umm...rice cereal

Brooks has had a cold for about 2 weeks now. He is snooty and has a bit of a cough that comes and goes. The doctor said that his acid reflux causes his cold to stick around longer, and his cold causes his acid reflux to flare up. She suggested trying some rice cereal for breakfast (I forget how it's supposed to help). So this morning Brooks had some delicious breastmilk that we eventually followed with some rice cereal. I don't even know how much he actually ate. It seemed like he just spit most of the cereal back out of his mouth. I wish I could've gotten a picture of his face as he was eating it - he was not necessarily enjoying it. I did let him use the spoon all by himself though, and he seemed to enjoy that. It just made a bigger mess of course, but I think that is all a part of the experience. We'll keep trying it for a week or so and see if he learns to like it.

Who needs a Bumbo?!

Brooks has actually been practicing sitting up on his own. He is still pretty wobbly, and I have to keep him from falling over a lot. I let him fall over once on his own, and he cried. I think he got scared - so now I just cushion his fall a bit. He is growing up so fast!

4 months old

Brooks had his 4 month doctors visit yesterday. He weighed in at 11lbs 13oz, and was 24 1/2 inches long. He jumped from the 3% to the 25%-50%! She said he is growing very well, especially in his length. The doctor described Brooks as being long and slim...wonder where he gets that?! There was a lot of excitement that came from the doctors visit. The last time she thought Brooks was about a month behind developmentally, and this time she said he was a very typical 4 month old. I asked her about teeth, and she said it would be early to see any teeth. But, sure enough...she did see some little buds in his gums on the bottom. No wonder he is drooling and sucking on everything!
Overall, it was very comforting to know that Brooks is doing so well.
Here is his latest picture in the chair, taken yesterday (his 4 month birthday). I went ahead and put some Halloween gear on for this month. He is getting so big in the chair! You can see how he is trying to sit up, but eventually he toppled over.