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At THREE MONTHS Santos:
Sleeps through the night - doesn’t really have a specific bedtime but can go as early as 8:30 and as late as midnight, and wakes up between 6:30-8 for feeding and then I can get him to sleep another 2 hours or so.
Wears size 2 diapers.
LOVES to be swaddled to go night night. (otherwise he would flail his arms and wake himself up by smacking himself in the face, or worse… scratching the bajesus out of his face - and his nails grow back within an hour it seems.)
Is just starting to use his bumbo seat and his walker… although he’s not walking in his walker, he just likes to stand up like a big boy.
Holds his head up.
Is starting to sit up all by himself. He was always good about lifting his head up off your shoulder (since birth!) but now he’s using his tummy muscles to really pull himself upright (in the bath tub especially)
Is just ok with tummy time. If he’s in the mood he’s ok with it, if not, oh no…. and other times, he just goes right to sleep.
Speaks in his own language. I swear he thinks he’s holding a whole conversation with you, his toys, himself in the mirror… it’s really adorable.
Responds. He LOVES playtime. He is the smileyest baby ever. I can usually get a smile out of him at any time, even right when he wakes up. The only times he ever gets upset is when he’s hungry (which is 97.2% of his cries. He’s always hungry), gassy, or overtired. He doesn’t really like to nap.
Has discovered his hands. Now, he spits out his pacifier (soother , or chupi - never a paci or a binkie) because he’d rather chew or suck loudly on his hands. He grabs things too. Hair, burp cloths, blankets, teether toys. He actually doesn’t depend on his soother at all. He never looks for it, but we use it to keep him comfy. Especially when he’s nursing just our of comfort… It has saved my poor boobs more than a few times.
Weighs approximately 16-17 pounds and wears clothing anywhere from 3 to 9-month-sized clothing. He is my little chunker.
Likes socks. Hates shoes.
Eats (nurses so I have no real idea of how many ounces, but between 15-20 minutes each time) every 1-3 hours, but more like 1 hour 45 minutes on the dot most times. LOL I can tell when he’s going through growth spurts because its every hour all day for about 3 days straight.
Loves to get out and be in his car seat. Loves the car and loves to take walks.
Is awesome at restaurants!
This photo is from when we went out to celebrate Nani's birthday last weekend!Now enjoys his bath time. In the beginning, he would hate it because he didn’t like the cold, but now, he splashes with his feet and talks to himself in the mirror. He also loves to be naked.
LOVES to be read to. Especially the books that are touchy feely. (like different textures) He has a pretty good attention span right now.
Spits up... a LOT.
Just started watching tv. Just a little. Sponge Bob seems to be good, and anything with bright colors. I limit tv time though, I like our play time and I don’t want him to become a tv zombie. It sure does help when I need to get a few loads of laundry done though. LOL
Mommy at 3 months:
I fit into all of my old clothes, but don’t like to wear my dresses anymore. It makes me miss my Preggo tummy too much.
I have lost all of my pregnancy weight plus a little; however, I eat like I’ve been starved for a week every 2 hours or so.
I no longer wake up at 3 or 4am because my boobs are incredibly painful from the milk he used to be drinking at that time.
Nursing is second nature to both of us now. The beginning not so much. No one could ever prepare you for just how much it hurt. I remember the days when his spit up had blood in it because of me. I was bleeding! And not little amounts. Funny story: I actually cried when the remote hit me in the boob. Funny now, not then. Thank GOD those days are long behind us and we have a nice little rhythm going between us.
Still have my stretch marks. Big time. But I consider them my badges of honor and they don’t bug me at all.
Still have not resumed my monthly “gift” from nature. I think it’s because I’m breastfeeding.
I laugh and smile daily. Thank you my sweet baby boy. You’ve changed our lives so much, and all for the better.
Daddy at 3 months:
“I love him” not much of a talker, my husband….
What else:
Will we have more? Absolutely! We definitely want to give him his time though and really enjoy all the milestones so we won’t be trying for a little though.
What are we looking forward to? For the first time in years, Christmas. I can’t wait to bring Santa back to life!! Play dates with Ella and Grant (baby Folgate). DISNEY… but that’s much, much down the road. Disney will be fun again because we’ll get to experience it through him! Ok, ok… I’m getting way ahead of myself.
Bottom line: We are so very happy . We love our little Santos so much it’s incredible.
