Three Months Old

• Sleeping in his pack n play next to our bed, swaddled for most of the night and sleeps in bed with us for the rest of the night. 
• Sleeps 4-5 hours wakes to eat, sleeps 2-3 hours wakes to eat, sleeps 2 hours wakes
• Wears size 3 month carters, some are getting small. Fits in one 6 month Jammie but it is still long. 
• Wearing size 2 in seventh generation disposable diapers or his bumgenius cloth diapers on the medium setting
• Was watched by my sister Ali for 5 hours while we went to the Civil War Duck game, our first "date" since having Bear
• Was watched by Joni for 2 hours for our anniversary dinner on December 15
• Seems to prefer mom at night and dad in the morning
• Clasps hands together when sleeping
• Loves his pacifier
• Giggled for the first time on December 1
• Loves to stand. 
• Can sit holding your hands with no support
• Bats at toys
• Crinkles his busy bee on his car seat
• Loves to be touched - does not like to be independent or alone
• Smiles like crazy
• Coos, talks, jabbers
• Cries when tired and before falling asleep
• Rubs his eyes when tired
• Mostly naps being held (people say this is bad but he is only this small for so long - I want to enjoy every minute of him like this - besides, most of the rest of the world doesn't seem as concerned as Americans about kids being independent from a young age - I don't understand our obsession with making our kids grow up so fast)
• When "standing" marches his feet up and down
• Grasps and holds burp rags, pacifier cord, toys - but it is un-coordinated
• Looks around, follows your voice, stares into your eyes
• Still has some cradle cap
• Still startles
• Sleeps best when he has his sleep sheep (white noise machine)
• Enjoys looking at lights, the TV and anything that has lots of contrast
• Rubs his fuzzy blanket on his face
• Loves baths, smiles when soaking in the water - doesn't mind getting out
• When laying on his back, kicks legs, waves arms, bats at toys
• When laying on tummy, does mini pushup, turns head from side to side, kicks feet (swims)

Side Project - Russell and Friends

Shameless plug alert - but too good not to share.

Check this out - buy it if you would like :-) Russ (my little brother) is a talented recorder (or whatever you call it) and acapella singer (along with his friends).

Listen to a preview here

This is a little side project they have been doing.

Enjoy!

Master bath idea

This is here more for me to remember...the dimensions of this look similar to the dimensions of our bathroom. Perhaps this would be a good direction in the future.

modern bathroom design by austin architect Webber + Studio, Architects

Shower area 3x5
 shower tile is Bisazza Glass Mosaic and is a mixture of colors
brown wall is Caeserstone Lagos Blue, 4350
Lighting Direct.com

Laughing!

Cuteness

Im supposed to be sleeping

Two Month Stats

Here are the stats from Bear's 2 month appointment:

Height: 23.5 inches 67 percentile
Weight: 12 lbs 3 oz 57 percentile
Head: 47 percentile

A look back at his 2 week stats

Height: 22 inches 90 percentile
Weight: 9 lbs 9 oz 74 percentile
Head: 56 percentile

Looks like he went from being on the tall and bigger end of the baby spectrum to being pretty much average. The good news is, the little guy is growing and developing more and more every day.

Nike Training Center App and Taking Care of Me

Some of you already know this from my Facebook page but since this is my online diary, I figured I could write about it here and maybe gush about it a bit.

I am absolutely smitten with the Nike Training Center app for my new iphone (that I just got last Friday). The app is free. Free! And it is literally like having my own personal trainer. The best part? Me, a total gym-a-holic who loves to go to the gym and totally didn't believe in at-home workouts tried an at-home workout that pretty much kicks my ass.

You are supposed to have a medicine ball and weights to complete the workout but all I have is two 6.6lb weights so I use just one when  I am supposed to use a medicine ball. I will get the full equipment one of these days but my method works just fine for now.

I updated my iphone with my workout music which I play at the same time I am training with NTC app and because I run my music thru the app, the music just gets a bit more quiet when the trainer needs to tell me what to do.

There are different exercises and if you dont know what they are, the app has video and written explanations for what you need to do. How easy is that?

I am seriously sore and sweating at the end. And I do it in my living room!!!

And 6 lb weights are plenty for my purposes right now.

I am currently focusing on getting lean so it is all about low weights and high reps.

Check back with me in a few months, I will likely be leaner and probably moving on to heavier weights to get seriously toned.

Who needs a gym and expensive equipment when you have the NTC app.

Do it. It will kick your ass too!