Kincaid's Fourth Month

Saturday was a chilly, cloudy, snuggly kind of day (can you believe it snowed here on Friday!!), and my boys took advantage of the opportunity to SLEEP!! Kincaid is either taking after his daddy's love for sleep or going through a growth spurt because he slept even longer than Jon! Or maybe he thought "it's my 4 month birthday, and I'll sleep if I want to!" :) With a few brief feedings and diaper changes, the kiddo slept until around 9:30, then slept again around 11!  

Now at 4 months old (17.5 weeks old), Caid continues to sleep well through the night which is a true blessing!!  He has also continued to improve on and develop new skills including the following:

He is working on his 6 pack almost daily when sitting in his bouncy chair or the swing, and has decided to also throw in some leg kicks while he's at it:

Has discovered that if you bend far enough, eventually your toe lands in your mouth:

He is strengthening his legs, toe grabbing, flexibility and language skills:

He learned that there is more than one view from his pack n play at work - 

all ya gotta do is wiggle (he started with his head at the blanket and feet at the blue spot): 

  

On Thursday, September 28, he also decided that it was time for this: 

and since he can now fully roll over without the struggle, he has decided that he is no longer a back sleeper (I still ALWAYS put him to sleep on his back, but he is in this position about 5 seconds later...).

  

Developmentally, I think those are the big ones this past month!  We will go for his 4 month well baby exam on Monday, and will also get his second round of shots!  I have two more months to bring Kincaid to work with me, and we are trying to enjoy every second of it!! 

He gets so much love from the folks in the office, and I am so grateful I get to have him there!  There have been so many firsts I've been able to share with him!! We'll all be sad when December 6 rolls around!!!

This past week at work, Kincaid got to meet Kansas' Secretary Phyllis Gilmore when she and her team visited our service center.  She commented how cute both he and the other little baby are!

Here he is helping me alphabetize some files at work a couple of weeks ago....

In addition to growing and learning, we also just had some plain old fun this past month!  We visited Grandpa Mark, Uncle Tyson/Kathy, and Great-Grandma Wilma, and Kincaid got some new first time evers!  Grandpa Mark also came up and babysat/stayed the night, so we could go on a date for my birthday!  It was awesome!

Hanging out with Grandpa Mark:

 First ride on the combine, semi and 4 wheeler!

  

 These guys can't wait until Caid is talking and asking 1000 questions about farming!

Some special family moments at home and at the fishing lake:

We fall more and more in love with this guy each day!! We are trying to just take in each moment with him (even when that means dishes piling up -- ahhh), and can't believe how time is flying!  

We have a fun month ahead with a visit to the pumpkin patch with Cousin Zayley, a weekend trip to Michigan & Caid's first flight, and Kincaid's Baptism!  Pictures coming soon...

God is so Good & it's a great day to be alive!!