weight