Three Months

Bennett is now three months old! Time for another update!

GROWTH

B now weighs 15lbs and is 23.5" long.  For comparison, Miranda was 14lbs 13oz at six months old and was 23.25" at four months old! Elliott was 15lbs 8oz at six months old however was 23.25" at two months old. 

EATING

All nursing, all the time! He is a champ still, doing absolutely wonderfully. He gets less and less bottles every month. He definitely prefers his milk right from the tap. Still won't take a pacifier so I think it's just a lost cause at this point. I have no complaints though in this department except for maybe that hickey he gave me last week. Ouch! 

SLEEPING

Much more improvement this month! He now takes semi-predictable naps and is sleeping better at night. He takes a long morning nap usually and a long afternoon nap with a couple shorter cat naps thrown in the day too. He goes to bed between 8 and 9 and sleeps usually until about 1:30, sometimes until 3:30! After that he is still unpredictable. He might sleep great for another 5 hours or so, or he might get up every two hours. I just never know. It's okay though, he is improving and I am happy with his progress. The big change this month is that I now lay him on his belly to sleep. It doesn't scare me as my other two were belly sleepers as well. 

ACTIVITY / MILESTONES

He no longer rolls from belly to back. I don't know if he's just too chunky to accomplish it or what? He hasn't done it in a while though. He loves to chew & suck on his hands a lot and is just barely starting to try to discover his feet. I think that's a couple weeks off yet though. He loves to sit up and bear weight on his legs. He has excellent head control as well. Underneath all his fluff is a lot of muscle as well and many people have complimented him on how strong he is. He's a very solid little boy. 

His absolute favorite thing to do is be naked outside. Nothing makes him happier, except for eating maybe.

CLOTHING / DIAPERS

Bennett is quickly outgrowing his 3-6 month clothing and is mostly in 6-9 month clothes. The weather has been so unpredictable here that I've had to acquire more summer clothes in bigger sizes. I am ready for fall to come now though. All his diapers are one-size now or size 2. And by that I mean the two size cloth diapers, not disposables. He hasn't worn a disposable diaper since he was born.