4 months (okay, more like 4 1/2 months)

Jacer bug has now passed the four month mark. Yay! Sorry for the delay in posting about him at four months, but things have been a bit crazy around here. We finally made it to the doctor and here are his stats:

Weight: 16 pounds 15 ounces (95%)

Height: 26 1/2 inches (95%)

This child is even bigger than the last! Is this even possible? Here is Hallie's 4 month post if you want to see what she looked like and what she was doing. She looks fatter...but Jace has her beat.

Here are some tidbits about our cute bug:
*You can see how tall he is. While these pajamas fit nicely on his body, they sure aren't long enough, eh? Yes, he was mad. But that didn't stop me from getting his picture. He'll have to get used to that.
*While Hallie was starting to sit up at this age, Jace is not. He does however roll over both ways and Halllie did not at this age. Funny how kids are different.

*Here are Jace and Hudson. They have spent a lot of time together lately and quite like each other. Hudson likes to feel Jace's head and stick his hands in Jace's mouth, all in the name of "let's be friends." Jace has such a round face and Hudson has such a long face, but they do sort of look similar at times.

*Jace still LOOOOOOVES his binky. Cannot overstate that. Hallie never really was a binky baby, but Jace certainly is.

*Jace sleeps from 7 pm to about 8 am. He is such a good boy. He naps three times a day usually for an hour to three each time. He is routine oriented and likes things the same. For bed/nap time, we lay him in his crib with his binky in his mouth and his blankie on the side of his face. We also turn on his music for him and he goes right to sleep. Take away any one element of this routine and he has a much harder time.

*I was certain Jace was going to be a calm, cool, and collected boy at all times like his daddy. Not so. He has a high pitched girly scream to let you know when he is mad. And boy can he get mad!

*We have sort of started Jace on rice cereal. He doesn't like it, again in contrast to his sister who downed the stuff (and anything she was given). He hasn't quite mastered how to use the spoon, so maybe things will improve as he figures that out more.

*Jace is wearing 6 month clothes. He fits in some 3-6 month stuff, but not much.

*Jace has two teeth. The two bottom guys came in while we were in Idaho for the weekend. I didn't even know he was teething really, other than I had felt his gums and they felt a bit swollen a few days before. I was telling Che' that and then she felt his gums and proclaimed that he had two teeth! Sure enough. I thought it was kind of early to have teeth...I think Hallie was more like 9 months before she got her first.

*Jace, like Hallie, has a fake cough perfected. He uses this tool when he wants attention. Cough cough, laugh, cough cough, look at me! What a silly boy.
*Jace is well loved by his parents and his sister, as you can see here. He is a good sport about letting Hallie dress him up in her bows and such. However, let's hope that doesn't continue forever!

Let me be honest here for a minute-- when I found out Jace was a boy, I was a tad bit disappointed. I had only had a girl and loved having her (still do) so I thought another girl would be so much fun. However, I cannot tell you how much I have loved having a little boy. Jace is my little buddy and I love him so much. I could just eat him up. He makes me so happy and is the sweetest little guy. I know I will love all of my children, regardless of gender, but having him has been such a great experience and I am grateful to have him in my life.