Colton James: Three Months

Hey Bubba,

Three months old. Are we really that far along in time? I know this is basically impossible, but can you slow down with the growing please? Every morning when I (or Dayton) wake you up and say good morning, you give the sweetest smiles and it makes my day. I love waking you up and seeing those smiles and watching you stretch as soon as I let you out of your swaddle. You are such a little cuddle bug when you're not wiggling all over the place. You love snuggling your mama and mama hates putting you down. I could snuggle you all day. I do snuggle you every night, so I guess we have that! From 7:30 pm-9:30 pm, it's you and me baby boy. I've spoiled you rotten and I don't even care.

I love watching you play with your brother. I'm so glad we had you, another boy. Watching you with your brother is the sweetest thing. He loves to make you laugh and smile and now that you're babbling so much, he likes to make you "talk" to him too. Watching him talk to you is the sweetest thing. I want you to know how much your brother loves you. He's protective of you too. I know he'll beat up on you later one, so I want to tell you now how much he loves you. The other day we went to the gym and I set your car seat on the floor. Dayton stood by you and was gently rocking your car seat. A little girl walked up to just look at you. She didn't even get that close to you and your big brother put his hand out and gently pushed her away from you. It was so sweet, but I did tell him not to push and that it was okay if she looked at you. Don't forget sweet man, your big brother loves you and is protective of you. He has been since the day you were born.

I also want you to know how much your daddy loves you. It's been fun for me to watch how different your daddy is with you and your brother. He loves to make the both of you laugh, but he loves coming home to you because you smile immediately at him. You know his voice. You see him come in and follow him all around the house. It's adorable. He's much more comfortable with you because this is round number two. Don't get me wrong, he was great with your brother, but he's more comfortable with you in a way. He can make you smile and laugh faster and he loves tickling you. I can just see the wrestling matches and tickles in our future with two busy boys. You have a good daddy. I hope you can feel that already.

We love you little man. You were the piece we didn't know we were missing. We love you to the moon and back, Colton James.

Love, Mama

Three month update:

Size - Baby boy, you gained about a pound and are at 13 lb 2 oz. Mama borrowed a friend's baby scale to see where you were at. You are not quite as chubby as your brother was, but you are starting to get some rolls and your cheeks are getting a little chubbier as well.    

Words - None, but you are babbling quite a bit and giggling at us.

Activity - You, little bubba, are one wiggly baby. Your daddy has started calling you "little wiggly" because you are constantly moving. The only time you're not moving is when you're sleepy or sleeping. Even when you nurse, your arms are flailing around and your fingers are grabbing and holding onto mama's clothes. You don't love tummy time, but it's getting much better now that you can hold your head up for longer. You roll onto your side when I put you onto your back. I don't think it'll be too long before you start rolling over!

You're also chewing and drooling on everything. Teeth, maybe? Dayton got teeth early, so it would not surprise me at all. You are the smiley-est baby as well. You smile as soon as mama looks at you and you are pretty giggly too. I absolutely love watching you smile and giggle at mama. I'm also a little surprised at how ticklish you are! That's your daddy's favorite.

Food - You only drink breast milk. You eat 7 times a day every 3 hours (woo!). Right now your schedule is nurse when you wake up around 7 am, 10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:30 pm and 10 pm.

Half way through the month, we switched you over to a more "school"-like schedule.

• 6:45-7 am - wake and nurse
• 9 am - nurse
• 11-12 pm - nap
• 12 pm - nurse
• 12:30-3 pm - nap
• 3 pm - nurse
• 5-6 pm - nap
• 6 pm - nurse
• 8:30ish - nurse to bedtime

Sleep -  You are sleeping from about 9-7 am in the morning, so about 10 hours. Thank you bubba! You sleep well and I don't have to worry about you waking up. At least at this point! Some days, you wake up on your own around 7, but a lot of days, I have to wake you up around 7 to get your schedule started. I think you could easily sleep longer, but it's easier for me to get your schedule started!

Bedtime/Waketime - 

Hair - Dark brown

Eyes - Dark blue with a little bit more brown than last month

Teeth - None, but you are drooling and chewing on everything in sight!

Wardrobe - size 3-6 months

Diapers - size 2

Likes - You love to eat, play with daddy, watch your big brother, sleep in your swing, be swaddled, be worn by mama in the carrier, be in your car seat, and be where you can see what is going on.

Mama's Favorite - I love watching you watch what is going on around you. You're so curious and so intent on being able to see what is happening. If you hear a noise of any sort, you are looking to see what it is. I love your wonder and curiosity.