***Well, seeing as I'm a mere week or so away from her 4 month update, better late than never to get the 3 month posted!***
I am definitely a broken record when it comes to weekly and monthly updates, but I will say it again! How in the world is she already 3 months?!?
The last 3 months have been a whirlwind with moving, making new friends, transferring a job, and just adjusting to living in a new state...all with a new baby. But Bella has done fabulous and her 3 month update proves it!
Happy 3 Months Isabella Rae!
3rd Month Highlights:
-Half of the month was spent on vacation. We took a 6.5 hour road trip to spend 2 awesome weeks in Fort Walton Beach, FL with Mimi and Pops. Tia Ja and Uncle G were able to come part of the time which was fun. You loved going out on the beach and sitting under an umbrella in her vibrating bouncy seat. You were too little to swim in the gulf or enjoy the sand, but you certainly loved basking in the warm air!
-We are still trying to decide what to call...this guy : ) What started as Papa, turned to Pops, turned to Howie (family inside joke)...and now, despite all of us loving Howie (except Howie himself!), we are back to Pops. Since you're only 3 months you don't care. Hopefully we will have it figured out by the time you are 3 years!
-At 9 weeks, you started rubbing both of your ears a lot when you are sleepy. It was super cute!
-Mornings have really become the highlight of our day. You are so happy, with lots of smiling and cooing. One of our favorite things to do is count backwards from 3 to 1 and unswaddle you...both arms immediately shoot high into the air as you stretch them out, and your lips purse super tight until the stretches are done. Then comes the biggest smiles ever! Same thing every morning, and yet it's still super cute and never gets old.
-Your hair has fallen out a lot in the last month, and what little wisps are left on the sides are affectionately known as "Grandpa hair" now. Gotta get a picture of this one because it makes us laugh!
-At ten weeks, you started wanting to stand up more (obviously with us holding her up). You don't love laying down as much anymore, and will try to do crunches in order to sit up. Once you've been sitting up long enough, you grunt and fuss, and will smile only once we stand you up. You clearly know what you want!
-You are cooing and babbling a lot more this month which just gets more and more fun! There have also been a few (but far between) giggles. Those are just too precious!
-You have truly started to love playing with toys, particularly your piano play mat, the mobile on your swing, and the hanging bar of toys on your bouncy seat. It's fun watching you start to grab things (since 12 weeks), and occasionally look at your hand and momentarily realize it's yours (and then you are so easily distracted!).
-Baths are happening more and more, not out of necessity but because you totally love being in the water! You love taking baths in the sink (although you are getting way too long for the bathroom sink!), and even getting in the shower while Mama or Daddy holds you. We love it!
-You still love taking walks and going outside. Even though you can't get in the pool this summer, you just love sitting in your stroller people watching, or napping in the warm summer air!
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| I guess there's not much people watching going on when it's just Mama and Tia at the pool! |
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| Looking suspicious even before she knew what was happening! |
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| Her 3 badges of courage- pink, yellow, and sparkles! |
-You share a birthdate with Mimi, so on September 13th, we celebrated your 3 month mark and Mimi's birthday as well. We all spent the afternoon in Dahlonega, GA enjoying some good pizza, walking around downtown ,and finding cute little shops.
Sleep: We are starting to see a bit more of a routine in the sleep department. She sleeps about 16-18 hours a day still. She is definitely not a lover of naps in her crib, but per her on daddy's chest, in Mama's arms, in her swing, bouncy...really anywhere but her crib, and she can sleep all day. Nighttime is a different story though- she has been going to bed around 7:30 or 8pm, only to wake at 4 or 5 am to eat, then goes back to sleep until about 8 or 9am!
-->One night she was screaming around midnight. Knowing this was super irregular for her, and thinking she almost sounded angry, I ran into her room. I looked in the crib and found Isabella with hands outside of her swaddle, up on her cheeks. She would slap herself and then scream, slap and then scream, slap and then scream. Over and over! I couldn't help but laugh. Once I re-swaddled and put her arms back in, she fell right back to sleep peacefully.
Breastfeeding: Every month breastfeeding gets easier and easier, and less painful (hallelujah!). Isabella still eats every 3 hours during the day, and usually once or twice at night. It takes about 20-30 minutes for her to eat, and she's now consistently eating on both sides. It's nice finally feeling like we're getting into a good groove with this. I am still using the shield when at home (because it is not as painful), but out in public we go without.
Isabella LOVES:
-Being held, especially daddy's football hold
-Being rocked and sung to sleep
-She is completely fascinated with the mobile on her swing now...it always makes her giggle : )
-Playing on her piano play mat
-Bath time in the sink or showers with mama or daddy
-White noise while in the car from sleep sheep or phone app
-Taking walks and being outside when it's warm
-Moo Cow wub-a-nub
Isabella HATES:
-Tummy time
-Naps in crib
-Perhaps naps in general!
-Being in her carseat for long periods of time (although she is getting better every week)
Third Month Stats:
-Weight: 10 lb 14 oz (10th percentile)
-Height: 23.5 in long (50th percentile)
-Head circumference: 15 in
-Still wearing newborn diapers (even though the packaging says they go til 10 lbs she so long and skinny that the newborns fit the best). Still loving pampers swaddlers the best.
-Just at the 3 month mark she has outgrown any newborn jammies or onesies with footies b/c she is too long. Otherwise she is still in newborn clothes. That being said, some 0-3 month onsies and pants are fitting better than before (albeit, still a bit baggy).
Isabella's Firsts this Month:
-First road trip (7 hours to Fort Walton Beach FL)- 8/23/14. She did great, just eating and sleeping the whole way.
-First beach vacation (2 weeks!)- 8/23/14-9/5/14
-First set of immunizations- 9/8/14
And as always, this month in pictures!
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| Yes, she turned 13 weeks before she turned 3 months |
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