Time just flies by so quickly! I can't believe another month has gone by. Karson is getting bigger, as you can see by the pics. He's now 23 1/2 inches and 12 lbs! He has outgrown his 0-3 month sleepers, onesies, and pant outfits. He is getting some rolls on his legs, a double chin, chubby cheeks, and a little tummy...so cute:)
He is a very good eater, too. I recently stopped breastfeeding (just didn't produce enough for him-I had to give him a bottle after breastfeeding because he was still hungry) and he's enjoying 5-6 oz of formula 6 times/day. It's amazing to me that he's so young and already taking 6 oz in a bottle! I'm just not used to that. (Kaleb never took more than 4-5 oz at a time).
He sleeps through the night, yea!, but usually fusses for his paci once or twice in the early morning. He goes to sleep at 8:30 or 9pm (still in his bouncy), has his last feeding at 10:30, then upstairs to bed until 6:45-7am. Now that he's on bottles Keith does his last feeding so I can get to sleep early...this is very nice and much needed! And Keith loves that special daddy time with Karson:)
Karson can really focus on you now and smiles so big when you hold him close and talk to him. His eyes really light up with a big smile:) You can see his lips and tongue go nuts trying to coo at you...a few times he's managed to make some noise. Such a cute little voice, a little deeper voice.
He does not like tummy time very much and cries almost every time. I do let him cry a few minutes though to get some exercise in. Kassidy and Kaleb try real hard to entertain him with all sorts of toys, rattles, and music...such big helpers!
The kids are still doing really well with their little brother. Kassidy especially is a huge help for me:) She will hold him in the boppy, feed him bottles, run and get me anything I need, help change his diapers and get him dressed. Kaleb loves to show Karson all the toys and rattles, and is always saying, "He's such a cute baby!" They both love to help with bathing Karson and will say it's ok when he cries (although lately he loves his baths!). They have both started singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to Karson as soon as he starts crying which is really sweet! Oh, they just LOVE when Karson smiles at them! They get huge smiles from ear to ear and say "Look he's smiling at me! He loves me!" And of course they are constantly saying they love him.
Well, that about covers Karson right now. He's being a very good 3rd baby and fitting into our family just perfectly. We are just so thankful for our gift from God (all 3 of them!!!) and couldn't imagine our life without them.
Karson's first smiles:)
Trying to coo!
Pic that Kassidy took of mommy and baby:)
An attempt at tummy time so he won't cry...actually works!
Our chubby little boy all smiles:)
Just couldn't resist taking a pic of this face!
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