Gideon's 3 Month Checkup

Gideon had his 3 month checkup today. He's getting so big! 10 lb 12 oz, he's gained 2 pounds in a month!

The doctor said he's doing very well, and we just need to keep up the weight gain. The only thing we really need to work on is his sensory reflexes, such as reaching for objects and holding onto them. The doctor is also hoping that he will be making more vocal noises very soon. Other then that, he's healthy and growing well. The doctor was very impressed with the amount of growth over just the last month. We have another appointment set up for his 4 month. So the next update about him will probably be then.

Papa (Alex) and I are doing very well. Recently I was able to get down to the weight i was at my first pregnancy check in, so now I'm just working at loosing the baby belly. It's slowly going away so that makes me happy. Alex was a little nervous at first about being a dad, but I have seen a lot of improvement over the past 3 months. He enjoys playing with Gideon and having Gideon sit on his lap while he plays games.

Gideon is sleeping more during the night now, so Alex and I are getting some sleep now and are finding time to be a couple as well. I'm very happy that even though Gideon has changed our lives drastically  we still get to  be a couple and get out now and then. Thank you to all the babysitters in our lives!

Thanks for reading and God Bless.

Happy little 3 month old!

Our time at home

Well, it's been almost 3 months since our little bundle of joy and craziness has entered our lives. But it is amazing. I'm going to try and get back to posting once a week or so, sharing what I'm learning as a new mother. But first, an update on Gideon:

Gideon is doing very well now. At his 2 month appointment he weighed 8 lb 12 oz. The doctor said he really needed to gain more weight so I have had to supplement with extra formula and breast milk every other feeding. But other then being small, he's a healthy baby! We have another appointment at his 3 month birthday, so I'll post a size update then too.

He's been getting a lot of attention from our families and friends, I usually don't get to hold him much when we have people over. Thank you to everyone who has been giving us random gifts! He loves all his new clothes and all three of us are very grateful for diaper money! He's still a little small for cloth diapers, so we are still using disposable for now.

I still haven't returned to work quite yet, but I plan to start working again just a couple days a week soon.

In the future, i hope to share my feelings and experiences with feeding, diapering, and that sort of thing. Thanks for reading!!!

Below are one month apart pictures :)

Newborn

One month

Two months