22 Weeks

Santino's latest thing is grabbing his feet. I caught him in action with this shot and by the look on his face he's pretty serious about trying to touch those toes. You can see the spit bubbles coming from his mouth, another thing that he does often.

Last week Santino had a well check. I was a little late in getting him in for his 4 month appointment, so it ended up being closer to 5 months.

Here's his stats
Weight: 14 pounds 9 ounces (35th percentile)
Height: 25" long (44th percentile)
Head Circumference: 16 ½" (36th percentile)

He's still on the smaller side for his age, but it's amazing to look back at how much he's grown since birth.
 - Gained almost 9 lbs
- Grown 6" in length
- Head circumference has increased by 3 ¼"

Most of his clothes are now size 6 months and he's just about ready to go to size 3 diapers.

He's been sleeping in the bassinet at night. But, yesterday we took that out of our room and put his play pen in there instead. Now he has a lot more room. It's pretty comfy too as far as play pens go. I bought a high density foam cushion from an upholstery store and sewed a waterproof diaper fabric over it. Now, it's not too hard or too soft - just right for this "little piggy." ha!

Today I took both of the boys to do a couple of errands and it was so much easier than in the past. Santino only cried a couple times - right before he fell asleep at Costco and then later when we were checking out and coming home. That is a big improvement over outings in the past. Santino wasn't a very good traveler in his early months, so I've stayed home a lot more than I did with Maximus at this age. Looks like we'll be able to get out more often now. Yay!

Santino's really enjoying solid foods. Last week he ate pears, apples, squash & carrots for the first time. It's so fun to watch the development that's happening along with the daily interaction between him and Maximus. I feel blessed!

How's everyone doing? Hope your New Year is off to a good start!