4 months old

Wow - has it really been 4 months? Banks has changed so fast! I can't believe that 4 months ago, Banks was just hours old and I had no idea what to do with him! I had never changed his diaper - now I've done that at LEAST 12,543 times. He was so swollen - his head was a total cone. Here are some pictures from those first 2 weeks with him...

Now, here we are! A big strong 4 month old! We're almost twice the size we were in January when we hit our lowest weight. That's AMAZING! To celebrate 4 months, I wanted to do something "new" with Banks, so we took him to he pool! I knew the big pool would still be too cold but I was hoping the kiddie pool was warm enough. It was a little on the cool side, but Banks really seemed to like it! He was a little fussy before we got to the pool so I really thought it wouldn't go over well, but the water totally relaxed him. He was completely content for us to float him around the pool on his back. I can tell we are going to have a very fun summer!

I also thought it was time to try out an exersaucer. Well, we might be a little premature on this one! It's a little hard to tell from the picture, but his little feet don't even touch the ground! So, he can't exactly bounce himself around in it. He also seems to sink down a little in it, he could hardly see over it! We hung out in the exersaucer for about 10 minutes until he slammed his head into the side of it and began screaming... poor baby! Maybe we'll wait a few weeks on this one and try again...