She is Called Beloved: Happy 3 Months to E

Happy 3 months (a week late!) to E! We can't believe how fast you are growing up little man! :) (And growing bigger you are! At your last doctors appointment, you weighed in at a solid 14 lbs 12 oz and 24.5 inches long!)

Highlights of your month:

- First time (not yet repeated) sleeping through the night - followed by a solid sleep regression :-P
- Getting your two month shots - not your favorite!
- Getting your first bout of pink eye ("worst she's since in quite a while" according to your doctor) and needing your first antibiotics. You were happy as a lark, albeit very goopy for quite a few days!
- Visiting mommy's old work to meet her co-workers - you were deemed dressed "HBS appropriate!" in your tie and onsie! They said they would consider your application...
- Daddy's work BBQ - you were a hit with his co-workers
- Apple Picking in western MA - you slept most of the time! but we had a great time!
- A few successful car trips, sans screaming! WOO!

A snapshot of you this month:

- You are laughing and smiling a ton these days! In fact, most mornings when you get up, you are so busy smiling at mommy that you forget to eat! Socializing often takes first priority over everything else!

- Bath-time is still your favorite time of the day - you LOVE the water and splash and chortle and laugh almost the whole time!

- You are really a talker - you love to chatter, and when you're awake and happy, do so fairly constantly! You also are quite capable of telling us when you are angry or displeased - or when your brother is infringing on your space! You can "make a noise" very well and howl when you're unhappy.

- Your tummy continues to be pretty gassy, making at least one feeding (most days, two) pretty uncomfortable for you, and pretty deafening for us. We're still trying to figure out how to help you through that, as well as how to get you to take a bottle!

- You have slept through the night once now (from 11p-7a) - personal record to date is 9.5 hours - but in the last few weeks you have regressed back to waking up regularly every 4 hours and in general have two feedings after we put you down at night. We are looking forward to a return to longer stretches, hopefully soon! You sleep most nights from 6:30 till 6:30.

- You have never really taken a paci, but this month, you have started really sucking on your hands to sooth yourself... and you're doing a great job putting yourself to sleep for naps!

Things you love: your Johnny-Jump-Up, bath time, getting your diaper changed (and in general, any excuse to ditch your clothing), walks and runs in the stroller (you get the lower deck!), smiling at mommy, chewing on your hands, your big brother's giggles, and watching football with daddy!