Isaac reached his fourth month last weekend while we were in Simi.
What a cutiepie he is!
He has mastered holding his head steady and is now on to accomplishing pushing himself up on extended arms while on his tummy.
He grabs anything within arms reach and is getting really good at keeping a grip on things.
He rolls easily from front to back and is getting close to rolling over from back to front. He seems to prefer sleeping on his right side, and with just a little help rotating his hips, he could easily flip to his tummy.
Lately he has been staring at his hands in amazement as he turns them. He'll even try to throw his hand and then seems startled that it's still attached! It's so funny to watch...
We learned at his 4 month checkup yesterday that he is 15 lbs. 10 oz. and 26 3/4" long. He's still in the 95th percentile for his size. Because of his height, he's already fitting in 6-9 month onepieces, like pj's and onesies!
This is the stage when he will likely start making sounds like words, such as da-da. Since learning that, Kevin has vowed to practice that one with Isaac every day until he gets it down. Although just in the last couple of days Isaac has repeated "mum mum mum" sounds. Could he be saying Ma-Ma?
The doctor also said we can start Isaac on stage one baby food at any time, but we are in no hurry since starting baby food too early increases his risk of food allergies and obesity. His doctor said we can wait until it seems like breast milk or the bottle just aren't enough for him. Anybody have a favorite recipe book for homemade baby food? I want to try making our own.
This is a really exciting time because he is so interactive and we love watching him grow. It seems that every day he is either discovering something new or surprising us with a new skill... like this!! Look what we can do as of today! Isaac actually keeps himself up for a good minute or so like this... or until he just gets tired of the new posture, whichever comes first. Nevertheless, what an accomplishment!
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I attempted to make most of Joshua's food and was successful with making all of Eli's food. I would HIGHLY recommend the Magic Bullet. I have tried just about everything out there and nothing purees like that :) I like a few books ... I'll have to find their names. Super Baby Food is one ... I make tons of food in advance and freeze them in ice cube trays. Pop them out ... put them in labeled plastic bags and you have dinner in no time.
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