David's 4 month check-up

David turned 4 months old last Tuesday, October 12! Thursday the 14th we went to see the pediatrician for a well baby check-up. Here are his latest stats:

Weight: 15 pounds (50th - 75th percentile)
Length/Height: 26 inches (90th percentile)
Head Circumference: 16-3/4 (50th - 75th percentile)

In comparison, here are Jay's stats from when he was 4 months old (see picture in link). So far David is about a pound and a half heavier, about 3/4" taller, and has a slightly bigger head than Jay did at this age. If things continue like this it seems David is going to be a bigger boy than Jay. We'll see!

Here are some facts about David:

• Has two bottom teeth (came in at 3-1/2 months)
• Learning NOT to bite Mommy when nursing (can I say ouch?!!)
• Can hold his head and body high (90 degrees) when on his tummy
• Reaches for and is able to hold on to objects
• Is increasingly more social and mobile
• Enjoys blowing bubbles
• Has a terrific belly laugh
• Loves it when big brother Jay plays with him
• Can roll from his tummy to his back (which is more common) and vice versa
• Enjoys playing on the floor with soft toys (for about a 10 minute span)
• Splashes majorly in the bathtub now (slams his feet down into the water from his bath seat)
• Began to eat rice cereal about a week before his 4 month birthday; next up was homemade applesauce. I will introduce winter squash sometime soon.
• David is still not sleeping through the night. We're trying to work on this. He'll sleep from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. After feeding he goes right back to sleep and wakes again for another feeding at 5 or 5:30. Then he stays awake...and especially so if Jay is up and about which is typically 6 a.m. David slept one solid 8 hour night sleep last week. He got my hopes up since he hasn't done it again since then. Oh well! Here is hoping for another good sleep sometime soon.

To say the least, Matt and I are "Counting Our Blessings" with these two precious boys!