Early November

Daniel is 4 months old, and weighs almost 18 pounds.  At his four month appointment, he was 75th percentile for weight and height.

This week, he learned to roll from back to front.  We had to stop swaddling him because I just didn't feel comfortable restraining his arms in case he rolled over in his sleep and got his little face stuck in the mattress.  The first night unswaddled, he slept all night!  The second night, he was up often, so we're hoping the third night will be better, though it doesn't look good so far!

Two days after rolling back to front, he figured out how to roll from front to back!  He has also moved from a 3 hour schedule to a 4 hour schedule.

He is still really smiley and communicative - he is very good at letting you know what he wants.  He still has a flutter in his right eyelid that we're keeping an eye on.  He will be getting a DOC band to reshape his skull on December 5th, and he really needs it because his head is horribly flat in the back and bulging on his right forehead.

John is doing really well.  He had a few rough weeks, behavior-wise, but we think he is coming out of it.  He is doing a great job at school.  He works really hard on his classwork, and loves drawing pictures and doing other art.  We are just loving his vocabulary lately - lots of grown-up words and expressions.