We survived the fourth trimester! Woohoo!

GROWTH

Clothing size: 6 months
Diaper size: 2

LIKES

Being held or worn in a carrier
Watching TV (not intentionally...his eyes just always find the screen!)
Nursing

DISLIKES

Car rides
Being tired
Rooney's not-so-gentle touches

FIRSTS

Wedding (Cassie & Michael)
Full night of sleep (6 hours)
Sibling bath with Rooney
Roll from back to tummy (Aug. 21, 2015)
Car seat blowout
Trip to farmers' market
Swimming pool experience
Hair cut (not really, but something got stuck in the hair on the back of his head and it wouldn't wash out so we cut it)
Met my grandparents
Got baptized (Aug. 16, 2015)

EATING

Finch eats 6-10 times a day, every 2-3.5 hours. We are still nursing! I am really glad I've stuck with it. The growth spurts are sooo exhausting, but it usually means longer sleep stretches ahead as well as more spaced out feedings during the day. I have gotten more comfortable nursing in public, and am so so so thankful I get to nurse him during the day when I'm at work. It's the best kind of break, and a little stress reliever, too! I pumped once at home for about two minutes and hated how it felt!

SLEEP

About once a week, he will do a 5-6 hour stretch at night! Oh, it is just the most glorious thing! The other nights he will usually go 3-4 hours at a time. He does not nap all that well. Maybe a couple hours total during the day? Lots of 20-minute naps. We are still swaddling him but I think we will need to transition out of it in the next month. At night he sleeps in our bed or in a pack-n-play in our room.

HEALTH

He went through growth spurts at 10.5 weeks and 13 weeks
He still struggles with gas and reflux-like symptoms, but it's definitely getting better
He has a slightly herniated belly button - it will likely clear up on its own
He goes to the chiropractor every other week
He has cradle cap, and as I work to remove it, I also seem to be taking out his hair :-(
We bathe him once a week

RECENT GOOGLE SEARCHES

Just for fun, I thought I'd keep track of these :-)

normal poop schedule for a breastfed baby
pacifier that feels like a boob
can a baby drown from breastfeeding?
breastfeeding lip tie symptoms

SOCIAL/PLAYING

Has rolled over several times - he's really quick about it, too!
Can hang on to some rattles/balls
Loves to talk and make loud, explosive sounds
Pulls up his head and legs when laying on the floor
Has just started to drool, blow saliva bubbles, and chew on his hands
Is really close to laughing!

PARENTING

The Wonder Weeks app has been very helpful for me to understand what his little body is going through and learning
I feel like he's so big because he doesn't take a pacifier so every time he needs comforted, I feed him :-/
This might be insane, but I still keep track of every time he eats and for how long
Things keep getting a little bit easier every week!

Finch, 3 months