Owen Jacob: Three Months

We've made it three months! Hooray! Everyone says the first three months are the hardest, so I'm taking their word for it and expecting this baby stuff to get easier very soon! (I won't hold my breath though) All of the hard work is definitely worth it, we couldn't love this little guy more! Here is his progress on his three month birthday:

**Owen is growing and changing everyday. He was 11 pounds 6 ounces at his 2 month check-up and I'm guessing he is around 12 1/2 pounds now. We don't go back to the doctor until 4 months so we'll have to wait and see. He is still wearing mostly 0-3 months clothes, with a few 3-6 months mixed in. How cute is he in his first pair of jeans?!

**He is getting good at holding his head up and pushing himself up. He hasn't turned over yet, but we're working on it!**He sleeps well most nights, although we went through a rough week when he was getting up all of the time (like every hour!). Naps however are another story. He is such a cuddle-bug that he only want to nap when someone is holding him, he lasts about 5-10 minutes once you lay him down. This gets really old when you take 4 naps a day! We are hoping that he grows out of this quickly. Any tips to help are welcome!

**He's established a pretty stable eat, play, sleep schedule every three hours. He stays awake for about an hour and a half before needing a nap.

**He likes to play on his play mat in the living room. He especially loves his cow toy. He grabs onto the handle and doesn't like to let go. He is grabbing onto everything these days!


**He's still smiling! He really likes smiling at Jacob. We've even heard him laugh a couple times!


We like to have a little celebration for each month this first year. We are celebrating his three month birthday tonight with his first trip to Oldenburg for fried chicken. I think Poppy wants to get him started early. I also make a different cupcake flavor each month. The first month was lemon, last month was carrot, and tonight is pumpkin. Yummy!