3 Months

Dear Luke,

Happy 3 month birthday big boy! My what a difference 1 month makes! You're such a little personality now, which is so much fun for mommy and daddy to see. You smile so big at us, babble at us all the time, and are working on laughing! You're newest favorite thing is when I make the helicopter sound with my tongue, you can be screaming and instantly you stop and smile, it's so funny! Taking after your daddy loving all things aviation.

Mommy went back to work and you started daycare at 12 weeks! I was so sad to say goodbye to you that first day, but you smiled and flirted with your daycare teachers and they fell in love with you! One of the teachers Nostra, is from Iran, and calls you her little grandson! It's so funny, she loves you so much. Daycare has cameras in the room, so I watch you daily to see what your doing. I like to dress you in bright colors so I can easily spot you on camera :) I think I just started at the camera all day the first few days to watch you, it's getting better but I still watch you multiple times through out the day!

This month sleeping has either gone really well, or really terrible. The last few weeks before I went back to work you started napping pretty well twice a day. I could only get you to sleep if I swaddled you and then put you in your swing, but it worked and you would sleep 1-2 hours each time! Now that you're in daycare you napping mainly consists of cat naps, and sometimes one 2 hour nap close to the end of the day (normally right in the middle of when I pick you up, and I hate waking you up!) Nighttime sleep has been hit or miss too. Many times I think you finally have a routine/schedule for night sleep, only to be reminded the next night who is in charge :) when you wake me up 5 or 5 times! You have slept 9-10 hours before though, so I know you can do it! I still get up with you whenever you wake at night though and feed you, sometimes once and sometimes 6 times!

We spent a lot of time with your Aunt Cate and cousins Ellie and Claire over the last month! Claire just loves babies and gets so excited to see you! Ellie is so big and is such a good cousin, soon enough she will be big enough to baby sit you! ;) We went to lunch and dinner, and what seemed to be your favorite, the outlet malls! You loved all of the movement and noises there and always are so happy in your stroller! You also met your great Uncle Stuart (Danny) and Great Aunt Jane this month! They came down from Dallas to see a concert and we met them for lunch, you charmed them as usual :) hopefully soon you can meet their daughters, your second cousins.

Speaking of the stroller, I finally took out the infant seat insert in the stroller and started putting you in the big part of the stroller. You LOVE it! So much more room and much cooler! Your daddy and I took you on your first walk around Town Lake this past weekend, and you seemed to love it! I was surprised you didn't sleep the whole time but looked around with big eyes.

Your personality is shining through every day, it's so fun to see you smile and figure out what makes you happy :) One afternoon after daycare, I put you on your tummy on the floor (something I hadn't done in about a week) and instantly you just roller over! I couldn't believe it! I didn't even know you were close to being able to do that, so I put you on your tummy again and you did it again! That time I recorded it :) It was so exciting! You love to play "airplane", I put you on my legs and fly you around, and daddy picks up you and flies you around above his head, and you smile so big and love it!

Last night in bed daddy and I were talking about you, and both just kept laughing, our favorite thing right now is when you propped up on our shoulder looking around, this little old man face and big eyes looking around the room is just about the cutest thing I've ever seen!!! Every time I think about it, it makes me smile so big!

I love you so much little bear man, every single day I just can't get enough of you! I have moments where I am just overwhelmed with my love for you and just want to tell everyone how amazing you are! I can't wait to see what your fourth month will bring!

Love you bear man!
Mommy