4-month stats

This past Tuesday Austin had his 4-month doctor's appointment.  He weighed in at 14 lbs 12.5 oz and 26 inches tall.  That is 50th percentile for weight and 80th percentile for height.  He is a tall boy!  This makes sense since he outgrows most of his clothes due to them being too short.  He got two shots and one oral vaccine, which was no fun.  He got a small fever later that day, but it didn't last long.  Dr. Lisa said he seems to be right on track developmentally.  He even rolled over from his tummy to his back for her.  What a show-off!  He is talking and grabbing onto things all the time.  They end up in his mouth.  He can now grab the dangling toys that hang from his carseat handle.  He likes to be in a sitting position so we are doing that more and more.  He likes hanging out in the bumbo chair.  He also faces out when in the baby bjorn since his neck control is much better.  We have not tried the Bob stroller without the carseat yet.  I think we will do this in Houston over Christmas.  We haven't been in the stroller much at all recently mainly because the snow is just now melting (from November snows and Dec 1 snow).  It has been a much colder than average December so the snow has not melted.  Back to Austin - He smiles big when I say "Ma-Ma".  I am practicing that a lot so that he says that before he says "Da-Da".  I told David he better practice with him so that he will learn to say Da-da.  He is still eating 6 times a day.  Dr. Lisa said if that is working for us, then to stick with it.  Since he is still sleeping so well, I am not in a hurry to change anything.  He sucks his thumb when he is trying to go to sleep, which helps alot.  I hope it is not a long-term habit.  Dr said he is also in the early teething stages.  He is drooling all over the place, which is really the only sign.  She also said we introduce rice cereal whenever we want to.  It would be for the "social" aspect and not for sustenance.  It would get him used to holding a spoon and sitting in his high chair (which is in a box in the basement).  I am thinking we will wait until he is 5 or 6 months to do this. When did my mom friends reading this start their babies on rice, barley, oatmeal?  

Here is a pic in his new Santa outfit that DiDi bought him.