** 3 months **
** 2 months **
** 1 month **
** 1 day old **
**Classic 3 month pose ... sucking her fingers and playing with her hair :) **
** Mid-giggle **
** Sucking on her bottom lip ... another one of her favorites :) **
** Happy girl loves her baths! **
Some updates on our little one ...
~She is rolling over from belly to back ... and almost back to belly... she'll be there sooner than we think I'm sure! She rolls onto her side from her back and sits there for a little bit...she can't quite figure out what to do with the arm on the side that she's rolling on, hehe!
~Still eating 4 ounces every three hours.
~As you can see from the earlier post, she is giggling nowadays! It's so cute to hear her giggle!
~She sleeps from about 8:00pm to 5:00am. Sometimes she throws in a 3am wake-up call, but for the most part she sleeps til about 5am...sometimes 6am :) She's ready to be up for the day around 7am.
~She's using her hands more and more ... she keeps them right in front of her all the time. It's cute how sometimes she holds them together in front of her, or grabs her left arm with her right hand and moves it around, hehe.
~Still has that stubborn clogged tear duct on her left eye :( I've been trying to massage it at every diaper change but it doesn't seem to be opening. Her pediatrician last month said that usually they open by 4 months, if not, then she will see an ophthalmologist by 6 months to have it opened. Hope we don't get to that point!
~She grabs the toys in her activity gym and holds onto them instead of just batting at them.
~She is getting way more vocal! I think she likes to see how loud she can be, haha, she'll screech & scream as loud as she can and then look at us and giggle. :)
~She's right around 13 lbs. We don't have a baby scale but when we weighed her while I held her it came out to be about 13 lbs.
~She's wearing size 3-6 month clothes. Size 2 diapers.
~She has recently discovered her bottom lip! hehe She sucks on that thing all the time!
~She has recently discovered that she has hair. She reaches back behind her ear and plays with her hair while she sucks on her fingers. hehe, too cute!
~She's a mama's girl :) She has been getting a little weird lately about being around people other than me & Eric. When we go visit my friend Christy, who is also going to be babysitting her here and there when I go back to work, she gets really fussy. She used to have no problem at all being away from home, but she's changing her ways on us. :) She also gets funny around Eric's dad & Christy's husband. She throws that bottom lip out and starts wailing after about 2 minutes of them talking to her! Poor Papaw :( I'm sure she'll grow out of that though.
On a side note, I go back to work this weekend. Bummer!! This will definitely be a huge adjustment for Ava, and for Eric & I. Luckily, I only have to work 3 days a week, but they're long days, so I'll be away from her for 12 hours (more like 13) at a time. :( I hope she adjusts well to the change. I hope we all do! I know many mothers work, but I feel bad for "leaving her." I've thought about not going back to work, or only going back to work on weekends, but our finances unfortunately won't allow it. I was fortunate enough to have this long off with her. We've done some wonderful bonding for sure. :) I know Ava loves her mommy & being in her own home, so I'm sure she's not going to be a happy camper for a few days at least. Poor baby...but we will get through this next transition with grace (hopefully)!
On the upside of that, I think my returning to work will be a little refreshing for me. A little adult conversation and companionship will be nice. Being able to eat lunch without also entertaining an infant might be nice as well. ;) I definitely have a new respect for stay at home moms!! It is a tough job! So, Yaaaaayyyy to all you stay at home moms!! I think you are wonderful. :)
