3 months...

Jack's 3rd month was a little bit rougher than the first two. Poor guy caught his first cold at the beginning of August and it was a doozy (for all of us)! The bug came on fast and furious and hit him first with the nasal congestion and slight fever and then worked his way down into a chest cold and cough. Of course the timing was right when we were planning a trip to the lake, and right before I went out of town, but we made it work and best of all, we survived!

The good news, after a doctor visit for the cough we got some height and weight stats we wouldn't have had normally at the the 3 month mark.

At 3 months Jack is:

12 lbs 12 oz (9%)

23 1/4 inches (8%)

using size 1 diapers

wearing a few newborn clothes but mostly 0-3 month clothing

consistently sleeping 5-6 hrs at night

going to bed between 8-10pm and getting up between 5-7am with 1-2 feedings in between

takes 1-2 naps a day

sleeping in his crib at night

rolled over for the first time (August 13th) 

cooing and babbling all the time

Little laughs and giggles to himself and others 

outgrown his colic (fingers crossed!)

breastfeeding and taking breast milk from the bottle

laying on his activity mat and really starting to grab and play

likes when we kick his legs for him

still loving his bath time

loves going on jogs in the stroller with daddy

had his first diaper blow out

  Even with a cold Jack was such a trooper this month. He really is such a sweet little man who loves to "talk" and play and smile all day. And now that he has outgrown the colic he seems to be a pretty chill lil dude. As long as he is moving and well fed, he is happy!

It has been so fun to see Jack grow and learn and develop. It really is amazing what can change literally over night. My favorite part is watching his personality emerge bit by bit, little by little, every single day. It's fun to see parts of Jim and myself come out in him and to guess where he gets other traits. Jack is the best parts of both of us. A little bit me, a little bit a lot Jim, and a whole lot of perfection. I just can't get enough. My heart actually leaps with love at the thought of him and when he smiles...forget it, it's all over. 

I'm in serious trouble when he gets older.