Keegan is 4 months old today! Such a fun age! We have noticed big changes in him over the last month. Jeff will come home from work often saying "he looks bigger today!" He weighs 12.5 pounds and he now has those chunky thighs I love so much. He is still in a size 2 diaper and mostly 3 month clothes. But some outfits are becoming quite snug so I'm guessing he will be in 3-6 month in the next couple of weeks. He still absolutely hates riding in the car! I think we have become used to the screaming but if we take more than a ten minute drive it can really take a toll on us. Most of the time when I look back, Ava has her ears plugged with her fingers. Other than the car he is a really happy boy.
He still has the same big blue eyes that his big sister has. But check out how blonde his hair has become! His redish copper hair is falling out and blonde is growing in.
These rings are his favorite toy right now.
As well as his little Eric Carle elephant. Thank you again Aunt Lori! When Ava lets him play with it he really enjoys all the fun toys on it :)
He loves to bounce in his jumper. Most of the time he gets fussy after 20 or 30 minutes but the other night he played for 45 minutes in the kitchen with me while I cooked dinner. That was a treat! He is much more hyper-active than Ava was. Ava would just sit in it and sway but I'm quickly seeing the differences in them. He can go crazy in this thing! We were so surprised that his feet touch the ground already. We bought this for Ava when she was 4 months old but she was much to small for it. I don't remember her really enjoying it until 6 months. I hope he continues to like it!
We have worked a few times on sitting up.
But he usually ends up like this after a few minutes.
Ava sat up on her own pretty early and all I did was use the boppy (along with blankets at first) to help support the back. I remember one day I just moved the boppy out from around her and she continued sitting all by herself. I'm really not rushing anything with this little guy though. I'm hanging on to every stage since he will most likely be our baby forever.
Yes, he still naps in his swing. I know I have to stop this but he refuses to take naps in his bed and so far I have let him win. The few times I have tried to fight him on it he gets so worked up after 45 minutes of me forcing it that he ends up not taking a nap at all.
He refuses to take any pacifier but his soothie. I have tried them all! He either spits them across the room or gags himself and throws up. Ava loved the playtex orthos but he is not having it. I will keep trying though.
He sleeps pretty well at night but he still gets up every night between 4:00 & 4:30am. He falls asleep right after her eats but it would be so nice if he dropped that feeding soon. He is still on prevacid for his reflux but we think it is getting much better. We are so thankful for our happy boy!
He is really falling in love with Ava. He watches every move she makes. They love to listen to their kid praise songs that Nana gave us. Ava sings along while Keegan does the hand motions (with Ava's help of course.) She loves that he can laugh now so she tries to make him laugh by talking to him, making funny faces or tickling him.
We love you so much sweet little man!
