Well, it is official. You are no longer considered a newborn. I can not believe it has already been 3 whole months. I am so glad I got to stay home with you this entire time because you have been a different baby this past month. We finally got a schedule down, and I could count on 3 hours, play time, and regular naps. Mama was actually able to do things around the house! We became much more mobile this past month also. You have probably seen the inside of Target many more times than you have cared to :)
This past month you have grown and changed more than any other. You entertain yourself sometimes, and notice things is a whole new way. You notice when I leave the room, you watch me walk around, you can even see my funny faces from far away! You smile constantly, and you are generally a very happy baby. You eat and play, and then at about an hour and a half in you get a little fussy which means it is time for the rocking chair...then it is off to sleep for about an hour and a half...sometimes less, but you usually are happy to play until the next time to eat. You could almost set a clock to your schedule these days, and that has helped mama tremendously! If only I would have know at week one what I know now! How much easier things would have been, but you live and learn, and I have learned a lot :)
Your favorite things have changed somewhat now. You now love your toys! Well, basically anything that hangs over your head that you can swing your arms at :) You got a new mobile for Christmas from your Great Aunt Ronnie and Great Uncle Max, and you are obsessed! I turn it on, and you just stare and kick and talk and squeal...it makes you as happy as can be. You also love your activity mat because you can lay on your back and hit the little creatures that hang down. You still love your car rides, and still number one and two are eating and that pacifier! You eat a little quicker these days, but you still like to eat about every three hours around the clock, so we are still working on the sleep thing. You now sleep on your belly, and you like that much better. You put yourself to sleep much easier that way!
Some physical changes are that you are GROWING! You are becoming mama's big boy! You are now in three month clothes, and you seem to get longer everyday :) Another change is you are starting to lose lots of your hair, but don't worry, so are mama and daddy. Mama's because of hormones, and Daddy's because of...genetics...so we will all just be a big hair losing family together.
Some big firsts this month were Christmas!, daycare, and formula. You had your first ever Christmas which also means your first ever Barden Bowling Bonanza! You slept almost the entire time you were at the bowling alley, and everyone just passed you around :) You got to visit with all kinds of family, and you got some super cute clothes. Santa brought you an outfit too! You also had you first taste of formula at 11 weeks, and you couldn't of cared less. You either couldn't tell the difference, or didn't care. I think you will eat anything, so probably the latter. We give you a little at night sometimes, and daddy uses it to feed you in the middle of the night when he is on duty, and you take it just fine. Lastly, is daycare. This is both good and bad. Good because you get to meet all kinds of new folks and play with them all day, sad because it means mama is going back to work. I will miss you like crazy! What I will miss most is our hang out time after your first morning feeding. It is usually around eight or nine o'clock, and you are just so happy and talkative. You are full of smiles, and it is the perfect way to start the day. I will miss rocking you to sleep at nap times, and watching you eat all big eyed :) I will mss cuddling with you in the morning, and playing with you in the afternoon. I will even miss changing all those diapers. You have had two practice days, and you did well. You have a hard time sleeping there, but I am sure that will improve with time. Truthfully, this transition will probably be harder for mama than for you. I will probably cry much more in that first week than you will becuase I will be painfully missing my little buddy...
I love you junior, and I look forward to all the changes in store this next month and those after. You amaze me every day, and I am so proud to be your mama.
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