To my Owen,

Yesterday was your first night sleeping through the night by yourself in your room! You are such a good baby...

You also had your 4 month check-up yesterday, where you got 4 shots. You let out a huge shriek, but you got better soon afterwards. You were a bit fussy today, but I cut you some slack because your temperature was rising a bit from the vaccines. You were very tired today, and took good naps during the day. You even fell asleep on mommy's chest for 1.5 hours! It was a blissful time for me, hearing and feeling you take each breath.

Something that mommy and daddy find so amusing is that you could be whining one minute, but as soon as you see us, you start smiling. It cracks us up! It feels like you are getting chubbier and chubbier each day, and mommy can't resist nibbling on your arm and thigh rolls. You actually smile when I do it. The doctor also checked your weight and height yesterday, and you were in 47th percentile for weight and 17th percentile for height! That is an amazing improvement from your 2 month visit - where you were 20th percentile for weight and not even on the chart for height. Doctor was very happy, but mommy was even happier at the sound of that. Even though you were born 3 weeks early at just 5.5 pounds, you are doing a great job growing each and every day. We praise God for you. We are so thankful for you.

Love,
Mommy