Benton Update: 4 Months

Benton has been alive for 1/3 of a year...oh my goodness! It's so hard to believe he is 4 months old!!!

Some facts from Benton's fourth month of life:

-Wearing a few 3-6 month clothes, but he is now mainly wearing 6-12 month clothes.

-Mainly wearing cloth diapers on the middle snap. In disposables, he is wearing a size 2 diaper.

-Eating 5-6 times per day for a max of 15 minutes. We vary the number of times we feed him based on what we have going on (for example, he eats 6 times on small group days because he stays up later). He is also taking a 4.5-5 ounce bottle when it is more convenient.

-Still sleeping great! We put him down at around 8:30pm and we wake him up at 7am. He is still taking a nap after every feeding.

-Thriving on the eat/play/sleep routine. He's staying awake just a little bit longer, and we are loving the additional time with him awake! He is starting to enjoy tummy time a little more and he is starting to really play with his activity gym.


Random things we don't want to forget:

-He's rolling over!!! We haven't actually seen him do it, but we put him to sleep on his tummy and he wakes up on his back. :) He will also roll from his back to his side, but not all the way over onto his tummy. I should note that we are pretty sure he is totally cheating when he rolls from his tummy to his back...we think he's pushing off the crib slats with his legs.

-Our poor little baby is teething. So sad. But, he is doing well as long as we give him teething tablets and have something for him to chew on. The things he seems to like for teething are Sophie the Giraffe's legs and rear, a frozen pacifier, a frozen washcloth to suck on, his hands, and our fingers.

-He is starting to try to sit up. We can put him in the Bumbo and he sits wonderfully, or we can sit him up in his Boppy. In the Boppy he isn't requiring very much support to sit!

-We can put Sophie or his circle rattle a few inches in front of him and he will grab them and bring them to his mouth.

-He is a splashing machine during bath time!

-He has watched 3 OU football games thus far, and he can already say "Boomer Sooner." Okay, maybe not.

-An upper respiratory infection hit our house a couple of weeks ago, and sweet Benton got sick. :( It was so sad, but he was a trooper and was the first one to get over the upper respiratory infection. We are pretty sure that he was mesmorized by the frog humidifier. Ha!

-He is such a happy baby. He smiles for us all the time. It will be interesting to see his personality develop, but if I were to guess based on the current time, I think he will be: introverted, deep thinker, laid-back, friendly. We'll see!

-He had his first real play group experience this month! It will be fun to watch the kids grow and interact.

We love our little guy! And, thank you to our friends and family for loving him too! We are so grateful for him and the joy he has added to our lives!!!