Christian James - 3 Months Old

You are 3 months old already! Where has the time gone!?!

I was just thinking the other day how much you have changed! It's crazy! But I love every day with you :) 

You now weigh 14 pounds, 7 ounces  and are about 25 inches long. 

You don't look too much different from last month: 

You're just filling out your onesie and your cheekers a little more :)

You were a little less smiley for your 3 month pictures because I think you are starting to cut some teeth :/

You have been a little fussy (which is sooo not like you), chew your hands non-stop, cry when I take your teether out of your mouth, have a slight rash starting on your face, a mild fever, a bit of a diaper rash that won't go away and an on and off runny/stuffy nose. Poor little guy! :(

You gained 1 pound, 14 ounces and grew about 2 inches this past month! 

You are almost ready to move fully from 0-3 month clothes into 3-6 month clothes. 

Your 0-3 month shorts now all finally fit you and your 0-3 month shirts are starting to fit better now too, but you have outgrown your 0-3 month onesies. You have a long torso like your daddy!

Still in size 1 diapers but will be starting size 2 soon! 

You still go through about 10-12 diapers per day for a total of about 952 diapers since you were born! 

You are a very smiley and chatty baby nearly all day long now! Mommy had to 'shush' you in Target while we were grocery shopping last week because you were squealing so loud every time mommy looked at you :) 

You are sleeping even longer now! You will sleep up to 10 hours but usually sleep 9 - 9 1/2 hours every night! Although, you seem to maybe be going through a growth spurt lately and starting teething so sleep has been more hit and miss, sleeping 5 hour stretches one night and 9 hour stretches the next night. Hopefully we will be back to our consistent 9 hours again soon :) 

We have officially set bedtime at 9pm. You usually take a little nap from about 8-8:30pm each night and we tried putting you down earlier, but then you wake up in the middle of the night, so we decided to stick with the 9pm bedtime until you sleep longer...if you do :) 

As far as a schedule...you don't have one yet. You go to bed at 9pm and usually sleep until 6/6:30am then go back down until between 7:30 and 9:30am. 

During the day you stay awake for an hour - an hour and a half and then will take a 1 -2 hour nap. You take about 6 hours of naps split amongst 3-4 naps, mainly earlier in the day. After about 4pm you stay awake until about 8pm.

You are napping more consistently in your crib now. You actually have a hard time falling asleep in your swing now! Both at bedtime and at nap time we will swaddle you and lay you in your crib awake and you will drift off to sleep all on your own. You go to sleep happy and wake up smiley and chatty! 

Big smile behind those hands you keep chewing on! :) 

Talking to mommy!

Likes:

-Talking and squealing...and being talked to! 

-Tummy time! 

-Bath time! You went to a water park this month and learned to splash in the water so bath time has become a lot of splashy fun! 

-Looking at your puppy Baxter...sometimes you will just catch a glimpse of him and start staring and smiley and talking to him :) 

-Standing! With help of course

-Kicking your legs

-Spitting up 

-Chewing on your hands

-Drooling

-The "trust fall game" ... you smile and laugh every time! 

You've also been trying real hard to grab your tootsies! 

Dislikes:

There really doesn't seem to be much that you dislike, but here are a few things! 

-Pooping still gets you a grunting and makes you fuss sometimes

-When you can't get a burp out 

-Not being able to move

-Teething

I always take a few pictures of you with Baxter each month...well, I couldn't get Baxter to pose with you this time! This is as close as I could get him! Silly puppy!

Milestones:

-Standing with help (mommy can just hold your hands and you support yourself!)

-Holding your head up even more...you've even started to push yourself up with your arms during tummy time

-First trip to a water park! 

-Grasping toys and putting them in your mouth

-Starting teething

-Rolling from back onto side...sooo close to rolling all the way! 

Your legs look so long in this pic!

Still trying to get those toes!

There's that drool....

::Pictures from the Last Month::

Helping daddy with his work emails

Hobbly Horse

Tummy Time!

First time grasping a toy and putting it in your mouth!

Chatting with daddy after work! 

Watching the news with daddy

More tummy time!

Little monkey butt! 

Like Daddy, Like Christian

Baxter didn't like sharing Great Grandma with you

First Trip to a Water Park! 

Tuckered out from "swimming" 

Rocking your sun hat and "wrist band" to the water park 

After going to the water park, you learned to splash during bath time! So much fun! 

Stylin' in your shades! Too bad we lost them somewhere... 

Visiting Great Grandma Charlotte in Wisconsin

Hanging out withe Uncle Pat at church 

Helping mommy with her early morning blogging

Enjoying tummy time looking at yourself in the mirror on your fun snail! 

Sleeping with daddy after work 

Growing boy next to your 'inch worm'...nearly 25 inches long!

Tummy time without your boppy! 

Hanging out with Grandpa Ron

Grandpa's Little Buckaroo! 

Playing the "trust fall game" 

Your FAVORITE! 

Playing the toy all by yourself! 

Daddy's little super hero! Christian to the rescue!

Ready to go hunt Big Foot!

Trying sooo hard to roll over! Or find your feet...

You LOVE standing! 

Let's take this next month slower, okay??? 

Love you so much baby boy! I can't believe how much you have changed over the last 3 months and how much I love you more and more every day! I thought I would miss the past stages as you outgrow them, but I love just being with you in every stage you are in! There are some big things coming this next month, though! Can't wait to share them with you! Love you baby boy!