Dear Conor,
I can't believe that you turned 3 months old this past week. I am simply in awe at how quickly time is passing us by. It honestly feels like you have been apart of this family for more than 3 months but it also feels like just yesterday we were in the hospital together. It's hard to describe how both of these feelings can co-exist when their concepts are so different - but don't question your Mom because they just do :)
This month has been a month of growth for all of us. You have moved out of size 0-3 clothes and are solidly in a Size 3, some 3-6 and some 6 (if you are wearing cloth diapers or if the item is cut rather small). You have gained weight and on 3/14/2012 you weighed
14lbs. 4 oz. I don't have your length as you do not have a doctor's visit this month but based on your little legs and the fact that you don't fit in certain clothes because of your growth I am certain you are longer as well.
When in disposable diapers you wear a
Size 2 and when in cloth you are on the first snap. This month we started you in cloth diapers. You tend to not like to be in wet diapers and beg to be changed even if they are the slightest bit wet. Because of this you were going through many many diapers a day (almost as many as when you were a newborn) and so the cost of diapers was getting to be very expensive! Originally Daddy had wanted to do all cloth but I didn't know much about them and with my work I didn't have time to learn so I said no. But, I have since met many moms that use them and so I was drawn to them as both a money saving option and a comfort option for you. You currently wear them at night (Bum Genius Freestyle) and during the day when we are both at home (FreeStyle & Pockets). We have not worn them out of the house yet because we are still waiting on some supplies to come in (wet bags, Grovia inserts). We may try them on Tuesdays for group if things continue to go well. I am also looking into prefolds with covers because they are not as bulky under your pants.
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| Your first time in cloth - 3/5/2012 |
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| Tummy time in cloth - 3/7/2012 |
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| Smiles in cloth - 3/18/2012 |
This month you have really come into your own. You are smiling a lot more and you spend a good portion of your day 'talking' to us. We don't baby-talk to you but instead ask you questions and wait for your response. We prompt you to share in a conversation with us. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't - but I like to think that by giving you the chance to talk you will always know that what you have to say is important to us!
[video to come soon]
You continue to love your mat and your penguin mirror. But, we have also started sitting you in your little seat. You are still working at holding your neck up straight so you can't spend too much time in this chair but when you have been in it - you appear to enjoy it. I also bought you a little rocker because you loved the one at Jill's house and because it reclines a bit it is better for you than the little seat right now. You love the rocker and its activity bar!
You have started to uncurl your hands and so your Daddy and I work hard to help you grasp and reach for toys. We even went out and bought you some lighter weight toys to help you be able to grasp them better. You are not quite ready to reach and hold things on your own but we work with you every day on it.
This month we also started putting you in your stroller seat instead of just the carseat. You are not quite big enough for the straps but I can't stand to see you in the carseat for long periods of time or when we are going for walks in the neighborhood. You seem to like the stroller seat and since I can tip it back - you are able to sit at the same incline as your swing and Rock n' Play.
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| On a beach walk with Hunter 3.8.12 |
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| Strolling Back Cove with Friends 3.13.12 |
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| 3.13.12 Waiting for Group to start. |
Speaking of your Rock n' Play - you are still sleeping in it at night on my side of the bed. You now go to sleep between 8pm and 9pm (unless you have been very busy during the day and haven't gotten any quality naps in) and you wake up again between 1 and 2 to eat. After that - depending on your mood you go back to sleep in the RNP or you are moved into bed with Daddy, Hunter and I. No matter where you are sleeping you wake up again around 4 and then again at 6 and 7 when we get up for the day. You have been taking naps in your swing in the morning. You typically go down between 9 and 10 and you sleep for about 2 hours. This has given your Daddy and I some much needed time to shower and/or get some work done. (In fact, I am typing this now as you sleep).
You have now been on your medicine for about a month and while you still have trouble between 5pm and 7pm (if you are not napping which you have been doing in the last week) we do not have the trouble with you when you are awake that we had been having before the medicine. I have to attribute your change in behavior to the medicine because it was almost immediate and therefore while your growth might contribute a small bit to the change it simply can't be responsible for the larger part of it. We plan to continue your medicine until you are on solids and then I hope to wean you off to see how things go.
You have had several playdates this past month that I will blog about but they included a trip to Boston, Portland, and a St. Patrick's Day Party! You are a very social baby!
We love you so very much Conor and can't imagine our lives without you - Happy 3rd Month!
xoxo
Mom
