Third month

Ok so this monthly blog is getting harder and harder to keep up with now that I am back to work full time... I WILL do this for Rhett because I did it for his big brother. I don't get as much time with my precious boys as I'd like, but try to make the most of the time we do have together. Enough about me, this is about Rhett! Here are some stats from this month:

Weight

• R is growing soooo fast! It's hard to believe. He weights 16 pounds and 9 ounces! 
  
  
  
  
  

Appearance

• Still has crazy hair but it seems to be thinning out
• His belly button fixed itself this month- it looks great now!
• Speaking of belly, it's sooo round
• His eyes seem like they are totally BROWN now
• Still has lots of baby rolls but seems to be getting longer and stretching out some
   
   

Diaper size

• Started the month in size 2 now up to 3's

Paci

• Still a love/ hate relationship
• If he gets mad you might as well forget it
• Picky only likes the rubber nuk kind not the plastic ones

Clothing size

• His 3-6 month clothes are getting too tight so he is in mostly in 6 months or 6-9 months
• Picky about pjs. He only likes cotton ones not fleece. He will scream his head off it they are too hot
  

Tummy time

• Gets it several times a day and is getting STRONG.
• He enjoys watching big Bubbie play and tries so hard to arch his back and roll

Bumbo

• Likes it for very short periods of time then gets tired of it and arches his back to get out

Baby Noises

• Rhett is full of cooes and precious baby noises. Caleb thinks it's funny because he was so used to Rhett only crying or being asleep for so long.
• He typically talks a lot to his reflection in the mirror ( I think he may have laughed a time or two too)
  

Babysitters-

• Daniel & I are SO blessed to have the best babysitters around. His mom & my mom watch the boys everyday for us. They do a FINE job! My mom drives up from Jacksonville and watches them twice a week & Granny watches them the other 3 days a week.
• The boys get so much love & are so well taken care of.
• One day I hope to pay it forward and watch my future grandkids!

Naps

• Still a pretty good nap taker during the morning and early afternoon. 
• He Doesn't nap much at all after 3 pm. He would rather eat every hour from 5-8
• He normally rats himself out after he has been up about an hour and starts fussing some.
• Rhett can sleep through nearly any noise or commotion, this is probably due to big brother being soooooo noisy! I am thankful either way.
  

Eating

• In the day time he still eats about every 2-2.5 hours.
• He is a very fast nurser he normally takes between 6-10 minutes
• Still only had breast milk woohoo! I've met my short term goal. *** sidenote*** When I breastfed C, I did it for 6 months because I knew it was what was best for him, I did not just LOVE it. Feeding Rhett seems so different, I really enjoy that bonding time and cherish every minute with him, probably because I now know how fast they change. ***
• He has had more bottles of expressed breast milk this month due to me going back to work.
• He drinks 4 ounce bottles 
• Still spitting up quite a bit. His clothes and my clothes are hardly EVER dry.

Sleeping

• Rhett is doing FABULOUS most nights. I finally moved his bed time up (a little bit each night for two weeks).
• He now goes to bed around 8:30 and sleeps till 5 most mornings then goes back down till 7:30-8. 
• Rhett started sleeping through the night at 9 weeks right before I went back to work. I am so thankful because after teaching kindergarteners all  day I need the rest. He doesn't do this every single night but I am thankful that most nights he does.
• I'm pretty sure he went through a growth spurt during week 11 because he wanted to eat like every 45 minutes in the early evenings for a week straight.
• He is still swaddled in the rock n sleeper 
• He is such a sound sleeper (unlike C). He normally doesn't move around any until it's close to time to wake up. C used to wake up with a leg out and both arms tangled up, not Rhett he wakes up all pretty and swaddled most mornings.
  

Bath time

• Rhett gets a bath every night before his last feed.
• He really likes the warm water and seems to relax so much.
• He and C still take a bath together and it's so much fun. I normally just hike up my pants and set on the edge of our whirlpool. I hardly ever have dry clothes by the end. It's totally worth it.

Field trips/ Events

• Fall Fellowship- We had our church family over to our house for a Fall Fest. It was such a beautiful night and it was so much fun eating, playing games, and fellowshipping with everyone.
• Daddy's birthday- We had some of our friends/ family over for Daniel's 33rd birthday.
• Cathryn's wedding- Rhett got to go with me to one of my most precious friends wedding. It was absolutely beautiful!
• Family pictures-Rhett was a trooper during the Davis family pictures
• Daddy's hunting trip- daddy went to Kansas this month and was gone for 5 days. Praise The Lord he got a great buck and our freezer is full. I was very glad to have my helpmate back too ;)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Brotherly Love