Grady- 4 months

Grady @ 4 Months 

Weight: 15lb 5oz (50 percentile)

Height: 25 3/4 inches (35 percentile)

Clothes: Grady is just growing out of his 3-6 clothes.  He is mostly in Carter's 6 month clothes right now.

Diapers:  We are still using cloth during the day and a disposable at night.  The disposable is either a 2/3 or a  3 diaper.  We get some leaks still in the cloth diapers but we get the same result in the disposable diapers.  Our little Grady came out peeing on the doctor...and it was a sign of things to come :)

 Sleep:  This month was a roller coaster in terms of sleep for Grady.  His three month growth spurt was rough.  Grady needed to eat constantly to keep up with his growing body (he gained over two pounds this month) which meant Grady and I were up a lot at night to keep up with his appetite.  A few nights we were up all night, but thankfully right now he is sleeping from about 8-11:30 (I get him up to eat), getting up at 4 & 6:30 a.m. and then going back down until about 8 a.m.  We have found that if Grady has a rough night, the day that follows is normally rough too.  I am thinking Grady needs his sleep just like Layla and me.  Ryan...well, Ryan doesn't require a lot of sleep and I am hoping Grady does not take after his dad in this area!!

Eating: Grady is doing great with the nursing.  He is still exclusively on milk and most likely won't start solids until he turns six months.  I am going to enjoy these last two months of easy eating (and diapering)! 

Likes: Grady is really starting to grow attached to Ryan, Layla and me.  He also loves being wrapped to me, holding onto something soft while he sleeps, playing with taggie blankets, playing with toy links, taking baths and kicking on the diaper changer. 

Dislikes: He really does not like being overtired at naps or bedtime, being out past 7 p.m., being in the carseat past 7 p.m.  Let's just say that he has given himself an early curfew :)

New tricks: Grady has started grabbing toys and pulling them to his mouth, taking out his pacifier and trying to put it back in and he has started giggling.   Nothing better than baby giggles!