Cooper - Month Three

My little boy boy - Mommy has a new nickname for you, and Daddy thinks it's really dumb. I think it's cute. I've also started singing to you every morning. 

"Good Morning, Cooper

Good Morning, Cooper

Good Morning Cooper

It's time to get out of bed!" 

For anyone 4-H reading this, you'll know the tune to that :) Again, Daddy thinks it's silly, and he hates when I wake him up singing that song. But you, my sweet boy, you love that song. And you smile at me like there's nothing else in the world to smile at! It makes Mommy's heart melt. 

You smile regularly now, and laugh occasionally when you're playing on your play mat. You've started tolerating tummy time a little longer, but Mommy has to get better about putting you on your tummy. You usually throw up when you're on your tummy, so I try to avoid that. These days, you have been going through about 3 to 4 outfits a day. You love to throw up all over Mommy. You are starting to be able to hold up your head now, so we've tried the Bumbo chair a couple times. You're pretty top heavy still though, so you lean forward after a while. 

You have met Sadie a couple times, but she's not quite sure who you are yet. I have high hopes that you two will be the best of friends. 

When you were 11 weeks old, you rolled over for the first time at Mom Mom's house. You rolled from your back to your tummy which they say is even harder than the other way! Your daddy and I are convinced you are a genius already :) You have rolled over a couple of times, but you don't make a regular spectacle of it yet, which is good because that means I don't have to worry about you rolling off any furniture just yet. 

You have officially found your thumb! You are now a thumb sucker. I always thought you would have found that from the beginning, but you used a pacifier for a while first. You have always put your fists in your mouth, and I think your thumb was much smaller than the pacifier, so you weren't used to the size difference. But you finally figured out how to close those tiny little lips around it, and you love it now. It makes night time much easier for our whole family. You go down for naps and night time so much better now, but only if you're truly tired.

For about a week, you were waking up at 4am, and Mommy was very sad. I think this turned out to be a growth spurt, because you have gone back to your normal wake up time of about 7am. You have slept through the night since you were about two months old. You go to bed between 8 and 10pm and sleep until 7am. Now, you probably wake up earlier than that because I hear you sucking your thumb feverishly, but Mommy is determined to at least sleep until 7. Now that you've found your thumb, you suck on that until Mommy gets her lazy butt out of bed. I am already not excited about the day we have to break you of that habit, and the fact that it pretty much guarantees your need for braces. But, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it, right Mom? 

You celebrated your three month birthday at the beach. Your first time to Mom Mom's beach house! Unfortunately the weather has been a little chilly, although sunny. We've been down to the beach once, but the sand flies were out so we didn't stay too long.

You have epic blow outs usually every afternoon. When you go a couple diaper changes with no poop, I always know there will be a blow out that day. 

You've also discovered your hands. You love to inspect them, especially while you're sucking your thumb.

Mommy loves to hear you talk, and watch you grow and learn something new every day. By the time you're four months old, you'll be a Colorado resident, and we'll have a whole new list of things you've done! I can't wait to see what month four has to bring my sweet little boy boy!