Four Months Old!

          EJ turned four months old last week (adjusted age: 8 weeks)!  He's still growing like crazy.  He weighs 11 lbs 8 oz and is 21.5 inches long.  That puts him at the 61st percentile for weight and 17th percentile for height on the preemie growth charts, and he was just below the growth curve on the normal growth charts.  Maybe next month he'll make it to the 1st or 2nd percentile on the normal chart!
          EJ had a rough time at the doctor for his four month check up.  He got three shots, and this time was definitely the most traumatic for him (and me!).  He was inconsolable for almost ten minutes and cried so hard that he got covered in red spots!  He got lots of cuddling and all the bouncing on the yoga ball he wanted for the rest of the day.
        EJ continues to be a happy baby!  He smiles all the time and babbles more and more.  His head control is improving even though he hates tummy time.  It always ends in tears!  Toys have become much more interesting to him this month and now he spends lots of time playing on his play mat.  He's just starting to be able to put himself to sleep if we put him down sleepy but awake, but we still bounce or cuddle him to sleep most of the time.  He has slept through the night a couple times now, and hopefully he'll start doing it more consistently.  He still takes lots of naps, but he likes to play, kick his feet, and push up with his legs when he's awake.  He also likes to stare at the TV now, so my days of Netflix marathons while taking care of him are over.  He's growing and changing much more quickly then we ever anticipated!  No one would ever guess he started out so tiny.
        I haven't gotten around to taking four month pictures yet (oops!) but here are a couple I snapped at the pediatrician's office while we were waiting.