Barnes at FOUR months

Barnes Thomas Lindley turned FOUR months old on July 18th. 

Gosh goodness gracious, I love this chunk of love! He is currently CIO in his crib...yeah, that's how we roll these days. He's big enough now that I feel like he can CIO and he will survive it. But lets be honest, he's been big enough since the day he was born. But I'm just now getting comfortable with it.

Anyways, this boy is just the cutest thing. And when he smiles so big, it melts.my.heart!

He reminds me of a mime (sp?) when he smiles, it is so so big but no sound is involved. Just waiting on him to start the "trapped in a box" routine next.

Things about Barnes at FOUR months:

- Still nursing nursing nursing. I love it, and I'm happy he likes it too. He doesn't get bottles often, but when he does, he takes bt 5-6 oz and maybe alittle more at night. 

- I had the bright idea to take him out of his pod at night, and the boy doesn't love to sleep flat. So we've been working through that. Some nights he will sleep straight until 4:00 am and sometimes he wakes up 10 times before that. But I just refuse to feed him before around 4-4:30 because I know that boy can make it. So this is when the CIO started. Sleeping 1.5-2 hours at naptime, 3 naps a day in the swing. 

- Wearing 6 months clothing mostly. I have a few bigger things he can fit into, but mostly because he is long in the stride. I've been hitting up the summer sales and buying 18-24 mths for next summer,,,this chunk is throwing me off my small child game! Still in size 2 diapers, but amazon will deliver size 3 next month.

- I think he weighs around 15-16 lbs. I can not wait to see what his stats are at the end of the month

- The boy love love loves to smile. His favorite thing is when I blow air bubbles into his neck. He gets so tickled!

- He finally rolled over from back to tummy about a week ago. And since then, he does it all the time. He'll roll over and get stuck...and we have to rescue him. He hasn't figured out he can just roll back over yet. At first, he'd roll and just lay there with his head down like a beached whale, but now he can pull his arms underneath him and chill for a bit.

- He has become much more tolerant of Lillian rolling all over him. Sissy literally can not keep her hands off of him. I can't turn my back when she is around him, because she will be on top of him hugging and kissing him. Its the sweetest thing, but Sissy can be a bit rough.

- His loves: being held, mommy's kisses, being swaddled for naps and bedtime, his playmat, watching his brother and Sissy act like wild animals. His dislikes: being flat in his crib, being awake when he tired, the bumbo after 10 minutes

Our bonus baby Barnes, you are so so loved!

I mean, I seriously die of his cuteness!

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