Four Months

Denver was 4 months on Monday. He had his 4 month well baby check up on Tuesday and he weighed in at 12 lbs 9 oz (25%) and was 24.5 inches long (50-75%) and his head circumference is in the 75%.

We also got the okay to start cereal, but to be honest, we had tried it before because Denver loves to eat. He would watch Evan and I eat and reach for what we were eating. Also, our little guy may only be in the 25%, but it's not like he's not trying to gain more weight as he eats 5 oz every 2 hours (which is about twice of our little neighbor girl who is 10 days older than him and weighs a lot more than him). Denver likes his cereal, but he gets so excited when Mommy and or Daddy smile at him that lots of times he smiles before he swallows and it comes back out. It's pretty sweet. Denver gets his cereal every evening and gets a little better at it every time. Right now I'm thinking we'll slowly increase it after awhile and then around 5 months start vegetables and 6 months start fruits.

Denver has had some fussier times in the evening and after feedings leading us to believe his Prevacid (for his reflux) needed to be increased so we doubled his dose. It seems to have helped and he's been more himself.

Denver has been working hard to roll from his back to his tummy and Tuesday morning he achieved that, but he couldn't figure out how to get his arm out from underneath him so it didn't last long and he rolled back to his back. He also loves playing with bags; Ithink he likes listening to the different sounds and feeling the different textures. One night while we ate supper Denver played with a bag of chips. (When we eat supper Denver sits in his bumbo seat on the table.)

This is Denver's new way of sitting in his bumbo seat. He doesn't seem to sit straight in it very often anymore. He's just a busy kid trying to see everything going on!

Happy Easter

We hope everyone has a wonderful Easter. Here are some Easter pictures of Denver.

Happy St Patricks Day!

Bumbo Jumbo

Every thing in our house rhymes these days. Denver loves to be sung to and Daddy is always making up songs that have little rhymes in them. It's pretty cute. I tried getting a video of Daddy singing the "Slippery Butt" song, but the camcorder battery died on me so I will have to get it another time. This song is sung to Denver by Daddy when he gets out of the tub, while Mommy or Daddy put lotion on him. Denver typically if not always cries after getting out of the tub and this seems to satisfy him thus there is no crying if Daddy is around after bath time! :)

Denver has a bumbo seat. This is a seat that he sits in that helps him sit up, but also helps him build the muscles he needs to sit on his own. I did get him to sit by himself for a couple seconds yesterday. I have some pictures below of him sitting in his bumbo seat. I need to get a video of him play with his tractors while sitting in his bumbo seat. Sorry to all the John Deere lovers...but I think he likes Case better as he plays with that one first until it falls to the floor and then he plays with the John Deere one. When he gets tired he lays his head on the side and starts sucking his thumb.

Denver gets stronger every day. He still hasn't rolled over from his back to his tummy, but is very close and I don't think he's in any hurry to do this as he does not like being on his tummy very much. He rolls to his side back and forth and back and forth until he gets himself turned so he can see what he wants to see. Lots of times what he's trying to see is the TV! It's about time for us to start thinking about a baby gate so he doesn't go tumbling down the stairs when he gets a little more mobile. Denver's still working on pushing himself up off the floor with his arms. He does this from his elbows to his shoulders, but not with his hands. We've been working on getting rid of our head lag when you pull him up from a laying position to a sitting or standing position. He is getting really close, but when you first pull him up a bit that head hangs back for awhile. Denver loves to play in front of the mirror! Mommy and Grandma Verni have spent lots of time in front of the mirror to make a mad baby a happy baby. It's amazing how well it works!

I think that's all we really have for an update. Denver is 4 months old on Monday so hopefully there will be a doctor's report (including his weight!) and 4 month pictures some time next week. Thanks for checking in on us and thinking about us. We are amazed at how many people check out our blog!