Happy Three Month Birthday Nathan!
Here is all about Nathan this month....
Forget the 0-3 month clothes, this guys is fully in 3-6 month clothes. Most of his sleepers are still not quite long enough.
Things Nathan Loves
1. Floor time. Nathan loves to lay on the floor and kick and talk. He really likes to entertain and talk to him self. In fact, he sometimes gets alittle overstimulated when we have people over and he prefers to just lay by himself.
2. Grabbing things. Nathan is working out his hand/eye coordination. He can now grab the toys that dangle from his baby gym and he tries to pull them onto himself. He even grabbed the handle of his diaper bag and pulled it onto himself today. He also LOVES grabbing my hair, whenever I hold him on my shoulder its the first thing that he goes for.
3. Talking. Nathan mainly talks when he is laying down. It is the cutest and funniest thing to here him babble on and on. When he's awake in the car he also likes to talk away. I am not sure if this is me or not, but I think that he sings. I sing the same songs before bed time and as I am singing he now vocalizes along. From the perspective of a proud mama, he's singing.
4. Sitting up. He has pretty much mastered his head control, but Nathan still doesn't have the balance to sit up on his own. He likes when we hold his hands while he sits to help him stay up.
5. Baths. These are still a big hit. Nathan now gets excited when I bring him into the bathroom and he hears the water running. This is what I see during bath time, because the shampoo bottles are way more interesting than looking at me.
Things Nathan does not like
1. Bedtime. Nathan is pretty good about naps, very little crying it out during the day. But bedtime is still a challenge, he takes a long time (about an hour) to calm down and go to sleep. It means many, many trips up and down the stairs for Daniel and I to calm him down and check on him.
2. Nathan is still hot or miss about getting buckled into his car seat. If we talk and entertain him during the buckling process he is usually fine.
Things I can't live without.
There are several things that have surprised me that we use so much.
1. The snot sucker and saline spray. Nathan and I both got stuffy noses this month. Luckily, Nathan just hangs out and smiles through the whole squirt saline up the nose and suck it out process. But these two items have been added to my must have list for this month.
2. Tons of Blankets. I go through multiple blankets a day. And we learned that Nathan is sensitive to light while he is sleeping, so when he sleeps in his car seat we not put a blanket over it so he stays asleep.
3. The space heater. I really use this for the fan. Our bedroom is basically a wind tunnel from the air filter, space heater, and humidifier so when Nathan moved out of our room he was already used to the noise. Also, Nathan sleeps better in a warm room.
4. Bibs. I have just started to have to use bibs. Nathan has been having some slight drooling issues when he is sitting up.
Sleep
Nathan slept in until 10am yesterday! I normally wake him up, but I was so tired that I just let him sleep. And sleep he did, this was a nice treat for me. I switched up his nighttime routine alittle, he goes to sleep around 8. Then I wake him up for a "dream feed" at 12 when I go to bed, he doesn't really wake up he just eats in a dazed state. He then sleeps until 6am and I get 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep. He goes right back to sleep and gets up for the day between 8 and 9.
Other tid bits.
I went back to doing my internship this month, which has led to some interesting work situations. Nathan is good for the most part, he still sleeps anywhere and doesn't seem to mind going places most of the time. But I still feel an element of unpredictability bringing him places, never knowing if he will stay asleep when he is supposed to or not.
I am so grateful that the church lets me bring him to work with me and we don't need daycare. This would really defeat the purpose of me not working.
Nathans newborn hair is falling out, and is being replaced with lighter brown hair. I am thankful that he has hair to cover his misshaped head. Turns out not being able to sit up much and laying down alot flattens your head out.
I would say that I have had some of the most joyful moments this past month. Nathan is becoming more and more interactive while still having a really pleasant personality. There have been several times where we just laugh and play as a family and it is as if nothing else matters.
Here is all about Nathan this month....
Forget the 0-3 month clothes, this guys is fully in 3-6 month clothes. Most of his sleepers are still not quite long enough.
Things Nathan Loves
1. Floor time. Nathan loves to lay on the floor and kick and talk. He really likes to entertain and talk to him self. In fact, he sometimes gets alittle overstimulated when we have people over and he prefers to just lay by himself.
2. Grabbing things. Nathan is working out his hand/eye coordination. He can now grab the toys that dangle from his baby gym and he tries to pull them onto himself. He even grabbed the handle of his diaper bag and pulled it onto himself today. He also LOVES grabbing my hair, whenever I hold him on my shoulder its the first thing that he goes for.
3. Talking. Nathan mainly talks when he is laying down. It is the cutest and funniest thing to here him babble on and on. When he's awake in the car he also likes to talk away. I am not sure if this is me or not, but I think that he sings. I sing the same songs before bed time and as I am singing he now vocalizes along. From the perspective of a proud mama, he's singing.
4. Sitting up. He has pretty much mastered his head control, but Nathan still doesn't have the balance to sit up on his own. He likes when we hold his hands while he sits to help him stay up.
5. Baths. These are still a big hit. Nathan now gets excited when I bring him into the bathroom and he hears the water running. This is what I see during bath time, because the shampoo bottles are way more interesting than looking at me.
Things Nathan does not like
1. Bedtime. Nathan is pretty good about naps, very little crying it out during the day. But bedtime is still a challenge, he takes a long time (about an hour) to calm down and go to sleep. It means many, many trips up and down the stairs for Daniel and I to calm him down and check on him.
2. Nathan is still hot or miss about getting buckled into his car seat. If we talk and entertain him during the buckling process he is usually fine.
Things I can't live without.
There are several things that have surprised me that we use so much.
1. The snot sucker and saline spray. Nathan and I both got stuffy noses this month. Luckily, Nathan just hangs out and smiles through the whole squirt saline up the nose and suck it out process. But these two items have been added to my must have list for this month.
2. Tons of Blankets. I go through multiple blankets a day. And we learned that Nathan is sensitive to light while he is sleeping, so when he sleeps in his car seat we not put a blanket over it so he stays asleep.
3. The space heater. I really use this for the fan. Our bedroom is basically a wind tunnel from the air filter, space heater, and humidifier so when Nathan moved out of our room he was already used to the noise. Also, Nathan sleeps better in a warm room.
4. Bibs. I have just started to have to use bibs. Nathan has been having some slight drooling issues when he is sitting up.
Sleep
Nathan slept in until 10am yesterday! I normally wake him up, but I was so tired that I just let him sleep. And sleep he did, this was a nice treat for me. I switched up his nighttime routine alittle, he goes to sleep around 8. Then I wake him up for a "dream feed" at 12 when I go to bed, he doesn't really wake up he just eats in a dazed state. He then sleeps until 6am and I get 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep. He goes right back to sleep and gets up for the day between 8 and 9.
Other tid bits.
I went back to doing my internship this month, which has led to some interesting work situations. Nathan is good for the most part, he still sleeps anywhere and doesn't seem to mind going places most of the time. But I still feel an element of unpredictability bringing him places, never knowing if he will stay asleep when he is supposed to or not.
I am so grateful that the church lets me bring him to work with me and we don't need daycare. This would really defeat the purpose of me not working.
Nathans newborn hair is falling out, and is being replaced with lighter brown hair. I am thankful that he has hair to cover his misshaped head. Turns out not being able to sit up much and laying down alot flattens your head out.
I would say that I have had some of the most joyful moments this past month. Nathan is becoming more and more interactive while still having a really pleasant personality. There have been several times where we just laugh and play as a family and it is as if nothing else matters.
He's just so gorgeous, Katie! I love his perfect little face. :-)
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