3 Months Old

Dear Miles, 

You have been 3 months for a while now, but life has been full, so it's taken me a while to write this down. Your 3rd month of life was a little more calm than the previous two. Life slowed down a little, and we didn't have as many visitors. It was nice! Your Aunt Bamie did come to help mommy for a few days, and she got to take your 3 month pictures while she was here. Then, right after you turned 3 months old, Aunt Bamie took Carter to go stay with Grandmama and Granddaddy for a whole week. I got to spend some quality one-on-one time with you for the first time. I really enjoyed our alone time together. You like to laugh now, and there's not a sweeter sound in the whole world. We have some videos of you laughing with us now, so ask mommy to find those for you one day - you will love them! You are a precious baby, and I love you so much!

Here are your 3 month pictures: 

All smiles :-)

You're really catching up to your dog!

Here you are with your brother. You are 3 months and he just turned 2 years old! Bamie got some great shots of you two even though it's hard to do!

Here are some of the fun things we did this month:

• We had lots of down time where we just hung around the house and played as a family.
• We celebrated Carter's 2nd birthday together - he got a new sandbox!
• We had a birthday party for Carter and all your grandparents and cousins got to come!
• We watched way too much Summer Olympics!!! Go Team USA!
• Aunt Bamie came to stay for a few days and took your pictures! Here are some of my favorites:

Here are the things you are doing now:

• You weigh about 14 lbs. and you are around 24 inches long.
• You still eat 7 times a day for about 30 minutes. 
• You sleep 8-10 hours at night now! 
• You take 2-3 good naps a day (1-4 hours)
• You have pretty good control of your head. You like to look around.
• You can sit in a bumbo seat for short periods of time and hold your head up.

• You move your head around from side to side when someone is holding you.
• You still smile and coo at people you recognize.
• You cackle and laugh - especially with daddy! 
• You "talk" to people - you have lots of "words."
• You watch people as they move around the room - especially mommy!!!
• You like to hold on to blankets/lovey/clothes/hair and sometimes you suck on them like your brother.
• Your eyes get big and you look around when you hear certain voices or sounds.
• You put your weight on your feet when held in a standing position.
• You are really good at looking dazed and confused at all the comotion around you - I don't blame you - our family is a crazy place!

Here is your typical schedule...you still like to eat every 2 1/2 hours:

7:00am - Mealtime (you nurse), then you are usually awake for about 30min - 1 hour
8:00am - Naptime
9:30am - Mealtime then Waketime

10:30am - Naptime 
12:00pm - Mealtime then Waketime 
1:00pm - Naptime (This is when I HOPE you and your brother are asleep at the same time....it doesn't always work out that way).
2:30pm - Mealtime then Waketime
3:30pm - Naptime (not usually in your bed because your brother is usually still asleep and I don't want to wake him up:)
5:00pm - Mealtime then Waketime ("Fussy" Time of Day) 
7:30pm - Mealtime
8:00pm - Bathtime 
8:30pm - Mealtime then bed...you like going to sleep at night. You get fidgety and upset if we try to hold you or keep you up :)
REPEAT...

I am slowly but surely figuring out how to be a mommy of 2. I know that sometimes it feels like you have to cry or scream to get my attention, and I can't promise that will ever get better. I love that I got to spend some alone time with you this month - just you and me. I can't wait to see how you grow and change next month!

Love,
Your Mommy

PS. This is what your brother looked like when he was 3 months old.