Life In His Hands: October 2014

I'm 3 Months Old!

I'm Growing!

Unofficially weighing in at 13lbs, measuring 25"

Firsts:

First real tears and first real giggles just a few days ago!
More purposeful grabbing of toys and objects in front of me! Sometimes I like to hold toys in my hands, but whenever I do I just try to eat them.
First time in church nursery this past month.
First time in the Bumbo (I only liked it at first because I'm still not the greatest at holding my head up but I'm getting there).

Sleep:

I still sleep up to 5 hours - almost 6 - for my first stretch of sleep on my good nights. I don't grunt so much in the early hours of the morning anymore, which mommy is thankful for. I've been up a lot more during the night in the past week - mommy says it's because I'm growing. I'm both predictable and flexible in my naps. I sleep for about 2 hours for my morning nap and about 2-3 hours for my afternoon nap, with a catnap in the evening. Sometimes my naps are interrupted for various reasons but I always make up for it. Mommy says if I cry it usually means I'm tired and need to go back to sleep so she helps me. Wake up time is around 7 or 8 or whenever big brother wakes me up with his goofy face in mine, and I like to go to bed when big brother goes to bed. I usually end up falling asleep on my own in my crib while mommy tucks him in for the night. This is the only time I fall asleep on my own anymore. All other times I demand that mommy (or someone else) holds my in their arms and that puts me to sleep pretty fast. Most nights I start off sleeping in my crib and then mommy moves me and has me sleep in my rock 'n play in mommy's room. I usually sleep in my rock 'n play for naps too.

Eat:

Mommy feeds me pretty well. My eating has been all over the place this month. I went from eating every 2 hours or so with less snacking to stretching it out further to eating every 1-2 hours during my growth spurt. Basically I just eat whenever I want and mommy does her best to accommodate me.

Play:

This month I discovered that I really like my play mat. It has a pretty cool mirror that I can see myself in as well as some fun toys that make noises when I bat at or kick them. My big brother likes to lie next to me and play with me on it too. I really like to grab at things and bring objects to my mouth. My black and white cat toy on my play mat is one of my favorites.

Likes:

I still like my play mat. And I still like smiling. Like a lot. I wake up and fall asleep with a smile on my face. Smiling's my favorite. Basically I like people who smile at me. Especially my big brother who likes to smile at me a lot.