Four Months Old

Trevor is the center of our world at the moment and such a delight! At his four month appointment he was in the 25th percentile for height and in the 50th percentile for weight. I'm not used to having a small baby (well, small compared to my other two!) He can roll over from his front to back, is really ticklish, and loves to smile and laugh. Except for when I am taking his picture. His latest trick is to push himself off of his diaper just as I get it under him and then laugh and laugh. I can only imagine the fun it will be to change his clothes as a two year old since he can hardly stand for me to touch his under arms. He loves peek-a-boo, patty cake, and his teething toy, Sophie the Giraffe. We just noticed that he already has a tooth coming in on the bottom. He is now sleeping through the night or just waking up once. A couple of weeks ago he was waking up 5 times a night! We hope the good sleep continues.

He loves his brother and sister. Although I think he is a bit fearful of Kendall at times. She gets right in his face to talk to him so Trevor opens his mouth really big like he wants to eat her. It must be a defense mechanism. Hayden loves having someone in the family that looks almost identical to him. And we all just love Trevor so much.

First Lost Tooth

Last Thursday Kendall told me that two of her bottom teeth were wiggly. I didn't believe her until I tested the teeth myself. Sure enough, they were REALLY loose. On Friday we had a short photo shoot so I could capture one last picture of Kendall with all of her baby teeth.

On Saturday night, right before bed, her tooth looked like it would fall out any minute. If we left it there I thought she might swallow or choke on it during the night. With one small push the tooth fell right out. But there was a small problem. The tooth fairy didn't have any cash. There were quarters but someone set a precedent of giving $5 for the first lost tooth. I won't name names but it wasn't me. So Tadj was sent to the grocery store for the money. Meanwhile, Kendall wrote a cute note to the tooth fairy asking if she could keep her first tooth. Here she is examining the tooth.

The tooth fairy wrote back, "Of course" and left the tooth along with $5. As I write this, Kendall is laying in bed waiting for the tooth fairy again ,with the loss of her second tooth today. She bit into a peach and the tooth came right now. Fortunately, the tooth fairy wised up and she will be getting $2.50 for the second tooth (and $1 for each tooth thereafter).