Happy 4 Months, Kyle!!

Kyle's latest new toy - his jumper!!
We love this big boy outfit.

This has been a really fun month. We have loved watching Kyle become more and more interactive with us and all the things around him. We adore his smile and making him laugh. We've really enjoyed listening to his "talking." He's growing more and more vocal and will let you know when he has something pretty immportant to say. The first time he "spoke" I remember watching Rudy's face wheel around in pleasant surprise. It was like all of a sudden there was another person in the room.

Thanks to Ru's watchful PT eye, we are noticing lots of fun things about the growth of Kyle's motor skills. It's fun to see the progression of things happen right before our very eyes. For example, Kyle's feet are now scrunched up by his chest when placed on his back. Very soon, those feet will be pulled into Kyle's mouth. I'm getting quite the vocabulary education around here as we notice all the bones and muscle groups of Kyle's little body and how they work to create movement. Watching the little man grow and develop is pretty fun, I will admit.

Kyle has his 4 month pediatrician's appointment in a week, so I don't know his weight and height and all, but here are some things about him that sum up the past month of change...

• Kyle now reads books with Mommy by helping her turn the pages (more often closing the book prematurely) and likes to touch the pages with his palms out. It's been so fun to read to him now that he really seems to be interested in what's in front of him. His favorite, besides his black and white book would have to be his shapes/colors book. It has textured surfaces, bright colors and a red rocket!! Ooh!!


• Kyle has perfected the art of rolling from front to back and back to front.


• He grabs things he wants and can exchange the toy/rattle from hand to hand. He can put Mr. Binks in his mouth and take it out, over and over again.


• Kyle is letting us know what he thinks is funny and we love to get smiles and laughs out of him.
  
• He's a slow riser and takes his time waking up. When awake, he needs about 20 more minutes to be ready to play. (That's a nice surprise!)


• Kyle prefers to stand and enjoys his doorway jumper. (A friend let us borrow one!) Actually, if he's fussy the best way to calm him down is to put him on his feet.
• The little guy has a 7:00 o'clock bedtime! Yeah for evenings with Ru again! :)
• Being outdoors is his favorite. He likes the red roses on our walks and likes to be placed facing outward when I wear him close to me.
  
• One of my favorites - He notices me and follows me with his eyes wherever I go! So cute!!

Happy 4 Months, Kyle!!