Week 20

This Is One Little Fishy I Wouldn't Dare Throw Back

How old? 4 Months 20 days
Total weight: XXlbs *to be updated
Baby clothes: Got to break in Linc's swim trunks & shirt. The trunks are a tad big, but man is he such a cutie in both.

Baby food: Lincoln is doing pretty good with rice cereal and we are planning to move on to sweet potato this weekend! I am sure there will be a few pictures to follow.

Sleep: So far so good. Linc has been going to bed around 8ish, then I wake him up around 10 for a bottle and from there he has been sleeping through to 5:30-6am. I am sure he could even sleep later but I have to get him up to feed him and get him ready for daycare. He is such a good boy! We are very lucky! He even slept through the thunderstorms that we had Thursday night!
Best moment this week: Thursday I took Linc and we went to the Reston Zoo for a play date. We had such a good time! I met some new mommy friends and Lincoln was a little charmer and met some new baby friends! He actually stayed awake for most of the trip this time and got to see more animals. I think his favorite were the baby goats, watusi cattle, & fennec foxes.

Then once we were home, after a not so quick trip to Target while Linc took a SUPER long nap, I decided that I was going to finally blow-up Linc's baby pool that we got him FOREVER ago! It did not take me nearly as long as I thought that it would, then I transferred it out to the balcony, and filled it with a couple of inches of water. We waited for Daddy to get home before Linc took his first dip. I think it went well...minus the fact that his adorable sharky swim trunks are just a tad *read a lot* too big still, perhaps a swim diaper underneath will help in the future. And we will definately be breaking out the pool again this holiday weekend!

Worst Moment: Poor guy still can't kick his stuffy/runny nose, but the Dr. said that around this age they sometimes just have a perpetual runny nose and there's just not much you can do except make them comfortable. So we are going to purchase a cool mist humidifier sometime this weekend. Morning are especially bad though, and he HATES having his nose aspirated, not that I can blame him. =(
Movement: I saw Linc put his hand on the edge of his pack-n-play and pull at it as if he was trying to pull himself up...um NO. Not yet little man, don't you even dare. That is all I have to say about that.
What I am looking forward to: Tony's BBQ, should be fun as always. Perhaps the Loundoun Valley Vinyard Annual Bark & Wine on Sunday...we'll see. Then two days of hard work, and then a trip to Cleveland! Yay!
Milestones: Your baby can't express his emotions in the same complex way you can. Although he can clearly let you know when he's happy or unhappy, his ability to demonstrate his love and sense of humor is just developing.As your baby gets older, he may start to cry when you leave the room and get excited when you come back in. He may also raise his arms when he wants to be picked up and give you pats on the back.And you'll probably see him getting your jokes — he'll laugh at funny expressions and try to make you laugh too. Keep the laughter flowing with your silly faces!