Jaron is 4 months old

I took pictures of Jaron at 3 month old to post to the blog, but never found time to do it. So now I am doing the 4 month old pictures. Where does the time go? Today we had Jaron's 4 month doctor appointment. He is now 25 1/4 inches long and weighs 15 lbs 11 oz which is average for a boy Jaron's age . Jaron has gained 4 1/2 lbs in two months. Josiah at this age was 24 1/2 inches long and weighed 15 lbs 8 oz.

Jaron is coming along great developmentally. He is ticklish, which his daddy loves. He is starting to purposefully grab toys. His tummy time is going well. He doesn't seem to mind it like Josiah did. Jaron can stay on his belly for 5-10 minutes before he gets tired. He can roll from his belly to his back, though not consistently. The doctor was surprised at how well Jaron can sit up with not much help. She thinks he might be sitting up by himself at 5 months.

Up until this past week Jaron wouldn't take a pacifier or a bottle. Now he thinks they are okay. I am so grateful because Jaron is so curious and social that if we aren't at home in a quiet dark room he would much rather look around or talk to me than eat. That means he makes up the missing calories in the middle of the night. Now if we go somewhere, I can pump milk and feed it to him with a bottle and he can still look around. I don't use the pacifier during the day because Jaron never needs it, but he still hasn't figured out the night time sleeping thing, so a pacifier has come in handy to help him sleep better.

Jaron's personality is very laid back and very curious. I thought Josiah was laid back, but Jaron is even more so. He never cries and has a smile for everyone. He is content to sit in his bouncy chair, lay on his back, or sit in your arms as long as he can see and hear you. My only two complaints are his night time sleeping (he is still getting up 2-3 times a night) and swaddling. He still needs to be swaddled, but he is so strong it is difficult to find a swaddle tough enough for him. If his arms come out he can't go back to sleep. We finally found one, but it is made of micro fleece, which is really warm. As soon as the weather warms up we won't be able to use it without over heating him. Hopefully he gets over the swaddle soon.