Update

I write this update while I sit at the desk wondering if I'm safe. You see, we are finally getting a new roof on the house (it has needed one for at least a few years now), and the workers are up there ripping the old one off and making quite a raucous. I've thought more than a couple of times that the roof might collapse and a worker or two would fall right through the house. And to think Nate has slept through all of this just confirms that babies can sleep through anything.

Of course, he might be sleeping through it so easily because he has Tylenol in him--he had his 4-month check-up this morning, which included shots (they give Tylenol to help with the pain and for fever). Besides the shots, the appointment was great. He weighs 14 pounds even now, which is in the 30th percentile, and he's 25 inches long (55th percentile). I'm happy with his growth, especially since he was 3 weeks early and started out below average and has grown to average.

I don't think the schedule I described in the post below is going to last much longer. I sense Nate getting sleepier earlier in the day, so he is naturally tending toward an earlier nap. The nice thing is that will also mean he goes to bed earlier at night, which gives Jon and me more time together. I'm going to put Nate to bed at 9:00 tonight and see how that goes.

All is quiet on the roof now, so that means either the guys are done working for the day, or they're taking a break. They sure made quick work of that old roof--the whole thing is off (though they left the wood structure underneath intact).

Off to check on the baby. ;)