Four Months

Michael is four months old today. We had our doctor's appointment and he weighs 17 lbs. 14 oz. (the 95th percentile) and is 26.5 inches tall, but we think they measured wrong and he's really only 26 inches (this is the 90th percentile). So he's finally caught up in length to his weight! Dad is already planning on no longer contributing to Michael's 529 because he has Division I written all over him! We also had another round of vaccinations. This time Mom gave him Tylenol a couple hours before we got there and he hardly cried at all!

He giggled for the first time this week on Sunday (early afternoon). We are not sure what we did, but he laughed. We haven't been able to repeat it though! He is no longer swaddled at night (for the most part). We still use the swaddle blanket, but just wrap it around his lower body. We don't put his arms in the swaddle anymore. His sleeping habits did not change. For awhile we were worried that he was addicted to the swaddle. Naps are still a bit of a struggle - he's a cat napper. It's a work in progress. He is getting better at coordinating his hands. It's fun to watch him realize that he has control over them. He's discovered that he has feet and likes to grab him while he is on the changing table (still one of his favorite spots in the house). Tummy time is still not his favorite; however, Nanny Payner bought a new tummy time toy for him and that is helping (see the pictures in Month 4). That's all for now.