Four Months

Whether asleep…

…or awake…

…this guy makes me smile!

Danny just had his 4 month check-up and weighed in at 15 lbs (just over 50th percentile), and measured 24.5 inches tall (25-50th percentile).  He’s getting more and more laid-back as he gets older; he’s probably the most relaxed of all the kids so far.  He giggles when I change his diaper or tickle his neck.  His smiles start out shy and then get increasingly broader and spread over his whole face.  He loves to play with toys within reach when he’s sitting in his bouncy seat.  He’s nursing really well, but doesn’t take a bottle.  I’ll be starting solid foods soon – I hope he likes it!  I wake him up just enough to feed him before I go to bed, and he then wakes up to eat once more each night, and then sleeps until 7:30 or 8:00 before he’s up for the day.  He wants to sleep in just one area of his crib, tucked into the corner with his head against the bumper – if I put him elsewhere, he squirms back into his favorite position.  He loves to be held and is almost always happy as long as he’s in someone’s lap.  I love this kid!