3 Months

Three Months 

June 19, 2015 

Height: 

Weight: 16 pounds (roughly, based on my scale) 

Chunky thighs are the cutest 

Likes: 

• Being read to. He will smile and coo when he is read to. He especially likes the book Planes Go  and all the fun sounds that go with it. 
• The Magic Sleep Suit.  If he is upset and I put him in this he starts to smile, not much later he is asleep.  
• Bathtime.  He kicks and moves all around.
• His mirror on the activity mat.  He will smile and coo at it all day long.
• Traveling...this kid is a trooper.  He seems to like being in his carseat and road trips. 
• He loves his activity mat, and just the other day I changed it up a little by putting him in his gumbo seat.  He saw the swinging toys from a whole different perspective. He caught on about how to hit the toys pretty quickly. 
• Being outside, whether it is a stroller ride, sitting out on the porch, or just plain being outside. 

Chilling with Justin and Whitney 

Dislikes:

• Napping for longer than an hour.  Although he is beginning to nap in his crib. 
• When we are in the car he does not like to be stopped! 
• Waking up from naps, he gets a big ole cry face on and has a killer scream.

Milestones:

• He is getting even better at holding his head up and looking all around.
• Using his voice. Sometimes he squeals and coos to himself for thirty minutes. 
• Lifting his legs up (kinda like a sit up). 
• He's getting close to rolling over (back to front).  

Doing some work with Poppy

Justin admiring Taz 

Sleep

• Began taking naps in his sleep suit in his crib.  Not every time, but he is getting better. 
• We are getting into a more set schedule, although it is still very loose.
• Bedtime is around 8:30-9:00.  After bouncing him or rocking him to sleep he sleeps until around 4-5 AM (with a dreamfeed when I go to bed). 
• Wake up around 7:00 and get the day started.  

Favorite Moments: 

• We took a trip up to NoVa and it was so fun to watch Justin and Whitney with him.  They loved him so much.  Every time he cried Justin would say "Paci, paci!" and try to put a paci in Taz's mouth. 
• Having all my friends (Katie Ro, Jess and Kevin, MDH, Shannon, and Suzanne) meet him. 
• Reading to and playing with him. He is so much more alert and interactive and it is so fun. 
• Rocking him to sleep, I know I will probably regret it later, but right now I am enjoying it. 
• When I nurse him he puts his hand on his head and pats it, then looks up at me and smiles.  
• When I put him on my leg and he gets really excited, he pedals his legs like he is on a bike.  For some reason this makes me laugh so much. 

MDH and the babies

Hanging with some of the cousins

Pics to Remember: 

Mommy's Thoughts: 
We have made it to the 3rd month and Jess is coming home!  I totally underestimated how hard it would be to have Taz alone for so long.  Of course I had help from mom and dad, but that didn't make it easier. I think it was harder emotionally because I wanted Jess to see all the little things he does on a daily basis.  I missed telling Jess (face to face) all about our day and watching Jess and Taz together.  

It's amazing how fast he is growing!  Each week I feel like he is a different little boy.  His face looks so "grown up" to me.  The changes happen so gradually that if I didn't look back at pictures or talk about it I wouldn't even notice. He adds to his repertoire each day and in my opinion gets cuter and cuter.  

Being a mom gets better and better each day.  Our days don't consist of much, basically just hanging out and me staring at him all day. :)  I love watching him grow and wonder what his little personality will be like. He is very easy going and happy most the time, but I think he has a stubborn streak in him because when he wants something he lets you know and does so loudly! He seems to have a sense of humor because he laughs and coos at all my jokes. :)