4 MONTHS!

my little man is getting SO BIG!! we had our 4 month appt. yesterday - he's 26.5 inches long (90th percentile) - 17 lbs 14 oz (90th percentile) - head circumference 45.5 cm (a little over 95th percentile) WOW!!

ms. kristen said that aiden is meeting all of his milestones and developing wonderfully - she did say because of his size and how much formula he is taking that we can introduce solids if we wish. i plan on doing cereal - he's already getting it in his bottle - and it's mainly for practice any way - until he loses that tongue reflex. we already have aiden sit at the table with us for dinner - so we'll just have him practice eating off a spoon -in addition to his bottles.

he had his second round of shots also - and he was A LOT crankier/fussier after this set. although he wasn't as upset after the shots themselves this time. he's a trooper! still very hard to watch though.

sleep has started going better - not GREAT - but better. we got aiden a new sleep suit - to transition him out of the swaddle that he was fighting so bad and i can now put him in his crib - awake and he'll be asleep within 5 minutes. AND i still get some rocking/cuddle time at night - because we still need to keep him upright after he eats so we rock/cuddle before bedtime - but it's nice to not have to rock him for his naps too. and he's not waking MANY times a night now either so i'm not so tired during the day - which is nice. here is aiden in his magic sleep suit! adam calls him the stay-puff marshmallow man...

so what is aiden doing now...

• consistently rolling from back to front
• when on belly - pulling with his hand and pushing with his feet to get to the edge of the blanket
• spins himself around when on his back
• attempts to hold his bottle when eating
• giggles sometimes
• starting to enjoy peek-a-boo
• put your toes in your mouth

i'm really gonna try to update more often... lets see how well i do by the time his 5th month update comes! ;)