(on the floor for tummy time... found himself on his back again)Nash is certainly a vocal lil guy. He will be three months old on the 12th... Three months. Man where did the time go? Seems like three months lasted so much longer when I was pregnant. He is growing and learning and doing really well. Most of the time he sleeps through the night. Last night was NOT one of those nights :( The one night I was exceptionally exhausted, the one night I really would have benefited from him sleeping all the way til 7:30 and he is up nearly every hour. *yikes!* Last night he was only happy being nuzzled into my chest and if I moved him, he would sleep for about fifteen minutes before he would wake up wailing like someone just smashed his lil toe with a hammer :/ the boy has got some lungs and man is he dramatic lol. Finally, I gave in and just propped pillows under various parts of my body so I could be somewhat comfortable as he lay on my chest. On the flip side of being such a fusser butt, he has also been just a ball of joy during his waking hours. He started laughing this past Saturday and his fave game seems to be his daddy sticking his feet in his face lol Nash just thinks this is absolutely hilarious! I so love watching Jonathan playing with Nash. It makes me sad for all the moments he missed with Michi, but it makes me grateful that he has the opportunity to enjoy it this time around. He has also been rolling from his tummy to his back and can nearly get back to his tummy. Soon he will be up on all fours and crawling away from me. We can have full on conversations (him cooing and gooing and thinkin he is telling us all of his deepest thoughts) and those can continue for an hour or more. I just love listening to him discover his lil voice, watching his mouth move and his expressions change as he talks back at us. According to his doc at his two month well baby, he is perfect and right on spot for his growth progression.
(play time with daddy)There are a couple things I am concerned about, but I try not to stress about them. The doc says they are minor things and should correct themselves or will be easily corrected surgically if need be :/ The first is a lump near his left temple, it has been there since birth. You can see it in some of his pictures. To me it seems to be getting bigger, Jonathan says I am imagining it. Had I been thinking I would have mentioned it to the pediatrician when he was born, or I would have at least measured it so I would have some starting reference, but I didn't. It measured at 1cm at his two month check and they will be checking it again at his four month check. At that point the doc said they will most likely do an ultrasound on it, that it appears to be some sort of cyst. I guess if it has grown they will talk about a referral to a cosmetic surgeon to have it removed, which terrifies me. The second issue is that Nash was born with an umbilical hernia. I didn't really notice it until his umbilical cord fell off, but once that cord was gone, his lil belly button really started to protrude. According to the doctor this is quite common (though neither of the girls had it, coincidentally enough my friends daughter does and she was born two days before Nash... we joke that she is his girlfriend lol) Anyhow, they said that, too, should heal on it's own. Most kids close up on their own by the time they are three or four, but if not then it will require a simple surgical procedure. So I guess we will just have to cross those bridges when we get to them.
(what is belly button looks like when he isn't upset lol)In the meantime, we are just trying to enjoy the joys of having a baby in the house again. Adjusting to all diaper changes and deciphering the cries and having to and wanting to spend a lot of time carrying around a lil bitty again :)
