Will - 4 months

Happy 4 Months Will!

Stats:
Height - 25.5 inches
Weight - 15 lb 2 oz

Will is showing his personality now. He is a happy baby (most of the time) and loves to smile. He can entertain himself with his toys, but he loves to be interacting with other people more than anything.

Playtime - He is more playful than ever, especially in the past week!

• Bumbo seat - We call it the "Baby Koozie" (stole that phrase from a friend).



• Playmat - My new way to take a shower! I can put him down on this and tell him to play with his "friends" and I have earned a good 20-30 minutes of time for myself. He bats at toys, talks to them, and eventually rolls over for some tummy time. Maggie helps him stay entertained with this by knocking one of the bars every once in a while so all the little toys shake.
  



• Toys - "Bug" is still his favorite. This was the first toy we ever played with, and it is always my go-to toy. I gave him his first lovey to play with. It is a blanket with a monkey head and it really likes it. He likes to talk to it and attempts to eat monkey's head. He also has some rattles but he isn't too in to those yet. "Sophie" the giraffe - this is a teething toy and he likes to gnaw on it. It squeaks just like a dog toy, and Maggie has her sweet little heart set on this becoming her toy. I already have a spare because I know that Maggie will one day get Sophie and it won't end well.
  
  


• Games - "Stand up" is still a favorite. It almost always gets him to smile. If he gets cranky when we play, that is a sign that it is nap time! We have started doing sit-ups now too. I pull his hands up and roll him up towards me saying "UP goes the Will, DOWN goes the Will" - he loves it! If there is anybody else in the room, he will keep his eyes focused on them like "Do you see what I can do?!?!". He also squeals the whole way up.
  
  
  
  

He can roll over from his back to his stomach when he goes towards the left. He does this with the greatest of ease - no struggle at all. He can actually turn over in the 2 seconds that I turn away from him. He sleeps on his belly now. I guess he likes it, but he can't roll back over yet so he is kind of stuck there. When he is playing and rolls over, he will usually hang out in that position for a while. Then he starts yelling for us to come help him - JT says it is like "flipping a burger".

He recognizes a bottle now and gets pretty excited when he sees it. He can even it hold it all by himself sometimes. He is not just interested in his bottles though - my water bottle catches his eye and he kind of reaches for my plate if it is close enough to him. I know he doesn't realize what he is doing, but I am hoping that this is just another sign that we are ready to start adding some solid foods to his diet.

Will got a great report at the pediatrician's office today. Over-achiever as always! He loves to flirt with the nurse and she always comments on his grown-up features. He was showing off his leg strength and rolling all over the table. The baby in the mirror caught his eye, so of course he had to roll on over and check it out.

Rmember all that hair he used to have? Well, it is gone, except for this mullet that has been left behind. New hair is growing in. It looks like it will be lighter than what he was born with, but I still think it will be more like JT's than mine.