Jay's 4 Month Update

My oh my. This sweet little chunker is now 4 months old!
 It seems like the more active he gets, the faster my days go.
 I want to take a second to say how blessed we feel to have such
 a healthy little boy. So many parents have scares with their little
 ones and I feel so thankful that we haven't had to deal with that yet. 

Jay is becoming very active and his wake times are getting
 longer and longer (a little over 2hrs at a time). He loves to
sit up on your lap and stand and stomp his feet (with help). He smiles
 and squeals all the time and is quite the flirt with the ladies ;).
 I've heard him giggle a few times now, but I can't wait until he starts doing
 that regularly too. He loves to look at books and grab at pictures.

As wonderful and happy as Jay is during the day, he does
 struggle with the naps. I've tried everythinggggggg
 (blackout curtains, white noise, swaddle, no swaddle, lights on, tv on... Etc)
 and I finally decided that it is what it is and he will get over
this stage soon (maybe?). We now have him napping in the
stroller and it is working better than anything else basically
 because when he does wake up after a few mins into his nap
 I can just rock the stroller a few times and he drifts back
 to sleep.. Most of the time. If any mommas out there have any
 other tips for me I am open to pretty much anything =).

We took Jay in the ocean for the first time this month
 and he loved it... He is such a little beach baby! 

We took him for his 4 month checkup and he is 15lbs and 24in.
Which evidently is quite short for a 4 month old.
 Shows what I know.. I was walking around talking
 about what a big baby he is!

After Jay was born I knew my daily life changed but I didn't realize
 how much it changed me as a person until last week.
 I was driving on the interstate stuck in traffic because of an accident.
When I finally was able to see the crash, there was a helicopter
 taking a motorcyclist who evidently was in an awful accident
 with another vehicle. Before I think my response would have
 been "danggggg, they had to bring a helicopter in.. That's crazy!
 Hope he's okay." And that would have been the end of it.
 Now, as I passed all I could think about what this man's family..
 Did he have kids? What about his wife? Or parents?
 I prayed and prayed for all of them. I was so selfish
before I had Jay... I still am, but I think that trait is
 slowly starting to fade away. I'm so thankful for my baby
 not only because he brings so much joy to my life
but because he is making me a better person.

Happy 4 month Birthday, Buddy!!