So, Oliver had his four month check up on 10/10/13. At that visit he weighed in at 16 lbs 6 oz. And measured at 26.1 inches long. That puts him at 75% for both his height and weight. He is growing so fast. And he has the cutest little rolls all over, and his cheeks!! Oh my his cheeks are so pudgy and kissable. I love how they jiggle when he moves.
Obviously the doctor says he is healthy. His eyes are developing great, he can stand up on his own pretty well with a little assistance with balancing. His eyes are getting lighter and lighter blue every day. I have to say I love that our whole family has blue eyes!
Oliver has become very vocal. He loves to squeal and growl. He has also learned to blow spit bubbles. Which doesn't help much in the drooling department. I am dreading the teething stage because he already drools like crazy! He is slowly working in consonant sounds into his "vocabulary." So far he has just done vowels.
He still hates his tummy time. I am lucky to get him to lay there for five minutes before he starts crying. But on a good note he ROLLED OVER!!! On Tuesday, Oct 22 he rolled from his belly to his back three times!!!! And he has only been on his stomach for a few seconds when he did it. However he has not done it since. I don't think he really understands how he did it. But I'm sure once he figures it out we will never get him to do tummy time for long. He is also very close to rolling the other way, from back to belly. He gets his bottom half completely over but the top half gets stuck over his arm. Its exciting watching him learn these things, but I'm also dreading the day he becomes mobile and I have to break out the baby gates!! I know he is going to be a terrorizer.
He can sit really well now with just a little support. So about a week ago I brought up his "exosaucer" that Grandma and Grandpa Hazley bought him. I just roll up a blanket and wrap it around him to support him and he goes crazy in it!! He has started to learn that if he bounces his legs the whole thing bounces and shakes. His favorite toy is his moose. He loves that thing!! He will grab one of the feet and growl as he shoves it in his mouth and chews on it. He also loves to lay under it and hit it so that it swings back and forth.
He has started to notice his feet now, too. When he is laying on his back he will bring his legs up and grab onto his feet. Soon he will be able to put them into his mouth! Oh joy! He absolutely loves his big sister Cambry. All she has to do is say something, anything, to him and he will get the biggest grin and even laugh sometimes. She gets him to laugh more than anyone. And she doesn't have to look like an idiot to do it!! I have to make all kinds of funny faces and sounds to get him to laugh at me. But, he gives out smiles like candy!! He has the biggest smile and its so easy to coax it out of him. It just melts my heart when I see it. Especially on the days that I work, when I come home and he smiles at me like that I almost want to cry! This past Saturday was the best. I came home and could hear him crying before I even opened the door. Apparently he had been crying for about 20 minutes. So I walked over to him and said hi to him. He got excited, and smiled but was still whining. So I put my arms out to grab him and he put his out towards me for a second! And as soon as he was in my arms he cuddle his head into my neck and stopped crying! It made me feel so special to know that I can make him so happy just by holding him!!!
There really is nothing better than being a mommy and watching your kids grow and learn.
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