4 months

It's hard to believe that Ethan is already 4 months old! He had his 4-month appointment and second round of shots on April 1. He weighed just about 17 lbs. and was 25 inches. A big boy! It's no surprise that he wears 6-9 month clothing already. The doctor suggested that it's probably time for solids, so he now eats rice cereal with apple juice, which he loves. Unfortunately, it doesn't get him to sleep any longer at night. Ever since he was sick for that three-week span, he has been up every 1-2 hours every single night. We don't know if he just got used to being up that often or what, but nothing works to make him sleep longer...and we've tried everything. It is exhausting for us, but somehow he wakes up happy every morning. He is very smiley and giggly and loves to constantly move and be entertained. Once he starts crawling and walking, we are pretty sure he will be into absolutely everything! He's usually a very vocal baby, but is a little shy around strangers until he warms up. He's also very alert and "snoopy" and refuses to sleep whenever we have company over or when we are out in public. He is always wide-eyed and active (but fortunately quiet) in church!

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