Miles is 4 months old!

Miles, You are 4 months old today!

You are still such a sweet, calm and happy baby! You have sweet little toes and baby thighs. 

You love to look at your parents. Wherever we are, you always have your eye on us. You have really started holding your head up consistently this month, which makes tummy time a little less terrible, although you still hate it after 5 minutes. You also rolled over this month. 

Your hair is turning lighter and getting fuzzy, but you still have brown newborn baby hair bangs that have grown out. I call them toupee bangs!

You smile a lot, especially in the mornings after you wake up.

We are more settled into a routine now. Nanny Peggy comes over in the mornings around 8 and we usually leave for work around 8:15. I don't want to miss more than 2 feedings, so I am home by 3:30 or 4:00 when you wake up from your nap. You get 2 bottles a day on weekdays and you drink about 5 ounces each time. 

While we are on the subject of naps, I should say that you are a great sleeper! You have gotten into a good routine in the last week or so. You wake up around 8, take a morning nap for about an hour, then you take a nap from 1:30-4:00, and then another nap for about 45 minutes or an hour about 5:15. You go to bed about 9:00 and usually sleep through the night. 

This is your blank stare look you like to give us. 

We made the switch to cloth diapers this month, and so far I love them! The prints are really cute. I'll do another cloth diaper post with more details about that. We are still using up the rest of the disposables we bought, so you are a size 3, although you can still fit in size 2 diapers.

These are your 4 month stats:

Weight: 17 lbs, 75th percentile

Length: 25.5 inches, 75th percentile

Head Circumference: 16.5 inches, 75th percentile

You are a very proportionate boy!

You've started sticking your tongue out a lot. You are wearing ducky pjs that were Mattie's in this picture. 

Nanny Peggy bought you this toy, plus some keys, but this is by far your favorite! You have started grasping things now. You've entered the stage where everything goes straight to your mouth! 

You look too sweet in this picture! These are your weenie dog pirate pjs that we think are hilarious!

We went to dinner tonight at Community Q with Katherine, Mattie, and Lily. I got a picture of you and Mattie, but not Lily again. I need to make sure we get Lily next month! Mattie loves you so much. 

This isn't a great picture, but I had to take a picture. You are wearing a mini Boden outfit that has a dachshund on it that I love! 

You love to talk, too! You babble away all day. 

Miles, you make us so happy! Your daddy and I were talking to you tonight in the car about how life is  better with you here!

MILEStones: He rolled over!

Miles reached a milestone over the weekend. He rolled over yesterday morning while on our bed. He has been working hard at it for a week or two and finally got it! Of course once he got there, he wasn't too happy about it. Here he is working on rolling over on his activity mat.

He rolled over!

He also is big enough to ride in the stroller without his carseat! He took his first ride in Home Depot on Saturday morning. 

We took a walk on Sunday morning, too. 

I tried the Bumbo seat with him a month ago, but he didn't look very comfortable in it. Probably because he couldn't hold his head up very well. We tried it again last week and he can sit up in it, but his chunky little thighs kept getting stuck!

Smiley Miles! Love this little man. I bought this taxi outfit while I was pregnant. We were worried he was going to be too big for it by the time it started to cool off, so I jumped at the chance to put it on him when it was slightly cooler on Sunday morning. 

And I just thought this one was cute. He makes you work hard for the smiles!

Miles is 3 months old!

Miles, you are 3 months old today! 

You are growing so fast. You like to watch the crazy weenies. 

You have started moving your arms and legs a lot. You kick and swat your arms around. 

We had lots of big changes this month! I went back to work last week. It breaks my heart to leave you, but I know you'll be ok. You also started sleeping in your crib during the night. The first few nights you slept in your crib you woke up to eat between 4-5, but last night you slept through the night again. When your daddy tries to get you to go back to sleep he always says "He's wide awake!" if you don't go back to sleep immediately. 

You are wearing size 2 diapers and you're about 25 inches long. You didn't have to go to the doctor this month, so I'm not sure what you weigh, but I know it is definitely more than last month!

You are still a very chill, relaxed baby. I take you to Target, the mall, and out to dinner and you don't seem to mind at all. 

You met my friend Lori and her family this month. They came all the way from Nashville to see you! Lori is one of my oldest friends. 

You met Nancy and Al this month. They came up from Macon to see you and check out our house. 

We went to the Varsity with Nancy, Al, and Gram. It was your first Varsity trip. I think you were a little sad you couldn't have a hot dog and a peach pie!

Your cousin Mattie sure does love you! Lily had already gone to bed. 

Sweet monkey man. 

Eleanor has only eaten one pacifier this month, but she ate 2 rubber bottle parts. You drink about 4 ounces at a time when you get a bottle.

You met Rachel this month, too. She was in town from California and surprised me! 

You really make us work for a smile, but your smiles are so cute!

You seem to enjoy bath time! You splash water everywhere. You are big enough now to sit in the little tub without the hammock. 

You went to the beach for the first time, too. Lots of firsts this month!

You are getting much more interactive and we love playing with you! We love you sweet Miles!

Miles at the beach!

We took Miles for his first trip to Seaside a couple of weeks ago. We normally go the week of Labor Day when it starts to cool off and the kids are back in school, so it is less crowded. That didn't work out this year because of the timing of my maternity leave. We had it all planned out! We bought Miles his first pair of sunglasses, a bucket hat, and swim clothes. We also bought a tent that we could set up on the beach to get him out of the sun. It turned out we didn't really need all of it because it rained/stormed most of the time while we were there! We went to the pool for short periods and sat under the umbrella during the day and took Miles down to the beach after dinner when it wasn't raining. 

He is a good beach baby! 

He seemed to enjoy checking out the clouds and water. 

We bought his swim trunks a little big, so they came up a little high on his big ol' belly.

Serious Miles. He really makes you work for a smile!

He looks like such a little boy here! 

The waves were just too much for him! He went right to sleep. 

We had such a nice, relaxing beach trip and look forward to many more with him!

Family visit

My cousins Kyndall and Abby are home from college right now and came by to visit tonight. Kyndall had to meet Miles before going back to school. Abby has already seen him a couple of times!

Miles and Abby! They kind of matched tonight in their aqua shirts. 

Miles and Uncle Boo Boo. Miles is looking serious in this picture. 

Miles and Kyndall!