Relaxing day

We had a relaxing Sunday afternoon - went to church, stopped by a friend's house, stopped at Sam's for some odds and ends. When we got home we had a few minutes to spare before Kenna came over to take a few more pictures of Karsten. It was so nice outside I snapped a few pics of Karsten and Scott.

Scott and the kids :) Madison is in desperate need of a haircut!

It's a lil blurry but I love his smile


Also a bit blurry but look at the cute dimple as he smiles big!


'talking' to us

He is waving his arms around more often when he gets excited.

Football

What's a Saturday in the fall without some football. We missed our Wilcats playing today, so we're getting our football fix by watching the OU v University of Miami game. I'm catching up on some neglected blog posts while Karsten and Scott watch football and hang out.

Watching football

Um mom, we can't see the TV when you're taking our picture

Who's taller? Scott measured Karsten and he's now 25 inches tall!

Practice standing

Picture Perfect

We had Karsten's three month pictures today. My good friend Kenna took them - you may remember the adorable newborn pics she took of Karsten. We first headed to a park to take some family pics. It looked like it was going to be the perfect day for pictures, a bit overcast and not too windy. When we left the house the wind started to pick up a bit which made it a bit chilly - especially for a lil guy. We got to the park and Karsten was not a happy camper. All of our normal tricks didn't work to get him to smile. He was a tired and was not having any of these pictures until he got a nap!

We came back to the house and got some super cute pics of him sleeping. When he woke up and had a bottle we were back to the hunt for a great family picture. We tried a few places around our house and I think we got some great ones.

When we came inside, Kenna took some pictures Karsten by himself that I can't wait to see - I think one of them might be the new wallpaper for my computer. Do you think he would push up like this when Kenna was here? Nope - no tummy pictures. O well, I'm sure we got a ton of great pics.

What we've learned

I can NOT believe it's already been three months. Karsten is growing so fast, I've gone back to work - where has time gone? I miss my mornings snuggling with him in the recliner while he eats then we nap.

Just like month 1 and month 2, here is the list of what we learned this month:

*Karsten's smile can make your whole day!

*When clothes say 3 months that doesn't necessarily mean that's when he will wear it. Baby clothing sizes are tricky!

*Babies spit up - that's just what they do. I'm trying to quit worrying that it's a problem.

*Bibs are key - it keeps us from having multiple wardrobe changes.

*Don't get dressed for the day until Karsten has already eaten.

*Always have one or two burb cloths near. If you don't you will inevitably need one.

*Going back to work and leaving him at daycare for the first time was the hardest thing I've ever done. It helped to know he was going to a wonderful place, but so hard to leave him. Doing a test run the day before was the best advice EVER!

*Evenings FLY by. It seems like we just finish dinner and play for a bit then it's time to start the bedtime routine. When he starts to go to bed earlier, it's going to be even shorter!

*I love coming home from work and nursing him.

*Teamwork continues to be important to getting all three of us ready in the morning.

*You can have your baby in head to toe blue and someone will still say "what a cute little girl!" Seriously people...

*I enjoy chatting at Karsten as we drive to and from daycare and work. Occasionally he coos and talks back to me.

*Putting him in the Bumbo seat right after he eats isn't a good idea - it makes him spit up every time.

*We don't know how he does it, but he is a wiggle worm in his crib at night. He will move from the top to the bottom or turn himself all the way around.

*Getting stuff done isn't as much of a priority as it used to be. Laundry waits a little longer to get folded, the house has more dust than I would like, there's a bit more clutter than I prefer...but I would rather hold Karsten than do any of it.

*I need to put him down more often so we can have more tummy time (we'll see if that improves for month 4).

Birth Sampler

We received a fun package in the mail today. Scott's mom finished Karsten's birth sampler and it's adorable! We showed it to Karsten as soon as we got it out of the mail and he really liked looking at all of the colors! Now we'll have to get it framed and hung up in his room!

PIVOT!

As you probably remember from this post, Karsten is swaddled at night to sleep. Out of habit we always put him in the same place in his crib. When Scott went to get Karsten out of crib this morning he had pivoted around and his head was where his feet were when we put him to bed last night. How does he do that when he's swaddled?

Fingers

Karsten will occasionally take a pacifier to help him calm down or fall asleep - usually when he's in his carseat. Lately he has discovered his fingers and has been sucking on them. He hasn't yet figured out that if you put your entire finger in your mouth you will gag yourself. The first few times he would gag himself and then look surprised. LOL. I think he might be getting the hang of it, he hasn"t gagged himself today.

He doesnt seem to have a favorite finger or set of fingers yet - I think it depends on which one he finds first.