It's all GO, GO, GO! (aka: a Frenzy of Firsts)

So the last post was all about how he wasn't quite reaching the milestones that we expected him to.  Well, that's all changed.  We went for ages with very little, and now have had lots of 'firsts' all in a row!

Before I get into the update though, February 2nd meant that Finn turned four months old!  Yay!  So here is his new photo update next to his old one:

3 months old

4 months old

(yes, some of Finn's clothes have pink in them.  Some of them might have even come from the 'girl side' of the store... what about it?!)

(actually, a LOT of Finn's clothes are currently pink... but that's more to do with a recent laundry accident than anything else...) 

(I should do all my tangential train-of-thoughts this way... I like it!)

I took him to be weighed on Friday and he currently tips the scale at 15 lbs 7 oz.  Which isn't too big though his size is one thing that many people comment on when they first meet him.  He's also very long though - 66 cm (26 in) which is apparently in the 91st percentile...

I happen to think that 15 lbs 7 oz is extremely heavy (even if it's only in the 50th %tile), but then again I'm the one carrying him around all day!

So what has changed since we last spoke (see how I keep the tone light and conversational!?) ? 

WELL:

First number 1)

I'll start with the most boring one.  This is actually a first for me, not Finn... Before Finn was born I got a few different kinds of nappies so we could figure out what kind we liked.  But we've liked the prefolds so much I haven't really tried the others.  And I've had this stack of beautiful old school terry squares just sitting there... but I didn't know how to use them.  So yesterday I sat there with a naked baby, youtube videos, and printed instructions on the different ways to fold them up (hard to believe that women used to just be taught this stuff as a given - now I've got to spend ages working it out!). After quite a few failed attempts, I finally managed to get one on him that didn't look like I scrunched up an old towel between his legs!  So I took a picture (as you do).  So here is Finn's first folded cloth nappy! (please do forgive me for being so ridiculously pleased with myself...)

Terry Square Success!

On to more important news...

First number 2)

Finn can hold his head up!  Really really well!!  On Saturday we put him on his tummy ready for the fight against the flail and he just lifted his head like he'd been doing it all his life.  I know it's not really a 'first' since he'd sort of done it before... but it's now consistent and perfect.  Here's a picture (which is also of one of his funnier faces)

It's not the best picture though, so yesterday I was trying to take another one and failed.  Mostly because of

First number 3)

He can roll over!  I put him down on his tummy and he immediately flipped himself back over again.  I thought I'd done it accidentally so I tried again and again he flipped over.  So, I grabbed the video camera, turned it on, and put Finn on his tummy... and he slammed his face into the floor and wailed for awhile (I won't embed that video, but if you want to break your heart by watching/listening to Finn hurt himself, it's here: http://youtu.be/CFmBGeBvGmA )

That sort of cancelled tummy time for a bit, but we tried again this morning (with more padding under the blanket!) and here's the result:

I also tried again to get cute head holding up pictures but he seems to enjoy rolling so much that there's just a lot of blurry action shots...

But look how pleased he is with himself waiting for me to let go! 

So that's a big skill gained!

But what else can he do I hear you ask!

First number 4)

He's working out cause and effect - also known as: he's just figured out that he can splash!  Much to our (messy) amusement...

(yes, we use a storage box instead of a baby bath... what about it!?  At least this way we still have something useful when he grows out of it...)

In other firsts...

First number 5)
It snowed!  And so we took a walk...

Finn's first snow!

He was a bit bemused...

We didn't stay out for long though because Finn has been REALLY grumpy lately.  At first we thought it was because of his jabs last week.  But then the crying, not sleeping, and overall touchiness just didn't stop... we couldn't figure out what was wrong until this weekend when Finn was chewing my finger and I felt it...

First number 6)
Finn's got TEETH!
I know, I can hardly believe it myself.  It seems way early so we didn't even think it was a possibility but the books say it's hereditary and mom says my teeth came early as well so there you go!  Yesterday they finally broke through the surface so we're hoping his mood improves significantly (please!please! last night he was waking up crying every 45 minutes...), but they're only just out so there might be a while yet.  They may be small but they are sharp!  And I often forget about them when he starts chomping on my fingers... I don't forget for long!
So here they are, ladies and gentlemen....

Finn's first teeth at four months old