POWELL - 3 MONTHS OLD

11/20 CJ took this pic of Powell

11/24 Powell's first Thanksgiving

11/28 Powell's first time in the Bumbo chair

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12/12 Santa's happy helper

12/14 Thought we'd try the Bumbo in the bathtub...learned that if you don't put it in the tub before filling it with water, it just floats

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Three months old

 - 11/16 He weighed 13.1 lbs
 - 11/26 He was blessed by Daddy in Utah over Thanksgiving weekend
 - 12/2 Spent his first night without Mommy and Daddy (Gramma and Papa came over to stay the night while Mommy and Daddy celebrated their anniversary)
 - 12/6 He had his 2 month check-up (despite being 2 1/2 mo old) and weighed 14.1 lbs, was 25 inches long, and his head was 16 inches. Besides getting 3 shots and an oral immunization, he was given a prescription of hydrocortisone for eczema. The poor guy has it worse than CJ ever did; it's on his face, slightly on his shoulders and knees and thighs, and is worst on his elbows. The prescription really cleared up his face, and is helping a lot with his elbows
- 12/14 He almost rolled over! He was on his belly when Mommy went into other room to get the camera. When she came back, he was on his right side!
- He crinkles his nose when he smiles really big
- He sleeps through the night, usually waking up between 6-7 AM for a feeding and going back to sleep for another hour or two
- He is super wiggly and always wants to be sitting up/forward
- If he is awake and in his car seat, he does not like the cover on - he likes to be able to see what's going on around him, especially his siblings in the car
- He smiles at Mattie and CJ all the time
- He really only cries when he's hungry or tired
- He loves to have his diaper off; if he's fussing and we start to change his diaper he always stops :)
- He hates getting dressed though (mainly just the clothes going over his head)
- He has started sucking on his hand; we'll hear a loud smacking noise and look over and he's trying to put his whole fist in his mouth!
- His eyes are definitely blue
- He has started noticing his body - looking at his fists, grabbing and holding on to his thighs, etc
- He loves to be held, more than CJ and Mattie ever did
- He smiles when he's about to eat
- In fact, he smiles all the time - all you have to do is look at him and he'll smile (it's the best!)

He makes us so happy!!