Being silly!

Aunt Kelly sent us this really cute outfit! He stared at his monkey feet all day! :)

Talking to my animals!

Naps

Benjamin has now decided he will take lengthy naps during the day (meaning 2 hours roughly) if he can sleep on my chest. I thought maybe he just enjoyed being on his belly. After he fell asleep on me today, we put him in the pack-n-play on his belly for the first time. We wanted to try it when he was napping during the day so we could keep a close eye on him. It lasted for about 10 minutes and then he woke up wanting to snuggle again. Luckily, I enjoy cuddling and snuggling with him too! :)

Morning!

Cuddling in mom and dad's bed this morning... talking away!

Benjamin~4 months

We love you Benjamin!!

Just testing out the highchair to see if we like it!

Swinging and smilin'

Benjamin now wakes us up in the morning by talking and playing. It's the best part of the day!

4 month checkup and vaccinations

We took Benjamin to his 4 month doctor's appointment Wednesday morning. He now weighs 14 pounds, 6 ounces! The doctor was very happy with his size. He was in the 50'th percentile for his height and weight, and 90'th percentile for his head size! We talked about his sleeping schedule (which is great!), introducing "solids"... cereal, purees, etc at 6 months, and working on tummy time with the boppy pillow. And then came the scary part... vaccinations! Andy held him on the table while the nurse gave him one oral medication and three little jabs to the thighs. He screamed and I wanted to cry for him! But, it was over fast and I scooped him up quickly. He did alright the rest of the day for the most part. We had to give him some infant tylenol around 3:00 because he was fussy, and his legs were red around the injection sites. He was back to his normal happy self the next day after lots of sleep! Next appointment~ 6 months!

Here is the link to Benjamin's doctor. We LOVE her!

http://www.cc-peds.net/moon_wex_ped/jewell.shtm

Tummy time!

We're starting to get the hang of this "tummy time" business!

He rolled over on his back from his tummy for the first time this morning!

I think he shocked himself!