Julian - 4 Months

4 Months!  Julian is 4 months old.  I took Julian to the doctor because he wasn't feeling good - both ears "borderline" infected and a red throat - so we haven't officially had his 4 month check up yet.  He's on amoxacillin for a few more days and then we can take him in.  I'm really not looking forward to it because he'll get a lot of shots.  :(

Julian rolled over from back to belly on Saturday (but hasn't done it since).  He's babbling a lot, and tries to play with Amelia.  He is OBSESSED with her!  He gets the biggest smile on his face when he sees her.  I know he's antsy to get moving to keep up with her.  :)  He's also antsy to eat some real food!  We got the go-ahead to try some stage 1 foods with him when I took Julian in to the doctor.  We've tried rice cereal twice.  He still mostly spits it out, but today he opened his mouth and pulled the spoon (well, my hand that held the spoon) towards his mouth!  We'll keep giving it a try.

Julian is really enjoying toys a lot more - especially his monkey lovey, baby books, and his snail.  He is constantly trying to sit up from a laying or reclined position, and he can sit unassisted for a few short seconds.  Tummy time is still a struggle, but he's getting better.  He has really good head/neck control, but not a whole lot of upper body strength.  We're working on it.

For comparison purposes, check out Amelia's 4 month post and this picture of her @ 4 months old: