Carter you are now four months old. A lot has happened since last month!
You are now confidently rolling from front to back and trying your best to get from back to front. So far, you're teetering on your side. You can do a full cobra on occasion too, I know you're just going to continue to get stronger and stronger.
You LOVE to make noise, most of which sound like Jurassic squeals from a pre-historic creature. But we love them none the less. It makes our hearts leap when we see how happy you are all the time. You give out huge smiles and belly laughs freely!
You weigh almost 14 pounds! You jumped way up in height since your 8 week doctor's appointment, you're in the 66th percentile now! Long and lean, not like your mom and dad, haha.
Carter, you are getting very very busy. You love your baby gym and have started to tug and grab the dangling toys, you also like to crinkle the elephant's ears and make noise. You're fascinated by the mirror and looking at yourself, probably because you're one good looking little baby and you know it.
We can't keep you entertained with any one thing for long. You're trying to jump out of your glider and love to scoot scoot scoot down to the bottom of it anytime you're sitting in it, or a lap, or a chair. You met Sophie the giraffe and think she's pretty fun to gnaw on here and there.
The big news is you are sleeping through the night with some serious consistency now. Night before last you slept 9pm - 6am, last night 9:30pm - 5:00am. And for that, mommy and daddy are very grateful. Some nights you still wake up for a 2 or 3am feeding, but that's ok because you eat and then fall right back to sleep for us.
We also transitioned you from your rock and play sleeper into your crib. We were prepared for a few long days and nights, fortunately it was just one long day of short naps. You figured it out pretty quickly. First we stopped the rocking motion of your rock and play, then we moved you and your infant pad into the crib so it'd feel cozy and smell like you. Then we removed the infant pad. You're still swaddled up snug as a bug for now...maybe we'll tackle swaddle weaning next month ;)
Louie is still your best bud and you've figured out how to pet him when he is close enough. It's pretty cute. He loves you...or he loves that you are usually covered in milk which tastes good. We're trying to limit the dog kisses on the mouth because they make us feel like negligent parents, but I read somewhere that pets in the household are good for babies, so when it happens we just try to get to you as soon as we can to stop the tongue kisses, haha.
Last but not least you're growing hair finally! Somehow in this past month you got some eyebrows that look like little fuzzy caterpillars on your face as well. Seems like your eyes will be brown, although sometimes when the light hits just right they look green.
Carter Michael, we are amazed at you and who you are turning out to be. Your dad and I talk about you all the time and how incredibly blessed we are to have you as our son. God was so good to us to give you to us. You are the best baby and we love you so. We're so excited to celebrate your first Christmas this month and all the new traditions our family is beginning like visits to Santa followed by Chinese food, a special book each Christmas from mom and dad and whatever else we happen to think up to make this season special just for you.
Love,
Mom and Dad
