3 Months

This week our little guy is three months. He continues to grow and change in what seems to be a blink of an eye. At the beginning he was keeping right on pace with his dad's size when he was a baby, but now P has taken the lead and developed quite a margin. I'm guessing this growing will slow down...eventually. I am happy he occasionally tolerates being rocked instead of bounced. It's a little easier on this mom's upper body. It also allows for me to better breathe in that addicting baby head smell. I love it.

Grunting is one of P's newest hobbies. He stiffens up his whole body and lets out a not so cute growl. It's his way of telling us he's bored. At least I think. I'm still trying to decipher his sounds, noises, and body language. When he's sleepy he lets out these guttural moans that sound just like his dad when he is sick. Sometimes he continues this for at least 20 minutes before letting himself drift off.  He has also found a new love for his mobile. He will lay in his crib smiling at the animals that are swinging and spinning above him. He is especially drawn to the monkey. I love that he plays in his crib. He enjoys his own space, and I think this is important as we begin trying to get him to fall asleep on his own.

P continues to sleep well at night. Lately he's been falling asleep while eating between 7 and 8, and goes down without any further effort (except the nights his dad is gone for hockey...of course). He wakes up around 3 to eat, and then goes back into his crib without any fuss. He will wake up a couple of hours later, and it's often not to eat, but rather to cuddle in bed. This is where he sleeps till he is ready to begin the day. There is something special about those moments where the house is silent, and I can look down and see such a beautiful baby peacefully snuggled in beside me.

I think that daddy is going to get his wish in that his boy will enjoy wrestling with him in the basement. P is tough and strong. He loves using his legs and often tries to accomplish more than he should. Lately his focus has been to try to pull himself into a sitting position when he is reclined. He is working on those abs. He is also close to rolling over.

Alright - I wrote the first four paragraphs of this post before I took P for his teaching debut. He is the Seeds of Empathy baby at the daycare and today was his first day as the teacher. He did great and as a mother I will brag! The program is designed to teach kids empathy, and P gets to be the teacher at the daycare, West Park, and Parkside. He loved looking at all the little kids today and was a bit of a showoff! I layed him on his back so the kids could measure how many blocks tall he was...well he then decides to roll from his back to his side. It was awesome!  So I guess what I said in the previous paragraph was true...I just didn't realize he would do it in the next hour!  Way to go big guy! You made your mom proud...and I love that you are the cutest little teacher ever.

We didn't have a seat for Peyton around the house, so this is what I used last night!

P can't wait for movie nights and popcorn!