Four months, four onsies!

Another month, another onsie, another blog post filled with firsts from baby Kio.

When I say little, it is relatively speaking of course. When he's all snuggled into his crib at night he's so little. When he's splashing around in the bathtub he's so little. When I hold him in my arms and rock him to sleep, he's so little. 

BUT!

When we show up for his four month check-up and he is by far the biggest baby in the room, he stops being so little. When I pack away yet another outfit that he's grown out of, he stops being so little. When he weighs 7.7 kilograms, measures 64 centimeters and has gone up ANOTHER diaper size, he definitely stops being so little! 

That's right, our little pudge has grown twelve centimeters and gained over four kilograms since he was born!

 

My sweet, sleepy little boy.

Like many people on the heftier side of the scale claim "it's all muscle", a lot of Kio's weight is muscle. If you overlook the three chins and Michelin Man physique he's crazy strong. I'm reminded of this each time I have to coax him into his car seat, hold him down for a vaccination or receive an accidental kick while we're playing.

Kio has been putting his muscles to other uses as well, he can now roll from his back to his tummy and over again. As well, he spends part of every morning trashing his play mat. I used to get down on the floor with him but it became too dangerous. I now just observe from a (safe) distance.

A well trashed play mat is a thing of beauty.

 

Kio's first roll - no stopping him after that!

After his morning workout we're generally on the go. Kio attends meetings, does coffee, goes shopping, runs errands and has even lunched at the Ritz. Assigning the grandiose hotel a prize for the poshest changing table in Osaka.

What a busy boy!

He takes it all in stride and generally has a snooze and a poop in each place we visit. This last week he also had his first meltdowns in public. First in the bank -which I feel is totally understandable. I often feel like having a freak out while I'm at the bank. And the second was in a coffee shop while I was bidding my fabulous friend Jane sayonara.

Speaking of Jane, that brings me to Kio's fourth onsie...

 

 

 

Notice anything different? Yes ladies and gents Kio is no longer merely a prop for the one of a kind creation, he's actually wearing it! 

To celebrate his forth month of being, the fabulous Jane created a yacht party for our little guy complete with woodland creatures and cocktails - too fun! 

But alas, there is a dark cloud hovering over their jolly celebration. Not only is today Kio's four month birthday, it's also the day that lady Jane and her husband Shad are leaving Japan. For them it's a day of excitement and nervous anticipation but for those of us that are bidding them adieu it's one of sadness. After living in Japan for twelve years you would think that I'd be a pro at this by now, but as always I'm left wondering what is so 'good' about good-bye?

I've been a little slack updating the Hirano family blog recently, but June and July are going to provide lots of fodder for blogging...