Dear Bryce,

You are four months old my sweet little Brycey! One-third of the way to one year! Unfortunately you also have your very first cold! Even while sick, you are still such a sweet, laid back dude. You went to your four-month checkup today and you are a skinny little guy. I was shocked that you only weighed 12lbs 15oz. The doctor said you're probably thinning out because you're so active. She gave us the go ahead to start you on rice cereal whenever we're ready, so you'll start packing on some pounds then I bet. You're still doing great with nursing and eat 5-6 times each day. You wear mostly 3-6 months clothes and are now in size 2 diapers. I'm excited for the weather to get warmer because I'm tired of dressing you in wintery clothes.

The biggest change in the past month has been in the sleep department. You've made big improvements there! You are now taking great naps in your crib. Not sure why you decided you liked napping all of a sudden, but I'm a happy Momma. Somedays you only get one long nap in your crib; usually while Brennan is taking his nap. You just have to nap while we are out and about in the morning; either in your car seat or the Ergo. I definitely had Brennan on a stricter napping schedule when he was your age, but you just go with the flow. Second baby syndrome I guess! You are sleeping better at night too. Most nights you are usually sleeping 10.5 hours straight, wake to eat, then go right back to bed. You even slept well last night. I was worried your cold would affect your sleep, but you were a champ. Most nights I feed you around 7pm, read you your bedtime story, and put you to bed in your double swaddle. You've been waking most mornings around 5-5:30am for a quick feeding and then sleeping most days until after 8. Some days I have to wake you so we can get out of the house in time.

Like I said, you continue to be so laid back most of the time. You spend lots of time on your playmat or a blanket just laying on the floor. You don't mind doing tummy time for a little bit. Some days you'll roll straight over to your back, but most the time you struggle and struggle trying to crawl. You have been trying really hard to roll over from your back to your belly and had success on Thursday! It's pretty early for you to roll from back to belly, but I think you're gonna hit gross motor milestones early; the complete opposite of your brother. While on your playmat, you grab all the toys that hang on it and bring them to your mouth. If you can't find a toy to put in your mouth, then your hands are always in there. You still won't take a binky.

You "talk" so much! You make such funny noises and your laugh is starting to sound more like a laugh and less like you're hacking up a hairball. Brennan is always up in your face and you just babble at him. He talks right back to you like he knows what you're saying.

You're a lot more alert now and stay awake in your car seat sometimes during our outings. Thankfully you still love your car seat and did great on a little day trip to Boston this past weekend! You seem to really like the Ergo too and it's gotten a lot more use this past month. Those blue eyes of yours still slay me. I am hopeful they stay blue, but if they do boy oh boy are we gonna have to fight the girls away!

You also got to meet your Papaw this past month! He's pretty in love with his only two grandsons! It's pretty crummy living so far away from most of our family, but I know you'll grow up to love them all just like Brennan does. And they all love you very much too! You're one loved little dude!

Love,
Mommy

Bryce back at 3 months...

Bryce at 4 months and 4 days. He's finally starting to feel better after catching his first cold!