Four months, footloose and swaddle-free

As Teddy enters his 4th month (yikes!), he is now sleeping sans swaddle. We transitioned him to a sleep sack a couple of weeks ago, and even took the sleep positioner away. With all of his freedom in the crib, he rolled over onto his belly and woke himself up multiple times. Unfortunately, our pediatrician informed us that SIDS peaks at 4 months, and that it's not OK to leave him on his tummy at night. Boo! So that meant we brought back the sleep positioner. He sleeps pretty well, waking twice a night after his 7 pm bedtime, and is up for the day by 7:15. Not too bad for a little guy! He has also settled in to a 3 nap a day routine, though most of those take place in the car seat shuttling Pierce around. Oh well, at least it's the start of a schedule.

We had our official 4 month appointment last week (a full week early), and Teddy is trending just like his big brother Pierce--long and lean! He is very healthy, happy and active, and showed off his rolling skills (front to back and back to front) as soon as he was placed on the exam table. He also was chatting and smiling up a storm. Dr. Joyce is not concerned about his weight as she knows what happened with Pierce once we started him on solids. :) She gave us the green light to start cereal on the earlier side of the 4 to 6 month window, and we are planning to start once we get back from our trip to San Francisco, when he is about 20 weeks old. Until then, here are his stats:

Weight: 12 lbs 15 oz (pre-feeding), 13 lbs 3 oz. (post-feeding)

Height: 26 inches (85%)

The most exciting development has been the laughs that have started. They are small and deep for now, but so cute. Can't wait to catch them on film! Also, I thought I'd post a side by side of the boys at 4 months. Teddy's on the left. People are telling us that the two boys look alike...I'm still not so sure.