Dear Oliver,
Wow! Where has the time gone?? I can’t believe our baby is 3 months old already! This month has been SO much fun! You have started recognizing Momma and Daddy and it melts our hearts when you smile upon seeing us or hearing our voices! I love going to your crib when you wake up in the morning. You make your sweet cooing sounds and when I greet you, you warm my heart with a huge smile J
You take about 2-3 naps during the day, from about 30 minutes to about 2 hours. The longest stretch you’ve slept at night is 7 ½ hours- we’re working on making it a little longer at night, but I’ll take what I can get- it’s much more sleep than those first 2 months! You’re going to bed at night pretty well and don’t really even make a fuss!
You’ve learned to take a bottle and now you’re a pro at it! The first bottle was with Daddy and there was many tears and yelling, but now you’ve got the hang of it! We’ve started to give you one bottle of formula at night this month, so Momma can get a little more sleep!
You have discovered your fists and you LOVE them! About 75% of the day you have your fist, your thumb, or both fists in your mouth! You won’t take your paci anymore (that lasted for about the first few weeks) and instead only take Mom or Dad’s pinky finger when you’re real upset- this seems to calm you down well. You love your bath time and LOVE to be naked- you just lay there and coo and talk in your little duck towel J
You’ve started to laugh and it’s too cute for words. The other day you were laughing in your sleep and it cracked me up. Daddy loves to sing to you and mess around with you. You laugh the most when he sticks your feet in your mouth!
You love your swing and Bumbo seat! We now have started putting you in your Bumbo on the kitchen table with us when we eat dinner. When we pray before the meal, you hold our hands, and you sit right there with us, staring and smiling at us J
You’re wearing all different size clothes- you can still fit into some newborn stuff, but you’re also wearing some 3-6 month outfits. You were in the 50% for height, 50% for weight, and 70% for head circumference at your 9 week appt! You’re smack dab in the middle baby!
Some nicknames Momma likes to call you are Ollie (of course), Punkin, Baby, Monkey (Daddy doesn’t like this one!), Punkin doodle (don’t know where this one came from!), and Ollie-bear! I’m sure there are many more to come!
You took a 7 hour road trip with Momma and Daddy to the mountains of NC! You did amazing in the car and slept the whole time (minus the stops to eat!) You got to play in the snow for the first time and had lots of cuddle time with us J
You’ve been to the beach a couple times already too (when Gramma-lama, Rampa, Aunt Jess, Uncle Tore, and cousin Liam came to visit) You got to touch the ocean water and ‘play’ in the waves!
Right before you turned 3 months, you had your first sickness and it was so sad for Momma and Daddy to watch..You had a respiratory virus, and were sneezing, coughing, and congested like crazy…Your sleep schedule got all messed up and it was so sad to see you in pain L But we survived and after about a week, you were back to your normal smiley self!
On your 3 month birthday, we had a breakfast for dinner in our pj’s night to celebrate! And your present to us was your first night of 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep! Alleluia!
Momma and Daddy are having so much fun with you Ollie and absolutely love being your parents! You bring our hearts so much joy and we can’t remember life before you! We praise the Lord for giving us such an amazing gift and we pray we can continue to raise you in a way that draws you close to HIM! We love you angel baby and can’t wait for all that is to come!
Love, Momma and Daddy
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