J-man

Josiah is now 4 months old. He does so much already that I'm so happy. Happy because he is considered a preemie and most times, they do things later than full term babies. Some of these things he's been doing for the past month or two, but I don't have that written anywhere.

His favorite thing to do is talk! Matti talks so much and I think it's rubbed off on Josiah. It's the cutest thing. He lights up when he sees his older brother and is all smiles and giggles when it comes to him. If you put your hand over his mouth, he will say, "ahh" and wait for you to move your hand to make a noise. I noticed that if you sing "Close, Open" to him, he will try to close & open his hand. He likes to mimic people and is just so eager to try things. He likes to stand and he will do so with outstretched arm. Think of the Jesus statue in Rio, haha. He grabs for everything. Toys, hair, hands, ceiling fans, etc. Whatever he sees, he'll reach for it. Last month, he rolled over from front to back! He usually does it right after he wakes up. If I try to do it during the day, he doesn't really do it. When he's on his back, he can get to his side, but he can't go to his belly just yet. He always wants to sit up. So he's been hanging out in his Bumbo seat or in the Boppy with a blanket around him. He pulls his head up when he's reclining because he just wants to sit. He's so observant and will track something in the room or focus on one thing to see what it does. This boy is sooo strong & he's so smart.

We started supplementing, but I'm not ready to talk about it just yet. I'm still very upset about it and hopefully one day I'll be able to write something out without being so nasty about it. I tried and I'm just very bitter.

Things are getting better. Short naps can be taken in his bouncer. He'll entertain himself for about 20 minutes before wanting to be picked up. I am able to put him down when I need to. Slowly but surely, it's getting better.

Today, he fell asleep on my lap. I just kept him there because he was just too cute to put down. I started doing things on the computer and I looked down at one point to find him wide awake looking at me. Big brown eyes looking right at me & once I saw him, he flashed a big smile. I love it.