a 4 month old beardy wont hurt you.
ditch the gloves and let him get used to ur nice warm hands.
i found baths were a great way to gain thier trust, they decided they'd prefer to hang onto me than be in the water.

(now days they dont wanna get out of the bath anymore)
so looking froward to getting babies again, i'm gonna go crazy waiting for 2.5 months,...