The Mallorys Online

Jacob is in a major growth spurt right now.  He has kicked his eating up by almost a full ounce over the last couple weeks and he’s outgrowing all of his clothes.  Jennifer and I finally removed the newborn sling from his bathtub and he now sits down in his infant tub like a big boy, splashing away.  My best guess is he weighs around 13 lbs now.  I haven’t posted about it, but over the last three weeks or so Jacob has started playing with all of his playsets and toys.  He has this play gym and this bouncer seat and he goes crazy with his arms and legs flailing as he hits the toys. His neck is strong enough to stay up on its own with a little support only if he’s tired.  He hit 12 weeks old last Saturday and will be three months old this Saturday.  He looks like a little dude already!

This last weekend we installed a ceiling fan in his nursery because he loves to stare at fans.  We’ll do whatever we can to keep him calm when it comes to sleeping.  Jennifer is going to start laying him down in his crib for naps during the day to get him used to the larger bed.  At his current growth rate he’s going to outgrow his basinet in a month or so.  He’s still sleeping in our room in his basinet more for his parent’s own selfish reasons than anything else.  It’s just easier to wake up and grab him when he’s hungry at night or pop the pacifier back in if he’s having a hard time getting to sleep.  We’re going to slowly transition him to his crib, but it might mean we get less sleep for a few nights.