Bunco

I played bunco last night with some of the women that live in our neighborhood. It's a really simple game and an excuse to get away for an evening, eat, and have a few drinks. It was good to finally meet some of the other people that live in the neighborhood. Most of the women have young children, though none are as young as Carter.

Brian had to put Carter to bed on his own last night, which included doing his last feeding, and luckily Carter didn't give him any trouble. He hasn't been sleeping as well at night this last week so we were a little worried. He did wake up at midnight after I'd only had an hour of sleep. I fed him and got him back to sleep, but he was very noisy and slept light the rest of the night.

Here are a couple of cute pictures from Carter's bath today ...

Chewing His Hands

Carter is constantly chewing on his fists lately. And the last few days he's started to grab my hand and put it in his mouth to chew on.


Carter and I went to Baby Bookworms today. It was more chaotic today. The people that showed up were completely different than the ones from the week before. There were more wanders in this class. One little girl kept going up to the librarian leading the class and would try to pull the stuffed bear off her lap. Then she'd go through the bag of books and activities the librarian brought with her. The mom didn't seem to care. It was a little distracting.

We ended up going out to lunch at Panera after the class with two of the other moms and their kids. One mom has an 8 month old boy and the other mom has a girl about one and a half years old. It was good to get to talk to some other moms for a little bit. All the kids did pretty well through lunch. Carter got a little fussy right away so I had to hold him as I ate my soup. He was fine as long as I was holding him but I had to be careful not to drop soup on his head.

3 Month Checkup

Carter had his 3 month appointment today. He now weighs 13 lbs (42nd percentile) and is 23 1/4 inches tall (24th percentile). So in the last month, he has gained 1 lb, 10 oz and has grown 1 1/4 inches. Today they had us take a survey of what Carter can do to track his development. According to the doctor, he "scored" 4 1/2 months. Basically, he's developing as he should!

Here's a picture that shows why Carter is up to 13 lbs ... he has a bit of a pot belly right now.

Bubbles

3 Months Old

Carter is 3 months old today!

Carter slept in his crib for the first time last night. He woke up around 4am and I fed him, and then I put him down in the bassinet in our room since he usually doesn't sleep well or long after his middle of the night feeding. Hopefully he'll do well again tonight in his crib.

I've been feeding Carter around 8pm the last couple of weeks and then putting him to bed afterwards. He usually wakes up between 2am and 4am to eat. I don't mind feeding him then, but it would be nice if we slept well after that feeding.

We may try making Carter's bedtime a little earlier because he usually gets really fussy from 5-8pm. I know he's just really tired because he's still napping poorly. His naps are 30 minutes max and he usually fights taking them. I try to catch him too before he gets overtired. Hopefully he starts developing real naps soon. I'd get a lot more done then too!

Moving Around

Carter turned onto his side all on his own and stayed that way for the first time Wednesday night. He's not getting close to really rolling over yet. I try to give him a little tummy time every day, but he will only put up with it for a few minutes at a time before he lets me know he wants to be turned back over.


Here are a couple of cute picture from our walk on Monday ...

Baby Bookworms

Carter and I went to our first "Mommy and Me" type of class today. We went to the Baby Bookworms program at the Farragut branch library. It's for kids 2 and under. There were about 10 other moms there with their kids. It was a fun program that lasted about 30 minutes. We sang lots of songs and rhymes and the librarian read a few books. We did a lot of bouncing the babies around on our laps and getting them involved in the songs. The librarian led us using a stuffed bear to demonstrate what to do with the babies. Carter seemed to enjoy it. He liked watching everyone.

Carter and I were a few minutes late because he took a little longer than normal to eat before we left. Most people rushed out after the class was over, but hopefully we'll get there a little earlier next week and I'll get to talk to some of the other moms.

Carter and I got a few books while we were at the library and then walked around the park next to the library since it was almost 70F. I had Carter in the Baby Bjorn and he fell asleep about halfway through the walk. It is super windy today (30-40 mph winds) and he seemed to like being outside in it.

Meeting Neighbors

I'm finally starting to meet some of the other moms in the neighborhood since the weather has been so nice and people have been outside more. Yesterday when I took Carter for a short walk, we met a woman (Kim) who lives in our section of the neighborhood. Apparently, the women in our neighborhood get together monthly to play bunco and have a few drinks. She is hosting this month's party next week and invited me to join in. So I should hopefully get to meet some more people at that.

Today Carter and I met a couple of moms that live in the Roefield section of our neighborhood. The first woman we met has triplets that were born the day after Carter. They were all peacefully sleeping in their triplet stroller and were so cute! I wish Carter would sleep in his stroller! The woman actually said the triplets are easier than her 4-year old singleton when she was a newborn. Amazing!

We also met a woman who is almost 5 months pregnant and her son. Her son loved Charlotte, but she was being very shy and not really letting him pet her. Maybe next time she'll be better.

Here's a picture of Carter today hanging out with me on the deck again.

Beautiful Day

We're having another beautiful day! Carter and I are outside right now as I get some work done and he naps in his bouncer.


Hopefully the fresh air will help him sleep longer than his normal 30 minute nap. I've been putting him down for a morning nap in his bassinet last week and his crib the last couple of days (instead of letting him sleep in his bouncer or swing) and those naps are also just 30 minutes. He did take an hour nap in his car seat yesterday while Brian and I were out running errands - that was his longest nap in days.

It was so nice yesterday too that we took Carter over to the Turkey Creek Greenway and walked for about 45 minutes. He didn't fuss at all - it was so nice! Lately, Carter hasn't been a fan of his car seat. He's usually okay for car rides, but he gets worked up when it's mounted in his stroller and then gets overheated.

Long Run

I got in a long run today. And I got to run it outside!!! It is so nice here - 65F and sunny! I'd only gotten in one of my long runs for my half-marathon training before today. I did a little over 6 miles today (6.15 miles according to my Garmin watch or 6.23 miles according to Google Pedometer). And I ran it in an 64 minutes, 17 seconds. I'm happy with that pace considering I've only been running for 6 weeks and had Carter 12 weeks ago!

And, honestly, it was really nice to get a break from Carter. I was getting burnt out and the long run really refreshed me. Brian is out on his run now. Hopefully he enjoys his run as much as I enjoyed mine!