Ace is a quarter of a year old! How did this happen?! Soon he will be crawling and there will be no stopping him. He already is “talking” up a storm and his smile gets bigger and bigger every day.
Milestones and first for this third month of life include: his first holiday, his first presidential election, his first visits with extended families, the discovery of his hands, his first laugh (almost), and he’s now rolled the other direction from tummy to back.
Ace is a very agreeable guy. He likes just about everyone who holds him and is happy to be wherever people are (as long as mom is near by.) He is happy to be held and smiles at many people – although the grandparents like to believe he’s only smiling at them :) Unlike many babies Ace loves people with facial hair, so I don’t think we’ll have to worry about meltdowns when family and friends with full beards go to say hi to him. In fact his “Uncle” G (Loving Husband’s father’s cousin’s husband) has a fully beard and lots of hair and Ace stared at him and smiled contently with him for a long while yesterday at CPK. We had a long day on Saturday with visits and family and was very content being held by his Aunt A, Grandma Carol, Gran, and Pop Pop (along with mom and dad in that mix too!) He did very well with all the people and only was a tad overwhelmed at the end of the day.
Ace also takes after his mom and is so not a morning person! I’m sure if we adjusted his schedule he’d adapt just fine… but since I don’t have to work – I appreciate a baby that enjoys sleeping until 11am or beyond! :) This of course occasionally poses a problem with the issue of bedtime. There are nights he doesn’t want to go down to sleep until 1am (when we start trying at 9:30pm) but those are rare in comparison. So on days when we have to wake up at 7:30am to start activities early --- another sign that he’s my child is shown: the glare/frown. Yup it is distinctly the same one that I have and adorable at least currently when it’s not really being used against me. :)
Ace enjoyed his first holiday during his third month of life: Halloween! He was an adorable giraffe and an air freshener. He looked adorable and he enjoyed both costumes, this year he wasn’t a boy who fussed and couldn’t stand whatever we were putting him in. This time he was content and cute as ever in them. Thanksgiving is this week – and we had a trial run of that holiday this past Saturday with Gran’s family, which was wonderful to meet all of them. Ace did beautifully with all the people and was dressed appropriately in his “gobble gobble” shirt. He will wear it again on the actual holiday when we join Troy and Jackie for a delightful meal at their home.
He has officially discovered his hands and is more and more everyday learning how to grasp and hold onto items. He’s started to suck on his hands on occasion and loves to put Nemo into his mouth now that he realizes that he can move Nemo. He also has started to get the use of his feet going in the aid to get things into his mouth. More and more he is starting to gain full control of his head and I think sitting up is just around the corner for this little guy. Ace still loves tummy time and is trying desperately to move! He can scoot pretty far now just by pushing off our hands, and he’s slowly getting his hand movement down – it’s just that milk gut that seems to be slowing him down. Hehe I honestly wouldn’t be surprised to see him starting to crawl before Christmas. He also has now rolled over the other direction and seems much happier that it isn’t such a crashing experience on his landing. :)
Milestones and first for this third month of life include: his first holiday, his first presidential election, his first visits with extended families, the discovery of his hands, his first laugh (almost), and he’s now rolled the other direction from tummy to back.
Ace is a very agreeable guy. He likes just about everyone who holds him and is happy to be wherever people are (as long as mom is near by.) He is happy to be held and smiles at many people – although the grandparents like to believe he’s only smiling at them :) Unlike many babies Ace loves people with facial hair, so I don’t think we’ll have to worry about meltdowns when family and friends with full beards go to say hi to him. In fact his “Uncle” G (Loving Husband’s father’s cousin’s husband) has a fully beard and lots of hair and Ace stared at him and smiled contently with him for a long while yesterday at CPK. We had a long day on Saturday with visits and family and was very content being held by his Aunt A, Grandma Carol, Gran, and Pop Pop (along with mom and dad in that mix too!) He did very well with all the people and only was a tad overwhelmed at the end of the day.
Ace also takes after his mom and is so not a morning person! I’m sure if we adjusted his schedule he’d adapt just fine… but since I don’t have to work – I appreciate a baby that enjoys sleeping until 11am or beyond! :) This of course occasionally poses a problem with the issue of bedtime. There are nights he doesn’t want to go down to sleep until 1am (when we start trying at 9:30pm) but those are rare in comparison. So on days when we have to wake up at 7:30am to start activities early --- another sign that he’s my child is shown: the glare/frown. Yup it is distinctly the same one that I have and adorable at least currently when it’s not really being used against me. :)
Ace enjoyed his first holiday during his third month of life: Halloween! He was an adorable giraffe and an air freshener. He looked adorable and he enjoyed both costumes, this year he wasn’t a boy who fussed and couldn’t stand whatever we were putting him in. This time he was content and cute as ever in them. Thanksgiving is this week – and we had a trial run of that holiday this past Saturday with Gran’s family, which was wonderful to meet all of them. Ace did beautifully with all the people and was dressed appropriately in his “gobble gobble” shirt. He will wear it again on the actual holiday when we join Troy and Jackie for a delightful meal at their home.
He has officially discovered his hands and is more and more everyday learning how to grasp and hold onto items. He’s started to suck on his hands on occasion and loves to put Nemo into his mouth now that he realizes that he can move Nemo. He also has started to get the use of his feet going in the aid to get things into his mouth. More and more he is starting to gain full control of his head and I think sitting up is just around the corner for this little guy. Ace still loves tummy time and is trying desperately to move! He can scoot pretty far now just by pushing off our hands, and he’s slowly getting his hand movement down – it’s just that milk gut that seems to be slowing him down. Hehe I honestly wouldn’t be surprised to see him starting to crawl before Christmas. He also has now rolled over the other direction and seems much happier that it isn’t such a crashing experience on his landing. :)
This next month will bring many new and exciting things. The house will be decorated in a festive manner and his mommy’s favorite holiday will kick off his fifth month of life in a wonderful way. He will have visits from his Cali grandma this month! My mom is coming up for a week mid-December and I can’t wait for her to get to spend some time with Ace! He’s changed so much from when she was last here. This coming month will prove to be a very busy one – as every Saturday is already booked with a holiday event (if not more than one in the day!) and many days through the weeks are also booked with festive fun.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! I’m sure there will be many blogs between now and his Fourth Month blog! Happy decorating!!! It’s almost allowed in our household!! :)
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