Cole-Roy is 4 months old!

On the 16th, Cole turned 4 months old!! 

I feel like this month was rather wasted on illness.  Cole started to have a cough.  I tried to jump on it early and get him in to the doctor.  Well, Doc kind of just wanted to wait and see.  Backfire much?  Five days later, he was definitely NOT better so we made a trip to Urgent Care.  Cole got a chest x-ray, a nasal wash and a nebulizer treatment.  Fortunately, it was NOT pneumonia, however he did have RSV and Bronchiolitis.  This mom is ready for summer! 

Likes:  Big sis, smiling, grabbing things, baths, peeing in the bath, kicking big sis in the bath, burrowing in people's arms to go to sleep, standing & sitting, snatching things, when we talk to him, when mommy kisses his chin, "flying baby / falling baby", trying to watch the tv, having crazy flailing arms.

Dislikes:  The Bumbo, the current illness he is experiencing, coughing, the nebulizer. Laying down without someone there near him. 

Cole is wearing 6-12 month clothes.  I am getting a bit nervous because his wardrobe is pretty much cashed out after this size...  I wasn't sure how big he would be or how fast he would grow before he was born, so I wasn't sure whether to buy summer or winter clothes for the 9-12 month range, so I kind of just stopped.  I'm paying for it now!  Or rather, when I have to buy him a wardrobe I will be paying for it!  We just bought our first box of size 3 diapers, but we are just using them at night right now. 

Cole's 4 month stats: 
Weight - 15lbs 5oz.  I had a minor freak out when I found out his weight (Lee took him to the doctor).  He had been 15 lbs 15 oz just a week earlier when he went to the doctor.  I knew he had eaten poorly while he was sick, but that seems like a lot for a baby to lose.  Lee calmed me down by saying the first weight was WITH a wet diaper on and a full stomach.  The second was naked with an empty stomach.  Still...  Cole is around the 50th percentile for weight. 
Height - 26.25 inches.  Around the 90th percentile.  Long and lean.

Cole is really entering the "fun" age when he starts to actually do stuff.  He is close to rolling, but he seems to want to skip that and go right to sitting, crawling and standing.  He is starting to enjoy toys, like his exersaucer, his mat and his ball.  He loves to snatch things, often with his left hand, so if he ends up left-handed, you heard it here first!  He has quick hands and good dexterity and I can just see his dad scouting him for future sports! 

Cole is just the sweetest little boy I have ever met.  He is calm and mellow and doesn't get riled up about much.  When you talk to him, he gives you a big smile with his tongue sticking out and his eyes just shine.  His big baby blues are what strangers always comment on when we are out.  Grandma calls them his movie star eyes. 

Cole got his first "haircut" this month which was really just a mohawk removal.  He had a long patch of hair that wouldn't lay down.  Now it is all one length.  However, it still sticks up everywhere!  This is what my hair was like when I was young and is pretty much what Lee's is still like, so he really didn't have much hope here.  In two weeks Cole will be baptized in the chuch here in town. 

Cole, I hope this next month brings you good health and lots more smiles.  While I don't want to wish away your baby months, I can't wait for summer to be here so I can be home with you and your sister.  We will have so much fun this summer!  You are my sweet little baby boy and the perfect completion to our family.  This mom couldn't ask for anything more!!