Eliot is 3 months. Whoo-Hoo. The fourth trimester is over.
Eating and sleeping remain the same as last month unfortunately. We are starting to work on improving night time sleep. He made no progress this past month independently. We let him cry the other night since he woke up only after 4.5 hours. After he finally went back to sleep, he did not wake up until 4:30. That makes a 9.5 hour stretch. Anyways, the next night he slept from 7pm to 4 am without crying. Definitely an improvement. We are trying to introduce the 10 pm feeding; however, he will not wake up despite my efforts. Once he accepts the 10 pm feeding, I am hoping we are on the road to sleeping through the night. Naps remain the same. He still takes four 30 minutes naps. I cannot get him to sleep any longer despite efforts. Usually, there is one nap that may be 45 minutes but I do not know when that will be. I am just hoping that in the next month the duration of wake time and time between feedings lengthen. He eats every 2 to 2.5 hours. Still the same as last month.
What has changed? He is definitely engaging with us more. He has begun to notice Tennyson and smile at her. She plays peek-a-boo with him, shares her “baby” (lovey), shows him toys, and gives lots of hugs, kisses, and pats. Such a good big sister. He squeals and giggles. He is starting to bear weight on his legs and thinks it is a fun game. He absolutely loves his bath. He loves looking in mirrors. He squealed out of delight when I finally faced him forward in the baby carrier the other day. He is starting to reach for and manipulate objects. He is really trying hard to suck on his thumb. For two parents who did not take a pacifier or suck their thumb, we may end up with two thumb suckers.
Here are a few shots from his 3-month photo shoot by Lisa Slate Photography. She does a great job.
Some candid photos.
We are really starting to have a lot of fun.
