At three months and about 18 pounds, Little Man has outgrown the pack n' play he's been sleeping in at the foot of our bed. So last night, this Mama Bear took a deep breath and tucked him into his crib in his nursery for his first full night in his room.
It was definitely harder on the parents than it was on the baby! For Little Man, the big move seemed to be a non-event--he slept his normal pattern and seemed unconcerned that the beloved boppy he still sleeps in had moved into a bigger bed. The next step in baby's world of sleep is to get him out of that boppy...he still hates sleeping on his back and will only snooze for about an hour at a time on his side using his sleep positioner.
His bed isn't the only thing that has been upgraded. He's moved out of the infant position in his baby bathtub, and he loves the freedom he has to splash the water around. Bathtime has become one of his favorite times of the day.
He loves sitting up, and spends a lot of time sitting in his bumbo seat watching his Daddy play video games or swatting at a toy his Nana got him that conveniently sticks to the tray (excellent for Mommy sit-down time so I don't have to retrieve the toy a million times). It was just last week that he starting reaching out with intention, and now he consistently grasps at some of his toys. It is amazing how quickly he is developing.
Family dinners at the table are also going to start soon. Little Man's Mamaw and Papaw got him a very cool highchair that fits in an adult chair (great space saver for our apartment which is rapidly filling up with even more baby equipment). While he won't be munching on anything but a bottle for a few more months, he can still sit at the table with us while we eat. I'm so excited to start this family tradition early with him.
Every day it's something new. Now if he would just sleep through the night....
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