4 months!

I can't believe my baby will be 4 months old tomorrow!  Where has the time gone?  He isn't that little newborn anymore.  He's a big boy.  He can roll over from tummy to back, although he doesn't like to do it while Mommy & Daddy are watching or have a camera ready.  Daddy has yet to see it happen, but knows it did because he was sitting on the couch with Little Man on his belly--looked up and he was on his back!  Ha, ha...sneaky Little Man.

Last Thursday Little Man and I went to visit his birthday buddy, Cayden.  They are so cute together!  You can tell they are similar in size, but they are built so different!  Cayden is solid and all around the middle while Little Man is long.  Little Man actually seems smaller, but I think it is because his weight is distributed out over an extra inch or so.  I'm sure Cayden will catch up on height, but I am not sure when.  They both go in for their 4-month appointments this week, so we shall see how close they are. :)

The boys were very good and Little Man even napped for over an hour!  I couldn't believe it!  Just before we left, we put the boys on the couch next to each other and got a few pictures.  Little Man gave plenty of funny faces while Cayden was either serious or smiling.  He smiled lots when he looked at his mommy.

Chiara and I are both lucky to have such adorable little boys!  I am so excited to see them get bigger and really begin to play with each other and have real play dates rather than mommy chat time.

The one downside to the 4-month mark is the sleep regression.  Little Man still sleeps through the night, but getting him to bed has become a chore.  He might be tired, but it takes nearly an hour to get him to fall asleep.  He will talk to his mobile for a while, then get mad when it turns off.  He pulls his pacifier out and holds on to it and cries because he wants it back in.  I try so hard not to pick him up out of the crib.  Most of the time I don't, but occasionally after an hour or so one of us breaks and picks him up.  He easily falls asleep while one of us is holding him, but we can't do that for the next 18 years. 

Napping is almost as bad.  I'm not good about just putting him down for a nap, though.  I tend to lay down with him and nap right along side him a lot.  Or Daddy does.  He gets lots of cuddly naps.  He has been napping longer the last week as well.  His 30 minute naps have turned into hour long naps and are only 2-3 times a day as opposed to 5-6 times a day.  I'm not sure which I like better.  I can get more done with long naps, but he wakes up cranky and wants to eat right away.  Short naps make for a happy baby that just wants to smile and get hugs when waking.  He isn't in a hurry to eat with short naps.  Hmm...I think I like a happy baby better.

This also marks my last week home before going back to work.  Little Man will start daycare 3 days a week next Monday.  I am sure he will do fine, but me, not so much.  I'm a wreck just thinking about it.  I love being home with my Little Man.  I am going to look forward to Tuesday and Thursday of every week.

So, I will enjoy every minute of this last week...pictures tomorrow morning, doctor (and vaccinations) on Tuesday, free day on Wednesday, and Nana & Papa arrive on Thursday.  My birthday is Saturday, so I will celebrate with my whole family!