the fourth trimester.

little miss.  i read somewhere once that the first 13 weeks of a baby's life are like the fourth trimester - humans developed so that our heads are too big to stay in utero for that extra time, but the amount of action that happens in that first three months is akin to a trimester of pregnancy, developmentally.  if that's true, then welcome to a whole new world in your fourth month!

we are really having a swell time with you.  i know i say it all the time, but you are just so easy and fun!  you continue to sleep anywhere from 6-10 consecutive hours at night, you eat well (about every 2 hours or so during the day), and you are super smiley.  you seem very curious about everything now - you're noticing the dogs, you turn your head at any and every noise, and you're very distractible while you're eating, wanting to know what's going on everywhere.  you're kind of a cat napper, but you can crash hard when you're tired.  my favorite thing is your ability to sleep anywhere....all the sleep training books say that i should have you in your crib every time you sleep, but i think it's good that you feel comfortable enough to relax and pass out whenever you're sleepy.  you're still rolling tummy to back, but you don't mind tummy time nearly as much these days and will spend several minutes hanging out on your belly before rocking yourself over.  you very rarely cry, which is good because your cry is so pitiful and it just about breaks my heart.

last night was your first superbowl party and you represented in your saints onesie since you know who the real champions are.  you coo and make noises all the time...one of your noises sounds like you might be trying to laugh.  liga said you laughed the other day, but i'm not sure if we can mark it down since it's not validated by one of your parents....your daddy is very interested in hearing you laugh soon, as he dearly loves an audience for his antics.  oh, you also are grabbing everything within reach these days.  sometimes you just sit in your bouncy and seem determined to shovel every single toy into your mouth at once.  it's hilarious.

you still spit up like a wild animal (pictorial proof below), but now that i don't get so worked up and worried about it, i actually find it kind of amusing.  when i'm at work, i hardly feel like myself since i don't smell faintly like spit up.  haha.  despite the constant backflow of your meals, you are gaining weight splendidly and weighed 13 pounds when i weighed you yesterday!  you are also super happy after most meals, so i think your status as a happy spitter remains.

i am so excited to see what changes and developments this month has in store.  you are a delight, my little darling.