I can recognize the words of the language while listening, but still cannot make sense of what I listen!?

I wouldn’t put a time on it. 3 hours of reading and listening is a lot so you will move pretty quickly, but I would still give yourself a good few months.

Everyone is different and it could take longer or shorter, you will have days where you feel as if you are in the doldrums not progressing at all and that can be discouraging, but keep going!