3 Months Old

Nicholas is 3 months old!  Sometimes it seems fast, but really, I can't remember what life was like before he came.  I am so glad God gave us this sweet boy to complete our family.

I don't have length/weight stats because there wasn't a doctor visit at 3 months, but I did take him to the doctor a couple weeks ago and he weighed 12 lbs, 8oz then, so I estimate he's probably about 13 lbs now.  He's wearing 3-6 month clothing.  The green outfit in the picture is actually labeled 6mo and it fits him comfortably.

Sleep:  Up until last week, Nicholas was sleeping through the night.  I mean, 8 - 10 hours at night.  It was fabulous.  Last week, it dropped back down to five (if we are lucky), but we think it's because of his hemangioma in the diaper area. It became ulcerated and it bothers him a great deal.  We are seeing a specialist and hopefully will have the issue resolved within a couple of months.  He is no longer swaddled.

Eat:  Again, up until last week, he ate eagerly every 2-3 hours.  It has been a little more challenging lately because I think the position for nursing causes some discomfort from the hemangioma so he doesn't nurse as long and therefore needs nighttime feedings again.

Activities:  He likes to lay on his back and kick and blow bubbles.  He does his activity center longer than the swing or a bouncy seat, but tolerates all three for short periods of time.  He best loves to "talk" to people, smile, coo, and has even laugh a little (though our video coverage of that didn't work out yet).

He has rolled over from belly to back several times, but not since the previous post.  Again, probably discomfort.  On his back, he's really thrown his legs as though trying to turn to belly, but no success yet.

He loves chewing on his fingers.  I hope that doesn't mean teeth anytime soon.

Watching the Rangers

all clean

woke up happy from his nap one day

watching his sister dance around