4 months old!

Jesse you are a bittersweet 4 months old.  Bittersweet because even though I love watching you become more and more aware of us and interact with us, I am always sad to to lose the snuggly little newborn-stage! 

Comparison shot of Asher and Jesse both at 4 months:

     

You are the sweetest, smiliest baby (since your brother)!  I really don’t know how we were blessed with such sweet boys twice!!

You are a BIG boy!!  We go to the doctor tomorrow so we’ll find out your exact stats then, but you are already wearing size 3 diapers during the day, and size 4 at night.  You are wearing mostly 6 month clothes and also some 9 month clothes!  We think perhaps it’s your size that’s keeping you from rolling??  You are SOOOOO close we can all taste it.  ;)  You did roll a few times last week, but nothing consistent yet.  As much as I love watching my boys hit their ‘milestones’ I’m also okay with not having two mobile kids quite yet.

Jesse, this month you started using your exersaucer and you love it!  When you’re not in there you like to lay on the floor and move in complete circles or off your blanket all together.  For someone who isn’t rolling you are figuring out how to move around quite well.  You like your bumbo seat and your playmat, too.  But I think your FAVORITE thing is just to be held or in the baby carrier.  You are a sweet and snuggly boy and I wouldn’t trade that for a million dollars. 

Sleep isn’t your strong-suit (yet), but we’re going to get there… I’m sure of it!  I’ve been brushing up on my “healthy sleep habits, happy child” reading and I’m ready to get you going on a schedule!  When we’re home in the morning you take a (short) nap in your crib at about 10 am.  Then you take another nap (a little bit longer), also in your crib, around 12 or 1.  An evening nap is hit or miss and is typically just a quick cat nap in your swing if at all.  We’re trying to get you to bed between 6 and 7 pm.  You sleep great until about midnight and then you like to wake up every three hours until morning.  If you don’t get the hang of sleeping through the night (again) soon I suppose we’ll have to do some crying (both of us).  Right now I’m one tired Mommy, but so thankful that the reason I’m waking up multiple times a night is for the world’s cutest and sweetest baby!!

Jesse, my favorite time with you is first thing in the morning when I hear you coo-ing and I go to get you out of your crib and am greeted with the biggest smiles.  You wiggle with delight and it makes my whole day!  Daddy also gets big grins when he comes home from work which I’m pretty sure make the stress of a long day melt away.  You always give huge smiles to Asher throughout the day. I can already see glimpses of the friendship of my two boys and it makes me so happy.

You are such a good go-with-the-flow baby!  You have been toted around to many more things than your big brother ever was at this age.  You are easy and sweet and do really well in new surroundings.  We’re so thankful for your laid-back disposition. 

Jesse, I SHOULD remember how quickly the days and months fly by since my first baby is now almost 2.5 years old (!!!), but I still find myself snuggling you longer at night when you’re asleep on my shoulder and whispering ‘slow down!  slow down!’  I am thankful that I know in my heart that each new stage is special and fun, because each time I pack away some clothes that no longer fit or see a picture of you in the hospital my heart aches. 

There aren’t the right words to tell you how happy we are that the Lord blessed us with YOU!  You are precious to us for a million different reasons and we can’t wait to watch you grow up and do all the things your big brother is doing!  Life right now is busy and exhausting but wonderful.  We love you Jesse!