1st Day of School

Monday was my first day at daycare and I can officially say I made it through my first week.  I'm already a ladies' man and I'm really good at impressing them.  All of my teachers love me and say that I'm a really good baby.  Miss Jennifer wants to take me home and Miss Elaine can't believe how I manage to get around in my crib.  I never stay in one spot - that is until I fall asleep.  Rolling is my favorite pastime these days and I am loving being on my belly and watching things around me.  I can put my knees up under me and push my butt up in the air - I'm so close to crawing!!.  I also started eating rice cereal this week.  Boy, do I like it. It doesn't taste like cardboard when Daddy mixes it with water instead of formula.  So far I am getting a handle on eating solid foods.  
Today I had my 4 month doctor's visit.  I'm still a growing boy.  I'm over 24 inches long and I weigh 13lbs 9oz.  Eating almost 30oz of formula a day is helping with that.  I've become better, well at least more efficient at eating so that makes Daddy extremely pleased.  The behaved well for my shots at the doctor, although I think I may do a lot of sleeping this weekend.  Between my shots and all of the excitement with daycare, I am EXHAUSTED!!!!  Mommy and Daddy are really happy that I still sleep a solid 9 hours through the night!!

Me in one of Daddy's outfits when he was a baby!

Me posing with my diaper cake :)

My First Beach Trip!

Nap #1 at the beach

Yesterday we went to the beach!!!  Although I wasn't able to enjoy the sand and waves like my sister, the new sounds of crashing water and smells of the beach were enough to keep me entertained.  I found it very easy to take siesta's in the tent too with the cool breeze blowing on me.  All the fresh air made me sleepy!  Maybe next time I go to the beach I will get to enjoy it even more and do things like throw sand at my sister and go swimming! 

Nap #2 at the beach

Earlier this week when Daddy came to wake me up, he discovered that I was able to roll over on my belly all by myself!  I am not bothered being on my belly so much anymore so if I end up rolling onto it, I don't scream too much.  I have also gotten used to taking my afternoon nap with Daddy on the couch.  Unfortunately he is going back to work in a week so I will only get to enjoy it on the weekends, and not everyday.  

I rolled over on my belly at the beach!

Workouts

These days I am getting really good with my head control.  In addition to being able to hold my head up without any support I also like to spend time working out in the gym.  I really enjoy kicking the animals that hang above my head.  I also spend a lot of time on my side, especially when I sleep; I find that to be the most comfortable way to get my rest after the gym.

Besides all of that, I really enjoy watching Cora - she is so entertaining!  The other night I let her cover me up with the blanket. She takes really good care of me.  When winter comes and the cold weather is here she will need to cover me up all the time!

Catnapping

I am a catnapper.  I am able to keep Mommy and Daddy guessing as to when I'm going to settle down and take a 30 minute snooze.  For the most part, I can pretty much sleep however you would like for me to be, but I can guarantee it won't be for very long.  My big weekend wore me out so I've been napping quite a bit.  Luckily Daddy doesn't mind because he can grab a nap himself during the day when Mommy is away at work.  And even double luckily, I still sleep from 9pm until 5:30am so that makes everyone around the house very happy because they can get a full night's sleep!!

My eating has improved a lot over the past week.  I think I've finally gotten into a rhythm and Mommy and Daddy have figured out my cues.  Because I've been eating so much I'm outgrowing some of my clothes very quickly.  One pair of my pajamas that I grew out of in what seemed like a month has a pair of cleats on the feet.  When Mommy and Daddy bought it for me they didn't see what was written on it.  The first time I wore it, Daddy was surprised to see that it said Rookie #28 on it.  Twenty-eight is Daddy's number and he was happy to see that it was on my pajamas!

This weekend is a long weekend so I get to spend extra time with my big sister Cora.  Mommy finally allowed her to hold me.  She is still a little shaky so I don't like it very much, even when Mommy helps her.  I'm sure Cora will get better at it although I'm growing much faster than her these days so I'm catching up to her size!