4 Months

Jackson is 4 months old! He is so much fun right now and his personality is really starting to show. He has been exerting his independence lately, always wanting to sit up, even when he is in his car seat. Jackson has started making all kinds of sounds when he “talks” and he tells us frequently how he feels about things… especially when he’s hungry. He loves to smile and laugh… at us as opposed to with us, I’m afraid. I’m sure that what he thinks is funny now will become increasingly embarrassing as he gets older, so we are enjoying these days while we are still pretty cool in his book.

Yesterday, was Jackson’s 4 month check-up. He weighed…(wait for it)… 16 lbs., 14 oz.!!!! He was also 27 ½ inches long. His height measures in the 95th percentile and his weight is in the 90th percentile, so he is in perfect proportion, he’s just BIG! He was such a big boy while we were there. He didn’t even cry when the nurse gave him 2 shots. Dr. McCabe said that developmentally and physically, he was perfect. We think so... he is our “best present ever.”





While we were visiting the doctor, we talked to her about incorporating some food into Jackson’s diet and she thought that he was ready. So, last night we tried sweet potatoes! I think that when it was all over with, the little man was wearing more than he actually ate, but it wasn’t a particularly bad experience for him. He seemed pretty open to ingesting whatever I put in his mouth, so we will try again today and see how it goes!