It's hard to believe, but Chase is now 3 months old! The time has really flown and he is very different from the little tiny baby born back in May. He's much rounder and even has some rolls, is gaining control of his body, and loves to baby talk. He's got a great smile and is eager to share it.
At 3 months, Chase is:
-Raising and holding his head up while on his stomach. Though we were lax about tummy time in the beginning, Chase has more than made up for it. He's much happier on his stomach than he used to be and looks around. Once in a while, he'll push himself with his feet- yes, this is pure luck, but it also helps him learn about moving and eventually crawling.
-Sitting up with support. He'll pull himself up from semi-reclined (like on our legs) to sitting upright by holding our fingers. He can hold himself up there for a little bit before his head starts to fall to a side. 
We've also starting trying him in his bumbo seat with his head supported by a pillow. Hopefully he'll sit in it soon because his thighs aren't going to fit in the leg holes much longer! 
-Pushing up with his legs. When we're holding him facing us and sit, Chase pushes up with his legs like he's standing. He also does this when we try to make him sit, clearly making it more difficult, but again a good sign of his leg muscle development.
-Intentionally swinging his arms and legs at his toys on his gym. He has some favorite toys that he likes to hit because they make noise- his piggy jingles, the octopus rattles, the hula monkey rattles differently. Sometimes he does them all at once, but usually he focuses on hitting just one or two intentionally.
-Starting to reach for things. He reached out to touch Mueller the other day and often winds up holding his toys even though it looks like he's just flailing his arms. He also reaches up to touch us, particularly our faces and our mouths when he is sleeping. (This picture is during our nap the day we lost Madison)
-Talking up a storm. His favorite words are "goo" and "boo," but he says a lot more than that. Sometimes it sounds like he says "hi" and others he says three syllables that sound like "I love you," which we are constantly repeating to him.
-Putting things in his mouth. He particularly likes to chew on his hands, our hands, and our noses.
-Not on a schedule. I'm working on it this week, but he really does not do things in any sort of pattern. Part of this is because he's been very fussy when nursing and so is not consistently eating for 20 minutes. We're not sure whether this is due to him not being hungry as often or some early teething or distraction or what. We're hesistant to give him bottles when I'm around, but perhaps they will help him establish a schedule when he starts with the nanny next week.
-ALMOST sleeping through the night. Sometimes. I heard that 3 months was the magic age and for the most part, he's consistently sleeping a 6-7 hour stretch when he first goes down. But that doesn't always happen and his sleeping after that (usually from 3 or 4am on) is very variable. Last night he slept in his crib in his room for the first time. Needless to say, I was a wreck and constantly checking the monitor. He slept from 8:30pm-4am! But then he wouldn't get settled back to sleep. Finally, I brought him into our room around 6am. Another work in progress...
We're looking forward to watching him learn many new things in the next month!
3 month picture outtakes
-Raising and holding his head up while on his stomach. Though we were lax about tummy time in the beginning, Chase has more than made up for it. He's much happier on his stomach than he used to be and looks around. Once in a while, he'll push himself with his feet- yes, this is pure luck, but it also helps him learn about moving and eventually crawling.
-Sitting up with support. He'll pull himself up from semi-reclined (like on our legs) to sitting upright by holding our fingers. He can hold himself up there for a little bit before his head starts to fall to a side. 
We've also starting trying him in his bumbo seat with his head supported by a pillow. Hopefully he'll sit in it soon because his thighs aren't going to fit in the leg holes much longer! 
-Pushing up with his legs. When we're holding him facing us and sit, Chase pushes up with his legs like he's standing. He also does this when we try to make him sit, clearly making it more difficult, but again a good sign of his leg muscle development.-Intentionally swinging his arms and legs at his toys on his gym. He has some favorite toys that he likes to hit because they make noise- his piggy jingles, the octopus rattles, the hula monkey rattles differently. Sometimes he does them all at once, but usually he focuses on hitting just one or two intentionally.
-Starting to reach for things. He reached out to touch Mueller the other day and often winds up holding his toys even though it looks like he's just flailing his arms. He also reaches up to touch us, particularly our faces and our mouths when he is sleeping. (This picture is during our nap the day we lost Madison)
-Talking up a storm. His favorite words are "goo" and "boo," but he says a lot more than that. Sometimes it sounds like he says "hi" and others he says three syllables that sound like "I love you," which we are constantly repeating to him.-Putting things in his mouth. He particularly likes to chew on his hands, our hands, and our noses.
-Not on a schedule. I'm working on it this week, but he really does not do things in any sort of pattern. Part of this is because he's been very fussy when nursing and so is not consistently eating for 20 minutes. We're not sure whether this is due to him not being hungry as often or some early teething or distraction or what. We're hesistant to give him bottles when I'm around, but perhaps they will help him establish a schedule when he starts with the nanny next week.-ALMOST sleeping through the night. Sometimes. I heard that 3 months was the magic age and for the most part, he's consistently sleeping a 6-7 hour stretch when he first goes down. But that doesn't always happen and his sleeping after that (usually from 3 or 4am on) is very variable. Last night he slept in his crib in his room for the first time. Needless to say, I was a wreck and constantly checking the monitor. He slept from 8:30pm-4am! But then he wouldn't get settled back to sleep. Finally, I brought him into our room around 6am. Another work in progress...
We're looking forward to watching him learn many new things in the next month!
3 month picture outtakes
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