4 months old!

Benjamin turned 4 months old while we were on his first vacation/road trip. And what a road trip it was! 5 hours to DC where we stayed for a few days before driving out to Indiana with Ralph's parents to visit his sister and her family. And then 13 hours straight back from Indiana to Raleigh. Ben did VERY well. Apparently he's much more resilient than his mother, who was a wreck on that long 13 hour drive, mostly because I was so worried that I was going to have to finally deal with an unhappy baby. But, lucky me, I still don't have much experience with that.

When we got back from Indiana, Ben went to his 4 month appointment. He had another round of shots, which he didn't like (who would), but he got over it quickly. He's now 15 lb. 1.5 oz and 26.5" long. He's just above average weight for his age, but his length is the average length of a 6 month old. No wonder we were having trouble fitting into the 3-6 months clothes! We're keeping our fingers crossed that this bodes well for a child who will be taller than the genes his parents gave him might indicate.

3 months and counting

I can't believe it's been over a month since I last posted anything! My parents got a webcam so they've been able to see Ben in action that way, so I've been less diligent about posting images and videos here. Here's a quick update on how Benjamin's doing at 3.5 months old:
Height: 25" (roughly)
Weight: 14.5 lb (according to my not-so-accurate home scale)

Over the past month and a half, he's started to talk even more - lots of strange new noises including laughing, gurgling, squealing, raspberries, and some sounds I wouldn't know how to describe. And he's definitely gotten LOUDER as he's gotten older.

He's discovered how to control his legs and feet and started swatting at and trying to grab his toys with his feet at about 2 1/2 months. He's progressed to grabbing with his hands AND feet, and is getting really good at bringing things to his mouth. His newest ( and cutest, in my opinion) trick is that when he's lying on his back, he grabs his toes with his hands and hangs on, just jabbering away.

He can roll over both ways (front to back and back to front) but he doesn't do it that often. we watch him carefully though!