4 Months

Matthew turned four months this month....



..and we've definitely turned major corners!



(by the way, I always regret posting these things because as soon as I do things always regress!)

...But Matthew is doing so well with his sleeping!

We put him on a good routine (thanks again Baby Whisperer!) and Matthew has been eating well, sleeping well, and can even be put in his bed awake and drift off to sleep on his own...it's great!

It's also nice to finally know what he'll be doing when...you know, like "Oh, it's 10am, he'll be sleeping then." "3 o'clock you say? He'll be eating then!" I remember when we got Michael that organized, things started to go much better, and already it has been great with Matthew. He's such a sweet boy.



Matthew is starting to roll on his side a lot, but has on a couple of occassions rolled from his tummy to his back. He did it about 3 times in a row but has it doesn't much lately...I think he forgot how to coordinate his legs, arms, and shifting his weight. Anyways, he'll get it!



He is such a wonderful part of our family. Michael loves him to pieces, and he is such a little bundle of joy. He just wants to smile at anyone who will look his way. What a gift to our family!

Back up Plan

It's nice having a back-up plan when you blog. Some days I really have time to sit and write and others, like tonight, I just have a minute for a quick post.



But I think you'll still like it:

Chair?

This is a game we play everyday called "Chair."

We play it in the morning.

We play it in the afternoon after nap.

It involves picking up stuffed animals from his toy basket...


"Doggie?"

and pointing to his crib railing and saying "Chair?"

We line them up the rail and balancing them carefully.

"Ele-fountain....Chair?"

"Eee-oo" (Pinocchio)..."Chair?"

Once they are lined up....

It's time to knock them all down!

Spots and Stripes

Wrestling

I know boys will probably end up doing a fair share of wrestling.

But Matthew's still a little small for that right now, so he chooses an opponent for suitable to his size and skill:

This is his "cookie." A little silky, taggy blanket my sister made for Matthew and Michael (and we have a spare cookie too). The name cookie originate with Jack, who spontaneously called his favorite silky blanket "cookie" and that is just their name in our family!


Matthew loves to wrestle with his cookie. He turns on his side, he chews on it...

...sometimes he's able to get a good clean pin...

...and sometimes the goings gets tough...

and so he tags in a partner!

A Moon with a View

The moon was in an optimal viewing spot from our front window a few weeks back (anyone notice that moon never seems to be out when you are looking for it?) and Michael had a blast saying good night to it.

The really super cute thing was that when I told him it was bed time and we need to say "bye-bye moon" Michael got down from his perch, and then spontaneously proceded to say "Good night" to everything in the apartment we passed by just like the book "Good night moon."

"Good night TV"

"Good night candy cane" (an overside candy cane that never found it's way back into the Christmas decorations closet).

"Good night books."

It was very cute.

Admiring the View