4 months

Ahhh we are entering the 'golden' months with Nolan! A period of established routine, cooing/giggles and smiles and immobility. He celebrates his 4th month with a check-up with the doctor and his immunizations tomorrow. We expect him to be close to 17 lbs (yikes, can't imagine carrying him for another 8 months!) Luckily for us, he's pretty good about sleeping anywhere when tired without being carried.

Sleep: He gets cranky around 8pm so I wonder if he could sleep earlier but with two kids, we can only manage to put him to sleep around 9:30pm when his sister sleeps. He is waking up around 7am and with a quick feed, I can usually put him back down to sleep until 9ish or whenever Sofia wakes him up with her loud screams. He has one short nap mid morning and a long one in the afternoon that sometimes coincides with Sofia's nap (makes for one happy mom) and another short nap around dinnertime. I can't complain, he's a pretty decent sleeper so far but i'm sure sleep regression and training is just around the corner...

Pottying: With getting used to a routine with the kids, I have been able to attempt pottying Nolan. At first, I was only able to catch some pees and due to inexperience, many accidental pees on the counter and onto his foot. Then a week ago, he poop! Now, I can take him a few times in the day and I can tell he is trying to poop each time. Sometimes, I catch the big ones and other times, it's only the little poop farts.

With big sis: He watches as Sofia plays and dances around him all day with fascination. She loves to give him hugs and kisses all day. It makes me feel so happy and blessed to see the two of them.

Hand coordination: He is grabbing his bib and sticking his two fingers in his mouth daily. I think he is teething with the way we are going though bibs and changing clothes each day (spit up is still a major part of our lives) =) On a few occasions, he has pulled on his toys on the bouncy chair and playmat (and my hair ouch!)

Nicknames: baby no no, nolie, nole, big guy, da tan (big situation) - for his explosive poops (in the past) and spit up/vomit

Only four months with you and I love you so much already.