4 Months!!

Jaxson Cole had his 4 month checkup on May 27, 2010 with Dr. Kahn. He weighed 13.7 pounds and was 26 inches long. He is in the 50th percentile for his weight and 75th percentile for his height. Dr. Kahn said he seemed to be doing fine and said we could start cereal and baby food. Jaxson was a little congested but Dr. Kahn said his lungs and chest sounded clear.

Our baby turned 4 months old on May 29, 2010. He also tried baby food for the first time on the same day. The look on his face was priceless! I think more of the carrots ended up on the bib and his face than in his mouth. He seemed to like it okay. His tongue pushed quite a bit of it out but he did consume some! He has been taking cereal at night for a couple of weeks so we will continue with that. I will probably substitute his late afternoon/dinner feeding with baby food for now and substitute a little more as he gets older. He still likes to be standing or sitting. He has really started to enjoy the exosaucer(spelling??) and walker lately. He is able to push backwards and side to side. He still makes his noises but no “dada” or “mama” yet although we practice quite often. He is beginning to look a lot like Emmett. Jaxson is such a cuddle bug and I hope he stays that way for a while!

Jaxson slept in his bed for the first time on June 1, 2010 (Wa-Wa’s birthday!). I can’t remember what time he woke up crying but I’m guessing it was around 3 a.m. and I put him in our bed for the rest of the morning.