3 Month Update

Weight: 13 lbs (we think, official weight will be on the 4 month update, after his pediatrician appointment)

Naps:  We are slowly starting to get onto a napping schedule.  We didn't actually start to tackle th nap schedule until the week before his 3 month birthday.  Which in reality makes no sense because we drove to California and screwed everything up the very next week :).  Either way, I discovered that Eli does best when he gets 2 two hour naps throughout the day and then an hour to hour and a half nap in the evening.  Hopefully we will really get this schedule down in the next month.  It makes planning a day and having people over to see him so much easier when we can anticipate when he will be awake and in his best moods.  

Feeding: Eli eats about 5 times a day and wakes typically wakes once in the night to eat.  It has been so nice feeding him less frequently because it means that I don't have to pump at work!  Breastfeeding is a no brainer and this great time to be forced to sit and rest, but I find pumping to be such a chore.  All you  exclusively pumping mommas out there are champs.

Clothing: 3-6 month with plenty of room to spare.

Bedtime: 7:30-8:30

Sleeping: Still a killer nighttime sleeper- Praise the Lord! Seriously I don't know how people survive the 3 hour wake ups much longer than a month.  Eli typically wakes up once a night to eat, however he was starting to wake up at 6/6:30 to eat and then wouldn't go back to sleep because it was so close to his real wake up time.  I consulted the world of mommy blogs and was super boring whenever he woke up- no eye contact, talking, smiling, etc.  and he transitioned back to about a 4:00 feed and then right back down to do a morning wake up at about 7:30.  I don't really know what to credit his amazing sleep with, but we do have a pretty set schedule for him and sleep routine; plus the end all be all- miracle swaddle blanket.  

Development: So much new! Kid is a talker, lots of smiles and trying to roll over.  We don't do a ton of tummy time (I know I know) so the rolling he tries to do is back to tummy.  Since he can't roll yet he ends up moving like a sundial shadow; his head remains stationary while his body rotates around.  Eli is also starting to grab for things and can pull his muslin blankets into his mouth to suck on.  He has recently become incredibly slimy, such a little drool baby on my hands!

Likes/Dislikes: Likes and dislikes are pretty much the same as last month. Naked naked naked baby! Still loving bath time and wanting to remain undressed.  Eli likes to be held facing out, he wants to see the world and be apart of all the action.

New this month: Eli met his third set of grandparents this month, My dad and step-mom. Only problem is that he was such a fussy little bugger, which happens anytime he is needing sleep.  Either way it was so great to get to get together and always wonderful to watch Eli get loved on.  We also celebrated my first Mother's Day, and Eli was again a fussy little mess. Hard to assure people that he really is such a wonderful little babe if he losses his mind each time we take him out in a group.

Mommy/Daddy Update:   Things are still going really well for the three of us.  Kenny and I seem to operate really well as co parents.  We each make a big effort to be really respectful of how the other cares for Eli and that has been the biggest help.  Its so important to remember that you're both new to this and truly just making it up along the way.  We also have made an effort to take full advantage of family being around and get out juts the two of us as often as we can.