4 Months

I love my four month old baby boy! The first 3-4 months after having Scotlin were a bit harder for me, because I wanted so badly to know him. I just needed to remember that it takes some time to get to know his personality, and to understand what makes him feel comfortable, happy, and loved. Now that he is over four months old, and we are more familiar with his disposition we are finding life with our little guy to be simply delightful. He sleeps more, eats better, engages socially, smiles, laughs, plays, coos, stays where I set them, is happy to see me, doesn't have any attitude or need for discipline, and is down right adorable. The past month or so has been so fun with little Scotlin, and it's like all of the sudden I remembered having a little baby is a blast.

It comes, sometimes as a shock, but mostly as a pleasant surprise when Scotlin will just go with the flow and be completely chill no matter what situation he is put in, or how little sleep he has had, or how hungry he might be. He is such a happy little guy. And it never ceases to amaze us.

Some of my favorite things about Scotlin at 4 months are:

• He likes to suck on two fingers just like I did when I was young.
• His cooing that sometimes sounds like a yell. And I especially love that Miley will gut laugh at him when he talks.
• His hair stays perfectly styled day and night without having to touch it.
• He will fall asleep in my arms.
• He prefers to be able to see me to drift off to sleep. All I have to do is stand by the crib in sight, and he will close his eyes.
• His squeal laugh.
• The way he smiles with his eyes.
• He will smile his biggest grin just from being talked to.
• He will laugh if I'm laughing.
• The way he watches his sister when she is near him.
• His mild, sweet, sweet, sweet, easy going disposition.
• He loves to snuggle and be held.

If he's not the most adorable thing you have ever seen, I don't know what is!!

In this family, he is so very, very loved.