Our little Elliott is not so little now (well, compared to what he was)! He weighed 15 pounds (31%) and was 26 inches long (74%) at his 4 month check up last week on September 3rd. He is now wearing mostly 3-6 and 6 month clothes and is growing quickly out of those. In the last week he has learned how to easily roll from his back to his front and in the opposite direction. He does have a little difficulty knowing where to put that right arm after he rolls to his stomach, but he is getting there. We find him laying all sorts of ways in his crib when we go to check on him. He is still dealing with waking up a few times a night but is mostly contented with his pacifier during these nightly wake up calls. We are also getting a little scooter on our hands. He has started to army crawl towards objects that interest him, so leaving him alone even for a little bit is becoming more and more of a no-no!
When he is feeling well (aka not gassy or being bothered by his teething), he is all smiles! His smile lights up his whole little face and involves not only his mouth but also his eyes and little nose. In just the past few weeks, he has become less fussy during the day. I have enjoyed taking selfies with him, reading books to him, playing with him in his jumperoo, and going on more and more "adventures." We have also enjoyed going to Starbucks to see Chuck a few times with Mortimer. Elliott gets better and better in public and seems intrigued by all that he sees.
Elliott and I had a particularly messy adventure last week in Publix. He had a huge blowout on the frozen food isle. I didn't see anything at first but could definitely smell it, so I didn't think it was that big of a deal. When I took his car seat out of the top of the buggy, I was embarrassed to find that his blowout had run out of his car seat where his straps are and into the buggy. I did my best to clean it up but still felt so bad for the guy who helped us get our groceries in the car. Bet he will stay away from us in the future!
We started giving him rice cereal right at 4 months. His first experience with it was what we expected: messy! He had it all over his face, and his hair was sticking out of the side of his head after he got cereal in it by the end; but, he seemed ok with eating it. Since then, he has gone back and forth with liking rice cereal. Lately, though, now that he realizes he can hold the spoon he likes it more. As you can imagine, more cereal ends up outside of his mouth than in it, but he likes eating it more when he gets to be in control. He is also getting better at keeping the food in his mouth now than he did at first. He would scrunch up his little nose and spit it back out to begin with. He is also getting more demanding with his bottle and likes to try to hold it himself. For some reason, he has started eating less at each feeding. We are watching this to see if it continues or if it is just something he is doing just for now.
It is amazing how quickly this little guy is growing. Every day, he seems to do something new, and every day we are seeing more and more of his little personality shining through. Here are a few pictures of him in action being his sweet, silly self!
