Four Months Old

Yes, it's hard to believe that four months ago this little tyke came into our lives. We are an extremely blessed family.

A couple of weeks ago, we began supplementing Kevin, Jr. with formula. Dawna wasn't quite producing enough milk for him, and the difference has been amazing. He has much more energy, is awake more often, and is filling out nicely. We'll know for sure how much next week when he has his four month doctor's appointment. I'm not sure he will ever be a "chunky-monkey" because he's pretty narrow hipped as far as things go, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Yesterday, I had him down doing "tummy time", and it was neat watching his progress. He was trying to turn himself over, but he hasn't quite figured that one out yet. He has figured out the mechanics for crawling. His arms and legs were working in concert pretty well. Thank God he hasn't figured out how to get his stomach up yet. I'm not ready for him to be mobile.

That's the interesting thing about parenting. With the eldest child, we were in a hurry to watch her turn over, crawl, and then walk. We encouraged her every step of the way in hopes that she would rapidly achieve these milestones. With Kaylee, we were a little more laid back. When she crawled, when she walked, it would be o.k. Now, it's like, "Take your time, Junior. We're in no hurry to have three mobile kids." When it does happen, that will add a totally new dimesion of chaos to our household.

Not to be outdone, when I was taking four month pictures of Junior, Kiera and Kaylee demanded to be photographed as well. After two pictures, they were satisfied.

It's amazing how grown up these two little ones are getting. Yesterday at swimming lessons, Kiera actually surprised us by swimming, surfacing for air, and then swimming some more. Not bad for a three year old. She also went off the diving board!!! Yes, she had a little help, but still--the diving board? Are you kidding me?