Mason at 3 months:
Likes
- the baby swing. Unless he's hungry but that's reasonable.
- smiling and talking to us. Works best when he has eaten or after he poops.
- his plastic keys. They are usually the only toy that will keep him entertained for longer than 3 minutes.
Dislikes
- grape flavored medicine. Learned that after 3 days of him throwing up after I gave him medicine. No fun. Cherry all the way.
- the pacifier
- being buckled into his carseat.
Here are some pictures from his third month!
Mason Month 4:
Likes
- trying to sit all by himself. He has succeeded a few times for a couple seconds
- the exersaucer. We borrowed it from a friend and he LOVES it! It entertains him for up to half an hour or more sometimes. So great!
- Holding onto thumbs and standing up. He wants to move so bad.
- He actually doesn't mind tummy time all that much as long as it is only for a few minutes, and if there is a toy or a play mat in front/below him. He often rolls over from this position as well. So funny!
- Funny noises: if you imitate the squirrel from Sword and the Stone, or sound like Donald Duck or other random noises, it is a good way to get him to laugh!
- Watching TV. He loves the moving lights
Dislikes
- being sad. He tries so hard not to get fussy, and you can tell he is trying to say, "I'm sorry I'm fussy but I need something so figure it out!"
- The swing. I rarely got him to hang out in that thing starting a few weeks ago so we packed it up and gave it back to my brother in law. Good thing, because they have a baby on the way!
- Being swaddled. But it is the best way to get him to sleep. Sometimes I'll swaddle him and hold him facing out watching the TV to get him to sleep. Usually it works haha
- Not being able to crawl. He tries so hard and doesn't really get anywhere and it makes him mad
- When the sun is in his eyes in the car. But he also hates staring at the sun shade thing on his car seat so I'm gonna have to figure something out haha
Other notables
- rolling over more often now. He scrunches up into a ball on his tummy and will end up on his back. It's pretty funny because he will usually do it when no one is watching
- blowing raspberries like crazy! It was his favorite way to talk for about a week, now he mixes it up with baby babbling and it is adorable
- When he is in the exersaucer thing, he can actually support his weight for a second or two, without leaning against the sides. Also, his coordination has improved so much since we have had that thing, it is so fun to watch!
- FINALLY on a pretty consistent schedule. Most nights he is sleeping 6-8 hours. Once he wakes up, he plays for about 30-45 minutes (generally) and then eats and then will go back to sleep. He is usually up for about 1.5-2 hours at a time.
We moved in with Sean's parents a couple weeks ago, which has been great to share the day-to-day milestones with them :) Babies bring so much joy! Here are some fun pictures from the last month. He has started smiling and laughing so much more, it is great!
Trying to sit up on his own!
My dad says I should enter this in a photo contest. Who knows where I can do that?
Aunt Jenny came for a visit!
Aunt Jenna with her niece and nephew!
Cousin Michael! They are about 3 weeks apart. Michael is much chubbier and Mason is much taller haha
Loves his fingers in his mouth
We sent a few pictures to Uncle Tim for his birthday! He is currently serving in Waterville, Maine
"Okay guys, here's the plan…"
That is the face of pure joy!
We love our Mason boy and are having so much fun with him as he continues to learn and grow!
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