Oh my sakes this girl is 3 months old!
I really can't believe how fast time is going by. I got all sad when I realized that, right in line with the tags, this girl growing out of her clothes. I am not at all ready to change out Nora's clothes for bigger ones. It's just too sad!! But, despite her growing to fast, she's completely adorable and so much fun.
At three months she can officially roll from tummy to back, though she still has moments of memory loss and instead cries sadly into the floor.
She discovered the wonders that are her arms and hands and stares at them lovingly often. She can bring her two hands together and this is her new favorite thing to do so she can suck on those awesome appendages to her heart's content. This month I accidentally clipped her finger while doing her nails, which made me cry more than her, but she didn't care too much--just kept sucking on her hands!
She's starting to reach out for things, mostly on her farm mat. She smiles so much and, as her daddy says, it is the best smile. It just lights up her whole face; she gets a little bashful about the smile sometimes and ducks her head, but always she sticks out her tongue.
She LAUGHED for me for the first time on January 14, almost exactly three months, and it was the most adorable little chuckle. She has laughed for me a few more times since then, and Daddy finally got to hear her as well!
She can tell some good stories and sounds like a little bird singing, but she tends to be pretty quiet most of the time. Even when she's upset she doesn't scream very loud very often, and she's really the only baby I remember where the cry actually sounds like, "wah!" Such a content little birdie. Her least favorite thing is being in the car seat too long. She's usually okay if we're moving and doesn't cry too long when she is upset, but there are certain days when she's been in there too much that she says, "Again!? Why!?"
I still relish the morning snuggles, but they're coming less often because her wake time is pretty regular, and I am trying to get up and moving instead of falling asleep again--though I will complain a little by saying that she regressed a little in sleep.
She had slept through the night quite a few times, and would go from 9:30ish to 4:00 or 5:00 pretty regularly. Pretty much since two weeks old she's only woken once a night, but she had a growth spurt the exact weekend of her 3-month milestone and along with eating every two hours during the day, she was waking two times a night.
This growth spurt changed her daily schedule, meaning I am dream-feeding her later (around 10:00ish) and now she's waking between 2:30-3:30. Frustrating, but still pretty awesome because she'll go from this waking till our usual wake time of 7:00/30. I still love her lots, and I feel like she's doing better than the boys did at this age.
We all love this little girl and are looking forward to another wonderful month with her!
