...and babies make 4: 12 Weeks

Stats:
12lbs 13oz
23 1/8 inches
Head 41.2cm

We are having so much fun with Owen lately. He's a little chatterbox (although he can be pretty serious some days). Pat pulled out his mandolin the other morning and got Owen to sing along with him. It was pretty great. Sometimes when we're driving in the car he'll be in the back seat singing along with the radio.

He's pretty funny when he's done playing by himself. He'll just holler and it sounds like he's saying "hey! Hey!" It cracks me up.

I got him a mobile to go on his crib that plays music and he loves it. He'll lay under it for quite a while and just talk.

He still hates tummy time and since he's sleeping in his crib now I think he's getting a little bit of a flat spot on his head and he's losing some hair. I try to get him to lay on my stomach and he lasts a little bit longer that way. I probably should try a little harder but it makes him so crabby!

The last 2 nights he's freaked out when I try to put him to bed. I'm not sure what's going on there but I hope it doesn't last. I don't know if it's because he's too tired or what it is. Last night was the first time that nursing him to make things better and I almost cried because I didn't know what to do. He eventually calmed down and slept really well which is good.

He does fairly well going down for naps now. Most of the time we can just swaddle him up and lay him in his crib and he'll fall asleep on his own but sometimes he needs a little rocking or his paci. He has a little owl lovie that he sleeps with when he's in the swing or carseat. It's so sweet to see him snuggle with it.

Next week I'm going to see if he can tolerate me eating dairy. I'm a little excited but kind of nervous at the same time. I may start by giving him some milk that I pumped and froze while I was eating dairy that way if it does have an adverse affect on him it will just have to leave his system and not mine as well. We'll see what happens!

Sleeping with his owl baby