four months old

Hard to believe it but Pierce is four months old today.

He is such a joy for all of us to be around. Christian, in particular, adores him. When I pick him up from the babysitter most days all he can say is, "Where's my Pierce? Pierce needs me! I need my Pierce!"

Pierce is rolling over more and more. He's very happy on his tummy these days. He loves to be a part of the action. He can get a little whiny if he's left alone in the other room and can't see us but as soon as we put him where the action is he's content for hours. He's so strong! He's had good head control almost from day one. He is quite the happy "talker" when he gets going. Most morning he wakes up with a big smile on his face and squeals and kicks the whole time we're running around him getting ready for the day. He's also very good with his hands -- he'll pluck his pacifier from his mouth and then wonder where it went. He's good at getting his thumb in his mouth and he can grab things in front of him like a pro. Like my hair. Or anything else within reach.

He's sleeping really well. For a while he was going down from 9:30 to 6! Then we had a week or so filled with lots of middle-of-the-night feedings. Thankfully, this week he's been going down around 8 and sleeping till 3 or 4, eating, and then going down again till about 5 or 6. Not too shabby. If only I could get on his schedule!