Happy 3-Month Birthday, Matt!

Today Matt is three months old. He has come so far from the newborn we met last November. He has nearly doubled his weight (he weighs seventeen pounds now) and added a couple of inches to his length / height. His vision and awareness of himself and the world around him have increased dramatically, and his hands now reach out with a purpose. He no longer thinks diaper changes are torture, and he cooperates with clothing changes (which on some days are frequent). And he interacts with people, large and small, smiling and making an increasing number of sounds.

Parenthood still feels a bit surreal. I'm learning when Matt reaches each new milestone with the joy comes a new challenge; for example, not long after we delighted in Matt's ability to hold onto objects, we realized that means Matt can grab anything, which will soon include my ponytail and our glasses, and can bring things to his mouth, as he's already doing with his links and "keys."

In honor of Matt's three-month birthday, I've officially retired all of his clothes for sizes less than six months. Sadly, even the six-month clothes might not last much longer; Matt has already outgrown about half of them! Several local moms with older boys have helped me out with more than enough hand-me-downs to get us through the rest of the season and well into summer, plus we've gotten a lot of great items from family and friends. I wasn't originally planning to need winter clothing in 6+-month sizes and 12+-month clothes for the summer, but now we're prepared.

Our three-month-old silly monkey