Four months (and one week) big!

Baby Cooper,

You are now a big four months old! Your personality is starting to show. You are still an easy going baby, but without a schedule. You love to sleep and snuggle with Mommy, so much you still don't sleep through the night! She is still up with you two or three times a night. I don't know if this is because you are just growing so fast you need the food, or you just miss me so much now that I'm back at work you need your Mommy time at night. Whatever the reason, please start sleeping longer than 2 hours (or less) at night! Mommy is back at work and is TIRED. You love our sitter though and seem to be doing well with me back at work. You have grown so much! At your dr's appointment this week you were 26 inches long (95%) and almost 15 pounds (50%). Daddy said the doctor was amazed at how strong you are.

You are no longer content to be set down somewhere and look around though, you want to be exercising those arms and legs! The exersaucer is your new favorite toy. You can jump and bounce as much as you want, and you've learned how to turn yourself around to reach all the neat things within reach. Your big brothers enjoy finding new toys to give you. They don't like that you show your appreciation for their toys by slobbering them up though. You haven't started teething yet (thank goodness) but the drool is flowing fast. Bibs have become part of your daily fashion now and you soak through them regularly.

You've gotten some new skills now that you are older too. You can roll over from your tummy to your back. You don't do this very often, but have done it enough we know it can be done. You have yet to roll from your back to your front, but you've come so close to doing it, I'm assuming you can and just haven't discovered it as a means of moving. You can also reach for things in front of you and of course put them to your mouth to taste them. That means you can find and insert your binky regularly!

Probably your favorite time of day, other than snuggling with me, is bath time. Cooper, you LOVE baths! Not only do you get to be naked, but you can kick and wiggle to your heart's content in the water. You don't even mind me washing your hair or splashing you! It is so fun to watch you enjoy bath time.
I am still amazed to watch how fast you are growing each day and know that soon you'll be moving fast to keep up with your big brothers.