Grayson: Three Months

I wish I could say life was a little less hectic around here but the truth is I've forfeited about ten household chores in the name of getting a quick blog post up while the kids are sleeping.  Only two days late... not too shabby.

Here is the rundown:

• We switched to Prevacid a few weeks ago and it is working!  He is such a happier little dude and I am a much less stressed out mommy.  It isn't hard now to make him smile and he has even let out a few little half-giggles.  Who knew there was such a happy boy trapped in that fussy body?
• Grayson is still not sleeping very well but we're working on it.  I am waiting until he's closer to 4 months old before we let him cry it out too much which means many hours of paci-in-paci-out while I give Ava a bath or make her lunch, and still a lot of 'Sorry Ava, I wish I could play but I have to hold your brother'.  He regularly sleeps for the first hour of his nap and then wakes and is usually unable to get back to sleep even while being held.
• A few days ago he rolled over from belly to back for the first time and is very close to rolling from back to belly.
• Still must be swaddled to sleep but has a couple of times fallen asleep unswaddled in his swing--something he would have NEVER done before the Prevacid.  However slow, we're making progress!
• He loves sucking on his hands when he's awake and they are free.
• Thankfully is now consistently sleeping between feedings at night, though he is still eating every 2 1/2 - 3 hours with the occasional longer stretch.
• He is quite the imitator of noises and faces and is so fun to 'play' with.  When I'm making silly noises and trying to get him to smile, without fail he will push out his lower lip and pout, I will imitate, and then he turns that pout into the biggest grin.
• Grayson is just moving to 3-6 month clothes and is able to wear a few of his 3 month and a few of his 6 month outfits.  He is also just moving up to size 2 in the Target brand diapers (they run big).

Schedule of the moment:

5:00am Feeding

6:30am Wake up

7:30am Feeding & awake time

8:45am Nap (wake at 9:45 for pacifier, holding, swinging, etc)

10:30am Feeding & awake time

11:45am Nap

1:30pm Feeding

2:45pm Nap

4:30pm Feeding

5:45pm Nap

6:30pm Wake him for Prevacid

7:00pm Inevitably feed him early

8:00pm Down for the night

10:00pm Wake him for feeding & then right back down

10:30pm - 5am Usually wake once or twice for a feeding

Some snapshots of the big, happy man: