Jesse Tyler, Four Months

Now for the latest news on Jesse.  He turned four months old a few days ago, on July 3.  And, he can roll over! He rolled from his stomach to his back for the first time about a week or so ago.  That time he was in his bassinet, but now he has accomplished the feat several times while on the floor.  Yay!  He has not yet rolled from his back to his stomach but I watched him try like crazy yesterday for about five minutes until he finally gave  up to suck his thumb.  I'm sure he'll do it soon.  He can scoot himself around on the floor - not too far, but he does scoot off of the blanket when I put him on a blanket on the floor.  As soon as he can get his belly off the ground, he'll be ready to crawl.

Also in the last few days, Jesse has moved from sleeping in a bassinet in our room to sleeping in the crib.  He and Esther are sharing a bedroom .  I was not sure how that would work out, but it has been fine so far.  Both of our kids sleep through the night so well.  I feel really blessed.  Maybe God knows how cranky I am without sleep and is having mercy on the rest of my family!

Jesse is a really happy baby.  It is so easy to get him to smile, and sometimes now even to laugh.  I love to hear him laugh!  He definitely smiles and laughs more than Esther at this age.  I actually think he is more expressive in general because he also has an adorable pouting face when he is upset.  His lower lip sticks out as far as it will go and big tears well up in his eyes.  Not that I'm excited when my baby is upset, but he is super cute.  I will try to get a picture, but so far we haven't managed to capture it.

Here are a few pictures, starring Jesse ...

Isn't it adorable how he sleeps?  He definitely prefers sleeping on his stomach.  And he is a thumb-sucker.  Recently he started holding his head or shoulders with this other hand while he sleeps, too.  So cute!

We love our Jesse!