4 Months

Where or Where did the month of November go? It is hard to believe that our baby boy is now 4 months old. He is at such a fun age. Lots and lots of giggles and smiles and laughs. He definitely knows mom and dad and he is starting to prefer us when he gets hungry or tired. If someone else is holding him, he often follows Pat or myself with his eyes around the room...always keeping an eye on where we are.

Benny slept in until 7:30 this morning which was a new record. After going to bed at 9 o'clock last night, he slept a whopping 10.5 hours. This is not typical for him, as he is usually up before 6, but we cannot complain because he is a great sleeper. I guess the snowstorm had everyone including him feeling lazy and cozy.

He is getting too big for his swaddle blanket and so he often busts out of it at night and wakes himself up. It is not unusual for me to be in his room once or twice at night re swaddling him so that he falls back to sleep. He cannot sleep very long unswaddled.... he wakes up over and over and over. He is always able to put himself back to sleep, but still I feel a little nervous for the day when he has to learn to sleep unswaddled. Hopefully by then, he has a little more control over his flailing arms so that he does not wake himself up as often!

He is finally eating more than 4 oz at a time. He consistently eats 5 or more oz at a time now which I think is helping him to sustain through the night. He still eats every 3 to 4 hours but he eats more at a time.

He loves to sit in his bumbo seat ...actually he just loves to sit up period. He recently found his feet and thinks they are very interesting. He does not have the strength to sit up on his own, but he loves to be propped up in the sitting position. He also loves to stand. He has had amazing leg strength since day one and he continues to love to stand up on his legs and bounce around.

I cannot believe that Bennett is 4 months old already. We feel so blessed to have him in our life and we thank God everyday for his health and happiness. We sure love you buddy!

This is the face we know and love so dearly!