I can’t believe Ryan is already three months old! I remember this being when things got a little easier with Tyler. It was four months that I absolutely adored though! Ryan is growing and changing so much. I had these milestone (3, 6, 9, 12 month) shirts for Tyler, so I was excited to bring them out for Ryan. I’ve also been taking pictures each month in the same spot to see how he grows. I will say that from 1 month to 3 months, it’s been pretty dramatic! :)
Here's what's going on with Ryan:
What's he wearing?
- Wearing a few 3-6 month clothes but definitely moving into 6-9 month clothes (if he doesn't slow down, the seasons aren't going to line up right from Tyler's wardrobe!)
- Wearing size 2 diapers
- Not sure about weight but my guess is close to 14 pounds.
- Smiling and cooing at anyone who will talk to him!
- Holding his head up very well by himself. He loves to look from side to side and literally whip his head around. It scares us quite a lot :)
- He is a MOVER. He is rolling all over the place and trying to literally sit up. He catapulted himself out of the swing the other night (thank God there were no injuries! Just a scared mommy!)
- He is starting to put him fist in his mouth and gnaw like a mad man. Tyler started teething around 3 months and got his first tooth at 5 months, so I have no doubt that we are on that path soon.
- He has not laughed yet, but he definitely gets excited about things!
- He has currently shown a huge liking to his mobile, and he gets really excited!
- Sleeps a lot. He can't really hang during the day for more than an hour or so. In recent days though, he has started to stay up more.
- He is finally really enjoying his baths! We removed the sling out of the baby bath and put him directly in the bathtub, which he really likes because he is covered more with water. He loves kicking the water!
- He is beginning to reach out for objects.
- Eating every three hours during the day
- Is 100% on formula now--I dealt with guilt on this decision, but my body wasn't producing how it should be with the various rounds of prednisone and honestly, I was just drained with figuring out what I could and couldn't eat. And, pumping at work was just not easy to get anything done. I've learned with raising Tyler that a happy mom makes a happy baby, and in reality it's so true. With the exception of the first week of formula (which happened to be our beach week) when his body had to get used to it, he has not had the stomach issues he had before. I'm fine with this decision and think the only reason I was holding on was due to the fact that I felt I should do it.
- Ryan WAS in the swing day and night for the most part, having one long 6-7 hr stretch and waking 1 to 2 times at night. However, as my recent post tells, we had to take him out and move him to the crib. So, we are in the beginning stages of "crib training." The first night we were back to waking up every 3-4 hrs. NOT fun! But last night he had a 7 hr stretch!!
- Bedtime varies. It is between 7 and 8pm.
- Heis a little gassy due to getting used to formula, but it is so much better than before. We don't have to use the medicine anymore since I stopped breastfeeding.
- Nights are definitely his fussy period. He starts to crash around 6-7pm. I'm trying to add a short 30 min cat nap for him around 6 which has worked the past two days.
There is not a well-visit appointment for this month. Hopefully, we won't be back before 4 months!
For laughs, here are some “outtakes” when taking the pictures:
Content
Getting Mad
Pissed
And for comparison, here is Tyler’s vs. Ryan’s 3 month picture. I know everyone thinks they look alike, but I see differences every month…starting with the weight :) Tyler also had more hair.
1 comment:
I love those outtake pictures! So cute!
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