Owen At Three Months

My absolute favorite thing about Owen right now is his big, gorgeous, toothless muppet smile.  There is nothing more precious than a baby's smile in the first few months.  He started smiling before he even turned two months and has been melting hearts ever since.

Speaking of his mouth, this little guy has also had his fingers in his mouth constantly  for over the last month.  He still gets more comfort from his pacifier (which never seems to stay in his mouth) but there's something about his fingers right now that just feels good I guess.  Kind of annoys me a little but if it makes him happy... 

               

I also think it's great that Owen is such a strong little guy.  We already know that he can hold his head up great but his latest thing is trying to sit up.  For a while it felt like he kept trying to do tummy curls while I was feeding him his bottle but then I realized all he wanted to do was to sit up straight!  He does the same things now in his swing and in his bouncy seat or car seat where he keeps leaning forward trying to sit up.  I guess he just wants to see the world head on and is tired of laying around!  Even when we go for our stroller rides we now need to use the harness so he can sit upright and watch the world go by.

Owen officially rolled over on July 28th, so 2 1/2 months old.  I had him on the floor for some tummy time and when I came back into the room he was on his back!  He did it four more times in a row for me and then a couple times once John came home.  I hadn't been able to recreate it, however, until today.  I guess he just has to be in the right mood and moment.  Even on his back he quickly flips to his side with ease.  I'm sure it won't be long until he's rolling that way too!

When awake, Owen is always grabbing or batting for toys.  I think he thinks it's cool that he can see something and then actually be able to touch it himself.  Lately all the little things on his bouncy seat and floor gym have been flying around as he bats at them!

Owen continues to be an excellent eater.  He is doing up to six 6oz bottles every day (depending on how he sleeps at night).  Last weekend we noticed that Owen got pretty putzy with his bottles so John had the great idea to put the faster nipples on his bottle since he was now 3 months.  Well, wouldn't you know... no more putzy eater.  He had no choice but to drink his bottle fast!  Since Owen is drinking close to 36 ounces of milk every day it is a struggle for me to keep up but so far so good!  Even though sometimes it feels like he is drinking just as fast as I can get it out!

Sleeping... that is a touchy subject right now.  He goes to bed relatively easy in his swaddle but sleeping through the night has been kind of hit or miss lately.  I know Owen can do it and had done it rather consistently once I returned to work.  When he actually does sleep through the night it's a solid 9-10+ hours.  However, in the last two weeks I think he only slept through the night two times... I've readjusted my body to waking during the night now but that first week was tough.  I figure he just needs the extra calories since he is growing so much right now.  Plus, it's that weird transition time right before he's allowed to eat cereal which will stick in his tummy longer.  I remember Megan eating a ton at this age as well.

Other items... Owen's been in size 3-6 month clothes for the last month and is wearing them well.  I don't have a ton of fall clothes this size so once the season changes we'll be stepping it up again.  I also switched him up to size 3 diapers since I ran out of the size 2's.  They are still just a tiny bit big but work just fine.  (Plus, these might help control the blowouts!).  John also adjusted the straps in the car seat since Owen's shoulders are now at the next height.

The above pictures were taken within the last month but I realized that those were the only recent ones I had of him alone so I snapped a few more this morning.