In January 31, 2014 you turned three months old. Our 4th trimester is nearing completion and I have been back at work for a month. You are a beautiful BIG baby! You only look 3 months old when you are tucked up against me in one of our wraps. If you are on the floor or in the swing you look much older. Your physical attributes aren't the only thing that contribute to the general public thinking you are older than you are - your muscle tone is amazing! You are holding your head up, you can stand on your legs, your abdominal muscles are hard at work as you try to pull your shoulders off the floor or hold yourself in a sitting position. You are also incredibly alert and will track people and things around the house with both your ears and your eyes. Such a smart boy!
You are wearing size 3-6 month clothes and, just like Conor, your feet are such that socks are a huge issue because they are all too tight! You are in cloth diapers the majority of the time now, including at night, but because I cannot change your diaper during the evening you have many inserts stuffed in! Despite this we are still dealing with a leaking issue but I am hoping that this may resolve itself when you are nursing a bit less at night. So, for now you sleep on a blanket with a towel underneath so I don't have to worry about mattresses and sheets.
You still have reflux and you spit up quite a bit. Because of this you really don't like to lay on your back and while you seem to like your play mat a lot - you do not like being there for more than a few minutes. You are also very easily overstimulated (likely a product of Conor being around all the time and being a crazy 2 year old!) so Daddy and I work hard to ensure you don't get too worked up when things are a bit hectic around here.
You smile so much - you are a very happy baby (when you are not crying). You do tend to cry more than I remember Conor crying but this is also a much busier house than the one he came home to. But, you hold your own little man and your BIG personality is starting to emerge.
You are able to roll over! If I place you on your tummy you will roll to your back. You are also working on rolling from back to tummy but I think that will be a while still. Your hair is starting to grow in and your favorite thing to do is munch on your hands so I can only imagine what's going on in that mouth of yours.
You and your brother are still a wonderful pair and it has been a lot of fun watching you respond to him. I can only imagine how much trouble to two of you are going to get into in the future! In this series of photos I was giving you a massage and he wanted one too. He loves to be helpful and get diapers and wipes, put dirty diapers in the trash or the wetbag. He also likes to try to hand you toys and is very good at helping you with tummy time.
The month has been a slow one. You haven't had any visitors other than Grandma and Grandpa Jakan and the playgroup ladies. But you did go bowling with Mommy and the Moms for Mother's Night Out. It was fun to have you there and we did pretty good too!
You love the bath and while I don't give them to you too often because they really dry out your skin (which is already dry and seemingly sensitive), when you do get one you go to town splashing and kicking and trying to drink the water as I let it run down your face. After each bath you get a full coconut oil massage to help rehydrate your skin. You LOVE it!
Overall, we couldn't ask for a better baby!
xoxo
Mommy
PS. Here is the comparison photo of you and Conor
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| Conor on top, Colin below |
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