4 month picture

This was taken on his 4 month birthday...just not uploaded.  He's almost 5 months now.

4 month ring shot

Learning to hold his head up with dad

4 months (really late and with no picture)

At 4 months Calder is 10lbs 11oz.  Huge!  No, really...he is SO close to actually making the growth chart for his age that it is CRAZY.  For his gestation age (about 1 month) he is in the 70th percentile for weight and the 30th percentile for length.  The NICU nurses said they made square babies and they were right!  Calder, you are a box.  

Calder, you smiled at us, for real, a few days ago.  We were on the ferry and you were happy as a clam.  And you just kept smiling at us.  We were cracking up!  It was so fun that we were all together when the first (definitely a smile not just gas) smile happened! 

Although, the smiles are so fun, they are the exception!  Maybe once a day Calder is totally happy and cooing and smiling and interacting.  The rest of the day:  screaming or eating.  Sometimes, sleeping.  That's okay.  I like it.  I like that he is bulking up and feisty and mad.  That is why he did so well at 2lbs.  Pure grit. 

I will post the 4 month picture late right now it is in my camera and I am lazing with a sleepy baby on my chest and I wouldn't move for anything but a chocolate chip cookie...and since we're out of butter, chocolate chips and sugar it looks like I'll be staying put for a while.