Logan is 3 months old! This little buddy has become extremely social over the past few weeks! All of our concerns about eye contact and smiling are gone. He just needed a few more weeks to get comfortable with us!  He smiles all the time and loves to be with people.  A lot of times my voice and looking at me can calm him down. Although he is RARELY fussy. He is seriously the most content baby!!! He just loves to be with us.

 Logan has been sleeping a little better, too. The past few nights he has slept 9 or so hours, but there are still some nights he only makes it about 6 before wanting some food. So he is doing really well, but it isn't super consistent yet.

 He is still wearing size 1 diapers. He goes through 7-9 of them a day.  I just put away most of his 0-3 month clothes. He can still wear some of the bigger items from that size, but most are too small.  It is crazy how fast babies grow!

 I am still breastfeeding him.  It is hard, but we have found a rhythm.  Most of the time I don't mind feeding him.  Sometimes I do feel a bit exhausted by it.  I am thankful I am able to meet this need for him right now.  He is becoming a much more efficient eater, and that helps!  And I always love cuddling him, so I try to look at it as another excuse to cuddle him! :)

 Hunter LOVES Logan so much. He is a great big brother. He sings to him often, loves to make him smile and always wants to know where he is!!! Adelyn loves him but is only into him sometimes.  Often she just can't be bothered with him!!

Logan is 2 months!

Logan is already 2 months old! 

This morning we had his 2 month check.
Here are his stats:

Weight: 12 lbs, 6 oz (63%)
Height: 23.5 inches (68%)
Head: 15 3/4 inches (50%)

He is growing so fast! He has incredible body strength-- rolling over and holding his head up, and always fighting to pull up off my chest when I hold him. Tummy time is a breeze for him-- except that he likes being near people! He would much rather have tummy time on top of me than on the floor.  He loves to cuddle and often his cries are simply because he wants to be near me. I LOVE being able to hold him and welcome cuddles almost anytime! :)

Logan eats 7-8 times a day and typically has a long stretch of sleep of about 6-7.5 hours long.  He is doing beautifully!

This month we have started to notice some of the downfalls of a baby coming early.  Since he was born at 36 weeks 5 days, we were warned that he may need to spend time in the NICU or have problems with his lungs. We were beyond thrilled when he was born with no complications that led to the NICU. He did have low blood sugar that required formula to be his first feeding and his blood to be checked every hour for about the first 20 hours. He had to have a car seat test for 90 minutes to ensure his heart and lungs could handle him being in a moving vehicle. And he struggled with jaundice for the first 5 weeks of his life. Nothing major.

This month we have noticed him not holding eye contact as long as a 2 month baby typically does. The doctor today was very encouraging, saying she thinks this is simply because he was born early, and therefore his eyes did not have as long to develop in utero. He does make eye contact, and he has started to socially smile in the past week, but it is much shorter and less frequent than I have experienced with my other babies.  I am thankful Dr. Mueller was encouraging today. We will watch this, but there is no need for major concern yet.

Also, Logan prefers to have his head facing left, and part of his head is getting flatter because of it! This is common with babies, and Dr. Mueller said this is also very common with babies born early.  We are going to spend time stretching out his neck to help him become more comfortable facing the other direction.

He got 2 shots today and an oral vaccination. He puked upon swallowing the oral meds. The doctor mentioned he may have a little reflux.  Logan prefers to be upright and does spit up more than any of my other babies.

Even with all of this, Logan is the calmest, sweetest little baby. He is usually pretty easy going and thus far has not found a place he won't sleep. We are so thankful for our little guy!!