This is somewhat of a catch-up post for us. It was a bit hectic getting back into a normal routine after our long vacation and our blog has suffered the consequences. Hopefully this can right the ship.On August 10th, Dylan turned 4 months old! With this milestone came his dreaded 4-month checkup on the 12th where he was poked with long, sharp needles in the legs again. He reacted about the same as at his 2-month appointment and it was still really hard for us to watch him screaming. He was a bit of a grumpasaurus for a couple of days after that but I think he has come out of his funk now. This picture shows his little chubby legs and the patriotic band-aids he got to cover his shots. He wore the band-aids for a little while in support of the USA competing in the Olympics.
At the appointment Dylan weighed 16 lbs 9.6 oz and was 26 in long. Both of these measurements are in the 75th - 90th percentile range. We love our little eater!
Other good news for Dylan at the appointment was that he is now able to start eating some rice cereal in addition to his heavy dosage of breast milk. The great news for me and Crystal is that he has taken to eating from a spoon like Michael Phelps has taken to winning gold medals. He loves eating his cereal in his big boy high chair with his "Handsome" bib. Mom and Dad just need to work on hitting the hole with the spoon a little more often from the look of his face. There is not much harm done with simple rice cereal, but when the super-colored carrots and peas enter the arena, we're going to have to step it up a notch.
Finally, Dylan has officially become a serious drooling machine over the last few weeks. He doesn't have any teeth yet but the doc says they are on the way in no time. One of his favorite drooling objects is his Mom's arm and I find myself having to wipe her down a couple times a day after he gets going. Crystal took this picture after a particularly heavy drool-fest. You can see he has completely saturated the front of his shirt and is really quite proud of himself. His soaked shirt is absolutely true though, because his mommy is certainly #1 on his list of favorite things.
