Three Months Old

Mason Cole turned three months old on Thursday!!  I can't believe he is a quarter of a year old now.  Everyone told us he would make a huge turn at the three month mark and I have to say, they were right!

Stats:  We did not have a three month checkup with the doctor so we don't have all of his stats.  However, we think he is weighing close to 15 pounds now.  He has certainly gotten chubby and squishy!  He is wearing 3-6 month clothing and size 2 diapers now.  

Eating:  Mason eats five ounces of formula about every three to four hours during the day and then has a good four to five hour stretch at night.  He is still on Nutramigen and is also taking Prevacid for his acid reflux.  

Sleeping:  He is still sleeping pretty good at night, but his routine has been a little more sporadic recently.  He usually goes to bed around 9:30 p.m.  For a few weeks he was waking up at 1:30 a.m. and then again at 4:30 a.m.  He would usually go back to sleep then, but there were a couple of times when only the swing could get him back to sleep so one of us ended up on the couch for a couple of hours.  The past few nights he's gone from 9:30 p.m. to 3:30 or 4:00 a.m., which has been great!  Hopefully he's working towards sleeping through the night.

Activity:  We put a mobile on his crib and he absolutely LOVES that thing!  He will lay there and just watch the animals go round and round and just smile.  He still likes his play gym quite a bit and actually prefers to hang out under there pretty often.  He's also been playing with more toys and can actually hold a few of them (a little ball, his Sophie giraffe, and a rattle).  Of course, they all immediately go to his mouth.  Tummy time has not been so great, at least for us (our babysitter tells us he does long stretches for her), but we keep trying.  He definitely prefers to lay on the boppy if he has to do it at all.  

Characteristics:  He is definitely smiling A LOT more these days and we've actually gotten him to laugh quite a bit.  He has the sweetest smile and he just lights up, which in turn makes us light up :)  Aside from laughing, he is also finding his voice by making lots of noises - coos, squeals, squawks, raspberries, etc.  In the past few days he has found his hands.  It is amazing to watch him just stare at them and realize that they are HIS hands!  He also thinks those hands are really fun to chew on.  

Events:  This month, his Aunt Tara came to visit for the weekend and his Grandma and Papa Brungardt came another weekend.  He attended his first baby shower and was the only male in attendance so he got lots of attention.  We also celebrated his first Fourth of July here at our house.  We didn't know how he would do with the fireworks, but he just hung out in his bouncy seat like a good boy.