4 months old today

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Chase has changed so much so fast. He weighs 17.2 lbs and is 26" long. 6 month clothes are getting really tight...mainly the shirts aren't long enough. His coordination has improved so much and he is making all kinds of different sounds. He absolutely loves it when David comes home and smiles so big for his Daddy. He talks to us and we swear e says hey and hi when you say it to him. (not all the time but especially on the changing table or when he is really chattery!) he is such a happy and sweet little boy and our greatest blessing. Every day is a new adventure. He rolls really well either direction from his back to his side and from his tummy to his back. He doesn't roll very much from his back to his tummy but he can do it. We are working on it!

He has started showing all the early signs of teething. Drool, increased night waking, chewing on everything, etc. sometimes it makes him a little fussy. He likes cold teethers as those seem to help.

His routine lately has been to go to bed between 9:00 and 9:45 and he will sleep for about 4 hours then wake up every 2 hours. He gets up for the day around 9:00 and likes to play with his toys before breakfast. He will usually take a nap after the second feeding of the morning and is good to go until around 4:00ish. He takes that late afternoon nap and is usually up when David gets home from work.

He had a couple small spots on his skin that we think we're eczema. Some calendula cream helped clear that up and all is good with that now. Out here in this dry weather we use a humidifier at night for him and he has been dealing with some chapped lips. We are working on getting those healed up.

As of this past weekend he is now in a size 3 diaper. We keep some on hand for nights or if he has a rash. We still prefer the cloth diapers for everything else.

Hi hair has really grown a lot and is so soft and fluffy. It's finally starting to show in pictures now.

He also likes to sit with me and look at some of his books. His Big Animal Book has some great pics and bright colors and he looks at that the most. He also likes looking at his truck book with his Daddy.

And as I'm typing this he just rolled from his back to his tummy. :-)