Month the Third
So you turned three-months-old a week or so ago. A lot has happened this month, actually. You’ve really started growing up and doing the things that parents think of when they think of their baby.
First off, you’ve started babbling and gooing a lot more. You’ll giggle and coo at us for minutes at a time (I know that doesn’t sound like much, but it’s a lot when you haven’t had any!) and we’ll keep repeating whatever phrase set you off to try and get a few more lines out of you. You got to spend a week or so with your grandparents on my side, and you loved giggling and talking to your grandpa. I could see his heart melting with each gurgled sound.
Secondly, and just this past week or two, you’ve started on the long road of rolling over. You used to hate tummy time, but this month you’ve started enjoying it more and more, mostly ‘cause you can finally hold your head and chest up all the way. We entice you with toys on a blanket and soon you’re grunting and rolling from tummy to back and smiling the whole time. You almost went over to your tummy again one time, but just didn’t have the control yet. Still, your Mommy and I are already seeing how you’re going to start moving around the house soon, changing our lives yet again.
You and I have gotten into a bit of a groove with our days alone. You’ve finally decided you like sleeping in a bit, and I’ve finally gotten to where I can sleep alone with you in the bed. Well, ‘sleep’ isn’t quite the right word. I can nap deep enough to not hear the TV, but still jolt awake as soon as you move or whimper. It’s not perfect, but it’s better than how we used to be.
Our days are filled with you eating and playing and sleeping, pinning me beneath you wherever you happen to be at the time (usually in the rocking chair). I’ve been able to get you to sleep while laying on the couch lately, though, so that means I can get stuff done while you nap. That means I can still walk and move when Mommy gets home. That’s a good thing.
The last amazing thing you’ve done this month is learn about EC. When you need to pee or poo, and Mommy or I see the signs, we take off your diaper and hold you over the sink and you go. It started off a bit rocky, since we didn’t know all of your signals, but now that we catch most of them, you haven’t had a poopy diaper all month. Well, maybe one. We’re amazed and supremely proud of you for how well you’ve taken to it. You’ll sit there in our arms, bare-butted and smiling, happy to be clean and rash-free. I know it’s worked for billions of babies worldwide, but it’s still awe-inspiring to see it in our own bathroom.
Love,
Papa
Posted Aug 6, 09:00 AM