Sullivan at Three Months

Three months already, weeee! Time is flying and Sullivan is getting big. I feel like these first three months have gone by so much faster than they did with Cece. It's just so much easier the second time. Or it's just that Sully is just so much easier. We hit the baby jackpot with this kid, he's just so happy pretty much all of the time and if he's upset it's pretty easy to figure out why (hungry, has to poop or is ready for bed).

We had one pretty rough week at the beginning of this month because he caught RSV, a respiratory virus, from his sister and had to be on a nebulizer for the week. Then it turned into an ear infection. Even through all of that though, he was pretty happy. He just couldn't breath. Boo. 

He's a good, reliable sleeper. We get Cece to bed by 8 PM and then bring Sully up, change his diaper, swaddle him up and nurse him down to sleep. He's usually out by 8:30 and on a good night will sleep until 2-2:30 AM. There has been one or two nights he stretches it until 4 AM. Ahhh. Usually though, after that first long stretch, he stirs every two hours or so. I usually feed him once and then just put his binky back in after that. If it's been a good sleeping night, I usually stay up after his 4 AM feeding and try to get a short workout in (see this post) and then finish some housework or prep for the day before everyone else is up. Cece usually gets up around 7 and the first thing she does is go wake up Sully if he's still asleep.

I started work again this week so Cece and Sully are in day care 4 days a week until my parents return from their winter vacation next month (then they will be there 3 days a week). Sully has made the transition just fine, in fact everyone seems to love him there. He's a very happy, easy go lucky dude. What's not to love? His teachers are great so I'm feeling good about our choice and knock on wood he's not sick yet.

Besides smiling all the time, Sully loves to coo and "talk" to us. He's just starting to mimic. For example, if you open your mouth really wide, he'll do the same. He also talks back to you and loves to have conversations. He's so stinking cute. At three months Cece was already close to rolling over. I don't see that with Sully, although, to be fair, he spends less "free range" time on the floor than Cece did because well, because of Cece. I don't trust her 100% not to just smoosh him when my back is turned.

 

I don't have anything to complain about with this kid, honestly. He's a dream. Sullivan, we love so, so much. You sure do look like your daddy but I'm not really sure yet who you take after because you are way more chill than either of your parents. You put up with a lot from your wild sister and probably always will, but just know that getting to take care of you each day and watching you grow is one of the greatest honors of my life. Love you, bud.

PS - Cece's three month post.