Milan is 3 months old! How could this be?! We have been told by a few different people that we are entering the days of the milestone. Everyday a new development will seemingly occur. Already we can sense all the changes that are right around the corner...He makes me smile all day long. We've gotten to know each other, I think, and have developed somewhat of a routine that works for both of us.
8-9am - Wake up and get out of bed. This can take an hour because we try and squeeze in some extra winks after daddy leaves for work.
9-10:30ish - Play in the swing, excersaucer, bouncy chair, bumbo chair, or on the muffin mat. Mommy tries to make coffee and have some breakfast while Milan is content playing on his own for a few minutes. Then she sings songs like 'Old MacDonald' (he really likes this one!) and other songs that we've learned together.
Usually at the 10:30 mark, it's time for Milan to have a snack and a nap. Milan is now sleeping much less during the daytime then he used to when he was a new baby. He takes a few 20 -45 minute cat naps during the day and is getting much closer to sleeping through the night.After Milan wakes up from his morning nap, he eats again and we repeat the play activities. Sometimes we have play dates with other babies and mommies, coffee dates at Chapters, or we go do some shopping and run errands. Mommy has learned that we have a 90 minute time limit on most outings before the possibility of a Milan-sized meltdown can occur!!
**** Get Me Home Mommy!!!!!***
1:30ish - another snack-a-roo, then nap time. We know when nap time has come when Milan is getting a bit fussy. I'm almost 100% positive that this will become whining when is is a bit older...
Once or twice a week, Grampa Herakovic will come over and spend some time with Milan. They walk and chat and Milan will fall asleep in Grampa's strong arms. Grampa likes to coo to Milan in Serbian which is very special. Almost like a secret language shared between the two.... Milan will just gaze up at Grampa and smile and try and laugh here and there at something funny Grampa says.
Around 4:30 Mommy starts to find ways to get dinner started while Milan starts to get fussy and in need of another nap. Daddy comes home and finds his son happy to see his father and to be in his arms. Mommy is boring after being together all day!! :-)
Sometimes Milan needs a nap around the dinner hour, sometimes not. He decides and lets us know. He will go to bed between 7:30-9 but only for a few hours. He wakes up well before midnight for another feeding and then Mommy and Daddy make bets on how long our little Mister will sleep for that night. Mommy usually wins!
These days Milan is holding his whole upper body up when he lays on his tummy. During 'tummy time' he props himself up on his forearms/elbows and holds his neck and head way up off the ground. His little legs kick excitedly as though he wants to crawl away! But Mommy says, "No way! You have to stay my little baby for a bit longer Milan!" ;-) On 3 or 4 rare occasions, he has rolled over from tummy to back, which got both Mommy and Daddy extra excited!He is also developing quite the vocabulary of baby sounds and is working on a shriek which startles him! It's pretty cute, he makes a little scream then gets all serious because he didn't know what just happened and what the noise was!
One of his favorite things is to stand up on his strong little legs. While we hold him under his arms, he will stand and bounce up and down. We are all amazed and are certain that we are only providing him with the balance. If not for that he would be able to stand on his very own!!He is a charming little boy who flirts with big smiles that consume his whole face. His eyes smile so bright when he is excited and it makes our hearts flutter! We are so lucky to have such a wonderful baby boy.
Tomorrow, (Saturday, November 22nd) is the day that we have decided to decorate our house for the Christmas holidays. We want to make it festive with a big tree, lights and festive decorations. It's our son's first Christmas and although he won't be able to remember it, we want to have memories of family and friends, happiness and joy - everything that the holidays represent. One day we will be able to tell him about his first Christmas and just how special it was for the whole family. We will surely take lots of photos of the day to remember for years to come, as well as to post on the blog for everyone to enjoy.Stay tuned for more!
