Jonathan - Four Months

Jonathan, my sweet boy, your mama is sorry for not writing more about your sweet little life. It's not that I don't value you as much as I do Trey - he had things written about him all the time when he was an infant. But I am busy enjoying moments with you and have a hard time finding time to sit down and put my thoughts in writing.

You are a delight to our family. I know you were always meant to be a part of us.

Your smile makes all of us smile. Your brother Trey particularly loves when you laugh at him. I can tell already that you and he have a special bond - I pray every day that you will grow to be good friends. You tolerate his slobbery kisses and his forceful hugs so well.

You are a little more serious than your brother Trey but equally happy. You like to study people before you give them the privilege of seeing your gummy smile.

You have bright, sparkling blue eyes - you look quite a bit more like your mama at this point which I'm quite okay with because your big brother is your Daddy's clone.

You are a chubby baby. At your 4 month visit with Dr. Kennedy, you weighed 15 pounds and 7 ounces and were 25 1/4 inches long. You're in the 59% in both - your brother Trey was always in the 25% so you continue to be a bit bigger than he was at his age. I'm glad you have chubs and rolls. We have to clean through 4 rolls on each of your thighs while changing your diaper. You are wonderfully squishy and delightfully snuggly.

You love your hands - particularly your fingers. You study and stare and concentrate and finally work them into your mouth. You also just started rolling from your tummy to your back. Way to go, buddy!

You are still being exclusively breastfed. This is a big deal to me because I feel so bad that I have to work - I don't want that to hinder my milk supply. I am thankful that I am able to pump at work and that you eat so good for Daddy. You eat about 4-5 ounces from a bottle when Daddy feeds you. You sleep through the night, so we haven't started you on cereal yet. Dr. Kennedy said "If it's not broke, don't fix it." So when you become less satisfied with nursing alone, we will start some cereal. Daddy and I bought some cereal for you the other night, so we are all ready when you are.

You went through an entire 9 week Beth Moore Bible study with me - you were so good. And I loved snuggling with you while learning about God and how He worked in and through Queen Esther.

Happy four months, sweet Jonathan. You are so very loved by us, but never forget that Jesus loves you most.