This month has been full of change. My favorite being how social you have
become. You still love to stare at
lights, but you also love to look at faces. It is the best feeling in the world to look
into your beautiful, blue eyes and have you looking back at me. Even better is when you smile at me. You had smiled a few times before, but now
you dish out smiles like they are going out of style and man do they make my
day. There is nothing better than
receiving one of those gummy smiles of yours!
I love that you smile at the sound of my voice and the sight of my
face. When I walk into a room talking,
you turn toward the sound and smile and, of course, I have to scoop you up and
plant kisses all over your adorable, chubby cheeks! Any day now you will start laughing. Sometimes when you smile you open your mouth
wide like you are trying to laugh.
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| Love that smile! |
Our biggest challenge has been sleep training, but we have
finally conquered the beast! We were
starting your bedtime routine at 8 pm with a bath, feeding, then down to
bed. You were usually in your crib by
8:30. I would put you down asleep and
you would wake up soon after. When you
would wake up I would go get you and rock you back to sleep, but you would wake
up again when I laid you down.
One night I was up until 2 am and decided something had to
change. We started setting a timer and
if you cried for 5 minutes we would go in, rub your belly, sing to you, offer you
a pacifier and leave. Daddy and I would
take turns. Listening to you cry was
agonizing. We started out having to go
in and soothe you 4-6 times before you fell asleep. You did a little bit better each night. Now we start your bedtime routine at
7:30. You are down around 8:15 and
asleep by 8:30. Most nights you fuss a
little bit when you first go down, but go to sleep without crying at all. You are a champ! Now that you go to sleep so early I miss you
while I’m still awake so I sneak into your room and stare at you while you are
sleeping. Sometimes you purse your lips
or move them like you are sucking and it’s the cutest thing!
You can sleep for longer stretches of time too. You sleep for at least 4-5 hours every
night. Last night you slept for a 7 hour
stretch!!! You fall asleep between 8 and
8:30 and sleep until 2 or 3. Then you
wake up again around 5 or 5:30. Last
night you only woke up once at 3, I’m hoping that continues!
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| Thank goodness for our amazing video monitor! |
I went back to work last Thursday. It was so hard to leave you at daycare for
the first time, but everyone at your daycare is so nice and caring which makes
it easier to leave you. It only takes me
5-7 minutes to get from work to your daycare so I get to visit you and feed you
over my lunch break. My lunch is 45
minutes and with dropping the students off, driving, and being back in time to
pick the students up it is a little bit rushed, but we get a solid 15 minutes
together and some days closer to 20 minutes.
It’s like a slice of heaven in the middle of my day when I get to hold
you in my arms. Yesterday when I arrived
you were laying in your crib. When I
looked down at you, you looked up at me and smile. Talk about the best feeling!
We experienced a lot of firsts this month! We went on our first outing with multiple
destinations. We ate lunch at Panera and
then shopped at Target. You did really
well at Panera and for the first part of our Target trip. Then you woke up and cried so Grampy took you
outside and briskly walked with you until you calmed down. You also had your first trip to the aquarium
and seemed to enjoy looking at the fish when you were awake. It snowed for the first time and I took you
out for some pictures. You seemed confused
by the moisture on your face! We made
our first trip to Topeka and you met lots of family. They all loved you so much and you got to
snuggle and cuddle with everyone! You
also “ran” your first 5k with me. Daddy
ran the race too, but I pushed you in the stroller. You did really well and slept the entire
time. Your first day of daycare was
Thursday, March 7th. Whoa,
that was a LOT of firsts!
You roll over quite a bit now. Tummy time is one of your least favorite
things. When I put you on your belly you
roll over immediately almost every time.
When you don’t you lie on your belly and angrily cry. It’s so sad, but I know tummy time is good
for you!
We are enjoying baths quite a bit! My favorite way to give you a bath is to fill
the bath tub part-way with water and get in with you. I put my hand under your neck to hold your
head out of the water and you just kick and kick! We did facetime with Grandma and Grandpa Cox
and they really enjoyed watching you!
They laughed as you splashed about.
Your Grammy and Grampy Hurford will get to see you take a bath this
weekend when we go to visit. You are
going to “run” a 5k with your Grampy on Saturday.
You didn’t have a doctor’s appointment this month so daddy
and I weighed and measured you ourselves.
I’m not sure how accurate our measurements are, but I would think they
are pretty close. You now weigh 14
pounds and according to a chart I found online (who knows how accurate it is)
that puts you at the 75th percentile. You are now 24.75 inches long which puts you
at the 83rd percentile.
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| Right before you rolled over. |
You are still in size 1 diapers, but you won’t be for much
longer! You are pushing the size
limits. The diaper says up to 14 pounds
and you are right at 14 pounds. You now
wear 3 month and some 3-6 month clothes.
Most of your 0-3 month clothes still fit, but some of them are too
tight. You have officially outgrown your
newborn pants. I put you in some
yesterday and they were skin tight! Our
favorite outfit is your gray and red striped pants with your grey onesie. I also really like you Valentine’s Day
sleeper. It is so soft and you look so
handsome!
I could go on and on talking about you forever, but I better
stick to the highlights or you will never read it all! I love you more and more every day, seriously
it’s true. I have no idea how that’s
even possible! I’m going to turn it over
to your dad now!
Dad here, every time I see you hold your head up, I can’t
help but smile. It is hard for me to believe that it has been three months
since you were born because my work days are a blur! All I can do is wait until
I get to see you when I get home. Lately I have been able to meet you and your
mom at Riverside and we can all run together. Soon you will be out of the car
seat and in the stroller, cheering us on! Right now you sit quietly but alert,
taking in all of the sights, smells and sounds (especially the sound of your
dad struggling to keep up with your mother who is pushing the stroller!)
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| You hold your head up so much better now! |
It is so much fun watching you smile, roller over, hold
yourself up and swim. Yes swim! You have been bathing in a real tub full of
water with your mother and she supports your head while you kick and thrash
your arms. You absolutely love it!
You are such a sweet baby, I cannot wait to see what the coming
months bring to changes of your personality and actions. Especially as you
learn to control your body and become stronger. Love Dad!
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| My how you've grown! |
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