Saturday, September 17, 2011

Month 3

I couldn't be more excited about Ethan's little milestones. Today he just laughed for the first time! Not, coo, or squeal, but actual LAUGHING!! It sounds like he's choking! But no, it's a laugh! What else? I can literally let him go and he can stand up until he tips over and I have to catch him. he also has started raising his upper body up and holding it for a few MINUTES at a time. He is grabbing for items now and holding his wubba nub. So Cute. I'm so grateful that wes and I are home to take pictures and videos of these milestones. He is 12 lb 6 oz and 24.5 inches and wears 0-3 month onesies but the 0-3 pants he still swims in! He seriously has little baby abs!
We got him a starlight cradle swing..which is exactly like his other swing only with lights..and it's a MIRACLE. We also got him this ocean wonders aquarium bouncer. Apparently lights make ALL the difference for him! Anyway, hope I'm not forgetting anything. He's just getting over another growth spurt this one lasted a week..Much better than his other one at one month which lasted 2 weeks!! He's also still keeping to his same sleep schedule.

He also moved on from the ooo sound to liking goo for a little bit and I put him in my super secret sleep hold at night when he's fussy (our heads together and I give him his wubbanub and stroke his hand).  He likes the bath when he's in it but cries when you take him out. He just started liking Peek a boo with wes (he lifts his sunglasses up). He only likes it with him though.  Hes so strong. He punches me in the eye when he's fussy and he just started "honking" my nose. I woke up the other day with a "shiner!!"
Ok I think that is all for now. :)


Oh I don't know if I mentioned it before but I discovered I have an oversupply of foremilk! Normal is .5 oz of foremilk and 2 oz of regular/hind milk...I produce between 1-2 oz of foremilk..which means if he just drinks that he is fussier, gassier, and hungry faster. Im so grateful to have learned this. Since pumping and saving my foremilk for when he's on rice cereal he now is hungry less and stays satisfied longer. I wanted to take him for his HIB shot at 3 months but I had to wait til this growth spurt was over. We are going to Tahoe for our anniversary/Ethan's first road trip tomorrow! So it'll have to wait to we get back. So excited! Wish us luck!