Olivia 3 Months

2/23/13

Olivia 3 months 2/23/12

Ms Olivia!  You are growing so fast! You loved to be talked to and you giggle A LOT!  You also love to smile.  You've had your second ear infection this month followed by a minor bout with RSV (from your brother) and were on breathing treatments for a week.  You love sleeping in your swing far more than in your bed.  You're schedule is a bit sketchy most days but here is the usual:

up by 7:30am

bottle 8-8:30 (4-6oz)

Nap around 10

bottle 11:30-12ish (4-6oz)

Nap 12:30-1ish

Bottle 3:00ish (4-6oz)

Bath 6:15

bottle 6:30 (6-8oz)

Bed by 7:00

up around 12:30 to eat 5-6oz

up again around 5:30 to eat 4 oz

and back to sleep until 7:30ish.

I'm hoping you start sleeping more at night once you start eating more during the day, but we'll see.  You are a good natured baby unless you're hungry or tired.  You LOVE watching your brother play and act crazy.  You're liking your baths and diaper changes more these days.

You can sit up with help, but haven't figured out how to stay sitting up yet.  You dislike tummy time but will spend about 10 minutes at a time there, holding your head up. 

Time is flying by my dear and we are so grateful that you are apart of our family now! It wouldn't be complete without you!

16 Weeks

Seriously, where did the time go?  My little guy is 16 weeks already!  I'm so amazed by all of the things he can do already!  He jabbers all the time, he LOVEs to talk and when people talk to him.  He's rolled from belly to back, though it's been a couple weeks since he's done it.  He now rolls from back to side and almost to his belly, but his arm gets in the way.

We still swaddle him at night, but during naps he sleeps without the swaddling.  Since he's learned how to roll on his side, I frequently find him asleep during his naps on his side with his hands laying on his face.  He sucks on his fingers/hands all of the time.  Whatever he can get his hands on, goes in his mouth... We are in trouble, I swear.  He will not take his pacifier anymore, unless he's desperately hungry but that doesn't happen often.

We're trying cereal this weekend!  Cannot wait! I'm anxious to see what he thinks.  Thanks for the advise here and here.  It's always nice getting your opinions and tricks of the trade! :-)

Just because I love posting pictures of our little guy, here he is doing his new thing.  The tripod pose!  Enjoy!

And another, just for fun

Questions for Mama's

I have a few questions for any of you Mama's out there who would be willing to help me out!

1.  When did you start feeding your child foods other than formula or breast milk?
2.  What did you first feed them?
3.  When did you start on fruits and veggies?  What kinds?
4.  When did your child start sleeping through the night? More than 8 hours....
5.  Anything you recommend when moving towards solids?
6.  When did you start to get on a schedule with naps, feeding and bedtime? How?

Thanks so much! I'm sure I'll have more questions eventually, but this is a good start!

Adam 3+ Months

We've been doing some pretty cool things around here.  And by "we", I mean Adam.  Within the last month, Adam has rolled from belly to back several times, been trying to sit up while in his rocker and can even sit up with just a little bit of help.  He's even starting to giggle at a few things.  He loves to be tickled and he LOVES bath time now.  His personality is really starting to show.

It's hard to believe that he's past the 3 month mark and well on his way to 4 months.  He is becoming more of a little boy and less of a baby.  Granted, he's still a baby, but his face is looking much "older" these days.  Here are his 3 month pictures.  Enjoy!