Do you know what a 4 month old can do?

They can go to football games and once they get confortable with a seat in the shade and ear protection, they can sleep through the whole thing. 

They can start day care, and make lots of new friends. One day at drop-off, I was holding Joe & saying "Have a good day, my sweet boy," and Wendy, his caregiver, said, "He sure is," in agreement.

They can stay home with a sitter for a night and let their mom go watch their dad rock out.

They can have a favorite toy to keep them company in the car. Meet MonkeyJay. Frank thinks that he looks like our friend Jay, and he's a monkey.

Little MonkeyJay (left) and Regular MonkeyJay (right)

They can go to the doctor and be in the 15th percentile for weight and in the 65th percentile for height, little stringbean.

They can dare to grow up.

One week

Four months

 They can hang out with their big brothers & act tough...

...or be very sweet to their aunts.

They can be difficult to photograph because they like to move,

and smiling for the camera isn't as much fun as singing.

4-month-old chatterbox from teampeveler on Vimeo.

Most of all, 4-month-olds are really fun.

For more pictures of Joe's fourth month click here.