4 Months Old!

Note: This letter is written for July 25th.  Our computer has been in the shop the last couple weeks so this post was delayed.

Dear Lucas,
You have grown so much in the last month! And I don't just mean physically but that you have done too:)

You are now 25 inches tall (80th percentile), 16 lbs 4 oz (70th percentile) and have a 17 in head (90th percentile).  I have a big head too and you can't really tell so don't worry. You wear 6 month clothes.

You are just becoming such a little person and we absolutely love to play with you.

You still look like me as a baby.

But there are times where you are looking more and more like your dad:)

You are so much more interested in your toys now and we have named them all. And by interested I mean you usually just want to eat them.  The doctor confirmed that your teeth are coming in but it could take weeks or months for them to break through.

Elephante

Mr. Moose

Sophie 

As you can probably tell from your pictures you are in your carseat a lot because we have been going all over the place but you are now so much better in the car either sleeping or talking away. We don't want you to be in your carseat too much though so you rode in your stroller like a big boy!

You like to smash your face against the mesh for some reason.

You also started sitting in your Bumbo which you are getting more and more used to but those deliciously chunky thighs of yours probably aren't going to fit much longer:)

You are so intrigued by everything around you so you almost always love going on walks just taking everything in.

You talk all day long. You really love to talk. But you are a bit shy too.  Or maybe just reserved.  When we were at a party you wouldn't make one peep.  As soon as you were alone in a room with us to get changed you just started talking away. The moment we stepped out of the room you stopped. It was too cute. I'm sure you'll get used to talking to lots of people soon.

You are still nursing about 8 - 10 times a day.  You just want to get as big as you can! We think you are going to love when you can finally eat food and mama isn't going to be too upset about it either;)  Actually I am counting down the days...6 weeks to go!

You are taking 3-4 naps a day usually lasting 20-45 minutes each. At night you go to sleep between 7:30 and 8 p.m. You wake up in the 1 am hour to eat, again about 3 hours later and then your every two hour eating feast begins.  Daddy and mommy are not really early risers so when you start to wake around 6 am we bring you into bed with us and you'll sleep another hour or even two!  We absolutely LOVE our morning canoodles with you:)

You still spit up A LOT but we've gotten used to it.  Just lots of laundry! You're still gaining weight and it doesn't seem to bother you anymore.

You had to get your 4-month vaccinations and even though they hurt so bad you stopped crying as soon as it was all done.

Even though you sleep in the car as soon as the car stops you are up but after these shots you stayed asleep.  It was exhausting!

Overall you are such a happy kid and we cannot get enough of your smiles.

We know you won't want to be held for long so we are getting in all the snuggles we can.

I mean how can you resist this?!

We love you so much and are looking forward to looking at this exciting world through your eyes.

Love, Mommy and Daddy