Woznation

Zevin!  You are amazing at 3 months.  He is finally waking up to the world and becoming more alive.  He loves when you smile at him and loves to smile back. He loves tickles on his tummy, especially any skin on skin contact. He is constantly moving his arms and legs.  Hes starting to figure out if he kicks on his play mat – things will move!  And hes figuring out how to get his hands to his mouth which is good and bad – we are trying to avoid him becoming a thumb sucker, but that might be his path.  He loves when people talk to him and makes adorable little cooing noises back.

Its a miracle hes surviving his siblings though.  They love him a little too much and want to ‘help’ a bit more than needed.  If he is crying and wont take his ninny they just cover his mouth to ‘help him’ stop crying.  Yikes. I’m finding it hard to leave him in a room with the other two kids while trying to get something done in the kitchen because I’m nervous they will be all over him.  So now Zev has to be next to me at all times, so I can protect him. He loves watching everyone around him though. Especially Wil.  Wilek will sit and ‘talk’ to him in goo-goo’s and ga-ga’s or will ask that I set Zev up in his bouncer while he builds towers or plays other games and ‘teaches’ him how to do it along the way.  Its truly adorable.

We’re still working on sleeping for longer stretches.  He will sleep for 6+ hours – as long as someone is there to put his pacifier in every few hours when it falls out – so we’re still not getting good sleep – even if hes only eating 1 or 2 times a night.  But hes been good about handling nursing or a pumped bottle or formula – so I’m thankful hes not picky about eating and gives me a break from time to time.  Phil and I even left him over night with our parents for a night since we knew he could handle the bottle just fine for one night.  It was a much needed night off 🙂 (We also joke that it was over a year before Phil and I left Wil for a night, but by the 3rd kid, we weren’t so worried and got out of town at 11 weeks!)

One thing I am truly grateful for is — I am finally a baby person.  After 2 kids and preaching how terrible infants are —   I LOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooove Zevin at this stage and never want him to grow up…. ever.  I remember talking to my friend Laurel after her daughter was born, who she knew would be her last, and how she cataloged every milestone so much closer than her previous child since she knew this was her ‘baby’ and her last chance to experience it all, and I completely feel it now.  I love every little noise he makes and every little sneeze and every little leg roll.  Hes a perfect baby.  I’m not wishing it away this time.  I’m treasuring it.

He has never enjoyed being swaddled, but sleeps best when being cuddled or in extra layers so hes nice and warm.  He’s just starting a phase where he wants to be held all the time (perhaps for protection?!).  But I dont mind 🙂 Hes still in our room (as Evie is reluctant to give up the crib).  I can only fight so many battles at a time – so he might be in with us until we move to the new house and get the crib out of Evie’s room.

His stats at 2 months were 13.5 lbs (70%) and 24 inches (75%). Hes gaining weight like a champ and starting to look more baby-like instead of alien/newborn-like.  I cant tell who he looks like though.  Maybe somewhere in the middle of Wil and Evie? Maybe some long lost relative?  I guess we’ll see.  He looks exactly like I’d expect our child to look though. He looks very familiar to me.

Here are some growth pictures over the first 12 weeks:

Zev – 1 week

Zev – 10 days

Zev – 2 weeks

Zev – 3.5 weeks

Zev – 6 weeks

Zev – 8.5 weeks

Zev – 11.5 weeks

Here is the 8th week photo in the same outfit and Lion, compared to Wil and Evie (But Zev’s was closer to 9 weeks)

Zev 8.5 weeks

Evie 8 weeks

Wil 8 weeks

Of course Zev’s photo shoots are a bit more exciting than Wil’s ever were.  Many more people to get in on the action.  I love this crazy family!