four month check in

At four months, our little guy...

dropped to the 70th percentile for length
climbed to the 15th percentile for weight
loves his baths (finally!)

 
plays with his feet constantly
wears mostly 6 month clothing
rolls from side to side...but hasn't rolled all the way over yet

has tried to take a nosedive off of his changing table
loves to look in the mirror
explores objects with both hands at once

passes small toys from hand to hand
still likes to be swaddled
busts out of his swaddle baby-hulk style when he wakes up

 
has a love-hate relationship with his pacifier
cries when I play my harp
holds 'conversations' with our set of nesting dolls like they are old friends

seems to have grown out of his fascination with clocks 
adores his daddy

walks and an excess of imagination

Since the nice weather came around early, the little man and I have enjoyed going on a walk each day.

Mostly.

He does not care for busy streets.

Unfortunately, we live in a very urban area, so all of the streets around us are busy ones.  That means we walk around the complex.  With a recent re-read of Anne of Green Gables under my belt, I've thumbed my nose at the boredom of a routine circuit and found my White Way of Delight.

And as soon as they fill up the swimming pool, I'll have a lake of shining waters, too.  Ha.

13...14...15...16...

With Mr. Clean traveling 3 out of the past 4 weeks, updating has not been a priority.  I think this should catch me up.  

 

It will be nice to have him home again for a while (hopefully) on Friday. 

a birthday surprise

Today, for my 28th birthday, Mr. Clean took us out for a family drive to the Washington DC temple.  It's about a 40 minute drive one-way, with no traffic (ha ha ha...no traffic).

It was a beautiful, slightly cloudy morning.

We tried for a family photo, but obviously need a little work on taking pictures of ourselves.  :) 

The temple is on the Maryland side of DC, in a nice quiet neighborhood.  It was wonderful to get out of the city, go somewhere where the high-rise buildings were out of sight, and to feel the quiet spirit present on the grounds.  

 

Walking around even for the brief while we were there, made me feel like I was releasing a breath I didn't know I was holding.

I love to see the temple.