3 Months!

Ethan is 3 months old today! I can't believe he's no longer considered a newborn. I am, however, super excited about all the things he's learned to do, places he has visited, and things he's experienced.

Ethan usually sleeps through the night but occasionally wakes up once between 3-4 to eat. He's spoiled us so much by sleeping through the night that it really takes its tole on us when he wakes up in the middle of the night. But, we know he needs his food or needs to be cleaned up and its absolutely to be expected.

Ethan eats around 5 oz. every three hours during the day. Spitting up has become a major issue lately and could more accurately be described as projectile vomiting. We've tried burping him several times in the middle of feedings and again at the end but he continues to puke regardless of how many times he burps. We even started keeping him at a slight incline for a half hour after eating as recommended by doctors to help babies with reflux...no luck with that either. After talking to the doctor she said it's not really something to worry about unless he seems to be in pain, which he's not. Oh well, for now I guess it just means more laundry for us.

He takes wonderful naps with the sitter every day but has trouble napping when home with Mommy and Daddy. We'll just chalk that up to the fact that he loves hanging out with us :)

Ethan is wearing size 0-3 clothes and I'm thinking it's time to move up to size two diapers. Size one diapers no longer fasten in the middle and we've started to have major blow outs lately. I tried a size two on him yesterday just to see how it fit and it ended up fitting perfectly. After finishing up our current pack, it's time to move on :(

In the past few days, Ethan has learned how to grasp objects and put them in his mouth. His favorites are rattles and stuffed animals but we learned today that burp rags are just as fun! Ethan smiles so much these days and it's the best part of our day. Just this morning when I walked into his room, I was greeted by the biggest smile. We occasionally get an actual laugh out of him too, especially when blowing raspberries on his tummy or munching on his fingers and toes.

At the very beginning of the month, Mommy returned to work and Ethan started going to the babysitters. According to Dawn, he's been such a well behaved little boy and absolutely loves to play with Carter, her 8 month old son.

Ethan also spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa Becker's house for the first time this month. While he did wonderfully, Mommy had a rough time that night. I missed my baby boy so much and was so excited to see him the next morning.

Ethan spent a few days this month talking to Grandma Connie on Skype. While he can't quite figure out a computer screen yet, he loves to stare at the camera itself and make it bounce by kicking his feet. He babbles away and loves to answer her questions.

This past month has also brought about Ethan's first major snow storms. He's stayed home with Mommy for the past two days because school was canceled. It's so much fun looking out the window at the piles and piles of snow in our yard. He's still too young to go out and play in it but he sure does love to watch the snow come down.

Happy 3 Months Little Man...quit growing up so fast!