Collin Is Four Months Old

On July 3rd Collin turned four months old. It is amazing how fast the time has flown by. Today he went for his four month doctor's appointment. Collin is now 15 pounds and 1ounce. He is 25 and 1/4 inches long. Our little boy is now in the 50% for his height and weight and 60% for his head size. The doctor said he was very healthy and such a cutie. She had to give him several hugs before she handed him back to us.

Collin has learned so many new things over the past month. He is still smiling all the time. When he wakes up in the morning he always gives Patrick and I a big, toothless grin. He will smile when total strangers smile at him and smile at you to get you to smile. He also loves to talk. He will sit and babble to you all day long. His favorite thing to say is still "ah goo". Collin is also able to support his body weight on his legs now when we support him. In fact, he loves standing up with support and definitely prefers it over laying down or sitting. We have recently put together his Exerciser and he loves it. This allows him to stand up while interacting with different toys. Collin is also becoming less of a "bobble head" and has more head control now. Collin has started to roll over from his back to his side, but has not mastered the full roll over yet. His new fascination is trying to grab anything that is in front of him (including your hair). If we put a rattle in front of him he can grab it with no assistance. He has become such a big boy!

Collin is still having some sleep issues. The doctor suggested we implement what Patrick and I call "Tough Love". Collin will sleep for hours if he is on Patrick or I but not in his crib. He takes his naps on me and ends up with us at 5:30am every morning. With "Tough Love" we are to go through our bedtime/nap time ritual with Collin then put him in his crib. We are to check on him at different increments starting with 3 minutes, then 5, then 10 etc. We are hoping this helps our little man nap better!