Finally!

Lately the week-to-week changes have been hard to notice. Obviously the occasional bad day or three where he’s developing mentally or physically are noticeable, but for the most part everything is a smooth transition.

For example, he has gradually been spending more time on his tummy, and he will sometimes smile, and in one case, while on my tummy, he started having a conversation with me.

Naps and sleep in general has been all over the place (and almost impossible in the car). For a few days nursing him to sleep wasn’t working. In some ways he sleeps a lot easier, we used to have to bounce and shush him while swaddled to get him to sleep. These days we’ve had mixed success with less elaborate measures – the swing has been pretty good to us.

Sleep of course sets our mood, so if we can’t get enough it makes everything awful. Luckily we’ve been able to get okay sleep on most days (averaging 4 hour stretch at night).

I like to look forward to things. In some ways it’s a coping mechanism to get through tough times. In some ways, it’s because I am really looking forward to an event in the future. I diligently mark on a calendar when upcoming milestones might happen, and other notable events.

During his third month, I was able to enjoy the moment and not constantly look at what’s coming next. Although with the sleep issues, and occasional cranky days, it’s hard to not be comforted by the future. The future months where naps are easier, sleep averages to over six hours a stretch and the baby can occupy himself for hours at a time.

I’m also looking forward to the time when we can do “kid stuff” that he’ll enjoy (versus the ones we do just to get out of the house): zoos, parks, amusement parks, malls and street fairs.

Either way, next 3 months should be awesome.