What We Make Of It: Gerry: 3 Months Old

Gerry is 3 months old today! My, how time flies...

His latest trick now is that he's rolling over. Not consistently, and I'm kind of inclined to think that 90% of the time it's completely unintentional and just the weight of his head rolling him over, but he's doing it nonetheless. He gets this surprised look on his face every time, too, like How did I get here?

He's becoming quite a little chatterbox, making all kinds of sounds. Sometimes he experiments with longer sounds, louder sounds...watching his teeny little lips open and close and twist to get his noises out cracks me up. And it totaly makes his day when you acknowledge him and "answer" him back. Then he's all smiles and chatting.

Speaking of smiles...he's doing that sooooo often these days! He's been a chill baby from day one, but he's so HAPPY these days, too. Smiling every chance he gets and anytime someone comes into his field of vision. When he wakes up in the morning he usually starts off by grunting or fussing a little bit, looking for food. But as soon as he sees me he gets this giant smile on his face and starts cooing at me, and it's the most fantastic way to start my day. I remember when Bailey was an infant and used to do the same thing...I'll never get tired of it, and will treasure every single smile.

He's been sleeping pretty well. Still in our bedroom, though we'll start transitioning him to the crib in his bedroom in the next month or two. Technically, he's sleeping through the night according to most "practices", which consider 5 consecutive hours of sleep "sleeping through the night". More often than not, we get a solid 6-7 hours straight out of him. He wakes up once for a bottle, and then goes right back to sleep for a few more hours before getting up for the day.

I just adore him. It's funny how, before they're born, you can't imagine what it'll be like having a baby. But then, once they're here, you can't imagine your life without them. These last 3 months with Gerry have been just wonderful, and we all love him to pieces.

Want to see some pictures from the last few weeks? You do? Okay...without further ado...