Weight & Length: We haven't had a pediatrician's visit for 3 months, so this is my educated guess. I think she's probably about 23 and a half inches long, just shy of 2 feet. And she's hovering at around 10 and a half pounds. I feel like she's definitely still growing but perhaps at a slower pace.
Features: Her hair at the back has gotten lighter. It looks blond, with a slight hue of red. The top of her head is darker, a shade of brown, though, in the sunlight, it looks lighter (if you ask me). Her hair on the top of her head has gotten longer, while she's lost some hair on the back of her head, from the constant back and forth motions she does while laying on her back. Her eyes are definitely grey and blue. They change from day to day. The light seems to affect them too.
Feedings: She's a good eater. We enjoy our special time together during feedings. She's started daycare so she's drinking out of a bottle a lot more. She's still exclusively drinking breastmilk. When at school, she eats a good 3.5 to 4 oz a feeding. Sometimes she goes 3 hours between feedings, sometimes it's closer to 4 hours. At home, she eats a little more often.
Sleep: She's been sleeping a little longer at night. Some nights she will go down at 11:00, sometimes a little earlier. She'll usually be up around 5 or 5:30. I usually can get a few cuddles in before heading out to work at 6:00.
Likes: Bathtime. She's starting to smile when taking a bath but still seems shocked when she first touches the water. She's enjoyed it from the getgo. Never cries, except on occasion when she comes out of the tub. She LOVES Dada. She gave him her first laugh on Thursday when she turned 3 months old, while we were taking pictures. She loves kicking around in her bassinet, which is almost too big for her! How did that happen? She seems to really enjoy one of the play mats at daycare. So much so that I bought an identical one for home, just a different color. She loves "The Wheels on the Bus" as we gesture with each rhyme. Her favorite seems to be "the boy on the bus says 'let's go play'", which Daddy frowns at. lol.
Dislikes: She does not like being congested. Who does? She caught a cold her first week at daycare, and is still hanging on to it. Hopefully it goes away in a few more days. Why did I somehow think she'd be impervious to getting sick? Wishful thinking most likely. She is not a fan of being in the car when it isn't moving. When we leave daycare and get stuck at the red light, she will let me know about it.
Mama's fears: It's been a tough month for fears. Her starting daycare which is tough in itself, never mind what happened to Preston while at daycare. It's a completely different daycare and type of daycare but it was still a very difficult transition. I think starting her 3 days before I went back to work was smart. It allowed me to go visit her all three days and it helped reassure me that she was well cared for, and that she was happy while there. They take pictures and send them to us during the day, which always makes me smile. Aside from daycare, Preston's angelversary on the 13th of March was a day that had me on high alert. It didn't help that Sami developed her first cold a few days earlier which had me worried about her while she slept. I didn't sleep great that night, which was difficult because I too caught her cold and was totally run down. I have another fear to deal with his coming month and that's Sami getting past 114 days. I'm sure I'll be on edge until she's 18 months old, but getting past 114 days will be a great hurtle to pass.
Mama's proud moments: She's starting to reach for things more and more. She can hold things for extended periods of time. And while she's not fully conscious of what she's doing, she's really getting there. She giggles a little every day. It's not a true giggle, but it's a high pitched coo. She has given a full on laugh, to dad, while we took pictures on March 17th. She smiles all the time and it lights up the room.
Just because: She's totally out of wearing newborn sized clothes, except one outfit that somehow still fits. I think that brand just makes their "newborn" sizes larger.
A couple days before she started daycare, I went to Babies "R" Us to get some of the things she would need - crib sheets, more bibs and burp cloths, a couple sleep sacks, and a couple outfits in the event that she gets them dirty. OMG... there's too much cute clothes for baby girls. I could have gone bananas and spent a thousand bucks. Easily. Overalls. Little dresses. Bows. Needless to say, I bought more than the 2 outfits I had planned. I must have bought 7 or 8. Oh, I can't wait for warmer weather so that she can wear the little sundresses :)
Pictures:
Starting to swat at things
Bouncy chair fun times
All ready to meet Mama and Dada's co-workers
Is this magic?
Mama visited me at daycare!
So focused!
Grabbing things
Mommy's lucky charm, St. Paddy's Day
Monthly photo shoots are fun!
My dad is so silly. He makes me giggled.
And, I'm done with this photo shoot.
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