Four Months Old!

Ryan's 4 month appointment was last Monday. He weighed in at 15 lb 2 oz (50th percentile) and 26 inches long (90th percentile)...long and lean! He is outgrowing his clothes so quickly. We are lucky to get hand-me-downs from friends~I don't think we have purchased anything new for him ourselves. That is really nice, but about to change! I have noticed as my friend's boys get older, the hand-me-downs decrease...the clothes wear out before they can be handed down! That is okay, I have no problem shopping for my little guy. But anyway, I digress....Dr. Murphy gave us the go ahead to give Ry rice cereal. We started yesterday and he has taken to it like he has been eating off of a spoon forever! It has only been 2 days and he really seems to "get it". I have noticed recently that he doesn't seem to be satisfied with what we normally give him in his bottle; so he was definitely ready for something more! It is so much fun putting him in his chair and feeding him. I can't wait for him to try different foods to see what he likes and dislikes....I wonder if he will like the foods that I craved while pregnant. Or is that an old wives tale??

I now feel like we are in a routine during the week. As I have mentioned, I love routine. It makes me feel much more centered. During the week, I rarely interact with him in the morning since he is usually still asleep when I leave for work. After work, I run out the door at 4pm every day so that I can be home at 5 to be with him until his bedtime (between 6 and 7). It is not nearly enough time, let me tell you! But I live for my Fridays and Saturdays when I can be with him all day. We don't do much. I am selfish that way. I want to spend every second of my days off with him. I can't get enough of that baby!!! I hold him as much as I can, kiss him, cuddle him, and am completely in his face (if he has issues later on, we will know why!). So now it is Saturday night ( I know, this is what I am doing on Saturday night~ but Keith is making me dinner, and later we will have a cut throat round of Scrabble. But again, I digress...) and I am dreading tomorrow, because it is my Monday. For the next 5 days, I will only see him a couple of hours each day. I don't want to sound like I am complaining; I am making peace with it. It is a choice that I made and I know that it was the right one for us even though it isn't always easy. So please allow me to post photos of me and Ryan wearing his "I Love Mommy" bib~ that is what gets me through the week!