The Big Roll Over

On Sunday, we came home from Riley's 5th Birthday party, fed Ian and then I laid him on the floor for tummy time. To our surprise, he rolled over! Since Ian dislikes tummy time, he's never really even attempted to roll over, so we were shocked it happened! I thought maybe it was a fluke, so I put Ian back on his tummy and he did it again! He was a bit surprised by our reactions, but he loved it!

Here are a few "action" photos of Ian rolling over this evening.


Karen, Ian's daycare provider, told us that he rolled over from his back to his tummy this afternoon! She stated his rattle was out of his reach, so he rolled over and grabbed it! I haven't seen the back-to-tummy roll, but am anxious to see for myself!

Another big milestone is we started rice cereal. I don't think Ian cares for the taste very much, but I try to keep it fun for him and so far he smiles when I put the spoon in his mouth. But then he immediately spits the majority of it out!
In this photo, I'm trying to show how much of the cereal is on his face and bib!

4 Months and Growing!

Ian had his 4 month well baby doctor appointment on Friday. Ian weighs 15lbs. 1 oz, which puts him in the 60% for weight and he's in the 70% for height!


Ian does have cradle cap, so the doctor gave us directions on how the eliminate it.
We also get to start Ian on rice cereal and baby food veggies! I'm excited for this, I have a feeling there will be more food on Ian (and Kurt and I) than in Ian, but it's another phase of Ian's development. I say this every post, but I still can't believe how fast Ian is growing! Everyday he seems stronger.

Ian still has his sweet disposition and gives us big smiles, giggles and laughs every morning and most nights.

Ian has started to sleep through the night - only waking twice a night compared to the every two hour schedule we have had for the last 4 months! I'm hoping that we are on the last few nights of getting up every few hours!

Here is a photo of me as a baby next to a photo of Ian:

Pat A Cake, Pat A Cake

Ian's personality is really developing and he loves to play "Pat A Cake". He laughs, smiles and "sings" along to the song.We had been working on grabbing and holding a rattle and last night, Sunday, Ian picked up the rattle that was next to him on the floor! I was shocked! He picked it up, looked at it and then shook it! I was so proud. To this first time mom, it was a big milestone that made me tear up! My baby is getting so big!

Ian and I went to Albert Lea this past weekend to see Nana, Papa, Uncle Jon, Missy and Great Grandma Kalis. Ian loved all the attention and was so good. He did get a little fussy, but he slept well and for the majority of the time, he had a smile on his face.One thing Ian did was whenever Papa would hold him, he would press his face against Papa's. It's so cute and he only does it to Papa!

We went to see Papa's tractors, but Ian decided it was nap time and slept while Papa let me drive the MTA! I'm sure Ian will be excited to ride the tractors with Papa this summer!

Ian is also getting close to rolling over. He sleeps on his side and I think he will be rolling over very soon!

I'm still in awe of how fast he is growing; we have his 4 month well baby check up in two weeks, so that means another round of immunizations. :(