Three months old

Dear E,

How can it be that you're three months old already? I think every mother of a new baby must think this, but I'll say it again, because it's true. It seems like just yesterday that you were born, but at the same time, I can't really remember what it was like before you were a part of our family.

Oh those dimples!

Yes, Bubby, another picture!

It's amazing to me how much babies can change in just three months. When you were born you were this red, skinny, hairy, ADORABLE little cuddly ball of baby. You're still adorable and cuddly, but that's about it off that list! You've gone from 8 lbs 11 oz to somewhere around the 15 lb mark, although I don't know exactly how much you weigh. No more red skin, no more skinny, and a good bit of your hair has fallen out. Your hair is red, and your Grampa LOVES that. We're hoping it grows back red, but we'll have to wait and see.

A little blurry, but I caught him in the middle of laughing!

She didn't pull him off the bed, I promise.

You've been sleeping really well the last few nights, about six or seven hours before you wake up the first time. You sleep about twelve hours total at night, so those two times you wake up to eat and snuggle? I don't mind them at all. (Just don't go back to waking up every hour, okay? It's really difficult for Mommy not to be a little cranky when you do that.)

All of a sudden she wants to have her picture taken all the time too.

What can I say? This is quite common around here.

You're a champion nurser at this point, although we had quite a rough start. Much worse than your sisters and I did. But I think I know the reason... I was just a wee bit over-confident, thinking that because I'd done it twice before that there would be no problems this time. I paid for that with tears and lots of pain. But we've got it down now. I mean, look at you! No failure to thrive there!

You're a pretty laid back little guy. Unless you're tired or hungry, but who can blame you for that? You smile a lot, and you've been cooing for probably a month now. Just in the last few days you've started squealing and laughing a little and we all love it!

I'm very glad you're so laid back, because you've got your two big sisters all over you practically every minute of your waking hours.  They love you so much. You get lots of kisses, lots of hugs, and to be honest, lots of (accidental) knocks in the head. It doesn't bother you at all though, and you smile really big whenever you see them.

This is what was going on the entire time I was taking pictures of E. My life is noisy.

People keep asking me if having a boy is a lot different than having girls. I have to say that so far, the answer is pretty much no. Although you are a lot snugglier, is that because you're a boy? I don't mind it a bit though, in fact I hope you don't grow out of that for a long time. Don't grow up too fast, okay?

I love you,
Mama