4 Month Update

Well, Fletcher has just officially hit 4 months and he is doing great! His little personality is a treat to watch emerge and we get a kick out of just about everything he does. He is laughing, giggling, chuckling, blowing raspberries, squealing, and talking like crazy. I love our 'conversations' that always end in hiccups. He always gets hiccups when he laughs. His body and neck strength continue to improve, and though he still doesn't seem interested in rolling, he gets some great yoga poses and push ups in every day. I think he is very close to sitting unassisted, as whenever he is leaning back he is trying to ab crunch like crazy to pull himself up, though he still has a problem with face plants if we just let him sit by himself. Those are no fun, so I am sure he is looking forward to sitting unassisted too.
He will reach out, pickup, and then promptly stuff things into his mouth now, enjoys sucking on his fingers and makes Tim and I laugh because he doesn't always get the perfect seal around his fingers so the sounds of suction are very audible and amusing from the other room. He is chewing on anything he can get his gums on, which include unsuspecting fingers, but still no signs of teeth, so I guess he is just practicing. He is sleeping very well, and takes some great naps during the day too, though he is not into napping while we are away from home, which makes for a bit of a grumpy lump, but he doesn't seem to hold a grudge for too long. A welcome bit of good news is that after several days without his acid reflux medicine, he appears to be in no pain after eating and doesn't seem to have any of the other symptoms, so I am hoping that this week when we go for his 4 month checkup we will get the good news that he is over it! Tim and I also suspect that we will get the go ahead for introducing cereal into his diet. If he wasn't such a big boy I think I would wait till 6 months, but he is eating so much formula another source of calories is probably to his benefit.
I will come back and post his measurements once we get to the doctors this week. I can't wait to find out just how much weight I curl, bench, and lift each day :0)