4 months!!!

Wow!  I can't believe today Coen is already 4 months old!  The time is going so fast and he is getting so big.  Today we had his 4-month doctor visit.  Coen weighs 16.5 pounds, and he's 25.5 inches long.  He's still in the 75th% for his weight and height, and in the 90th% for head circumference.  Matt says the head size is no surprise, and has already special-ordered Coen's Little League helmet.  He's a big, big boy!

The doctor was amazed at how strong he is.  He loves to stand on our laps and look around and he holds his head up really well.  We were thinking maybe the doctor would have us start rice cereal since it's fairly obvious Coen is a good eater, but he wants us to wait at least another month.  He did tell us to start giving him more than four ounces at each feeding and see how he does.  Maybe it will help him to sleep a little bit longer and not want to eat quite as often. 

We have really been working on Coen's routine so we can try to get him to sleep a little better.  He is doing better at night, but he still refuses to nap most days.  This morning he was able to put himself to sleep in his crib, but he only stayed asleep for about 30 minutes.  It seems that Coen is afraid of missing something and would rather be up with us all day!

After a few sudden tears of terror following his shots today, Coen was all better and took a nice 90-minute nap.  Maybe the solution to the sleep problem is to just schedule more shots!  :-)  As much as we like watching him sleep, we have so much more fun when he is awake.  He is such an active little cutie.

Until next time...