It's three days before Christmas and our little bit is already three months old! Everyone tells you how fast they grow, but I really can't believe that we've already had him for 12 weeks. Time really does fly when you're having fun! I am really enjoying the 3 month stage, and just love to see his big grins when I walk into the room and hear him babbling to himself when he's playing with his toys. Although being a mother is a lot of hard work, he is worth ever minute of lost sleep and every moment of worry that my days are now filled with. I never knew I could love someone so much, so truly the worry for his well being never ends.Grayer, here is what you are up to at three months:
You say it all with your eyes! You have the most beautiful, big, gray eyes and the longest eye lashes! When you are awake, you stare wide eyed in amazment at the world and try to take in everything around you. You truly have a twinkle in your eye, and I can't wait until you can verbalize your feelings. I know you will have something wonderful to say!
You smile all the time and it melts my heart. You now get a big grin on your face when I come into your room after a nap, and you smile often when your daddy gets home from work and comes to give you kisses.
You are the absolute c-u-t-e-s-t t-h-i-n-g EVER when I unwrap you from your swaddle first thing in the morning. You stretch and stretch and stretch and are so happy to be "free", ha! You are always so happy first thing in the morning and love to smile and talk to mommy. This is truly my most favorite part of the day when you and I are alone in the quiet of the house before the day begins. I will forever and always treasure these times.
You are very strong, and hold your head up completely on your own. Your legs are chunky, but they must have a lot of muscle too, because you love nothing more than to stand up, with some help from mommy and daddy.
You still like tummy time, but I have learned not to put you on your stomach within 30 minutes of a meal, because the added pressure often makes you spit up. We have turned the study into a little play room for you, and you love to lay on your back and play with your toys. You also have a bear mobile over your bed and get a wide grin every time someone whinds it up to play. They are your favorite "friends".
You are an excellent listener these days, and love to have mommy read you book after book. We lay on our backs and I hold them up so you can see all the pretty pictures. You are always very content and will let me read to you as long as my arms will allow (they often go to sleep after holding up 4 or 5 books in the air, ha!). You babble on and on while I read, and I know you are trying to tell me your version of the story, so sweet!
You are still not an excellent sleeper, and are only putting in a couple of 45 minute naps and usually one 2 hour nap during the day, and sleep in 3 hour stretches at night, but we are finally starting to get into a routine. After weeks of doing almost everything "on demand" I am able to read your signs much better, which has really helped. You go down for bed between 6-7 and awake almost to the minute, after sleeping for three hours all through the night. You are up at 10, 1, 4 and 7 and I hope that soon we can drop at least one of those feedings. I just hate to hear you cry, so we have not tried the "cry it out" approach that a lot of our playgroup did... for now we will just sleep in three hour stretches :)
You found your hands at 9 weeks and love to suck on your fingers. You have attempted to suck your thumb time after time, and mommy could not be more thrilled! I think there is nothing cuter than a baby that sucks his thumb. You also still have trouble keeping a pacifer in, so if you could soothe yourself with a thumb, that would be and added bonus!
You are obsessed with your green fuzzy blanket and we tote it around with us everywhere we go. If you are cranky or sad, you always want your blankie up by your face and a paci to suck on. You hold the blankie in your hands up to your chest and cheek and it is so sweet.
You have a love-hate relationship with your swaddle. You have to be swaddled for all your naps and at night in order to sleep more than 15 minutes, but you don't really care to be so restricted. Hopefully one of these days you will get more control over your crazy arms and won't require it to sleep. We shall see!
We are so thankful that you are a strong, healthy and chubby little boy! Mommy kisses your round cheeks a million times a day and you love it. You are the light in our lives and we love you to the moon and back!
Happy three months baby Gray!
Grayer- 12 weeks old