4 Months Old & Bragging for Posterity

Happy Four Months Evelyn! Time is going by so fast, I cannot believe she's this big already. She is getting better with toys and can hold them and shake them and get them into her mouth now. She laughs and smiles so easily and just loves to make noise.

What a little lady...already crossing her legs and folding her hands.

Her doctor appointment went well and she's right on track. She is 50th percentile for height and between 50th and 75th for weight. She was not a fan of the shots, but calmed right down once I picked her up to commiserate.

Julian was awfully worried for her though, since he had just gotten shots himself. He kept warning her "Evie, shots hurt."

A favorite nap spot

Helping Mommy get her work done

Julian's two year appointment was mostly uneventful. The shots were much harder this time since he knew what was going on and screamed "Ouch! Stop!" after the first one. He made a full recovery though and got to pick out a toy afterward for being so brave. The doctor was happy with all his accomplishments and we tried not to brag too much.

But what good is my blog if I can't brag a little here? :) Besides, I look at this as sort of a virtual baby book.

J has gotten so good with colors, numbers, letters and shapes! He knows pretty much all colors and has learned heart, star, square, circle, triangle, and diamond.

He counts to three like this: "one, two, one". But he can go from about 7 to 15 once he gets on a roll. He knows most of 1-9 by sight. The other day, Mitch was holding our coffee mugs and Julian pointed at them and said "two cups".

He also knows almost the whole alphabet by sight and can make an "o" by himself. And he can even read!! ;) He knows the word "Meijer" and reads it off anything Meijer brand in the house. It doesn't even have to be in red and blue for him to recognize it.

But before you think he's a complete genius, here he is eating paint...