-So I jumped the gun on last month's entry...this month is actually when you drank a bottle for the first time.
-You chew on your fists CONSTANTLY. Since birth, your hands have a tendency to be cold (you can thank me for that) but with you chewing on your hands, they are always FREEZING.
-You are SO active. You do NOT want to be cuddled or held "like a baby." You want to be up looking around. Your favorite thing is still to stand. For this reason, you LOVE your exersaucer. You are still too little for it...we wrap blankets around you and have a huge book underneath because your feet don't reach the ground...but you have the best time in that thing.
-You turn and look at people as they talk to you.
-You drool nowadays. You started wearing bibs around week 10.
-I put you in your last newborn size onesie at 9 weeks old. It fit like a second skin!
-You wear 0-3 month onesies but you have grown out of most 3 month outfits. You are too long! The length in 6 month size clothes fits well but they are baggy. My long, skinny girl!
-We had MAJOR feeding issues this month, as well as the end of last month but it took Mommy a little while to realize what the heck was going on. That is for another post. I hope to NEVER return to those horrific weeks.
-You decided waking up once during the night was not enough anymore and towards the end of this month you began waking every 1-2 hours. This is mainly due to switching from feeding you on a schedule to feeding you on demand. However, because it has fixed your feeding issues I would rather wake up every hour during the night for the rest of my life rather than go through what we were experiencing.
- You celebrated your first holiday, Thanksgiving, and also went through your first bout of separation anxiety. The first time you did it, it scared me a little because I had never heard that cry before! I was glad I had been told to expect it since you would be held by so many people. So for about 2 days you only wanted me holding you. I have to say I didn't mind it one bit.
-You laughed for the first time! You were one day shy from 12 weeks old. I was changing your diaper and you were SO happy (as usual). You love being changed, kicking and waving your arms everywhere. You'll slam your heels down on the changing pad and at times scare yourself with how wild you get. It is too funny. I was blowing raspberries on your neck and you laughed and laughed. Daddy even heard it from the other room. Greatest. Moment. Ever.
-You went through a phase where you wanted me holding you at all times in the evening. You didn't want to be put down and you certainly wouldn't let anyone else hold you. Not even daddy. These weeks were hard.
-You LOVE to have books read to you. You just stare and stare at the pages, listening.
-You watch the tv like it's going out of style. If I want to get something done I know I can plop you in front of it and I won't hear a peep for at least 20 minutes.
-You wear size 1 diapers, but of course, your cute fanny only sees cloth these days.
-You've lost a lot of your hair. I didn't notice it until I was going through newborn pictures. The color has lightened up some as well.
-Starting at 13 weeks old you began doing much better in the car seat. (This is due to fixing your feeding issues).
-You are beginning to notice your hands. The day you turned 3 months old you began grabbing things. You began playing with your toy hanging from your car seat. Later that day you tried to grab my drink out of my hand. I could NOT believe it. You are not my newborn anymore!
-You HATE tummy time. After about 2 minutes tops you DEMAND to be rolled over.
-You weigh around 11.5 lbs to the best of my knowledge.
What a precious girl, you are BabyGirl. I pray daily for wisdom in raising you up to be a woman who loves her Savior.
-Mommy
