First time in the pool on Sunday.  He didn’t love the cold water but seemed to like it a little better after he got used to it.  I think he’ll love it when the water warms up later in the summer.  He got totally worn out in the ten minutes he was in the pool.

Guess I’ll be throwing away my favorite baby lotion and shampoo.

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Sometime in the past three days or so, Gage has found his voice! He used to do little ahh goo’s here and there but he has graduated to full on vocalizing. He doesn’t exactly jabber but he “talks” for long periods of time. I am loving it. Last night in the tub he even squealed.

I uploaded a video of him doing it.  You can find it over on the sidebar.

These days he is just as sweet as can be. He is getting bigger by the second. He isn’t as much heavy as he is long. He outgrows his onesies within days it seems. He is about 25.5 inches long at almost 15 weeks. I have him wearing 6-9 month onesies and some of those don’t look like they will fit much longer. I think he probably weighs around 15 pounds.

We go in a few more weeks for his 4 month checkup/shots. I hope it goes as well next time as it did for the 2 month exam. He was such a little tough guy. He cried really hard for a second and then he instantly shut up and went to sleep. He slept pretty much all afternoon that day.

Speaking of sleep, I didn’t post this before because I didn’t want to jinx myself but he is pretty much sleeping through the night now. He started it the day we went to my friend’s little girl’s birthday party (June 2). He sleeps from around midnight to 6:30 straight then takes a bottle at 6:30 and goes right back to sleep until 10:30ish. I’m loving it. He does fight me pretty bad on all his daytime naps though. He’ll be rolling his eyes back in his head sleepy but still kick and pull at my shirt until I get him to sleep by rocking him. That’s a horrible habit we are in. The rocking. He has to be rocked to sleep unless he is dog ass tired. Even then, it usually is a fight.

He consistently eats 6oz, sometimes more, every 3-4 hours. I give him cereal in his bottle at midnight. I have spoon fed him cereal and squash a few afternoons as well. I want him to get used to it. He really likes it.

He loves his bath with a passion. He is so happy in the tub. He especially loves when we bathe together. He can have his whole body submerged then because I am holding him. He coos and smiles the whole time.

He can grab toys now and he loves his playmat and his toy bar on the bouncy seat. He will hold his rattle as long as you put it in his hand. He picked up his rattle by himself the other day but he hasn’t done it again since. Alot of things are like that though. They do it once and then not again for a while and then it becomes their thing.

I’m pretty sure that he is starting the teething process. He drools and eats his hands all day long. Everything is wet from his little mouth.

All in all, things are immensely better than they were at the beginning. I can tell you now that the way he is now at 3 months is the reason people have children. 3 months is where it’s at.

Today I got the Mirena IUD inserted….. I almost typed “installed” like I’m a robot and I’m getting new hardware installed.  Anyway, you know what that means.  Bom Chicka Wahwah!  I know.  Not a pretty mental picture.  Back on track, people.  What it really means is that me and my husband can continue to NOT have sex just like we’ve been doing and I am even safer from getting pregnant.  Good to know!

That crap hurt like a mofo.  It was over pretty quickly.  Five minutes tops but still.  It felt like really bad menstrual cramps.  The kind where the pain shoots down your legs.  That kind.  There were two nurses in the room and one of them was observing because she had never seen it done before.  She had the most worried look on her face and then she covered her mouth with her hand.  Boy, that sure put me at ease.  After the doctor was done and I got up, there was alot of blood.  They do it while you are on your period but still this was alot.  I’m over it though.  Still a little crampy but fine.  Just thought I’d let you all know in case you might be pondering birth control options.  I researched this one alot before I did it.  Feel free to ask me anything.