Andrew is 4 months old!

Weight: 16 lbs 10 ounces....85%
Length: 25 3/4 inch ....85%
Head circimfrence: 42 cm...50%











Andrew, you are beginning to... sit on your own (but fall forwards often), stand, play with one toy for a long period of time and "tell" us by crying that you are bored with that object. You reach for pictures in the books we read (turn pages) and just lately you turn towards noises and will turn your head when someone walks into the room.

You have Mastered...picking objects up that are in front of you (a spoon, a small stuffed animal) and swing/swat/grab hanging objects. You have also mastered giggling, especially when playing peek-a-boo and when legs are pushed into your tummy while Mom or Dad make funny noices. You give open mouth kisses to anyone when you are hungry.

You sleep from 9:00ish pm to 5:00 am (8 hours) and then take 3 naps during the day. You are pretty flexible and your times of your naps vary depending on what time you wake up or are woken up. Morning nap occurs one and a half hours after you get up, then an afternoon and evening nap. You can fall asleep anywhere.

You Love to...blow bubbles, stand (lock your knees) or be placed belly down on our arms when you get fussy, sit in your exersaucer, suck on your hand (still), sit in your little tub and play with the rubber duckie.

You do not like...your pacifier as much as you used to (you spit it out often),


The activities that you have been doing this month...took your first Amtrak Train ride (to Wisconsin), met your Great-Great Grandma (Oma Garbish...Grandma Schlicht's Mom), went to Amber's Baptism, went swimming, "preached for the first time (Daddy brought you up in front of church for the Thanksgiving service) and had his first Thanksgiving (you went to church in the morning where Daddy preached, then to he Hannemans and Wards for lunch and dinner and then at 8 pm Nana and Papa arrived and stayed the weekend).


We think...that you are such a good baby and can't believe that you are not an "infant" any more. You are learning so much, and it is exciting, yet in a way Mommy wants you to say a little baby. You are so handsome and adorable that we love to kiss you often (especially daddy).

What we call you...When you were first born..."little man" (now your hair has lightened up and you look more like a baby). Now Daddy calls you handsome, Baby Andrew and sweetheart. Mommy calls you Baby, Baby Cakes, Pumpkin, Stinky, Stinker