Arizona Ainsworths: Week 12

Isaac is already 12 weeks (and almost 3 months) old!

Cutting out the dairy 2 weeks ago seems to have helped cut down on Isaac's stomach pains, but he is still fussy in the evenings. I hear that is completely normal for new babies - I have learned that some mom's refer to evening fussiness as the "witching hour." I think there is still something more to Isaac's crankiness in the evenings - after all, he doesn't take regular naps during the day. From what I've read, babies should sleep about 16 hours a day, and on some days Isaac drifts to sleep for only 15-30 minutes once or twice a day, and never in his crib. Now that he is no longer the size of a preemie and almost 3 months, I am going to try and transition him to crib napping this week. We will see how that goes...

Crib Shot @ 2 weeks and 12 weeks:

Uncle Doctor Tom suggested that we get a mobile for Isaac's coordination and development, so his Godparents bought him one for his changing table and his daddy bought one for his crib. He just LOVES his new mobiles - he loves staring up and watching them move, and also listening to the music of the mobile in his crib. It's too cute to watch him light up and get all excited:

Isaac waking up:

From what I hear, most baby's enjoy car rides --- not mine! He HATES to be "locked down" in his car seat, he would much rather be in mommy or daddy's arms. Even when he gets worked up, he is still adorable:

He is also a very happy baby and smiles, laughs and plays. I think he is going to be a morning person like his daddy and mommy, because he is happy for most of the day until 3:30/4:30pm, when he gets overly tired and fussy. I hear that is typical for new babies, and hope that he grows out of it as quickly as he is growing up.