Month Three

Dear Jack,

You turned three months old this week and, boy, have you been growing! Over the past week, you wanted to feed almost hourly around the clock. They say that babies typically hit growth spurts around three months, and let’s just say you have spurted. Just this past week alone, you put on 10 oz, putting you almost at 14 pounds. One more pound and you’ll be double the size you were when you were born! And you’re not just gaining weight, you’re getting taller, too. I had to move the headrest on your carseat up a few days ago and your feet are hanging off the swing at Grandma’s and Grandpa’s house. I fear that you’ll need a bigger carseat by Christmas, if not sooner.

Besides growing, you have also started to drool. Lots and lots of drool. I can tell when your getting sleepy because the drool starts running even faster than usual. Of course, all of the drool makes it much more fun to put your hands in your mouth—which is where they are most of the time these days. You love to suck on your hands.

Other things that you like to do with your hands is to swipe erratically at objects. I’m not quite sure that you know exactly what your doing, but if you swipe at something and it makes a noise, you tend to swipe at it again and again. I think that you are starting to become aware that you can interact with the world around you.

You perplex me sometimes, Jack, because you like to change things up on me unexpectedly. Like one day, you'll decide to roll over three times in a row, but then not attempt to roll over again for weeks and weeks. Or you’ll decide that afternoon naps are uncool and stop taking them for a few days. Or you’ll decide that you need to eat every hour after 3 a.m. And as quickly as you change things up, you change things back. I guess you like a little variety to your life. Or maybe you just like to keep your mommy on her toes.

We have a lot of fun holidays to look forward to in the next couple of months. So many “firsts” for you to experience—I can’t wait!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy