This post is a bit delayed as Asa turned 3 months on November 3rd. We have been having so much fun with him. He has started to grow and change so much lately. He is very into grabbing things with his hands, and he loves to stretch his arms way up over his head and then quickly bring them together by his stomach, so fast sometimes that he makes a slapping noise when his hands hit his stomach. He makes noises all of the time, is SO vocal, and follows us around the room with his eyes when we walk around. He has really started to recognize our voices and will get super excited when he sees us. Probably his greatest accomplishment is that he can roll from his back to his stomach! This means that he usually doesn't end up waking up on his back when we put him down for bed. His neck is so strong and he can lift his head to 90 degrees when he lays on his stomach. He is a VERY happy baby, and we love him SO much!
We have stayed busy around the house. Adam dug the egress window wells for the basement, and we are getting new windows installed within the next week or so here. I got so excited for Christmas last week that i decorated the house for it...i know it is so early, but it's ok to be festive early. Adam is loving his job at the National Window Store, and they recently hired two new guys under Adam that he has been training in this week. Even though he works evenings, it is so nice to be able to spend mornings and most afternoons with him. We definitely couldn't do this at our old jobs, or if i didn't work part time. I love the schedule and am really loving my job as well.
When we went to our last pediatrician appointment at 2 months the Dr was very vocal about getting Asa on a schedule. He said that the sooner we get him used to a schedule the easier he and we will have adjusting to the different periods he will go through while growing up. We came home and realized it was NOT going to be easy for us to change his schedule. We were so used to him waking up when he woke up, going to sleep when he went to sleep, and napping when he wanted to nap. When Asa was napping we didn't want to wake him just because we had a schedule, and you can't force a baby to fall asleep when you wanted him to just because you were on a schedule...right? Well....we didn't have to do anything because Asa got on his own schedule, and follows it everyday! He wakes up at 7:30 am almost on the dot every morning. I feed him once he wakes up and we play for a while. He stays awake and takes a short nap around 10:00 usually only for about 45 minutes. He then takes another short nap around noon, and then a long nap from about 3:00 or so until about 5:30 or so. Then he is awake until 9:00 pm, goes to bed in his crib and sleeps until 7:30 am. It has been nice that he created that all on his own!
This first video was taken tonight...
Yes he is a thumb sucker...
I always say i am going to continue to update my blog, but sometimes i get carried away with other things and i delay. All i know is that today i am so blessed to have such an amazing husband, family and friends. The Lord has been so good to us, and blessed us with so many amazing things. There are so many people out there who are struggling with money, jobs, their faith, and loads of other things. The Lord can be so gracious if you rely on Him...and i am so thankful that i have a husband who loves the Lord.
3 comments:
He is a cutie for sure! What is your work schedule? We should get together sometime. Unfortunately we've got a fresh batch of colds hitting us right now, but someday I expect we'll be healthy again and ready to hang out with people.
He's getting so big! I'm glad that he got on a schedule, although I'd say having a routine is far more important than sticking to a schedule. :)
He's at such a fun stage! And getting that schedule will definitely make your life easier, it is worth the work! He probably has somewhat of a pattern already, the closer you stick to what he already likes the easier it is :) Hope all else is well!
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