I Turned 5 Months Old

September 26 - I like to take the pacifier out of my mouth and then appear shocked

September 20 - Skyler put this chew ring on my head - maybe it is my halo

September 17 - I am so sweet

September 17 - I really am "one cool dude"

September 13 - I am 5 months old

September 13 - I was feeling very serious for my photos

September 10 - My first time with this toy - I found it very intriguing

My First Trip Out of the Eastern Time Zone

September 9 - I am usually wearing my happy face

September 9 - We both happen to be wearing shirts with dogs on them

September 7 - "Reading" a book

September 7 - Skyler loves to hold me

September 5 - Skyler had her first ever push-up ice cream, and she did not share with me

September 4 - Enjoying a little outside time in Louisiana

September 3 - Skyler caught (and then released back into the pond) her first ever fish

September 3 - This is what I thought of Skyler's first fish

September 2 - My first ever trip to a zoo - I went to the Dallas Zoo

September 2 - It won't be long before I will be able to lie down on the elephant statue like Skyler

September 2 - Skyler posing at the zoo

August 31 - Enjoying some exersaucer time

August 31 - Yes, I am wearing a purple onesie

August 31 - I recently found my toes

I Got My Helmet

August 29 - I always start out on my back, but then seconds later, I roll to my tummy (see next photo)

August 29 - I started rolling from my back to my stomach two weeks ago (August 14)

August 28 - Smiling the day away

August 28 - Car ride

August 28 - My first time in the jumper, and Skyler is teaching me how to count

August 27 - My first time in the exersaucer

August 25 - I got my helmet wrapped today

August 25 - Sneak peak to Skyler's Halloween costume that she already picked out and wears around the house

August 24 - Happy boy

August 23 - Skyler loves to hold me

August 23 - I didn't get the memo that we were supposed to look at the camera

August 23 - And now I've gotten Skyler to also not look at the camera

August 22 - Skyler got to play putt-putt for the first time

August 22 - Skyler also got to go on her first go-cart ride

August 22 - Look who met me for dinner

August 21 - I visited St. Augustine (I didn't see much)

August 20 - Making faces

August 18 - I got my helmet today

August 18 - The helmet won't stop me from smiling

August 17 - Just lying around reading a book

August 15 - At the doctor for my 4-months check-up

My Four Months Statistics

August 15, 2016 (4 Months Old)

Weight:  15.4 pounds (50% percentile)

Height:  25.625 inches (73% percentile)

Head Circumference:  16.5 inches (60% percentile)

June 20, 2016 (2 Months plus 1 Week Old)

Weight:  12.8 pounds (59% percentile)

Height:  23.75 inches (77% percentile)

Head Circumference:  15.5 inches (53% percentile)

May 20, 2016 (5 Weeks Old)

Weight:  10.72 pounds (59% percentile)

Height:  22.5 inches (84% percentile)

Head Circumference:  15 inches (73% percentile)

May 5, 2016 (3 Weeks Old)

Weight:  9.28 pounds (53% percentile)

Height:  21.5 inches (73% percentile)

Head Circumference:  14.25 inches (39% percentile)

April 19, 2016 (6 Days Old)

Weight:  8.38 pounds (67% percentile)

Height:  20.65 inches (80% percentile)

Head Circumference:  13.75 inches (47% percentile)

I am Getting a Helmet

On August 18, I will be getting a helmet.  Although I do ample tummy time and such, I have a flat-ish back of my head.  Lucky for me, there is a device that can help.  It is a cranial orthotic (i.e. a helmet).  My helmet is called is called a Doc Band, which looks likes the pictures below.  I will be wearing the helmet for 23 hours a day for an unknown number of weeks (probably somewhere between 6-10 weeks).  Each week, I will go to the helmet place to get it adjusted (i.e. the foam inside the helmet is adjusted/shaved to direct proper growth of my head).  The Doc Band works by applying mild holding pressures and capturing the growth of my head.  This method directs growth to the flat regions and discourages it in the prominent areas.  It is important to know that the Doc Band does not cause pain.

These babies are not me.  But these are examples of what the helmet will look like.

    

4 Months Old

August 13 - I am 4 months old today

August 13 - I like to grab things (like my clothes)

August 13 - A more serious face

August 13 - A happy face to follow my serious face

August 13 - I realized this month that I like to lick and bite the lion