Jack and Clare: Three Months!

Apologies future self, for failing already on taking monthly photos. David went back to work this month and setting the white board up with their likes and dislikes (which, by now are pretty consistent with their first 2 months...eating and pooping good. Gas and overtired-ness bad) just feels like such a chore. Good thing I take so many of them daily ;P


JACK

Weight: 12.8 lbs, still my chunky lump!
Length: didn't measure, oops
Diaper size: Size 1 but blowing them up on the reg
Clothing size: 0-3 but moving quickly to just 3 months

Nicknames: I've been calling him Jackie and Jackie Boy a LOT

Health: Still no colds here! Lots of friends' babes are getting sick, but we're still healthy, phew

Sleep: Good, most of the time. We love the eat, play (for like an hour), sleep routine during the day, and Jack is still a champion napper. Sleep at night is a bit more hit and miss. Poor boy still spits up tons, so his upset belly will keep him up sometimes. But as long as he's got a good burp and has all the yuck-milk out of his system, he'll stay asleep all night (except to wake up and eat)

Diet: Still milk, derp still about every 3 hours, give or take an hour

Milestones: He smiles ALL the time, and is just starting to grab toys put in front of his face. No rolling over or laughing just yet.
Speech: Talks a lot, especially when his diaper is getting changed 


CLARE

Weight: 10.8 lbs
Length: didn't measure
Diaper size: Size 1
Clothing size: finally fits properly in 0-3 and 3 months in Carter's. LOVING all her cute clothes :)

Nicknames: Clare Marie, Little Miss

Health: Healthy baby! 

Sleep: She has been awesome the last couple weeks. She's napping much better during the day--there's been several times (and usually at least 1 time a day) I'll put her in the crib awake when it's nap time, and she'll fall asleep on her own :)
She still will hysterically cry before she goes down for the night, although not every night and not nearly as long as before. She'll stay asleep though the whole night, except to eat.

Diet: Milk! The last few days have been growth spurt time for her (maybe Jack too, but he wants to eat non stop all the time all the time) because she wants to eat sometimes every hour, and will cry when my let down doesn't happen fast enough

Milestones: Rolling over like a crazy person, and will scoot around on her belly. 
Speech: Still my chatty cathy. Sometimes when she's nursing, she'll stop and just coo at me. It's pretty darn cute


Baby Gear Love:
-Solly Baby Wrap. It is SO soft and keeps the baby SO close to you, without feeling like you're smothering them with fabric. I wish this was the first wrap I got (although Jack seems to prefer my ring sling at the moment, but I think it's because he's less wriggly than Clare and sits comfortably in it)
-changing tables. They just make everything so convenient
-Zippy bandana bibs. They are just so darn cute and are a nice barrier for these drooly babes. I broke and got some Christmas ones for them ;D

Other things of note about month 3: 

I went out with them on my own for the first time last week, to Target, where else haha. They did really well, and they were awake most of the trip. So I'm slowly gaining confidence, although some days I wake up and still think "how the heck am I going to handle them today?" Usually those days Jack and Clare are on their best behavior and make me love them that much more.
I've been doing the whole eat, play, sleep routine and it seems to be working really well. They've been loving their activity mat and I can usually let them hang out there for a good 20-30 mins, sometimes flipping them on their bellies to get some tummy time.
They love (usually) when I read Goodnight Moon to them, and will lay there attentively until it's over :) 
They prefer taking showers, held by David or me to baths. Well, they like baths but still hate getting out in the cold.
They both will notice each other, and a few times each will smile and coo. But no real interaction yet. I can't wait for that!!!