my little man

Matthew was born on September 26, 2009. It's only been a short 4 1/2 months since he's entered our lives, yet he's already grown so much! Starting at 7lbs 12 oz, 20 inches long, he's now more than doubled in weight and has grown another 5 inches! Not only that, his personality and awareness of his surroundings has also changed greatly. He used to just lay and stare into space, hardly ever making eye contact for more than 3 seconds and the only times he'd smile was in his sleep. But in month 2 he started smiling, and now in month 4 he laughs, smiles, shrieks, plays on his tummy, grabs for things, loves to stand (though he still can't sit on his own), holds up his head pretty steady (that happened around month 3), babbles, says "umma" (though he doesn't know yet what that means) attempts to roll over (i think he's had about 3 known successful tries), and sucks on anything he can get his hands on. The most amazing thing though is that neither my husband or I have taught him to do any of this. We try to help him practice grabbing things or turning over, but when he's ready he just does it on his own. It's amazing how he's learning such big things at such a little age, and what a joy it is when I witness each milestone. Each time my heart fills with pride and joy.. :) I can't wait to see what else he'll do in the next few months!