John Hayden is 3 months old today, so here's an update about him:
--He now weighs 16 lbs. 3 oz. That was with clothes on at a sick visit the other day, so it's probably officially a few ounces less since they weigh them without clothes at their well visits. (He has a cold/congestion. I took him in because I thought he might have an ear infection, but he was good.) They didn't measure him, so I'm not sure how long he is now. He'll get measured at his 4 month check-up.
--He's eating 6 oz. every 3 hours and is satisfied, so I imagine we'll stay at this number for a little while. He gets to start cereal next month, so we might not have to increase it since we'll be introducing solids soon.
--He wears size 2 diapers (we'll probably be in size 3 by the end of the month) and some 3-6 month clothing and some 6 month clothing. (He's mostly been wearing onesies--since he's so hot natured--and his 3 month ones are getting a little snug and the 6 month ones are a tad loose but fitting great. It's almost time to put the 3 month ones away. He's wearing 3-6 month pajamas and they have growing room.)
--He is a great nighttime sleeper and other than this past weekend when he started getting sick and didn't sleep well, he mostly sleeps through the night and has been for the past few weeks. Yay for the return of uninterrupted sleep! He's still not an awesome napper, but it doesn't bother me since he sleeps good at night!
--He smiles a ton and chuckles a little. Still no big belly laughs, though. He loves his little blankie, is an occassional thumb sucker, and is getting better at batting at his toys and not missing them. He has pretty good head control, but still a little wobbly, and he can hold his head up at a 90 degree angle when on his tummy, but he really HATES tummy time still. (He tolerates it if you lay him on his tummy on the boppy pillow.) He has started holding his hands together and I caught him looking at one of them the other day, but I don't think he's quite figured out what they are yet. (It's so cute when they start staring at them like "What are these things?"! He'll be doing that soon.) He loves for you to sing songs that require motions and move his arms and legs, such as "Head & Shoulders," "Hokey Pokey," and "If You're Happy and You Know It." He also loves for you to play peek-a-boo with him with his blankie. That is sure to get big smiles! He will definitely coo and talk to you a lot if you start talking to him. And, if you lay him on the floor on a blanket, he'll try to watch TV. (He especially liked the American Idol auditions, bless his heart!)
--He's been in daycare a month now and is doing well. The Type A person in me loves the fact that they send home a little sheet every day with the times he ate, slept, if he cried and how much, etc. I love that! Last week Matt had the flu (and was in quarantine, which was successful since we didn't get it!) and so I had to play single mom all week. Matt usually takes Juliette and John Hayden to school and daycare and picks them up, but I had to do it all week, and I really enjoyed being able to see him in the daycare setting more. Didn't really enjoy the craziness of getting us ready in the mornings and the bedtime routine, though!
Here are a few pictures:
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| His blankie |
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| Sucking his thumb |
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| His favorite place to nap! |
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| Those cute chubby cheeks and pretty blue eyes! |
