Cha Cha Cha Changes

Well Elliot is now 4 months old and growing like a weed. Jill and I look back at photos of when he was first born and wonder how he was ever so little. Along with growing in size Elliot has been learning how to do new things. He is definitely learning how to "communicate" with his grunts and mews. Just today I noticed he learned how to make motorboat noises. He also is learning how to use his hands and grab things. It's fun to see this development.
Along with these developments we have had to learn to adapt to his growth. Early on Elliot only seemed to eat, cry and sleep. When we went in for Elliot's two month check up Jill asked if this was due to a milk allergy and the doctor confirmed that could be the issue. Since then Jill has had to give up dairy and Elliot's demeanor changed immediately. I applaud Jill for making the sacrifice on Elliot's behalf.
Another thing we have noticed is how different Elliot is from Simon. This is partially due to Elliot being 4 weeks early but it's also because he's his own person. Jill told me Simon LOVED his swing but Elliot would rather be in the car seat or on his play mat. We also discovered Elliot likes to be upright so we are looking to get an excersaucer so he can stand up and play. One similarity we would rather not have had is they do not like being backward facing in the car. Elliot can be rocked to sleep in his car seat in the house but as soon as we start driving in the car he will cry until the stops again. Unfortunately this is one puzzle we have not been able to solve and has changed how we run errands.
Overall looking back at the changes in Elliot over the past four months have been positive. He is a healthy, active 4 month old that has the most contagious full face smile. He is very interested in what his brother is doing and I can see that he'll be trying to keep up with him sooner than we'll be ready for. I am so grateful for the joy this little man has brought into our life and look forward to watching him continue to grow up over the years and am prepared to adapt to help him grow up to be the best person he can be.