4 Months Old Already!

Wow it has been a long time since we updated! A lot has happened in the past 2 months and Marcus has grown like crazy. He turned 4 months old a few days ago. Here are some comparison pictures:

He is learning so much everyday. He giggles like mad (especially at his Daddy) and plays with his toys. He loves his excersaucer and reaching for the toys when he is on the floor. He is also getting MUCH better at tummy time. He can push his entire chest off the floor. And he is already starting to try to crawl. He gets his butt up but his head goes on the floor, then he lifts his head but doesn't lift the butt. He can scoot around a little though. He has also learned to sit up. He does very well supported and is getting the hang of it by himself. He lasts about 30 seconds and then starts sliding down to one side. But he loves to sit up! No more leaning back for him, he even hates sitting in the car seat now.

In really great news, Marcus has moved into his crib. Into his own room! He now has his own little nursery where he can play and sleep. The same night we moved him in there, he slept through the night! Now I wish I could say he has been doing that ever since but it only lasted two weeks. Now it varies. One night he will be up 10 times just for the paci, another night he will only be up once but has to be rocked back to sleep for 30 minutes, and some nights he will sleep right through. It is a toss up.

Marcus has also survived his first cold and ear infection and staying away from Mom/Dad for a whole day. He has already spent a whole day at Gramma's (for a Cedar Point trip), another whole day at Grandpa's (for a Tribe game), and spends a few hours every week in the nursery at church. We have learned he LOVES the doggie Athena and he likes to watch Gato at home. He also likes to be outside. He will just sit in his stroller and watch the world go by. We went to his first Lyndhurst Home Days and he was mesmerized by all the people and rides there. His spitting up has not gotten any better but we are hoping with the introduction of solids in the next month or two it will reduce some. Right now we just have lots of burp clothes, bibs, and extra clothes on hand.

I would love to show pictures of all the things we have done but our computer crashed about 2 weeks ago and all the pictures were in it. I have a few from Facebook and I'm hoping we can retrieve everything else soon. Here are a few recent photos. The first is him playing in his new excersaucer at almost 3 months. The second is him sitting supported at 3 months. The third is him learning how to move the toys with his feet to his hands also around 3 months. The fourth is him practicing his tummy time at 4 months.