3 Months Old (and a few days...)

Well, baby boy, you are 3 months old! What a month it has been! You love absolutely anything and everything that allows you to sit up...the Bumbo, the doorway jumper (your absolute fave!), the bouncy aquarium chair, the Boppy. You are not a fan of lying down anymore! You have grown so much and look more and more like your daddy every day! I think you definitely got his goofy sense of humor...you crack yourself up over the littlest things! You traveled to North Carolina this month on your first airplane ride and did great! Sleepwise, you've had ups and downs this month. We have had a few rough nights lately since your nose is stuffy, but you have had several 8-hour nights and one fabulous 11-hour night in NC! We are hoping that now that you are home, we can get you back on track with the 7-8 hour stretches you had going for a while. You start daycare on Monday...I am absolutely sick over it, but I know you will be in great hands at Primrose. You are now in 3-6 month clothing and have the BEST rolls on your arms and legs. :) We love our little doughboy! You have started grabbing for things and holding on to them which is fun. You are a smiling and laughing machine as well and love bouncing, raspberries on your tummy, and blowing spit bubbles! It has been such a fun month...we can't wait to see what month 4 will bring!

It was the best of times...it was the worst of times...

While on vacation in North Carolina (post coming later), we had both our absolute BEST night ever with Carter, and our absolute WORST night ever with Carter. The second night we were there, July 31, Carter slept from 10:30-9:15! His longest stretch to date! Here is his reaction to the news...

The next night was pretty average with just one feeding around 3am. But it was the night of my 27th birthday, August 2, Carter woke up at 11 with a stuffy nose that proceeded to wake him again at 1, 2, 4, and finally 7:30. What a beating! After feeding him at 2:30, we finally gave up and just brought him into our bed. Since his nose was runny, we figured he needed to be upright, so he slept between us propped up on a pillow and the Boppy.

We were all completely exhausted for the flight home the next day. Once we finally got home, Carter didn't even make it off the changing table before he fell asleep.

Final Score: Long day of travel - 1; Cartman - 0.

An Afternoon With Gammy

I attended a professional development workshop this afternoon while my mom watched Carter. He must have had a great time because he was ALL SMILES for her!

Fortunately, she kept him happy enough to share a few smiles with me when I got home.  Thanks, Gammy!

12-Week Favorites

So, Carter is now 12 weeks old and has a few new favorites...

Fists

 Oscar the Octopus (pardon the mess...)

 And spit bubbles! He is all boy!

My First Laugh!

So, Carter has been on the verge of laughing for a few days now, and completely by accident, we got his first real giggle/laugh on camera this morning! My intention was just to get the smiles and cooing, but the laugh was an extra bonus. We are so blessed to have such a happy baby!

2-Month Shots

We went to our 2-month doctor visit today, and we have a growing boy!! He has jumped from 8 lbs, 12 oz (25th percentile) at 1-month to a whopping 13 lbs, 2 oz (80th percentile...whoa!) at 2 months! He is also measuring in the 80th percentile for length (23.5 inches) and head size, so our baby boy is nothing if not consistent!


The 2-month shots were...let me think of the right word...rough. Because babies have to be naked for doctor's appointments and Carter does NOT enjoy being naked or cold, he screamed bloody murder the entire time, forcing the doctor to literally shout over the screaming as we discussed things like sleep and teething and then...dun, dun, dun, the needles began. Between screams, the nurse forced him to drink some sort of medicine that looked nasty and then stuck his poor little legs twice. He wailed like nothing I've ever seen and has been pretty pitiful all afternoon and evening.

Thankfully, he took a 2.5 hour nap once we got home and is now down for the night. I am so glad we have another 2 months until anymore of those! Poor thing. :(

July 4, 2011

We took our second family trip to the lake over the July 4th holiday, and we all had a great time! (Can't you see it in Carter's face?!?)

Carter went swimming for the first time and he LOVED being in the water!

The second swim wasn't timed so well and he ended up sleeping at the pool, but that's okay. :)

Check out my patriotic swim suit!

 Like father, like son.

 He also finally fit into his life jacket and loved riding on the boat!

He sported patriotic attire all weekend long...:)

Even at bedtime!

The night we got home, we tried the Bumbo chair out and he loved it. He discovered the chandelier pretty quickly and had some fun making faces at Daddy.

All in all, it was a great trip and we can't wait to go back at Labor Day! It was so nice to have some help with feedings and such (thanks, Gammy and Doc!) and we loved that Carter could actually start participating in some of the fun!