. 3 months old .

my buddy is 3 months old.  i can't even begin to tell you how fast time is flying by.  i saw a tiny newborn baby this morning who was the same size as jaxton was when he was born and it nearly brought me to tears.  he is much bigger now than he was.  and it's hard to imagine.

you know, when our journey to have our third child began last year, it was hard to even fathom having one more.  hard to know what it would be like.  and now, at just 3 months, it's hard to remember what life was without him.  i could rock him, squeeze him, snuggle with him every hour of every day.  and i do as much as possible.

there's something about that first son.  and something else about that last baby that you'll have.  he got it double and he's sure to be spoiled.  even more than i ever thought possible.

so, at 3 months, my little guy is ...

* sleeping through the night.  what a shocker that was.  one night i just randomly decided to try to put him to bed by 8pm and see what happens.  we thought he was super colicky. we thought there was something wrong with him because for at least 4 hours every evening he would scream.  little did we know that all he wanted was to go to bed early.  all it took was 1 night.  he went down at 8pm and i had to wake him up at 7:30am to feed him before taking karsyn to school.  he's never looked back!  he has slept at least that long since then. 

* loves his schedule.  he is ready for his bath at 7pm.  then he knows that there should be a bottle in his mouth immediately after.  by 8pm he is snuggled in bed.

* started sucking his thumb.  actually gags on the paci now.  which is NOT what i wanted at all.

* has the sweetest smile ever.

* mama's boy.  for sure.  he leans towards me when someone else is holding him.  and he has a special spot on my left shoulder where he likes to hang out.  he wraps his little arms around my neck, holds onto my hair, & snuggles in.  it's the best thing in the world.

* still hates being in the car.  he screams every single time.  usually until i reach back & stick my finger in his mouth.  then he's good.

* is just now starting to wear some 3-6 month clothes.  still in size 2 diapers.