On Tuesday, our little man turned 3 months old! He is officially not a newborn anymore. *sniff*
Weight: Around 11.5 lbs
Height: 25 inches
Xander is now starting to grow out of his 0-3 month clothes in height, though a lot of the 3-6 month clothes are too wide for him. My long and lean little boy.
This month Xander found his hands and he tries to shove his whole fist in his mouth, it is cute. I'm hoping it is the beginning of him learning to self soothe, though currently it just seems it is the beginning of slobber everywhere. He also grabs toys now, and of course tries to eat them. He is definitely rolling from tummy to back now; in fact, he won't stay on his tummy long before he rolls. He smiles all the time, and though we haven't heard a laugh yet, he's very close. Some not so fun developments include very shrill screeching (usually when I don't feed him fast enough) and arching his back when he's unhappy. Little stinker.
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We finally weaned off the nipple shield! This is a big accomplishment, but oddly, it didn't take much work on my part. Every so often I would try to feed him without it and he would fuss and cry and not latch, so I would just put it back on and stop trying. Well one day a couple weeks ago, I tried him without it and he latched and ate with minimal problems! In about 2 days I didn't need it at all and he refuses to eat with it now. Each feed time is about 10 to 20 minutes, which is SO much quicker! I feel like I have all this extra time now. Sometimes I miss the 45 minutes of snuggle time/calm and hands free feeding (I have to be a little more hands on now since he has a tendency to unlatch himself a lot; I'm hoping that subsides soon), but mostly I am just happy for the ease and convenience. And I was dreading the pain but I have only had a little bit of soreness, nothing worse than I had with the shield. I am SO thankful for that!
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Sleeping is slowly getting better I think. We had a week where he would sleep for 5 or 6 hours, nurse, and then go back to sleep for another couple of hours. It was heaven! But then this week he went back to waking every 3 hours, and being restless in between, so that I was getting up 4 or 5 times a night. Also this week he stopped napping well and would sleep for only 30 minutes if he even slept at all. He was super cranky and obviously tired, and I would rock him for hours trying to get him the sleep he so desperately needed. I really think his 3-month growth spurt is causing this behavior because it has slowly improved and last night he slept for 5 hours again, and so far today his naps have been back to normal. Here's hoping we all get more rest soon. He is still eating/napping in a 3-hour cycle and going to bed around 9 or so. I am looking forward to the day when he will go to bed earlier and take a couple long naps instead of 4 or 5 short ones.
Another new thing is that we started cloth diapers this month. It's an initial cost up front, but we were spending almost $50 a month on diapers, so it has been great to not have that expense! I also really like not dumping all that waste into landfills. And they are so cute! I am a little bit obsessed with finding the best fitting and cutest diaper. If only I knew the things I would get excited about when I was a kid...I wouldn't have believed it.
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This month was Xander's first Halloween and we dressed him in his cute jack-o-lantern outfit. The next day our life group had a Halloween party and we decided to go as Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane, and Superbaby. I know, shocker, right? :-p I am very much looking forward to Xander's first Christmas!
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We finally weaned off the nipple shield! This is a big accomplishment, but oddly, it didn't take much work on my part. Every so often I would try to feed him without it and he would fuss and cry and not latch, so I would just put it back on and stop trying. Well one day a couple weeks ago, I tried him without it and he latched and ate with minimal problems! In about 2 days I didn't need it at all and he refuses to eat with it now. Each feed time is about 10 to 20 minutes, which is SO much quicker! I feel like I have all this extra time now. Sometimes I miss the 45 minutes of snuggle time/calm and hands free feeding (I have to be a little more hands on now since he has a tendency to unlatch himself a lot; I'm hoping that subsides soon), but mostly I am just happy for the ease and convenience. And I was dreading the pain but I have only had a little bit of soreness, nothing worse than I had with the shield. I am SO thankful for that!
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Sleeping is slowly getting better I think. We had a week where he would sleep for 5 or 6 hours, nurse, and then go back to sleep for another couple of hours. It was heaven! But then this week he went back to waking every 3 hours, and being restless in between, so that I was getting up 4 or 5 times a night. Also this week he stopped napping well and would sleep for only 30 minutes if he even slept at all. He was super cranky and obviously tired, and I would rock him for hours trying to get him the sleep he so desperately needed. I really think his 3-month growth spurt is causing this behavior because it has slowly improved and last night he slept for 5 hours again, and so far today his naps have been back to normal. Here's hoping we all get more rest soon. He is still eating/napping in a 3-hour cycle and going to bed around 9 or so. I am looking forward to the day when he will go to bed earlier and take a couple long naps instead of 4 or 5 short ones.
Another new thing is that we started cloth diapers this month. It's an initial cost up front, but we were spending almost $50 a month on diapers, so it has been great to not have that expense! I also really like not dumping all that waste into landfills. And they are so cute! I am a little bit obsessed with finding the best fitting and cutest diaper. If only I knew the things I would get excited about when I was a kid...I wouldn't have believed it.
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This month was Xander's first Halloween and we dressed him in his cute jack-o-lantern outfit. The next day our life group had a Halloween party and we decided to go as Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane, and Superbaby. I know, shocker, right? :-p I am very much looking forward to Xander's first Christmas!
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