Four months have come and gone, and my little guy is growing up faster and faster! We've had such a blast with Madden and we're wondering how much more personality this boy can get! He is the sweetest and funniest little four month old ever and we can't get enough of him!
This past month....
1. Madden proved again that he's a hefty little sucker...weighing in on May 24th at 15 lbs 5 oz and 25 3/4 inches. And today, June 1, he weighed 16 lbs 6 oz and 26 inches long. 80th percentile in weight and 86th percentile in height. (We got 4 month shots today, boooo)
2. On May 31st, Mad rolled over for the first time! From his back to his tummy. You'd think he had just lifted a semi truck by the way he was breathing. Rolling over is hard work! That night he was a mad man in his crib. I kept hearing him shuffle around most of the night, and every time I went to check on him, he was facing a new direction! The next morning I found him laying with his bum pressed up against the side rail, with his little feet straight up and almost hanging over the side of the crib.
3. Started grabbing his toes. It's the cutest thing of alllll time. He's even started sucking on his feet now! And to think I was worried about him sucking his thumb...
4. When he eats he has gotten into a bad habit of swinging his arm around in circles and smacking me in the face. There's nowhere for me to go to dodge the blows, and if I hold his arm still he just gets mad. So I pretty much just sit there and take a beating to the face.
5. Back to me worrying about his thumb sucking... This month he's figured out that he can fit more than just one finger in his mouth, so that little thumb has been left in the dust.
6. Some of his recent loves are playing with his toys, boxing with dad, playing airplane, reading his books, being outside, staring at the blue sky, wind in his face, being held outward so he can see what's going on, the lights in the chapel at church, going on dates with his girlfriend Elle, and going
on walks in his awesome new stroller!
7. Madden is also becoming quite the drooler. He's the king of spit bubbles and he's started making a growling noise that send slobber flying. I don't know how else to explain it. It's messy but adorable.
8. He's is also becoming a biter/aggressive kisser. He likes it when I hold him cheek to cheek, probably because the second I let my guard down, he turns and starts going to town on my face! He just can't control his love for me that's all.
9. Madden also loves the mirror. Everyday we sit up on the counter and and watch Madden smile and laugh at himself. I'm sure he's so confused but he seems to love it! I have the cutest little hand and foot prints all over my mirror that I can't get myself to clean off.
10. Last trick of the month...it's actually kind of a problem, but Madden has learned how to cover his face with any blanket, towel, or cloth that he can get his baby hands on. If I'm not looking, I hear tiny grunts and turn around to see his head completely covered and his hands and feet squirming all over. He can never just be normal with a blanket! He either kicked it completely off or covers his whole face with it. Good thing summer is here because I think he's about to be banned from blankets!
We love Madden more than we ever could have imagined and we are so lucky that he's our baby! On to another month of laughs, smiles, and baby kisses!
