Four Months

Luke is four months old!

Weight: 16 pounds, 15.4 ounces (77%)

Height: 25.5 inches (64%)

Head: 44 centimeters (98%)

Wow, it was a month full of growing, sleeping and smiling.

This guy is so happy.  He loves to engage others by smiling and will even give a little wink sometimes.

His happiest time is when he first wakes up in the morning or from a nap.  We all love to go in and get him up to see some big smiles.

Luke still saves his biggest smiles for Noah, and big brother just loves it.  He laughs and says, "He swiling! Swiling!"

This big boy is trying to roll over but is having a hard time going more than half way.  That's a big body to roll over. 

He hasn't been a big fan of tummy time, but can you blame him?  It's not easy holding up a 98th percentile sized head.  This month, however, he's gotten a lot stronger and hardly protests on his tummy.

I set the standard pretty high, so I'm not exactly celebrating that Luke is sleeping 7 or 8 hours straight at night.  But his pediatrician tells me that's awesome, and I know it could be much worse.  I say it will be awesome when it's 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Luke is a quick learner when it comes to sleep training though.  He's down to a long morning and afternoon nap and usually a little thirty minute nap in the early evening.  It's so nice to have some predictability.  In the past week or so he's gotten better at going back to sleep if he wakes up.  After a little song and a snuggle, he prefers to put himself to sleep by laying down in his crib.  I'm trying to wean him off of the swaddle a bit, but he's an addict and loves being wrapped up.  It's like falling asleep to a big hug.

It feels like some big milestones are right around the corner: rolling over, eating real food and (hopefully) really sleeping through the night.  It's so fun watching you grow and change Luke!