4 Months!

Hello friends! Last Monday, June 8, Carter turned 4 months old! We can't believe how fast he is growing up. He is truly turning into a little man. The downside to the 4 month milestone is more shots :-{

I took Carter in on Friday to see Dr. Heeb and get the dreaded shots. He did really well though! He is such a tough little boy. He now weighs 14.5 lbs and is 25" long. The doctor said we could start him on veggies if we wanted. Since he's been eating cereal for so long, she thought his digestive system would be able to handle the veggies. She told us to start with the greens b/c they taste the worst so we should get them out of the way first. That was a big mistake though. After two days of Carter going through what seemed to be agonizing stomach pain, I did some research online & talked to some co-workers and it turns out you should start them on the orange veggies first b/c the green ones cause major gas problems. That makes total sense! I'm a little perturbed that our doctor didn't bother to tell me that but at any rate we're going to give him a couple days veggie free to get his digestive system back on track and then start with some carrots.

Carter is still teething but we have yet to see any actual teeth come through. However, his bottom teeth are soooo close to coming in. You can see two little white slivers! He has his good days and bad, and the bad days are BAD. I hope they come in soon so he's not in so much pain. Poor little guy!!

Bubba is still doing really well on holding his head and is trying his damnest to sit up. It won't be long! He discovered his feet a few weeks ago, but has really become interested in them just in the past week. He's always grabbing them and I'm sure it won't be long before they're in his mouth! I even caught him pulling his foot up while sitting in his high-chair. At first I thought he was trying to escape! He's laughing more and more everyday and trying so hard to talk! He just babbles on and on...I can't wait until we can actually understand what he's saying! (but that's still a few months away :})

Enjoy the pictures below. Most of them are from Carter's first time eating green beans & peas and from when he got ahold of his cereal bowl after he was finished eating. There's also a video that proves little man isn't the only one who doesn't care for peas! (Just ignore the annoying person talking in the background).