Eli: Month 4

This Chubb-o'-Tub is as dreamy as dreamy can be. SO good-natured, quick to smile at anyone who stops to talk, and tolerant of all the thigh-squishing.

Weight: 17.2 lbs

Likes: Eating remains his favorite activity, in case you couldn't tell. And when there's no food to be had, his fingers will do quite nicely. He started playing in an exer-saucer this month and loves when Big Sister helps him push the buttons and grab the toys. He's also adopted an adorable quirk of loving his blankie around his face to fall asleep.

Dislikes: This boy has outgrown swaddling, which he communicated rather vehemently through lots of squirming and kicking and grunting and squawking until it would loosen. He's also not particularly fond of scary noises, like motorcycles revving and Big Sister Tiger growling at him.

Firsts: We've got a roller! ...Kinda. He's still mostly content just laying, but he's much better at tummy time and will roll front to back pretty regularly. We clap and clap for him, and his shock at suddenly being on his back quickly spreads to a big, proud grin. He's also capable of back to front but rarely does it. Like I said, he's pretty content to stay put for the most part. First Easter! He got a cuddly soft bunny (which he loves to snuggle) and a board book. We also just started solids! Yes, I know it seems a little early, but this kid obviously loves his food. After a couple weeks of him watching us intently while we ate, we celebrated his 4 month birthday with some itty bitty teensy pinches of pancake. And the kid went to town! He was like Cookie Monster, grabbing my hand and pulling it to his mouth to slurp the minuscule pancake pieces off my fingertip. So in the next few days, we also tried banana and sweet potato. The kid has got it down! He hardly spits anything out and lives for his next edible encounter.

Stay tuned for: Laughter....? Still waiting on this one. We still get some giggles and baby laughs, but he's still gets confused about laughing vs. crying, so right as he's about to laugh for real, it usually turns into a confused cry. We'll get there! Surgery in the next few months. We met with the pediatric plastic surgeon about his oozy chin bump. She says it's most likely a small pocket that formed while his facial tissues were forming. As long as it doesn't get infected before then, he'll go under anesthesia at 6 months for an MRI to determine how deep it goes, and then he'll have surgery to remove it. Also, 6-9 month clothes are coming up already!