4 Months!

Our sweet Parker is 4 months old already! Boy how time flies with #3. We had his appointment last week and he was all over the chart. 30th percentile for weight (13 lbs. 5 oz.) but 90th percentile for length (WHAT? For a Bybee baby?). Head was 50th percentile. I guess over everything he evens out to about average. He has been adding some chub lately around his wrists and calves and cheeks. He is delicious to kiss.

Parker, just like Evan and Maren, you add a great deal of love to our family. It seems like none of the rest of us can get enough of you. You are starting to do what Evan calls talking now. I call it spitting or doing raspberries. I think you're quite pleased with yourself and the other day I was wondering how babies figure out how to do that anyway. I love hearing it! It means you're happy. The other way we know you're happy...those kicking legs. The faster and harder the kicks, the more excited you are. You've had really strong legs since you were born. Speaking of that, you really love to be standing on them and you're so steady when we stand you up. I don't remember standing starting so soon with the other two but, then again, I have nursing brain. I can't remember much nowadays. You rolled over, front to back, about two weeks ago and surprised and excited everyone. Now you seem to be done with it and haven't done it for about a week. Ha! Big stuff is coming up and it's so exciting! You are big on smiling (not that you'd know by these posts...we have got to get a picture of this guy smiling!) but we've got to work pretty hard for a laugh. I can usually get one if I'm changing your diaper and give you a tickle and Evan is good at getting them out of you if he's just being silly. You sure love that brother who takes ownership of you! :-) Your hair is totally ready for another haircut! Seriously...two haircuts in the first four months of life...that's crazy! But so is that hair. It's going to take some serious gel to tame when you get older. For now, we just love looking at its craziness and feeling it. Although you went for two weeks about a month ago sleeping from about 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., you gave that up as quickly as it came. Boy, that was such a sweet dream! Now you're waking up around 4 a.m. We're going to have to work on cutting that back out so I can start working out at 5:30 again! You are usually a very happy boy. You put yourself to sleep and are happy to be carried around in stores for a long time in the Baby Bjorn. Our family wouldn't be complete without you and we're grateful each day to have you. Love you, Parker!