Month 3 & Month 4 for Aaron

Things we love about Aaron

• He grips the bathtub on both sides to make sure he does not fall down.
• He started playing with a ducky in the bath tub.
• He sits in his lamb chair with such concentration as he tries to grab for the green lamb above. If he catches it, he pulls really hard on it.
• His new game is for us to pull his hands as he uses his neck muscles to come to a sitting up position. He gets huge smiles and grins when we do this. We say, "here we go, here we go, you did it!"
• I always tell him, "I know you, you're Aaron Avery Smith" and he gets a huge smile on his face.
• Some of our regular songs include: Wheels on the bus, Old McDonald, Days of the Week, If You're Happy and You Know it.
• He experienced the exersaucer for the first time and loved it. He laughed as it bounced up and down and was excited about the toys.
• He is starting to sleep with his rabbit lovie. We are hoping it will allow him to sleep longer.
• He is kicking his legs vigorously when laying on the mat and when in the bath tub.
• He started sucking on his bottom lip.
• He loves sticking his tongue out.
• He has rolled from stomach to back 3 times this month.

Eating

• We are moving him up to 5 oz. when he is fed from a bottle.

Sleeping

• We have done some sleep training and it was pretty brutal. It has been getting much better so I am feeling very blessed for that. He only got up one time last night (Aug. 3) at 3am and then slept until 8am. We are so grateful for that. It will be tough when I go back to work, but I am sure I can use the early hours to get stuff done.
• He slept for 8 hours on the second to last night before his 4 month birthday! That was a record!

We have taken 3 trips so far in his 3rd month. They have been really fun, but the car rides have not been. Thank goodness for the keys that the Woods are letting us borrow. He is great with those for a little bit until he gets mad at them and pulls them really hard while crying.
Amarillo to meet his Great Aunts and Great Grandma
Houston for Amy and Rob's wedding, but Aaron spent time with cousins, Aunt Holly, Aunt Lizzie, and Gran
Austin to see his future A&M roommates and an overnight at Aunt Katy's house.

I wish we could have gotten this on video, but Aaron discovered that his head can move 180 degrees. I was holding him while we were trying to eat dinner and he was looking out the window. Then he turned his head from the window to look at Sterling. He turned back to look out the window and then realized he could turn it to look at Sterling. He kept doing it as he was fascinated that it would move all the way to both sides. So sweet.


Stats at the 4 month appointment.

Weight- 15 lbs 2 oz. (45%)
Length- 26 in. (80%)
Head- 17 in. (90%)