3 Months

Our sweet boy continues to grow and grow!  This month has been extra fun as we have begun to see more of his personality come out.  He definitely loves to snuggle and the way he just wraps himself around us to snuggle is the sweetest!  He is super smiley and recently started giggling a lot!  He is mostly chill but when he is hungry - watch out!  He is pretty easy to get to fall asleep with a quick little snuggle but there's still a bit of a song and dance to get him down at night.  

We are making great progress at night! He sleeps all night now - a solid 7-8 hours which is awesome!  Much to Peter's appreciation we've been getting him to a more reasonable bedtime (no more 1-2 in the morning)  around 11ish.  Generally during the day he will be awake for about 1-2 hours and then go to sleep for a couple hours. So we are definitely starting to feel a bit of a routine with him!

I feel like he's quite the chunk and is around 13 1/2 lbs now.  He's still wearing 0-3 month clothes and size 2 diapers.  I was surprised to find out he is actually in the "lean" category per the pediatrician. He's 54% for height and 34% for weight.  Guess he just carries all of his chubby in his face :)  We are finally into a great groove with nursing and I am so proud of him because he totally weaned himself off the shield we were having to use! In general it just feels like everything has fallen into a great schedule and we know him well enough to know his routine and desires!  

Mr Leeland, aka Baby Dale aka Baby Boo,  

We are just loving life with you!  You are the sweetest little gift and addition to this family! We are finally getting into a routine with you and now you just feel like you're part of the family. I love how much your big siblings all adore you!  I love how smiley you are, how much you love to talk, and your new giggle. I love how much you light up when you see your Daddy, even if that means you're gonna be a Daddy's boy.  I love your squishy kissable cheeks and your adorable chunky chin! You just make life so sweet by just existing and that is pretty amazing! You are so loved and I am just going to absorb these next couple months with you because they are some of my favorites of the baby stage!