William is 4 Months Old

William went to his 4 month checkup today.  He got a second set of booster shots which he hated.  His new assessment:

Weight:  16 lbs  7 oz         75-90 percentile
Height:   24 in                   25 percentile
Head:     16.8 in                75 percentile

So in summary, he is short and fat with a big head :)  He's our little chunker.

In addition to gaining weight over the last month, Will has accomplished a lot!
1.  Will has moved from sucking his knuckles to sucking his two favorite fingers, pointer and middle fingers.  Mostly on his right hand, but sometimes his left.
2.  Will is showing signs that he will be right handed.  He shows more control over the movements with his right hand.  He even sometimes grabs his left hand to adjust its position.
3. Will is showing signs of teething. I read that you can see signs 2 months before a tooth breaks the skin.

• He now slobbers all the time so he wears bibs permanently now...and they get drenched!
• He is sucking or biting his fingers, your fingers, toys, dolls.....everything he can pull to his mouth.

4.  He now sees toys you shake in front of him and will grab them.  Once he gets them, they go straight to his mouth :)  He's holding them longer and longer.  Mainly because his hands are grasping everything tightly and he doesn't even know he's still holding them.
4.  Will's legs are stronger. 

• He enjoys standing.  He can stand on his own with something to hold on to, like an ottoman. 
• He can pull himself to a standing position when you are holding his hands. 
• He takes steps on his own, so he walks across the floor when you hold him up and walk with him.

5.  Will started talking at the beginning of the month.  Babbling baby talk.  It lasted a couple weeks and I loved hearing him tell me all about his day.  By the end of the month, he quit talking.  He does very occasional short babbles only.
6.  Will giggled in Month 4!!!  We finally caught the video over Christmas, so you have to checkout the Christmas blog posting and watch the video of it.  Its so cute!  We're learning what makes him smile the most, which can turn into giggles sometimes:  holding Will above your head so he looks down at you, tossing him in the air, tickling his stomach, playing peek-a-boo, lifting his arms above his head, dancing or twisting his body left/right while singing.
7.  While on Tummy Time, Will rolled over on his own!
8.  Will pushes his upper body up and looks left to right while on Tummy Time.

We're looking forward to what he can accomplish in Month 5!

Here are some pics of William in Month 4: