4 Months

Elliot is 4 months old today!

What is our 4 month old up to? He can roll belly to back (well, he has done it about 8 times total over the course of the past few weeks, but each time he still seems very surprised, so I'm not sure how much he really "knows" how to do it...) and is soooooooo close to rolling back to belly. When you put him on his back he immediately rolls everything over...except for one of his arms which remains stuck beneath him. I am guessing he will figure that arm out and do a full flip shortly.

He has found his voice - lots of screeching in addition to the cooing these days. He throws in a few "Mmmm" and "Gooo" sounds occassionally. The evening is his talking time - he stays pretty quiet until about 6 PM each day and then lets loose and becomes Chatty McGee.

His new trick is blowing raspberries. He loves it. A little gross, but also insanely cute.

He is fully in his crib at night (Hooray!). He still naps in the swing about 50% of the time, but we are slwoly working on that (and to be honest. I don't really care where he naps - I just want him to sleep at night!). And no, he is not sleeping through the night yet.

He is grabbing toys and objects with a lot more skill and intent. His favorite things to hold and chew are burp cloths or blankets.

He laughs. Not consistently, but more and more. He laughs at himself in the mirror a lot, and loves to laugh when playing "elevator".

Happy 4 months to our little man!

Sunny weekend

We had a great weekend with beautiful weather, and a visit from Nana and Papa!

We took a nice walk down by the harbor:

Spent some time at the park:

And Elliot went in his first swing!

Thanks for a great visit!

4 month appointment

Elliot had his 4 month pediatrician appointment today. He is doing pretty well! The stats are:

14.6 pounds (50th percentile)
24.5 inches (44th percentile)
42.9 cm head circumference (I have no idea what this means, they just tell me the number each time)

So, he is still our little shorty!

Everything else is going well from what we can see. He had a load of shots but only cried for about 30 seconds - what a trooper!

Hanging on the couch

Museum of Science

It was WAY too hot and humid to do any outdoor activities today, so we met up with some friends and headed to the Museum of Science! We don't get to this museum as often as others, but we really should make an effort to go more often. Henry LOVES it.

He practiced moving his arms like birds do when they fly:

Spent about 20 minutes looking at xrays of various animals:

Hung out in a space capsule with Liam:

And did numerous other things that I couldn't get pictures of because he was running around like a mad man.

Elliot just seemed a touch overwhelmed by it all:

Who Wore it Best?

Henry:

Elliot:

And of course with the same "hand stuffed in mouth" pose:

Plum Island 2012

We are back from our (now annual) week trip to Plum Island! We basically recreated last year - same house, another visit from G Pa, same fabulous weather.... There was obviously one big difference:

Elliot was a sport, hanging out in the beach tent while Henry went crazy in the waves and digging elaborate canal systems. We went to the beach almost every day, including a fabulous trip to Wingaersheek Beach in Gloucester. There was a lot of grilling, hanging out on the deck, sand castles, lemonade making, and Henry got to go on his first fishing trip! (alas, no fish were caught). Basically, a perfect summer vacation.

Packed and ready to go in mom's hat:

Catching some shade in the tent:

Wingaersheek Beach:

Hanging out at the house:

A visit from Jake:

4th of July (we attempted to wake Henry up for the fireworks, but he was so exhausted we literally couldn't wake him up - and it was only 8:30!)

Elliot attempted to walk on the beach:

Henry's first time fishing!

It was a wonderful time - and hard to be back to reality today!