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!