3 Months

Luc is now 3 Months old!

Luc still fights naps during the day. He's sleeping well at night still, and now he's pushing his 'middle of the night' feedings til almost 6am.
He can hold his head up at a 90-degree angle when on his stomach.
He can roll over onto his back from his stomach, but doesn't know yet how to get back.
He loves to sit in his high chair and Bumbo seat.
He has started to grab for his toys when they're in front of him, and hold on tight to them.
He's increased his amount of milk intake, though not really the time between feedings. But he's starting to stare when we eat our food.

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Monkey,
I keep wanting to go back. To when your hands and feet were so small...you would lay on my chest all curled up in a ball.
You didn't make a peep and loved to sleep. I could stare endlessly all day as you just lay.
Back when it was new, yet simple. And real life was just beginning.

Development

This past weekend was an exciting one for Luc.

He started to really stare at his feet when he's sitting.
He's looking at his hands now instead of just playing with them.
He reached for the contact case cover on the bathroom sink when I had him sitting in front of the mirror. He grabbed it twice and picked it up. On his third attempt, he wasn't so successful, got frustrated, and started to cry.
Luc continues to put his fists in his mouth, he successfully gagged himself and didn't know how to stop it, so I had to pull his fingers out of his mouth. He's also drooling a lot and chewing on anything he can put into his mouth.
Most exciting, Luc rolled over while playing on his activity gym, and then rolled himself back! He didn't seem too surprised or stressed out, but he was trying to move his other arm under him, but ended up rolling back instead. We were excited, but then thought: "Uh oh, baby on the move!"

Luc's Blessing & Baptism

Luc had the honor of being Blessed at Frederic's church while Nathalie was in town in December. Close male members of Frederic at the church, including Frederic's dad and brother-in-law, Billy, circled around Luc and asked God to protect him and bless him with knowledge, strength, morality, a good life, etc.
Luc ended the prayer with a good fart and poop...which resulted in an outfit change. Nice.


Luc was later Baptized at my church. His grandparents, great grandmother, Aunt Alice and Uncle Bill and Godfather Dave were in attendance. Luc was very observant and quiet during the short ceremony. And he handled the water like a pro.

*insert Nathalie here* She was there in spirit-stupid winter weather

What's up with the hat, Mom?

Never Take for Granted

As I watch Luc grow so fast before my eyes, it makes me step back and realize how I took for granted those moments when he was a newborn- the skin-to-skin time and sleeping all the time and anywhere (especially in my arms or on my chest).

So as he grows up, I want to remind myself never to take for granted: him taking naps in my arms, needing to hold my finger as I hold his bottle when he eats, or stroking my arm to entertain himself while he's eating, needing to be rocked and cuddled to be calmed, wanting to be picked up, loving having his feet tickled and just laying on the changing table cooing and smiling back at me for an endless amount of time.

I know one day Luc will be embarrassed to have me kiss his cheek (instead of opening his eyes and mouth wide open when I do it now) and wanting and needing me to hold him, among other things. So when I want a minute to myself now, I want to remind myself of this and there will be a time when it'll be hard to spend just a little moment with him.

Dear Luc

Monkey,

As I read forum posts from other moms with babies your age, I sit back and thank God you're such a happy and easy baby.

We transitioned you into your crib when I went back to work after 6 weeks so the pack n play could go to grandma's for your days there. You had no problems at all! And I actually slept a lot better because I couldn't peek over at you every other minute when you grunted or moved.

At 6 weeks you would have a late night snack around 10:30pm, and then I would get up at 3am to feed you again. That has spread out, and now at 10 weeks, you can wait until 5am for your next feeding.

You have no problems staying with Grandma all day- but why would you? She loves you as much as Mommy and Daddy do.

You don't fuss or cry much- just when you start to get tired during the day and try to fight falling asleep. You hate to miss anything. But like I tell you, I promise we'll be here when you wake.

You're such a good eater too! We never have to force you take the bottle and eat a few ounces at each meal. You love it! But definitely know when you're full. -You push your lips together and puff out your cheeks when you've had enough, and we try to put the bottle back in your mouth.

You don't mind getting a bath or changing your diaper. You actually don't like to be in a dirty diaper for too long. I'm hoping you stay that way so you're easy to potty train. ...You do love to be naked and kick your little legs.

You're extremely happy and talkative. You would coo and gurgle and smile all day if you could. While I have you in your sling when I'm making dinner, you get annoyed if I don't keep talking to you. You don't like to be left out and ignored.

You're cuddly but also let us know when you want to be put down and just chill by yourself.
You'd rather sit on our lap and look out at everything around you then lay flat or lay in our arms now. I can't blame you for being curious. There's a lot out there to see and learn.

At 2 months, I can't believe how much you've grown. You seem so much longer and don't curl into a little softball on my shoulder. And your head no longer fits just in the palm of my hand. But as you get bigger, you get more interactive and fun. It's worth the trade off.

Love,
Mommy