Clara's 3 months old
I'm sure with each monthly post, I'll be saying how fast the time is going, how much you are changing, and doing all this with only what I make for you - its all just so amazing. I'm in a constant state of wonderment. Clara, you've become a fixture in our lives. The love I have for you is overwhelming. Intoxicating.
You are three months old today, March 9th, 2013 and growing like a weed. We went to the doctor to have you weighed last week (paranoid-med-student-mom), 11 pounds 9 ounces - nothing to be worried about. You've put on just about 5 pounds!
Since drafting this post, your eating habits have changed on me or I'm getting more lax...previously, you had been eating every four hours and sleeping from 10pm to 6am - awesome. However, the past 3 days have been a bit different - you've reverted back to eating every three, maybe three and a half hours PLUS waking up at 3:30am for a little chomp. Maybe your right on schedule for your 3-month growth spurt, either way, you are a bit of a scheduling nightmare for this type-A-likes-to-schedule-everything-mom. Oh well. You are pretty sleepy in the morning and seem to eat less, but once the sun sets, let the feeding frenzy begin. I guess you'll probably be a night-owl, just like your dad or maybe you'll take after me - a little bowl of ice cream before hitting the hay.
You are still in size 1 diapers. We're finishing our last box of Pampers because we just received our first shipment of Honest diapers this week! Ah - the patterns. Hook. Line. And Sinker, Honest Company. You had me at "hello'.
Oh, the smiling and the cooing. I'll never get tired of it. You are extra vocal after diaper changes, laying on your changing pad looking around the room or watching us as we wave a rattle in your face - begging to hear your sweet little noises.
Thank goodness for your activity mat! You've begun to reach for the hanging toys and love looking at yourself in the mirror. You also love having something next your fingers, a blanket or stuffed animal, just something soft to feel. Tummy time is more enjoyable now. Again, you like to look in the mirror or at the houndstooth pillows on the couch.
When you get fussy, you need something to sooth you - your hand or your paci. Distraction works well too, you love to look at the bookshelf or the pictures on the refrigerator. And we still sit and bounce on the exercise ball, too.
We've begun working on a bedtime routine this month. Since you like baths so much, we're doing this daily. Then we bundle you up in your jammies and have one more feeding before you nestle down to sleep. Nursing usually puts you into a deep slumber, but some nights are easier than others. Your dad is pretty good at putting you to sleep in the rocking chair with the white noise going. You're a great little sleepr, My Darling, I really can't complain too much - even if you wake up at 3:30am once in a while.
You still haven't started daycare! We are so thankful for all the visitors that have come to help take care of you. Sissy has come down quite a bit from Memphis to fill in while I finished my rotation in the ER. Then, your Aunt Emi came last week while I started my psychiatry rotation. And now, Mommu is in route from Minnesota to take care of you next week! I never would have thought you'd be three months old before going to daycare.
You amaze us daily, Clara. I pinch myself to make sure this is all really happening.
You're the best thing I've ever done.
Period.
