One week shy of 4 months

Noah is growing everyday, I can't believe he'll be 4 months soon! He's outgrowing his 0-3 month clothing and fitting quite well into his 3-6 month size clothing. Supposedly he weighs now about 15 pounds (give and take a few because of the clothing he wore that day) from using the subtract-from-daddy's-weight method: we weigh daddy first and then weigh daddy carrying baby and find the difference.

Our Noah bear is also realizing the joy and comfort of sitting down and standing up. He has not yet rolled over, but he has begun to push his little body up from the support pillow behind him to a sitting up position, albeit a bit slouchy. With a little help from mommy, by way of gently grabbing hold of his hands, he can sit up pretty well and even push down on his little legs to stand up. A truly amazing feat that caught us by surprise and has us in giggles everytime we see him do it. When we pause even for a moment, he'll get frustrated and fuss.

Noah also seems to have a penchant for singing. He has started to follow mommy when she sings, though his singing still sounds like this: aih aih goo goo aih aih. When mommy was waving her hands in the air and making a point with her right hand and pointy finger to use as a wand, he too followed. Not sure if this is coincidence or true mimickry but he did it a few times.

He seems to recognize us more too, smiling when we look at him or talk to him. He has not fully laughed out loud yet but we've heard the beginnings of a good laugh before it stops and turns into squeals. For the most part, he is a pretty happy baby.

The TV has become a fascination for him also. I was, and somewhat still am, against him watching TV but when he catches a glimpse of the screen he would just stare at it so intently and is so focused that I am now considering getting Baby Mozart for him so he atleast can get something out of it instead of just watching whatever mommy and daddy watches. I hope this won't lead to bad habits or bad eyesight. :/

Things we're considering to get for baby:

• Bumbo seat (because he loves to sit)
  
• Jumperoo (because he is enjoying bouncing on his legs and standing up)
  
• Baby Mozart (he loves Mozart and loves to focus on the TV screen)

Not sure if we'll get the first two because we are on a tight budget, but maybe we'll get him Baby Mozart for Christmas. I know we don't celebrate but I don't see the harm of getting him something during that time...

okie...time to do the laundry now.