Matthew is 11 Weeks Old!
Where is the time going? It's so strange - my baby has started to grow out of clothes. My husband said the other day that I should start putting some 0-3 month outfits aside to be stored away since they're starting to be too tight for Matthew. I got sad...it doesn't seem like he should be getting too big for anything yet! He's already in size 2 diapers - no more newborns or size 1 around anymore. He plays now, too. He's always batting his toys around and talking to them. Still can't really grab onto things too well and he STILL won't laugh, but he's just getting so big! We measured him last night - 25 inches long. That's 4 inches longer than when he was born. Wow! Anyway, here's what the newsletter says about 11 week olds:
Your baby boy, Matthew, is 11 weeks (Approximately 2.6 months) old now.
Your baby is starting to exercise a little self-control. When he or she is crying and you respond by making a funny face or talking to him or her, he or she will be able to settle down, stop crying, and eventually give you a great big, toothless smile.
Speaking of smiles, your baby may start giving you my favorite: the full-body smile. A full-body smile is just what the name implies: a smile that uses all of your baby's body. He or she may kick, wave his or her arms, and squeal. There will be no mistaking that he or she is happy. By the end of the first year, full-body smiles are pretty much over, so enjoy them now.
If you are out of your baby's sight and call to your baby, he or she will now probably turn his or her head and search for you. He or she is also gaining enough strength and coordination in his or her neck that when you pull him or her to a sitting position, he or she might be able to keep his or her head steady and in line with the rest of his or her body.
Just one more thing to add. Matthew has been sleeping better and better lately - I actually got 8 full hours of sleep last Friday evening. First time since he was born! Well, last night he went to sleep at 10:00pm. And woke up at...5:55am! I get up at 6:00am anyway, so it was wonderful! First time ever that I didn't get up for a nighttime feeding. Just more evidence that my little baby is growing up already. Man, they're not kidding when they say it goes fast!
Your baby boy, Matthew, is 11 weeks (Approximately 2.6 months) old now.
Your baby is starting to exercise a little self-control. When he or she is crying and you respond by making a funny face or talking to him or her, he or she will be able to settle down, stop crying, and eventually give you a great big, toothless smile.
Speaking of smiles, your baby may start giving you my favorite: the full-body smile. A full-body smile is just what the name implies: a smile that uses all of your baby's body. He or she may kick, wave his or her arms, and squeal. There will be no mistaking that he or she is happy. By the end of the first year, full-body smiles are pretty much over, so enjoy them now.
If you are out of your baby's sight and call to your baby, he or she will now probably turn his or her head and search for you. He or she is also gaining enough strength and coordination in his or her neck that when you pull him or her to a sitting position, he or she might be able to keep his or her head steady and in line with the rest of his or her body.
Just one more thing to add. Matthew has been sleeping better and better lately - I actually got 8 full hours of sleep last Friday evening. First time since he was born! Well, last night he went to sleep at 10:00pm. And woke up at...5:55am! I get up at 6:00am anyway, so it was wonderful! First time ever that I didn't get up for a nighttime feeding. Just more evidence that my little baby is growing up already. Man, they're not kidding when they say it goes fast!
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