The Swiharts: December 2009

Evan is now 12 weeks old. I can't believe how much he grows and changes every day. Evan usually wakes up happy. Many times we have to wake him up in the mornings! After his bottle he plays for about an hour or two. Then he usually takes a good nap, from two to three hours. He wakes up hungry and ready to play again. This routine usually repeats itself until after 5:00 PM. At that point, Evan naps a little less and is sometimes a little fussy. If he does get fussy, he is usually content in his swing. He has a bath, a bottle, and a little swinging before bedtime, then one more bottle. Evan is sleeping from about 10:00 PM until around 6:00 AM most nights. He still occasionally wakes up for a 3:00 AM feeding, but this is getting less frequent. Luckily the 3:00 AM feedings usually occur on the weekends. Evan has discovered his hands. He can reach out for toys, and we catch him studying his hands from time to time. He doesn't have it completely figured out yet, but it is exciting watching him learn. Evan has gotten really good at holding his head up during tummy time. He really works hard at this! He can hold his head up and look around now. He also holds his head up well when we are carrying him or sit him up for a moment. My favorite, though, is his wonderful smile and laugh. He will get really tickled at something we are doing and just laugh and laugh. Here are some pictures from the past few weeks. We are having professional pictures taken this afternoon. I hope to get them posted soon.