3 Months

10 weeks
Ezra is chatting more than ever now, and seems to enjoy finding his voice at various times of day.  He has also found his hands and has begun sucking and chewing on them...although hasn't really found his thumb to suck.  He is 13 pounds 5 ounces this week

11 weeks
Ezra is starting to grasp toys when helped.

12 weeks
Ezra started sleeping through the night almost on the exact 12 week marker.  at 11 weeks and 6 days he slept 7.5 hours from one feed to the next.  I woke up totally disoriented at 6am after feeding him last at 10:30pm.  Big boy is now enjoying being held up in sitting position and sitting briefly in his Bumbo chair...he is unsure of this contraption still but puts up with it for a while some days while protesting immediately on other days.  But when we hold him up or stand him up he enjoys it.  He is also very much enjoying bouncing on Daddy's knee.
Mom and Ezra also survived Ezra's first real stretch of not feeling well.  For about 2.5 days he pretty much cried and screamed while he was awake during the day.  His regular schedule of naps went out the window, sleeping 30 minutes to 1 hour max during the day.  A normal day would see him sleeping 1.5-2 hours during his nap times.  It seemed like stomach issues but I'm still unsure what caused it.  So Mommy had lots of time with screaming baby in her ear and was incredibly thankful Ezra continued to sleep normally through the night during these days.  Mommy is also has newfound respect for poor Mom's who have colicky babies.  My hat goes off to you, and you all deserve special medals.  As it is now, Ezra has returned to his sweet and easy disposition late in the week.

13 weeks
Mom and Dad took off for another "date night" in Edmonton.  Our second since Ezra has joined the family.  We had a great meal of Indian food...it had been so long!  And then went to the Ice Castle in Edmonton.  Ezra again did great hanging out with friends away from home for the evening, and was sleeping soundly upon our arrival to pick him up.  With the absence of local family we are thankful for all the offers for babysitters, we feel fortunate to have friends to call on.

2 months

Ezra has been changing so quickly in the last month.



5 weeks
Ezra is becoming more and more alert and soaking in his environment.  He has had a night with up to 7.5 hours between feeds.  Mommy and Daddy have finally found a way to bath Ezra without him screaming the whole time and boy, is it a relief.  Nate wraps him in a thin blanket and dips Ezra into his bathwater and holds him in the blanket while I wash sections at a time...Keeping him both warm and secure during his bath.


6 weeks

Grandma taking a diaper change shift!

Ezra upgraded to his crib full time this week.  After a night or two doing half nights in his crib and the other half in the bassinet, the extra peace and quiet of not hearing the little baby grunts and stirring in the night won us over completely!  After all we do love as much undisturbed sleep as possible.
Grandpa and Grandma Wiebe arrived for a visit and immediately took to the task of getting to know Ezra.  He is becoming more and more delightful, engaging us with smiles when we least expect it.  We are establishing the pattern of eat, play, sleep in a 3 hour cycle patterned after the "Baby Wise" methods.  And it's as helpful to me in knowing what to expect from the day as it is for Ezra.

7 weeks

Waiting for the doctor for 2 month check up

Playing with Grandpa

Grandpa has the gift of play and enjoys showing Ezra new ways to play and interact with his environment.  This week with some positioning help from Grandpa, Ezra discovered he could kick the bars of his play mat and make his toys shake and he LOVES this now.  Ezra had his check up at the doctor and is doing great.  He weighs in at 12lbs now and had a good check over from Dr. V.  He did protest his physical by crying and peeing on the doctors table but it was quickly over and he was settled back into his carseat and headed home in no time.  We had Ezra's baby dedication on Sunday and it was a special time for us and the church.

Christmas morning

8 weeks
Ezra's first Christmas was spent celebrating at home.  Gifts were opened in the morning and 4pm meal shared with us, Grandma and Grandpa Wiebe, and another couple from the church without local family.
Then we packed up and headed to Kelowna just after Christmas for our first road trip with baby.  We decided to break up the trip and head out after church Sunday afternoon and drive the first 3.5 hour leg and stay over in Canmore, AB and then to finish the last 5.5 hours the next day.  Ezra did amazing.  It could've helped that he had his own personal traveling companions in the backseat to return soothers to his mouth as needed and take blankets off or put them on as the temperatures fluctuated in the vehicle to keep him at ultimate comfort sleep mode!



9 weeks
But on the way home we took the whole trip in one day leaving Kelowna at 8:30am and arriving home at 13 hours later.  Again Ezra did great.  We took the opportunities for him to stretch his legs and play when we could...the inside section of a booth tabletop at Smitty's while we had dinner etc.  Otherwise, he slept while we were in motion in the car.

I certainly look forward to seeing the many changes another month brings, but as for now we see what each day holds.