Dante is 3 months old on Tues 7/9 – that’s right, I can’t believe it…Three. Months. Old. It’s been quite a ride so far, and in some ways very stressful, but despite the mommy breakdowns I’ve had over the past 3 months(!) it’s nice to know that all those times people said to me “It gets easier” and I rolled my eyes at them, they were actually right. We had our delayed 2 month Well Child visit last week (delayed due to a series of rabies shots last month from a rabid bat in our house…don’t even get me started on that.) and we are progressing quite nicely. Here are some notes…
GROWTH
Weight: 12lb 11oz (up 3lbs 3oz since last Dr visit!)
Length: 23.25in (+2in since birth)
Size: Just graduated into size 0-3mos, and also diaper Size 1! … took him a little while. I just packed up all his NB(Newborn) size clothes, ready for the next of our friends in line who have a boy. But it was a sad day to do that… Especially when I found that pile of super cute onesies in the back of the drawer that I forgot that we had. Wahhhhhh!!!
MILESTONES AND DEVELOPMENT
-starting to attempt rolling over – from back to front! Which I hear is opposite of how it usually happens.
-smiles and laughs (and gets all ‘kicky pants’) constantly when engaged in “baby talk”
-“Ahhh-gooo” is still his favorite “word”.
-grasps at toys held above him. Doesn’t quite understand how to open his hands up at will though.
-very alert and aware of people (and cats) walking through the room, follows them with his eyes.
-hair continuously looks more ‘auburn’ while it seems that his skull has grown quite a bit! Huge melon!
-eyes have glints of brown in them… but still primarily bluish. What color will they ultimately be?
-drooling a lot more… teething coming soon.
Likes
-outdoors
– conversation in baby talk
-toys: “crinkle monkey” & “Mr. Peacock” – both make crinkly noises when you squeeze them
-lying on his changing table pad
-ceiling tiles
-trees, the sky
-being carried around….constantly.
-noise like the air conditioner
Dislikes
– being put down
– interruptions in feeding
– the heat
– the car seat
-long car rides
SLEEPING
-sleeps well through the night, always has.
-gets cranky around 5pm, which is what we call the beginning of his “unhappy hour”
-can sleep through loud gatherings
EATING
-still nursing!! yay, mommy a.k.a. “the Lunch Truck”!!
-up to about 4oz each feed
