Four Months Old!

I can't believe the time has gone by so fast and my little "newborn" is a newborn no longer! Gabriel is growing so fast and I can hardly stand it! Gabe can hold his head up as well as his upper body to an extent. He reaches for and grabs things, and puts them in his mouth. He smiles and laughs all the time and babbles and coos. He knows when Mom leaves the room... He seems to have gotten through the waking up every 2 hours at night phase- and (maybe I should knock on wood) I think we are starting a pattern of sleeping 7-8 hours at night before waking up to eat! Gabe loves to play peekaboo and pat-a-cake games, actually any old game or song or anything that makes you smile, laugh and talk with him. He is done with the whole pacifier thing, but we are working to keep him taking a bottle. We get a kick out of the way he laughs any time we laugh, or blow raspberries, or tickle him. I love going to pick him up when he wakes up and he gives me the biggest grin! He likes playing in his baby- gym thing and his walker. He still isn't big on taking naps, although sometimes he gets a short nap when he is in the swing.
This kid pretty much has us wrapped around his little finger. Before Gabe was born, I just didn't have any idea of how much we would love him and be thrilled by every little thing he does. But it is true- Gabe has brought more love and happiness to our happy little family than I thought possible.