Baby Milestones -Four Months

Since my last entry was so long, I'll keep this short.

Oliver now weighs 16.25 lbs, and measures at 26.5 inches tall. He is losing some of his baby hair, so it's kind of funny looking, we're thinking about giving him a haircut.

He got his second set of vaccines this week. He was very well behaved at the doctor's office. And after getting shots and one oral medication, which he didn't like the taste but took it anyway, he only cried a few seconds and quiet down to drink his milk. The nurse commented on how well behaved he was.

He has mastered rolling over from back to stomach. He's so fast that when I try to video tape him, by the time I am ready to shoot, he has already turned over. And now while on his stomach, he pushes his chest up and feet up, it looks like he is sky diving!

His favorite thing to do now is laying on his back and grabbing his toes. On many occasions he likes to talk while he is doing that. I think it's very relaxing for him. When he talks, he makes a lot of different sounds. It always feels like he is talking in sentences telling us about his day.

Oliver can also support himself while sitting up. He can hold that for a few seconds before he falls over, but he knows to put his arms out for support. It seems like any day now he'll be able to sit up on his own.

And the most amazing skill he has is that he can hold his own bottle! even adjust his hand for more support. He started doing that maybe at 2 months, but we usual use a glass bottle so it's too heavy for him to hold. Then one day, we had a plastic bottle, he had no problem feeding himself!

Oliver is also sleeping really well. He started to sleep longer on his own, then we would go comfort him if he wakes up but not feed him in the middle of the night. It didn't take long before he started to sleep 10, 11 hours straight. And this week we are focusing on taking naps. It's a little harder since it's so bright and his room is full of fun colors. I got some books and talked to our pediatrician, and just by paying close attention of signs of sleepiness, I've had 2 days of successful nap time with very few tears (from both of us).

It seems that with every new skill, routine, it takes less than a week for Oliver to learn. He sure makes us feel proud!