3 Months Old

Alden is 3 months old. I say this every time... I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!! Where has time gone??!

He has grown and changed so much this month. We have done tons of activities also. He are some updates on our little guy.


GROWTH: Alden is weighing around 15 pounds. This is measured by me standing on the scale, then holding him. We haven't checked his length, but he is one long little boy.

SLEEP: At the beginning of the month, he was doing really good sleeping through the night. Every once in a while he would wake up once to eat. Then, he got a cold. He was waking up every few hours coughing and with a stuffy nose. We haven't gotten back to all night sleeping, but we are back down to once a night. His bedtime is around 9:00 PM and he wakes up around 4:30 AM to eat and sleeps until 8:00 AM for the day. He is sleeping in his own room every night and we use a baby monitor to hear him.


EATING: Alden is on soy formula and doing amazing. His stomach is taking the soy much better. He will eat 6-8 ounces at each feeding and eats every 3 to 4 hours during the day. We have also put him on rice cereal at night. He isn't quite sure about the spoon and the rice texture, but he is learning.


CLOTHING: I have cleaned out his drawers completely of his 0-3 month clothing. He is in all 3-6 month. Some of the pants are already getting snug because he is so long, but the shirts are baggy. He is so long!

DIAPERS: Alden is in Size 1 diapers still, just until we use them up, then he is moving on to Size 2's. We are currently using Parents Choice because they were a gift and then we will go back to Huggies.

DEVELOPMENT: Alden is doing amazing holding his head up. He is a little wobbly every once in a while, but if you sit him up on your lap he can hold it there. He is lifting his head up off the ground when he is laying on his belly. He is able to grab at toys that are in front of him and loves grabbing on to my necklace and not letting go. He is starting to coo and talk, which is adorable. He will talk to me for about 5 minutes and then gets bored. He is also smiling a lot more and giggling every once in a while.

TOYS: My neices, Hannah and Hayden, had a little Elmo toy that talks. Elmo is Alden's favorite character. They were nice enough to give it to Alden. He will hold onto it when he's laying on the floor. He is still loving his swing, and will takes naps in it during the day. He is liking his bouncer more and more. I will put it in the kitchen with me while I make dinner and he will sit and watch the whole time.

THIS MONTHS ACTIVITIES: Alden went to a state basketball game for the boys basketball team in town. He has eaten at Olive Garden in Boise. He has spent time at all our families houses and this last weekend, he even spent the night at Lyndon's parents house. They gave us the night to sleep all night. It was AMAZING! He's been going on walks around our neighborhood since the weather has warmed up.

He is growing so fast! I can't believe it.

Until next month... :)

Lyndon, Stacy, and Alden