Jack - 12 Weeks Old

It's going too fast...it's going too fast! Someone slow down the clock! How can he be 3 months old already??!!

Weight:  16 pounds, 8 ounces (by my scale), but I think he is smack dab in the middle of yet another growth spurt as I type this.

Length:  25 3/4 inches

Wearing: size 2 Huggies diapers and 6 month clothes (now filled out in width as well as length. I've already ordered 6-9 month sleepers. My guess is he'll be in them withing a week or two max.)

Feedings: Jack went through this weird spell of only eating 2 ounces and then acting like I was trying to put poison in his mouth. This led to him eating every two hours again. I almost went crazy. And then...without any rhyme or reason he started eating 5-6 ounces of formula a feeding (every 3-4 hours) for a total of approximately 28-33 ounces a day.

Favorites: Jack still loves his black and white photos that are hung around the living room. His thumb has now entered the picture as a new love. It is way too cute to see him search and find it. He loves napping on his tummy (instead of working on tummy time). Jack has also discovered he has two bigger boys to smile at.

Least Favorites: Jack is still pretty "eh" about tummy time. See the above "sleeping on his tummy" comment.

Issues: Jack still has an issue with gas and being uncomfortable various times throughout the day. Mylecon seems to be enough to help get him through the rough moments.

Personality: Jack is fairly easy going and smiley. He's also pretty social and loves "talking" to mommy and daddy, although he does seem to prefer his mommy right now. :-)

Areas to work on: Jack is getting close to rolling over from his tummy to his back. If he can just figure out what to do with his arm, he's going to master that skill.

New Things: Jack has slept THROUGH THE NIGHT! Woooo to the double whoooo! (Please don't let me jink us by writing that.)

Randomness: Jack will get another shot, his pertussis booster, next week.

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Some things Jack does: (milestones for three month olds)

Mastered Skills (most kids can do)

• Recognizes your face and scent (Yep)
• Holds head steady (Yep)
• Visually tracks moving objects (Yep)

Emerging Skills (half of kids can do)

• Squeals, gurgles, coos (No squeals, but lots of gurgles and coos)
• Blows bubbles (Yep)
• Recognizes your voice (Yep-I can even wake him from a deep sleep by saying his name.)
• Does mini-pushup (Yep)

Advanced Skills (a few kids can do)

• Rolls over, from tummy to back (So close!)
• Turns toward loud sounds (Yep about half the time. It is definitely getting more frequent each day, but let's face it. If he turned his head toward every loud sound around this place he'd never get a chance to look forward!)
• Can bring hands together, bats at toys (Brings his hands together and will bat at toys, bottle, etc. It is definitely an unrefined bat, but it gets the job done.)

Jack's two month stats are here.