The Truncali Family: 4 Months Old!

Eli,

You turned four months yesterday and it's still hard to believe! It seems like these past 4 months have flown by, before I know it you're going to be one! You have your 4 month check up tomorrow morning and I'm curious to see how much you've grown, but sad for you to get your shots, hopefully you do well with them this time! I love you more than words can say and I enjoy watching you learn and grow. You are my favorite little boy =)

Here are some things you are doing at 4 months:

You got in a bad habit of wanting to eat at 12, 3 and 5 and Mommy couldn't take it anymore! I believe the chubby cheeks and rolls are a sign that you don't need a 12 o'clock feeding, so.....

A week ago today we started rice cereal at night, usually 1 tbs and 1/2 oz of mommy's milk, but a couple of times you have eaten 2 tbs. The first night having cereal you woke up at 12:45 and thought you needed a snack, but I just rocked you back to sleep and you woke and ate at 2:45 and 6:45! Mommy was very proud of you! A couple of times you have done 3 am and 7, which is my favorite, but the past two nights it's been 2:30 and 5:30. Luckily you go back to sleep until 8 =)

A week today you have been sleeping in your own bed at night

I have already started breaking you of your swaddle, leaving one arm out and you're doing great! After eating at 5:30 last night I left both arms out and you went right back to sleep with your arms up next to your head

I can't complain that you're still getting up twice because you eat in about 5min and go right back to sleep all by yourself!

You're still in 3-6 mo clothes and size 3 diaper and you got your first pair of real shoes this week, size 2

You still don't like to take the bottle and will only drink about 3 oz, but seem satisfied until your next feeding

You have been chewing/sucking on your hands like a mad man! I'm not sure if you're teething or are just excited about finding them

You love your exersaucer and have hung out in it for over 30min a couple of differ. times. You even press the buttons that light up and play music!

I think you are getting close to taking only two naps a day! The past 2 days you have taken two 2 hr plus naps, the first one at 9:30 and the second around 1:30.

You have started talking and squealing/screaming like crazy and you even do a little growl that is the cutest thing ever after you eat and are fighting to stay awake....I LOVE it!

You have still not attempted to roll over yet, but will arch your back and crank your neck around to see something out of reach

You love when I sing to you and bounce you on my knee

You will hold my fingers and pull yourself up from a lay down position to a sitting position and then to standing (with help of course), it's quite impressive