Mr. X is 3 months old!!

Getting picked up from Daycare
6 weeks

Okay so I am a terrible blogger and haven't posted anything since his birth story...opps! Well I will catch you up. I went back to work after 6 weeks of Maternity Leave. Jason and I both dropped him off at daycare and it was so hard to leave, I cried and had to call and check up on him. I miss seeing him all day but I like to work, it is my way of having a little me time. Also what makes it easier is that I have started work 11 hours Monday through Thursday so that I get him all to myself on Fridays! In the beginning we struggled with a Lactose Intolerance and some Acid Re flux but we have got that under control. He is such a great baby the first 2 months he went to bed about 6, woke up at 10 for a bottle before we went to bed. He usually woke up again at 1 and then 5 but I was already up getting ready for work at 5 so it was no big deal.  He now sleeps from 10 to about 430. 


The second week of daycare he developed his first cold, lots of congestion and a mild fever but was still a pretty happy baby unless I was using the nasal aspirator on him. The congestion lasted for a couple of weeks but eventually it cleared up, right when we thought we were out of the woods BAM an ear infection!! Poor guy hadn't gotten that muscle control yet so in attempt to grab his ears he was hitting himself in the head. After a round of antibiotics he was cleared from the Doctor with a warning to watch closely for more ear problems... 

Bananas YUM

He was cleared on a Friday and on Saturday he didn't want to eat which turned into a 102 fever. On Sunday we spent Mother's Day curled up in bed which was really sad because we were fighting a fever all day with some serious stomach problems. Monday we visited our favorite Doctor and found out that there is a serious stomach bug going around, we had to switch up his diet but he started eating and feeling much better Monday night. The Doctor put him on some solids, and this Momma was freaked out because he is only 3 months! We tried apples and bananas and we found he LOVES bananas, as in crying when I wouldn't give him anymore. He HATES apples, spitting and gagging occur. He was also on clear liquids only so Pedialite and water. He seems to be better but has to stay on this diet all week with the addition of some soy formula. 

Sick baby trying to keep his fever down

 I feel awful that he has already been sick twice and with the acid re flux and regular Doctor's appointments he has seen the doctor way too much! I know that it is from being exposed to germs at daycare because we are such germaphobes at home, I feel like it is my fault but I tried to do everything right, he nursed for the first month until we realized he had an intolerance, and we wash hands like crazy! I just hope that we are done with the sickness! 

Favorite Bink

Well enough of the sick talk, Xander is a pretty amazing little guy, I think I already said that! He has been holding up his head pretty much since birth and we were hoping that meant he would roll early, not really the case. During tummy time we lift our head and try to eat the blanket then fall asleep. He only takes his Bink on occasion (and it has to be the one from he hospital), and at first he was a finger sucker but he has found his hands and sucks on the hole thing. When he gets upset he holds his ear and puts his hand in his mouth. It's really fun to see because when we did the 4D ultrasound he was doing that very thing! 

Holding his ear

He has some favorites already first are his blankets, they are the Aden and Anais Guazy Blanket my amazing cousins Patty and Beth got them for us and I don't know what we would do without them. He loves to be swaddled when he sleeps and we have tried some other recieving blankets we were given but he won't get comfortable. He likes them so much I had to buy 4 yards of Gauzy fabric and make some more, only having 4 I was constantly doing laundry so he would have one. 

Favorite Blankets

Other favorites bath time!! He could spend forever in the bath if we would let him, we love our tub its the puj tub that hangs flat on the back of the bathroom door, its an amazing space saver for our tiny 2 bedroom. His Grammie got him a floor mat that has dangling animals, and he LOVES it, which helps Jason and I when we eat dinner. He also has a swing that Nana got him which usually keeps him busy when Jason and I wash bottles or while I sew. He has a Elephant Lovey that he adores, he grabs it on occasion but every time he sees it he smiles and laughs like he can't control his happiness. Laughing that is something we thought he would do early because he is always smiling, however it took him forever to figure out how to get the noise out, he would smile sooo big and make a huffing sound, we affectionately called it his nerd laugh.  

 X's Favorites

Mr. Ellie

This boy has been going places too! We have made several trips to Grammie's and Nana's house, we have also been to the zoo and take lots of walks around the neighborhood or the lake, and attended his Aunt Jenny's Wedding. He has also been shopping with the girls, I am no sure if he like that though, but if it means his Aunt Lori picks him up and carries him around then I think he manages to tolerate it (rough life).

The zoo is exhausting

A day at the Lake

One thing we were worried about was having baby X around the dogs. We got several opinions from friends and family both positive and negative. We did take precautions before he was born by putting a baby gate between the living room and the bedrooms, Jason also brought Xander's blanket home for them to sniff before they met. We don't leave the big dogs alone with Xander ever, they like him a lot and love to check him out, but leaving him alone with them is setting us up for disaster so we don't take the chance. Gixr our Great Dane played jealous the first week and now tries to give him kisses every time he sees him which is a challenge of its own. Max is pretty indifferent to him but Lexi O' Lexi she is a little momma always checking if he is okay comes to find me if he is crying. She curls up with him during tummy time or on the couch while watching TV, she also has to give him kisses all the time, its safe to say i have to wash off his little hands and feet all of the time. I am just glad my Dog babies get along with my Human Baby! Well that about catches you up on the last 3 months. Below are his baby stats and monthly pics:


Birth-           7lbs 3 oz. 
2 weeks       6lbs 14 oz.
10 weeks-    11lbs 7 oz. and shots

1 month

                                         

2 months

                                         

 3 months