The Things You Love!

So lately I have been thinking about how I need to keep better track of Luke's likes and dislikes as well as his different preferences as he grows and gets older each month.  I want to remember which month he liked certain things so with our next baby I can see how similar they are to Luke.

Here is a list of things that you have loved  over the past 4 months......

You Love

*Hairdryers! The one thing you love most in life is the sound of a hairdryer. It has been a calming mechanism since the day you were born. If you are upset, we turn it on to calm you. If you cant sleep, we turn it on to relax you. If you are cold, we turn it on after your bath to warm you. It is definitely a little high maintenance tendency that you have developed but hey, It works!

*Being Swaddled! There are a few things you must have in order to fall asleep and stay asleep.  One being your nap nanny ( we are working on breaking that habit as we speak) and the other being you must be swaddled!  You love being tightly swaddled and can not sleep for more than 15 min unless you are.  Your little arms and lets still flail around so much that if you aren't swaddle, you will wake yourself up. 

When you were first born till about 3 months old, we loved the Halo sleep saks.  They had a v-neck so the material didn't come up to high around your face and they also had a zipper at the bottom that made diaper changes easier in the middle of the night.  The only problem with these was, once you turned about 3 months old you were able to break out of them and then you had a hard time going back to sleep.

Once you broke out of the Halo sleep saks, we tried the swaddle me sleep sak.  It worked like a charm!  It allows us to swaddle you tighter and it is much harder for you to try and wiggle out of.  So far, you have not broken out of it yet! wahoo!

*Bath Time! You absolutely love bath time!  You love the warm water and kicking your feet and making a mess.  You have honestly loved the bath since the first time we gave you one.  There is something so calming about the bath to you and you don't even mind when we wash your hair anymore. We gave you the nickname "Michael Phelps" because you love to kick and splash us so much!

*Your Fingers! At first you were a total Paci baby.  You loved your wubbanubs and they made you totally content and happy as long as you had one.  Then one day around 3 months old, you found your fingers!  At first it was not so much your fingers but your whole fist.  You loved to suck on you hand and occasionally you would happen to get a finger or two in there by chance.  Not you have found your fingers and you LOVE them! We tried to let you sleep without your swaddle because you love them so much but we aren't quite there yet.  For now, you just get your fingers during the day time!  Guess that means I get to wash your hands a whole lot more now!

* Your Jumparoo! What a lifesaver this fun contraption has been!  You absolutely love to jump up and down for hours on end.  It lights up and plays music, which you love, but more than anything it gives you the freedom to stand up like a big boy and bounce around on your own.  It has been the best tool when I need to get things done because I can just pop you in it and it will keep you occupied for at least 30 min.