Update on Hunter

Now that Hunter is 3 1/2 months old he has definitely come a long way since being a newborn. His 4 month appt. at the pediatrician's office isn't until the end of next month so I am not quite sure how much he weighs. Sean and I think that he weighs about 12 pounds if we have to guess. Sometimes I think he weighs more because he is growing out of a lot of his clothes....ahem, his little pants are getting a little snug around the waist! I guess feeding him that 4 extra ounces of formula at night are starting to show on him! Anyway, he is considered a "supported sitter". He can't official sit up and stay put but he can sit up with some help from his Bumbo chair especially.  Right now, he is always trying to sit up in whatever position I put him in. For instance, in his bouncer since it lounges back he doesn't really like it that much anymore because he can't sit up and he looks like he is doing a mini crunch to try and stay up. So I feel bad putting him in there. So between the Bumbo chair and his Jumperoo he is loving it. By the way, the Jumperoo is amaaaaazing! Sean kept telling me that he is too little for it and I totally disagreed. Since Hunter can hold his head up very well (actually) he can now focus on gaining the strength in his legs and it has really worked too. Now Hunter can stand on our laps while we hold him. He used to not be able to do that. I also got a little bather thing to put in the bath tub so that he can completely sit up while he has a bath now. He LOVES his baths and I could tell he was getting frustrated because he couldn't completely sit up and watch himself use his legs to splash. So that has been a big hit for him.  I feel like since he is in this "in-between" stage of not being able to fully stay put sitting up it's hard to find stuff for him. I know it won't be before long until he is able to sit on the floor and play but I guess this will have to do. I have told Sean that I want Santa to bring Hunter an Exersaucer (by Fisher Price) as another activity he can benefit from. So we will see.

Hunter has also had A LOT to say lately. Not only does he talk like you have seen in the video I posted before but he is yelling and cracking up a lot now. Sean gets Hunter on a roll laughing and it is the cutest thing! In the mornings when he is awake and ready to go explore he likes to yell and also right after his bath time. I think he likes to hear himself and see how loud he gets because me and Sean at first thought that there was something wrong with him but now we see it as him being a little boy and getting some energy out! 

Here is a video of Hunter with Sean laughing that I posted on YouTube: 

Cute huh? I love this little guy. He really makes us so happy! By the way, the little jeans that he is wearing in this video did not fit him 2 weeks ago at all and now they do. He has been going through a huge growth spurt and is definitely teething and super drooly! He hasn't been sleeping his usual 5-6 hours straight at night because I guess he is waking up because his gums hurt. I talked to my pediatrician yesterday and they said for me to give him some baby Tylenol at night and last night it worked a little bit. He was able to give me 4 straight hours instead of the 2.5 he was giving. Phewwww...I can't have the 2.5 hour deal again when I go back to work. So, hopefully this will help for awhile. Also, Hunter is not a big fan of his crib. I mean he likes to lay in there and watch his mobile go around and sing but when he he knows he is getting sleepy he will just not sleep in there. I know you guys are thinking that I should let him cry it out but I have let him fuss/cry it out numerous times and it doesn't work buuuut, he does like to sleep in his pack n play that we have in the bedroom! Even though its the same format as a crib, I guess he doesn't like that his crib is so big??? Or maybe because he knows mommy is close by??? Haha.  Hmmmm...I know I know, one day he is going to have to move to his big boy crib. I have a feeling when he is on a really rigid schedule while being at day care and being worn out that he is not going to care where he falls asleep. So I am thinking that will help. Plus they have him fall asleep in a crib so looks like day care is going to help me out more than I think it will. We'll see. I'll keep you guys posted.