I can’t believe our little man is 3 months already! We’ve been very lucky as of late, that he has been a good sleeper. In the last two weeks he has only woken up once in the middle of the night wanting a bottle. I keep hearing about this 4 month sleep regression that should be coming up which has me a bit nervous. I was reading some tips on how to deal with the sleep regression today and I was really happy that we already do a lot of them like a bedtime routine, feeding him a full bottle before bed, and putting him to bed in his own room while he is still awake. I’m sure they’ll be a lot of things I’ll end up doing differently than my mom did but she did have some pretty good sleep advice.
Looking at his 3 month photo I can’t help but think how bittersweet it is that he is growing up. Sometimes I cuddle him and am sad he isn’t my tiny sleepy newborn anymore. Other times I love the development he’s made in the past few months. Every morning when I wake Theodore up to get ready for daycare he looks right at me and gives me the biggest smile. That smile is the most rewarding thing about being a mom hands-down. It makes us so happy to see his personality growing on nearly a daily basis.
My life is completely different now than it was 3-4 months ago but every single thing I’ve given up (or postponed until he is older) – drinks with friends, camping, traveling, any sort of disposable income…totally worth it for baby smiles and the occasional cuddle.
He’s definitely growing! Gorgeous little fella! I’m afraid of the sleep regression too but, touch wood, it hasn’t hit in our house yet…