Sunday, November 27, 2011

Say What? 4 Months!

4 months ago Gabriel was born. Unbelievable. He has fit into our family so well it's hard to believe he wasn't here before that.



He's another happy baby. No complaints really. He varies on sleep (to be expected) and I suspect he's been having some gas issues but we're working on that. Overall we are spoiled with happy children.

He currently weighs 13 pounds 2 ounces.

4 Month Developmental Milestones
Mastered Skills (most kids can do)
Smiles, laughs - He laughs, giggles, smiles. Especially when he sees Louis and Leah.
Can bear weight on legs - He's taken to standing up whenever he can
Coos when you talk to him - He has his talkative moments and then other times just looks around pensively.

Emerging Skills (half of kids can do)
Can grasp a toy - Depends on the toy. He will grab at them but there are only a few he'll continue to hold on to.
Rolls over, from tummy to back - He started to do this a few weeks ago. It took me by surprise. He loves being on his tummy.

Advanced Skills (a few kids can do)
Imitates sounds: "baba," "dada" - I noticed just today that his random sounds are starting to sound a bit like imitated words but it isn't quite there yet.
Cuts first tooth - He is teething up a mess of drool and lives with his fingers in his mouth. That being said- it means nothing with our kids. Leah & Louis started to teeth around the same time. Leah didn't cut her first tooth until she was much older & Louis well past his first birthday.
May be ready for solid foods - He meets some of the developmental readiness signs but we wait until he is ready for food, not when we decide to force it onto him. And most likely not before 6 months.

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