To Eric James - 3 Month Letter

My Dearest Eric James,

Here we are again, another month has gone by and you are still growing like a weed.  We have had a very busy month and you have been my trooper the whole way through.

We started out the month recovering from our big road trip West with the bests and tried to get back into our routine.  You had started sleeping longer stretches on that trip and we wanted to keep that up once we got home, and luckily, you did just that.  You are doing amazing with sleeping through the night!  You average 12 hours a night!  Now just like your big bother, you sleep through the night but hate to nap.  We complain, but don't really mean it because you will nap if we hold you.  We will totally take all night sleeping rather then naps all day in our arms.  Mima might say otherwise, but really who doesn't love a snuggly baby? LOL.

You are still loving to eat as well.  You are now consistently eating 6 ounces every 3 hours and 7 hours for your first and last bottles of the day.  You don't let us miss a feeding but you are growing big and strong because of it.  This month we have tried rice cereal in a bottle a couple of times after the recommendation came from your doctor.  You have a terrible witching hour, from 4-7 every night, and she thought that a little cereal might help you with that.  You aren't really a huge fan yet, but I'm sure in no time you will be.

This month you got to meet everyone from Mommy's side of the family as we had a memorial for Great Grandpa.  You loved all of the attention and they all loved meeting you as well.  You are the youngest of all the great grandkids and everyone loved snuggling you.  I am glad that you got to meet my Grandpa before he passed away.  Him and your brother had such a special bond and I'm sure it would have been the same with you had you both had the time.

I went back to work at the end of this month and I think we are all doing well with it.  You go to Mima's house each morning with your brother and she is such a big help to us.  She is helping get you in a routine and sending me pictures all day long, which help me feel better about going back to work.

You are still loving baths and can't take long enough ones.  You are one sweaty boy, so you get baths just as often as your big bro.  You love the warm water and love relaxing.

We can't believe how fast you are growing but love watching every second of it.  I hope you always remember how much we love you and how much you complete our family.

Three Month Stats:
Weight: 16 pounds, 2 ounces
Height: 26 inches
Diapers: Size 2
Clothes:  6 months

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To Eric James - 2 Month Letter

My Dearest Eric James,

You are 2 months old already and I can't believe it.  You are growing so fast already and some days I think that you are going to fly by these baby days and wake up a toddler just like your brother.  You are a big boy and are proving to be determined each and every day.

You celebrated your first holiday this month!  Independence Day!  We had a great time staying home and BBqing with our neighbors.  You did amazing and slept almost the entire day in everyone's arms.  The fireworks didn't keep you awake or startle you awake at all.  I can't wait until you can enjoy the holiday more next year.

This month you have decided to start sleeping better at night which Mommy couldn't be more thrilled about.  You have started sleeping anywhere from 7-8 hours and then going right back down for another 3-4 after you get a little snack.  You aren't much of a napper, just like your big bro, but we will take that if it means that you are sleeping through the night.  You are doing really well with our nighttime routine, and once I go back to work it will be more consistent and help us all out a ton!  We try to put you and your brother both down around 7 in hopes that you will sleep through the night one day soon :)  We finally put the monitor in your room this past week and I am loving being able to check on you more easily from our room.  You are doing so well still sleeping in your own room each and every night.  In this next month we are going to work on you napping in your room as well - if you decide to nap.

Eating is going really well.  We have kept you on the Gentlease formula which really helps your tummy and hiccups.  You are eating 5-6 ounces 6 times a day right now and can go anywhere from 2-4 hours between feedings.  You are definitely a cluster feeder at night and we know that you love to go to sleep on a full belly.  We are still having some spit up issues, but we just think you get too excited about eating sometimes and don't realize that you are supposed to burp when we make you take a break instead of just freaking out thinking that the bottle is gone forever!

This past month we took you on your first big adventure.  You went on your first airplane and we flew to Tennessee.  From Tennessee we continued our adventure with driving back home to California; that's right, 10 states in 4 days!  You were such a rockstar!  You did great on the airplane and never had any problems other then them making us wake you for takeoff and landing.  During our road trip home you slept most of the time which made me nervous for our overnights in the hotels, but it didn't seem to bother you one bit!  We slept in a bed together and it was the best sleep you had had thus far.  You just needed to hear Mommy breath next to you I guess.

You are loving bath time each night and although it isn't your favorite part of the night, you also don't hate getting your night time lotion massage in lavender scent.  Your big brother cannot wait for the day when you two can bathe together, and neither can we.  You two will have so much fun playing with toys and splashing around.

You love car rides too!  I don't know if it is so much as you love them or find them verrrrry boring, but they put you right to sleep more times then not.  I'm not going to lie, I love them for that reason.  It is usually the only way you take a nap during the day.

You are holding your head up unassisted 95% of the time right now and you love to stand while we hold you under your arms.  I can't believe how fast you are hitting these little milestones and it just adds to the little bit of sadness that this is the last time we will go through this stage.

I can't wait to continue to watch you grow and learn Eric James.  You are our favorite baby ;) and you fit perfectly in with our little tribe.  I hope you always remember that we love you more then anyone else ever will and we will always be here for you.

Love,
Mommy

Two Month Stats:
Weight: 13 pounds, 9 ounces
Height: 24 inches
Diapers: Size 1
Clothes: 3-6 months

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