Our tongue is pretty funny these days ;)
See.... not a fan of tummy time :(
Weight: 14lbs 15oz (93rd percentile)
Height: 24.5 inches (95th percentile)
Hair: You're becoming quite a little fuzzball on top! On the back of your head you've got some pretty long locks, but the top of your head is just starting to fill in. It's still pretty dark at this point, but I still think there's a chance you'll end up with lighter hair like Daddy.
Eyes: Brown. Some days they still look like a really dark blue to me, but most of the time they look brown, almost black even. You're eyelashes are so long and beautiful! Definitely got those from your Daddy.
Clothes: The newborn clothes didn't last long and you are officially in 3 month clothing. Some 0-3 outfits still fit okay, if they are longer. I hate it when your toes get squished! I don't like that feeling and I'm sure it's not comfortable for you either, so I try to dress you in longer clothes to give your little piggies some room to wiggle. We have about 2 pairs of socks that actually fit you and stay on your feet, baby socks are such a joke! But it's too cold to go barefoot so we just pull them back on a million times a day.
Diapers: Size 1. The package says til 14 pounds and you are above that, but the 1's still seem to fit you well (and even seem a little big somehow!) so for now, we'll stick with them. You've got a chubby belly but a skinny little waist!
Sleeping: THROUGH. THE. NIGHT. Yes, it's true!! For the past 2 weeks or so you have been sleeping from 10:30-11 to 7:30-8:30!! The first time I woke up after sleeping all night I thought for sure something was wrong or I was just too exhausted and didn't hear you, but I got up to check on you and you were just laying there snoozing away so peacefully! I don't know how you went from waking up every 2 1/2-3 hours to sleeping for 8 hours straight, but something clicked and you figured it out! This is without any real bedtime routine, so in the next couple weeks we are going to try establishing a true bedtime routine and see if we can't get you in bed a little earlier. You don't nap much throughout the day, an hour or so in the morning and again in the afternoon, and 10-15 minute power naps in between. So I don't feel bad about stretching out your nighttime sleep. You need it to grow little man!
Likes: You love to be moving! When you are fussy, 9 times out of 10 if we get up and move around you are better within seconds. Being in the Moby wrap. Most of the time you fall asleep right away. You have found your thumb and are so good at getting it in your mouth to soothe yourself. (Unless you're really mad, then all bets are off!) You love snuggles and feeding with Mama, I think you fall asleep halfway thru on purpose so you can draw it out longer. I don't mind ;) You love the penguins hanging on the wall above your changing table. You smile and coo at them while we change you and you think they are so funny! Your best friend is still the ceiling fan. Not sure what it is about it, but you stare at it any chance you get. Splashing in the tub. You think it's so funny to kick your feet and make all sorts of puddles. Your 'soothie' pacifier. We've tried other pacifiers but they don't seem to do the trick like the soothie. But now your thumb is taking over, which is nice because we can't lose it, but not so nice since we can't stick it in your mouth for you! lol
Dislikes: Having a dirty diaper for longer than .00002 seconds. You want that sucker changed pronto! You also don't like tummy time, at all. You last less than a minute until the big sad pouty lip and tears come out to play. We try getting down there with you so you can still see us, and playing with you, but nothing seems to help. You also hate being gassy...and you hate most of the tricks we have for getting it out! Being hungry. Having your hands wrapped up and not being able to touch your face. Being in your carseat, unless you are sleeping you really aren't a fan. 5-10 minutes is okay but after that you want to be able to stretch and move around. Being fed with a bottle.
Eating: Right now you still eat every 2 1/2 - 3 hours during the day. After 5pm it's anyones guess. Sometimes you'll go that long, sometimes after an hour you are acting like you're starving again. We are feeding on demand, so if you tell me you are hungry, you eat. (A lot of the times when you are fussy like that after just an hour, you are really just tired and that'll put you right to sleep.) Your last feeding at night is usually longer, close to 45 minutes or so. And the same in the morning after you first wake up, and then you'll eat again within the hour. Otherwise during the day your feedings are usually less than 30 minutes long, sometimes even less than 10 when you are really hungry. I also think you may have a touch of reflux, sometimes you get really painful while eating and will arch your back and grunt and groan like you are hurting. Then you'll spit up all that you just ate and want to eat again. It's so frustrating, not because we start the process over again but because you are so uncomfortable and we can't do anything to help you!
Milestones: You are way better at head control. You've been holding it up pretty well since birth, but now you are able to turn your head and control what it does. You can follow us as we move around you now, you keep close tabs on me especially. Got your first bout of diaper rash, but we noticed it right away and it was gone within a day. Sleeping through the night. Celebrated your first Christmas!! (Separate post on that soon!) Found your hands and thumb. Smile and even giggle sometimes (so so so precious!!)
Mama's Favorites: So hard to choose just certain things....everything about you is my favorite! The smiles I get first thing in the morning. You wake up in the best little mood! Full of smiles and coos. The silly faces you make when you are stretching. It's quite a process! The little noises you make while eating, and the way you look up at me. Watching you sleep. You make the sweetest little faces and noises. The way you look at Daddy when he first gets home from work.
Baby Things We Can't Live Without: There's really nothing you absolutely love and need to have right now...besides the basics like diapers and wipes. You haven't latched on to a certain blanket or stuffed animal or anything like that yet, and are only beginning to take an interest in rattles and toys. Other than that, you really like the Rock 'n' Play for sleeping, and we use a hefty amount of Vaseline at each diaper change which seems to be doing the trick so far. I guess the only materialistic thing you really like is the ceiling fan! And Mama...mostly what is attached to Mama... lol
Love!! :)
such an adorable, precious little boy!!! love the pictures~~and the info about him :) also love how much joy he has brought to you & Josh~~a wonderful blessing in your lives.
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