4 Months Old

On Saturday we took Emerson for his 4 month check up. It was good timing since he had a cold. He weighs 14 pounds 1 1/2 ounces which is the 40 percentile. He's 25 1/4" long which is the 60 percentile. His head circumference is 16 1/2" which is the 45 percentile. His cradle cap is still kind of bad so we're going to work on that this week. They said Emerson can start having cereal now and that we can introduce jar food in a few weeks. Overall they said that he looks great!

After his exam we were waiting for the nurses to come and give him his shots (he got 4 and screamed) and Emerson rolled to his tummy and was trying to scoot to his paci that was laying about 6" away. He is definitely ready to start moving...but are we ready for that? He's getting so big! It's fun but kind of scary and sad. He's not our little tiny baby anymore.

Here are the things Emerson can do at 4 months:

• Holds his head up at 90 degrees when on his tummy
• Visually tracks moving obects
• Blows bubbles
• Squeals, gurgles & coos when you talk to him
• Turns toward sounds
• When laying on the floor will follow Gus with his eyes and turn his head or roll over when Gus moves out of his range of site
• Bats at toys
• Grasps toys and will hold them for several minutes in his hands
• Laughs
• Can bear weight on his legs
• Rolls over from back to tummy
• Sleep on side or stomach frequently
• Cut his first tooth with the second making it's way out
• Starting cereal this week
• Plays with his feet
• Loves Peek-a-boo and Patty Cake