The Mangelers: Jakey is 4 months old!

Jakey's "girl"friend Sammy

I can't believe it but my little man is already 4 months old. It may seem like no big deal but it's weird to me because I still remember him as a baby like it was yesterday. People are so right when they say that they grow up before your eyes and you never even realize it. He is such a fun guy to be around. He laughs and smiles. He loves when I blow bazurbits (how do you spell that?) on his belly and cheeks. He is really ticklish especially on his sides. It's fun to watch him skwirm when I tickle him. He loves to play with his toys. He grabs onto things and puts them in his mouth including my hair!! He has also learned that I'm his Mom and is mad when I hold other babies or give my attention to something else. On Valentine's Day I watched one of my friends' daughter, Sammy. She is just two weeks younger than Jakey and she wasn't very happy at first. So I was holding her and let Jake play on the floor. He was super happy until he saw me and realized I was holding and comforting Sammy. He did not like that one bit. He stuck out his bottom lip and threatened to cry. I started talking to him and smiling at him and he kinda smiled but then he broke out in full-on sob! It was so funny. I picked him up and he immediately stopped crying. How is that for Momma's boy?? :-)I better break him of that habit soon! P.S. I love when he sticks out his bottom lip. It is adorable!

At his 4 month check-up he weighed 13 lbs. 4 oz. and was 25 inches long. The doctor said he was on the smaller side for his age and wondered if I had thought about adding some solids into his diet. I said I had thought about it but I didn't tell her that I had already given him some significantly milked down rice cereal two days in a row. He did an amazing job eating it. So I told the doctor that he would probably do really well with it. She had him lay on his belly to see how strong he was and said that I could start him on some veggies and rice cereal once a day increasing to twice a day as I saw fit! His first experience with sweet potatoes was so fun! He loved them. I regret not taking a video because he was so excited to eat that as soon as I put the spoon in front of his mouth he didn't wait for me to put it in but threw his head forward to chomp on the deliciousness. He was soooo funny! The worst part is he likes sticking his hands in his mouth between bites so I have resorted to holding down his hands while he eats so they don't get messy too!

So all-in-all Jakey is a happy 4 month old who loves his Mom and Dad! We love him and it's fun to see his personality coming out. You can see some of his smiley and fun side in these pics..