4 Months Old!

Grant will be 4 months old on Saturday, and we can hardly believe it. He has really come a long way in just a few short weeks. We have really noticed changes in him physically and developmentally. He seems to be going through a growth spurt as well, because he is eating more during the day and sleeping more at night--which is fine with us! He has actually offically slept through the night a few times--meaning about 7-8 hours without really waking up. We are hoping he will start to make that a regular event each night, and start sleeping longer and going to bed earlier. Last night he slept from about 10:30-6. He used to grunt and wake up all night long due to his acid reflux, but the medicine must be working because he is doing that less and less. He is so cute in the mornings when he wakes up. We will just peek over his bed when we hear him start to stir, and he will immediately give us a huge smile. While we aren't sure how much he weighs right now since we don't go to the doctor until Monday, Grant is definitely growing like crazy. He has just started to fit into 3-6 month clothes and is almost ready for size 2 diapers. While he is still probably smaller than the average 4 month old, we have no doubt that he will catch up! He has also simply become the sweetest and cutest baby there is--no bias here! He is so happy, and he loves to smile, laugh, and coo all the time. We actually got his first real set of deep laughs recently while taking a bath. We will try to share it with you if we can figure out how to post the video on here. I am so relieved to know that he can be that happy even while dealing with the discomfort of his acid reflux. I will be sure to post all of his stats next week after visiting the doctor for his 4 month check-up.

We had a great time a few weeks ago at Lake Cumberland. Grant went on his first boat ride, which completely wore him out (and Mommy too) as you can see in the picture. He had fun watching everyone go on the slide attached to the double decker pontoon boat and can't wait to be big enough to go! We had a fun few months of traveling, but we were happy to get home and settled as well. It has made it easier to develop his routines when we are not out and about all the time.

Last weekend, Grant helped his Grandpa Gates celebrate his 60th birthday. We went out to a nice dinner, and we also went to watch him and my sister Susanne go skydiving! It was a lot of fun to see, especially since we were safe and sound on the ground. But after they landed safely, I think the rest of us secretly wished we had gone too! Last night, Grant was then able to celebrate with his Grandma Docter for her 70th birthday. Parties all around!

We are now looking forward to a nice, relaxing fall--well, at least we can relax 5 days out of the week when we are not watching Notre Dame or Bengals football. Grant is all ready to help cheer on both teams with Daddy as well as to root the Reds into the postseason. Doug is glad that he is finally starting to fit into all his team gear! It has also finally hit me that I am now a stay at home mom. My school went back yesterday, and it was so weird thinking about not being there, but it made me so happy to wake up and be home with Grant instead. We are very blessed to be able to do that, and we wouldn't have it any other way.