Lyla & Beckett - 3 Months Old

Dear Lyla & Beckett:

This month has been such an enjoyable month and it makes me so happy to watch you both grow and change into two amazing babies!  This month we have been blessed with lots of smiles and cooing which is so sweet and wonderful to experience.  You both love to lay on the floor and just be talked to. You will smile and "talk" back to us and will even try to mimic us if we stick out our tongue.

By the end of the month you are both regularly sleeping 6-7 hour stretches which means I am only having to get up once in the middle of the night (usually early morning) to feed you and then you go back to sleep for a good stretch.  We have even had a few nights of 8-9 hour stretches so I couldn't be happier about how you are sleeping :) You are both still tummy sleepers.

Nursing and pumping are still going wonderfully!  You both have it down and these days usually only eat for around 10 mins. You are beginning to become a little more distracted during your feedings if there is a lot going on around us.

We took your first trip to the lake for the 4th of July so we were there when you turned 3 months. You both slept great while we were there and really enjoyed some time at Nana & Papa's house. You were so adorable in your bathing suits even though you really just dipped your feet in the pool and weren't too crazy about it. 

You are both starting to use your hands a lot more.  You will grab hair or your blanket and try to chew on it.  You are both drooling like crazy so we are wondering if you are maybe going to get teeth early like your big brother did.

Your big brother still cannot get enough of you! Every morning he is so excited to see you and has plenty of hugs and kisses to pass out. He talks to you in the sweetest voice and always tries to calm you down if you are crying.  He will say "it's okay, big brother is here".  It is one of the sweetest things and you two really love watching him and "talking" back to him.  He is actually really good at making you both happy! Sometimes he can be a little rough, but we are working on making sure he is always gentle with you.  

Lyla Deeann

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Diapers: Size 1
Clothes:  Mostly 0-3 Months and some 3-6 Months

You have turned into our smiley, happy little princess.  We all just love to sit and talk to you because you are almost always in a good mood!  You still love to just lay on the floor and kick your feet and look around.

Beckett Alan

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Diapers: Size 2
Clothes: 3-6 Months

 

 

You are still a little more fussy than your sister, but we are regularly getting smiles and long stretches of happy time from you too!  This makes mommy so happy as you just seem to take everything in. You still have a look of concern on your face for the most part and it just cracks me up.

Happy 3 months my sweet, sweet babies!

Love you,

Mommy

Lyla & Beckett - 2 Months Old

Dear Lyla & Beckett:

This second month has just flown by for me compared to the first!  I'm sure it's because I had to go back to work the day before you turned two months :(  Daddy is now off work for the Summer so he is home to take care of you!

We started the month with some very rough nights.  Some days we were functioning on only two hours of sleep.  We are so thankful that about halfway through the month we have had more good nights than bad. You both definitely still have fussy times in the evening, but you seem to be calming down more quickly. We moved you to your own room and into separate cribs the last week in May.  You were both starting to move so much that you were almost on top of each other when we would come to get you up! I think you both like having your own space to move around in and you have both become tummy sleepers. This made me nervous at first, but you seem to sleep so much better and longer :) We had the best night of sleep with a 5 hour stretch, up for 40 minutes and then another 2.5 hour stretch. It was amazing!

Halfway through this month you two have somewhat switched roles.  Lyla has become the more relaxed and easy going baby and Beckett is the more needy one. I think this has to do with the fact that Beckett had some sort of cold or stomach bug that was making him pretty uncomfortable :(

Your big brother is still completely in love with you and loves to help us in any way he can and gives you plenty of love throughout the day! 

We are still going strong with breastfeeding and it is going so much better!  I am so happy to be able to spend this amazing time with both of you! I am pumping at work and you are both taking bottles pretty well but by the time I get home you are both definitely ready to nurse.

We got out and about a little more this month and you two attract so many people.  Everyone is always asking about if you are twins and how we do it.  You are already making people happy :) Neither of you really enjoy the car seat. It seems like every time we go anywhere at least one of you cries and wants to be held the entire time.

Lyla Deeann

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Diapers: Size 1
Clothes:  0-3 Months

You seemed to turn a corner about halfway through the month.  You are more content and love to just lay on the floor and look around and coo.  It is so adorable! You started smiling more towards the end of the month and that just melts Mommy's heart :)

We bought you a different kind of bottle (Tommy Tippee) this month and you have really taken to them much better than the Dr. Brown bottles. You had a few rough days while Mommy was at work not wanting to take the bottle, but most days you did really well!  

You are starting to really look more like Mommy and that makes me very happy! I am really enjoying having a little girl to spoil and dress up!

Beckett Alan

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Diapers: Size 1
Clothes: 0-3 Months (Right after you turned 1 month we had to move you to 0-3 month clothes and now some of those are even getting a little snug on you.) 

We now refer to you as our Chunky Monkey! You are a very solid boy compared to your sister.

You have become a little more fussy and not as easy going as you had been last month.  We had to take you into the doctor right before your 2 month check up because you had a lot of congestion and a really deep cough :( They said it was probably just a little stomach bug or cold and as long as you were breathing okay and didn't spike a fever it should just run its course.  That is exactly what it did and you were soon feeling much better!

Most of the time you have a very serious and concerned look on your face and love to just take everything in around you. You look just like your big brother Brennen did at this age so it will be fun to see how much you continue to look like him or grow into your own look!
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I look forward to watching you both continue to grow and learn new things.

All my love!
Mommy