3-Months-Old

On Monday, April 8th, Barrett turned 3-months-old! Over the past month he has really started to leave the newborn stage and become more of a "real" baby, which has been so much fun to see. Here are the highlights from month number 3:

*Height and Weight: no idea on these numbers since we didn't have a well-visit this month but he's definitely still pretty solid compared to Eli at this age!

* Clothes: 3-6 month/ 6-month sizes (all of Eli's Spring/Summer clothes are 9-month, so B will be wearing some of those too--they are a little big on him but it doesn't make sense to me to not use what we have already if we can)
Diapers: size 2

* Still nursing every 3 hours and the occasional 4-hour stretch

* He will take the occasional bottle but we are still working on this, as he has refused it off and on

* Barrett has been sleeping through the night (8/9ish-8:00 in the morning) since he turned 2-months-old. The same thing happened with Eli and I am so thankful that Barrett seems to enjoy his sleep too. I am also loving getting some sleep again. Sleep deprivation and I are NOT friends.

* Naps: his morning nap is typically the longest and he'll give me a few shorter ones the rest of the day. He is taking all of his naps in his crib now, unless we are out-and-about.

* We stopped using the hammock in his baby-tub this month and Barrett really seems to enjoy bath time much more

* He continues to be a thumb-sucker (still prefers the right one) and uses a Soothie paci here and there. His hands are frequently in his mouth a lot more these days as well.

* Barrett is becoming more and more social. He smiles, giggles, squeals, and babbles all the time and it is absolutely adorable!

* He loves to grab for things now (hair, clothes, blankets, toys) He especially enjoys pulling the musical toy on his rocker-seat and whacking at the dangling animals on his play-mat.

* Barrett also rolled from his belly to his back the week before he turned 3-months-old. He still detests tummy-time and I secretly think he's started rolling to boycott it.

* He also started scooting on his back this month. He will push-off with his legs and move off of his play-mat or blanket in no time flat!

We love our little guy and look forward to the fun month 4 will bring!





And here's our Eli at 3-months-old too!

Wrapping-Up March

The last weekend of March was very full for us this year. On Friday, Mark turned 31 and on Sunday we celebrated Easter. Sadly, Mark had to work nightshift the 3-day weekend, so we tried our best to work with things the best we could.

On Friday, the 4 of us went out to a birthday lunch followed by some cake and presents back at home. Eli loved helping to wrap his Dada's gifts and even hid them until it was time to give them to the birthday boy. He did tell Mark where his secret hiding spot was though...guess we have some work to do teaching him what "secret" means.

Mark finally got his new iMac. This will be his present for every holiday for the next couple years...just kidding...kind of...



All of my boys!



Loved Barrett's facial expressions in these pictures. He really wanted some of those pistachios!


Since Mark had worked all Saturday night, we missed attending the Easter service at our church but did so knowing this is only for a season. We were able to read about and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus here at home and it was really cool how much more Eli is starting to understand things this year. It is our constant prayer that our boys will grow up with hearts that love the Lord completely.

During the little bit of time the boys and Mark were both awake on Sunday, we did Easter baskets. Eli loved all of his treats and Barrett just sat on the couch next to him and smiled the entire time. I think little brother will appreciate his treats a little more next Easter.


Eli is obsessed with monster trucks lately, so he was thrilled with the one he found in his basket. He has not stopped playing with it since!


Happy 1st Easter to our Barrett! Love seeing his sweet smile more and more these days!



Things were definitely different this Easter for our family but the one thing that didn't change was how thankful we are to remember the true meaning behind it. Traditions may come and go with the years but Christ was risen from the grave and that is all that matters!