4 month update

Can you believe our little monster is all ready 4 months old?
So you know what that means, another round of immunizations. But this time, Gavin was much more prepared. We started telling him that he was going to be going to the doctor, like 3 days in advance. We told him about the shots and told him to be brave, and although he has no idea what we're talking about, he did a lot better this time. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that Mommy figured out that Baby Tylenol BEFORE will be better than after.
So the doctor said that Gavin is a very healthy baby boy, who is in fact in his teething process. He said as far as teething goes, "you could see one tomorrow, you could see one 6 months from now, but you're in the process" of course Gavin is Mr. DruelMaster 5000 and he's got this white line across the bottom of his gums. We'll just have to wait and see how that goes. Teething, yeah! You know now that I'm a mom and am raising a baby and stuff......honestly whatever there is in life, Bring it On! After going through childbirth, and teething, and oh! the black newborn poop, I really honestly feel like I can do anything.
Gavin growth wise looks amazing. He's above the 100th precent in height at a whopping 27.5inches. He weighed in at 16 pounds 10 ounces, doubled his birth weight in 4 months, not bad, he's in the 60th precentile for weight. And his head circumference is 17inches around, in the 50th precentile. So we're pretty happy, we've got a long chubby baby with an average head. Rock on!
Update with us Hamiltons......is summer over yet? we're dying over here in Phoenix where the average summer temp is 106. wtf? Average temp, that means there are days that are above average temp. Its cool, august is more that half way complete, and in september we'll start seeing more Livable conditions. Liz's job is going great. Still breastfeeding and pumping out on breaks. Its beginning to get annoying and things are starting to dry up. Hopefully between what I am left to produce and the freezer full of breastmilk, we'll be able to get Gavin on breastmilk all the way til he's 6 months! We've also started him on rice cereal 3 times a week. Boy does that change his poop!
Kim has probably the best news of all of us Hamiltons. He got all enrolled in Mesa COmmunity COllege and starts classes on MOnday. But......he got wind of some baseball tryouts for the CC's baseball team.....and Made it! He's pitching for the Mesa Thunderbirds! He's got baseball practice everyday, weight training MWF morning, and mile sprints 2 times a week. His GI Bill benefits start this September, so....we're finally getting all settled in and starting to get the ball of life rolling.
I wanted to give a big shout out to our Uncle Curtis and Aunt Candy. They helped Kim and I purchase another car this past weekend that has proved to be essential. Between Liz running to work from 7am-430pm and Kim running to practice from 5pm-7pm then night classes from 730pm-1000pm, we really needed another car. So thank you, thank you very much for helping us get that car so that we Hamiltons can once again be in two places at once.
Oh I can hear the baby Monster waking up, oh I'll give him 5 more minutes and then go get him. Have a great rest of summer everyone, and keep in touch with us.
We are planning a CA trip the weekend of Sept. 26 depending on how Kim's baseball is going.