Tales from Mommy Merrill: 3 months... REALLY???!!!

Three Month Stats 'n' Stuff:

Weight: We think he weighs about 14 and a half pounds... Grandma and Grandma Merrill weighed and measured him at their house last week. Our next doctor's appointment is in July at his 4 mo. check up. So we are ball parking for now!

Height: 23 inches according to Grandma and Grandpa... if that is the case then this little guy has gained 3 lbs in one month but not gotten any taller. He is officially a little CHUB-ROCK!

Eyes: Still blue!

Hair: Blonde fuzz! He had cradle cap up until his baptism - that oil they put on his head cleared it all up!

Sleeping habits:
- Daytime - he is quite the morning snoozer. He likes to nap pretty much until about 11am everyday, but after that the naps are slim to none. Maybe a little cat-nap here and there after he eats but not usually a big afternoon nap.
- Nightime - he has been going to bed between 9:30 and 10:30 and sleeping solid until 5-6am. Every now and then he'll throw us a curve ball and wake up a little earlier, but it's always to eat then right back to sleep. After his early morning feeding he snuggles up in his crib and goes right back to sleep for awhile. This is when mommy sneaks in her exercise :-)

Favorite things to do:
- COOING! He is such a loud little munchkin these days! He loves to lay on his play matt, pull on the toys that dangle down and just laugh and coo... and laugh and coo... happy baby!
- He JUST started responding to peek-a-boo too. He gets this big cheesy grin on his face when you pull your hands back. LOVE IT!

- He has lost interest in his paci - but found interest in sucking on his hands. He almost gets that little thumb in there! He also likes to pull his blanket up and suck on that too. This all reminds me of my little brother Ben. He was a thumb sucker and had his "sucky-blanky" for a couple years....

Things he does NOT like to do:
- Well.. this list is pretty short now! He gets congested at night and I've tried a couple times to put the saline drops in and suck the boogies out with the blue bulb thing. NOT. HAPPY. ... we just leave those little boogies in there now. Hahah.

Things he has learned
- He has learned he can make noise other than crying! Cooing and his little baby "ahh-gooo" is his new thing!
- Now when he lays on his play mat he pulls on the rings and tries to move the toys, he also does the same with the toy on his carseat.

Things mommy has learned:

Mommy is officially back to work and learned how to work must FASTER! I hate being away from this little guy during the day so I try to cram and hustle as fast as I can so I can zoom home to see him!

Here are a bunch of fun pics from month 3!