Emerson - 12 Weeks

Well we hit the 12 week mark and now i'm back at work ): Luckily my Mom is AMAZING and is watching Emerson for me. He is such a good baby! 
Below are a few facts about him:

• Emerson is such a good sleeper in the day time! He can fall asleep almost anywhere and puts himself to sleep well
• He was a very loud sleeper for his first few months at night. He would make noises that sound like pigs and sheep quite often (mostly due to a stuffy nose). Thankfully he has become a quieter sleeper recently
• He is becoming such a smiley boy, he smiles super easily now and it's fun to smile at him
• He is nursing/using a bottle and will eat about 7-8 oz every 4 hours when using a bottle. Nursing is sometimes a bit more frequent
• He sleeps ok at night, but tends to wake up several times in the night due to a stuffy nose or gas, luckily he only wakes up once to eat
• He will use a binkie, but doesn't seem to rely on it as Deacon did
• We have found that he gets tired at night and needs a nap. For a few nights in a row he would be really cranky and cry around 7-8pm. Once we figured out that he was tired, he has been doing much better
• He is starting to notice his hands and swat at toys if you dangle them in front of him
• Seems to tolerate Deacon yelling/screaming in his face well and being right in his face at times
• He has put on some weight and has some pretty cute, chubby legs and a double chin
• Still not much hair - just the "horse shoe" look, as I was told it is called
• He is starting to make bubbles and likes to eat his hands
• He does pretty well when taking a bath, but doesn't always enjoy getting dressed afterwards
• Luckily he doesn't pee on me as much as he did his first few weeks, but it does still happen occasionally
• Is wearing 3-6/6 month clothes now. They are a bit big on him, but the 3 month ones are too small
• He doesn't really enjoy being in his car seat at this point...he will usually cry when he is in it, unless he is in a moving car or being rocked
• He gets fidgety at times, especially if he's hungry, but is pretty patient if he has to wait to eat
• It's fun to watch him kick his legs and move his arms when he's laying on his back
• So far, he has been a wonderful baby and we are grateful to have him in our family!!

This is one of his favorite positions - fists clenched and pressed together in the middle of his chest:

Brother time:

Hanging out with Dad:

 Our smiley boy (:

 Getting stronger (13 weeks):

Emerson has a minor case of torticollis, which means he has tight neck muscles on one side. Ever since he was born he has favored looking to his right side. I tried to place him so that he would look to the left when he slept, but he would just turn back to the right. This has caused a bit of a bump on one side of his head, so he has to do a little bit of physical therapy to correct it. Below is one of the stretches we have to do three times a day. It has only been 2 weeks and I think he's pretty much cured, except that he still has a bump on one side.