Baby boy is really growing fast! He is such a joy! He is still a calm, chill, easy baby who really just loves to eat and nap. As long as his belly is full and his diaper is clean, he is as laid back as can be.
Elias smiles all the time!! It is the best thing! He coos, and smiles, and just loves his family! He definitely recognizes his mama, daddy, and sister when he sees and hears us and thankfully, we bring him lots of joy and in return he does the same for us!
Elias LOVES his bath. Oh my word. He just is so happy to be in a warm bath and listen to running water, have songs sung to him, and get his soapy massage. But he hates getting out of the tub. Poor cold baby. We hurry to get him dry, give him naked tummy time, then cozy pajamas all before a bedtime bottle. Elias sleeps very well. Most nights he sleeps through the night. If he wakes, it is only once at night, usually around 1 or 2. He is in a solid routine and that helps so much! We do the same thing every night in order and keep it dark and quiet and that clicks with him, "Oh it's bed time!" In the morning, when the sun is up and he wakes, Mommy is loud, the curtains are opened and the lights come on, he gets un-swaddled and lots of play time, bouncing, and songs. That makes the biggest difference. He sleep trained himself. He doesn't even have to be fully asleep when I lay him down - he just wants snuggles and a full belly and he loves his bed. He basically already begs for his crib. (That is like how I always was). So he has been a much more chill and easy baby and considering all the change we have encountered lately, that is a huge blessing. I don't think I'd survive if I weren't sleeping. Ha!
He has gotten to go swimming at the pool and he likes that better than I imagined. He loves a warm bath but I worried he would detest the cold pool water. He seemed to find it soothing - or maybe just different and interesting. But either way, he was chill.
He's rolling over, starting to sit just a wee bit with lots of monitoring to slowly build up that strength so he can sit up tall and strong for a long time. He holds his head up higher and longer now too which makes him happier because he wants to see what's going on.
Elias is such a joy and every passing week gets better and better with him as he shows more of his sweet and calm personality (like his sweet Daddy).
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