4 Months

We've been home with this adorable, sweet, busy little Belly Boy for four months today. He's adjusted pretty well to this new life. He understands so much! And because he understands so much, he knows how he can show his stubborness! For example, if you tell him, "Come here so I can wipe your nose!", he will grin and stay where he is or might rub his hand under his nose! He amazes us a lot with everything he "gets". He also tattles. He will run to us and hit our arm until he gets our attention. Then he jabbers and points towards the problem.

He's getting used to cars too. He doesn't grab the sides of his carseat in panic around curves or cry for someone to hold his hand. He doesn't like long car rides, but that's understandable. I don't enjoy them much myself either.

Belly Boy's food usually consists of plain yogurt, formula milk, baby cereal, dry cereal like cheerios, soups like Leek and Carrot, bread and peanut butter, crackers and his favorite- cottage cheese.

You should see Belly Boy play with Miss Bossy and Sports Dude! It's so cute. Of course there are the times when they would rather play be themselves, and that doesn't always go over well with Belly Boy. But the times when he does play with them, he's usually their baby or the mom of a baby in a stroller! He cracks up when they laugh and when they play pretend, he does his best too.

One of his favorite games to play is doggy. He gets down and crawls around "woofing". He refuses to talk normally during this time and will sit up and actually put his hands on your legs like a real dog. He's a very good dog though not always obedient and will usually crawl to you when you say, "Come, doggy!" But sometimes he just grins and pretends he doesn't understand! And this isn't all, he used to put his nose in the trash like our dog, and once licked the floor and stuck his nose in the dog bowl. We have to keep a good eye on him when he's a doggy.

We're so thankful for Belly Boy. He fits our family so well! He laughs at our silly faces and actions! And he has us all wrapped around his finger. He knows our names and will scream at us for sympathy or help. He's so much fun!