Silas is 4 months old!

Another month has gone by.  Silas is a little plumper, a little more alert, and a lot of fun!   Here are some new highlights from this month:

Silas went on his first big hike!  We drove 1.5 hours to Squamish, the hike up the Chief took almost 5 hours, and we drove the other 1.5 hours back.  Phew.  Poor Jason carried him all the way up and all the way back.  But, Silas did so well!  He only cried a bit at the end of each leg.  He got to lie down at the top of the mountain and stretch out and he was hilariously happy!

He got to meet his Oma and Opa this month and an aunt and uncle!  Silas got lots of extra  hugs and attention (of which he loved!)

Silas can now touch his knees and is paying more attention to his feet.  He plays with his hands all the time, looks at them, sucks them...  He has started to giggle!  He especially loves being tossed a bit in the air.  He loves his bath time and just figured out how to splash the water with his hands.  He still loves his soother and sucks his thumb. (and He loves being naked)

He still hates his tummy time, although his mom is trying to encourage him to do it more and more.  But, he LOVES his jolly jumper still.  He often spends at least an hour at a time in there (spitting up on himself all along, while smiling and cooing)

He got to help mom and dad plant a garden!  (He helped by sleeping in the shade of a fort that they built for him).

Silas also just got dedicated at our Church!  He never seems to mind being held by other people and so had no problems going to the pastor.  He didn't even spit up on him!  (Woohoo!  He always needs to wear a bib because of his massive spit-ups).  The photo below was after the dedication, in our backyard.

Silas usually goes to bed between 9:00 and 10:30 and sleeps until 5:30 or 6.  His daddy is a champion and gets up at night to give him some expressed milk so that mommy can sleep (way to go J!)  He also bought his mom a beautiful bouquet of flowers for mother's day and an appointment with the massage therapist.

He still loves to make noise, and be where mom or dad are.  He doesn't enjoy walks in the stroller as much  as he used to, but he does love being outside, lying on a blanket, watching the leaves rustle.

Another first:  he went to Granville Island for the first time! (And slept through a lot of it):

Here's one of my favorite outfits on him (it says King of the Jungle)

Silas is a joy and blessing!  Wow, hard to believe it's been 4 months, but then, we don't really remember life without him!  Love you little man!