Barnes at THREE months



Sweet bonus baby Barnes. He is THREE months old and it is blowing my mind!

He has turned into the sweetest, laid back baby and for that I am eternally grateful. Barnes has the cutest, most chubbiest cheeks and arm rolls like no Lindley baby has ever seen. "Where did you come from.." we continue to ask because he doesn't really look like anyone in our family. But he is  perfectly ours!

 

Some things about Barnes at THREE months:

- Still nursing like a champ. About every 3 hours during the day and going about 9-10 hours at night. Yes, we finally hit our sleep stride, I think (and I just jinxed it). Just like brother and sister, he is a fast eater, which can make life easier when you have two other kiddos running around.

- Sleep. Ah sleep, welcome back. Things have gotten better in this area and I am grateful. I nurse him and he goes immediately down at 8:00 pm. He has been waking up around 3:00-4:00 am and I can usually pap him until around 5:30 am. He will nurse and back down until 8:00 am. This morning, he slept until 5:00 am and I didn't feed him until 6:20. Victory! He's been in his crib now for nighttime sleep, but still using the swing for most naps. This continues to bother my babywise brain alittle, but I also have two other children and I don't feel like fighting that battle right now. Usually naps 1.5-2 hours, 3 times a day.

- Wearing 3-6 months or 6 months clothing. Yes, biggie is getting big. He pretty much skipped over most of his 3 month bubbles because he was mostly wearing gowns until last week. It was a sad day to give those up. Last newborn in sweet gowns....can't even really talk about it. Most of the 6 month stuff is needed for his long stride. They are loose, but he needs them for length. Wearing size 2 diapers and wondering why I waited so long to make that switch, too.

- From what I can tell from putting him on the scale, he's about 14.5 lbs. What the what? Lillian weighed 14 lbs at six months. Ha!

- Smiling is his absolute favorite! The boy has the sweetest smile ever with those cheeks. You can get the best smile out of him when you kiss on his feet or his neck.

- Loves his playmat and has started reaching and batting for the toys. He also loves the mirror. He likes to lay and look at the ceiling fan. If I need him to be still for a little bit, that is my go-to trick.

- Trying his hardest to roll over back to tummy. He gets about 3/4 over and gets stuck on his shoulder. He'll get mad enough one day soon and make it all the way over.

- He doesn't mind running around with his mommy and still loves to be in the baby k'tan. I need to look at the weight limit on that thing. He could be in it until he's 15 years old.

- Such a sweet natured little boy. Doesn't cry much at all and loves his mommy. My love this sweet child growing daily and I still can't believe that he's ours.