3 Months Old

Well, time continues to fly. I wish I could put things in slow motion. I'm enjoying every single second with my precious girl, but not I really know what people mean when they say "they grow up so fast." It feels like Sadie was just born. 

Age: 3 months

Weight: about 12 and a half pounds

Length: 23 inches at her 2 month appointment

Size: 3 months and some 3-6 clothing. She is still wearing a few 0-3 things but they are getting snug. We are also using cloth diapers now! It was a bit of a production trying to figure out my wash routine and she ended up being allergic to the fabric on one kind of diapers so I had to rethink my stash, but we have it figured out now and things are going well. I'm so glad I didn't give up (I wanted to several times.)

Hair: Dark and getting pretty long around her ears. DH said we should cut it and "even it out." He is CRAZY. She's adorable even with a little top baldness and no one is going near my baby with scissors yet. Her eyes seem like they are turning hazel. DH has hazel eyes, mine are brown.

Teeth: None, just loads of drool. We go through 2-3 bibs a day.

Sleeping: She usually wakes up once per night. She goes to bed with us, around 9:30, and she will wake up any time between 2-4 am for a short feeding. Most of the time I have to wake her at 7 to get her ready for the sitter. She's been taking long naps there, and will still catnap in the evenings. I can usually lay her down semi awake at night and she will go to sleep on her own. She is still in the rock-in-play by our bed. I will probably transition to her crib over my Christmas break. I really don't want her to leave my side though. I love being able to reach over to her during the night if needed.

Eating: still 100% breast milk. I feel very lucky that breast feeding has gone so well for us. Since returning to work I've been able to pump plenty of milk for her during the day. She really doesn't eat much when she's away from me and seems to wait and nurse more in the evenings. Her middle of the night feedings are only about 10-15 minutes now. We've come a long way from the hours and hours she would nurse at night during those first few weeks. I have to admit it makes me a little sad. I love the extra sleep, but it's just another sign that she's growing too fast. Such a bittersweet feeling.

Movement: She looks less like a bobble head and can hold her head up very well. She has started to grab onto things. If I cover her up while she's in her carseat she has learned how to grab the blanket. She sucks on it sometimes. She also seemed to have figured out that her hand is attached to her body. I catch her just lifting her fist and staring at it, almost making herself go cross eyed. It's so fun to watch. She sucks on her hand a lot now too. That usually wakes me up before her whimpers in the middle of the night. I hear a loud "suck suck suck" and she almost has her whole hand in her mouth, so I know she is ready to eat.

Milestones: Oh, the baby babbles. They are so stinking cute. I love hearing her "talk." She almost laughs, but we have yet to hear it. I can't wait for that! She responds to raspberries on her tummy and we are able to make her smile easily now. She has also been going to her sitter for two weeks now and has been doing great. They love her and I'm so glad. My sitter's 3 year old son said to me, "I wish your baby was our baby." She's gone to storytime at the library twice now with them and the boys read to her all the time during the day. I am so incredibly fortunate to take her there.

Favorite Toys/Activities: She still loves the ceiling fans. She is starting to respond more to toys, especially ones with faces, but she really doesn't love any toys yet. I think her favorite thing is just sitting and looking around. She will sit happily on my lap and I usually hold her while we eat dinner. She just likes to take in her surroundings.

Dislikes: She is still not a fan of tummy time, and she fights her naps if she gets overtired. Honestly we are lucky she is such a happy girl. There isn't much that she truly dislikes.

Words & Sounds: The baby babbles mentioned above. I love them so much. She still does her fake cry which cracks us up.

Hey woman, stop taking my picture!

Tomorrow we are having some 3 month professional pictures taken. I will share some soon!

The Exciting Life of a Baby

I've been so busy lately there hasn't been much time to blog. Lots has happened in our lives in the last month though! I went back to work last week. It was difficult, but we managed. Sadie was an angel at the sitter and made everyone fall in love with her. I'm so lucky to have my sitter- she's wonderful and I feel completely comfortable with her taking care of my daughter. She is the wife of a coworker. She is also a nurse, but stays home now with their 4 kids. They are all boys- 6, 5, 3, and 1. You might think she has her hands full with all of those boys plus Sadie, but she is amazing. She handles 5 kids better than I handle one. Every Wednesday she takes the kids to story time at the library (she brings her mom along for help) and this past week they held it at a local pumpkin patch.

Here is Sadie enjoying all the pumpkins. Or sleeping.

Even though Sadie is just a few months old, the thought of her going to weekly story time excites me. You're never too young to start reading! This week they have trick or treat at the library so I am sending Sadie's costume. We weren't going to do a costume besides her Thing 2 outfit (more on that in a minute) but I found an elephant costume at a garage sale for 50 cents! Score!

The best part about my sitter is that she is less than 5 minutes from the school. I ran over each day (except Wednesday) and nursed her at lunch. I thought I would be so rushed, and I am, but once I get there it's nice to sit down and relax for 15 minutes or so with my girl. Plus it gives me a break from the pump. Next week I have recess duty so I'm not sure when I will eat lunch, but I will figure it out. It's a small sacrifice to make for my little girl who will grow up so fast. Pumping has been going well too. Since I've been nursing at lunch, Sadie has taken less than 8 ounces from a bottle each day. I pump once each day during my plan and still had almost 18 ounces left over to freeze on Friday! I'm so glad I can keep up with what she eats. I think it makes a big difference that my sitter nursed all her boys (and still nurses her youngest) because she will hold her off if I'm coming soon because she knows that I will have to pump if I don't nurse. Again, I am so blessed to have her.

Sadie also became a traveling girl. We took a mini vacation to Boston to visit some dear friends and see the sights. She was an angel. She slept almost the whole 20 hour drive (with nursing/changing stops) and slept in the stroller during most of our sight seeing. We got very good at nursing (discreetly) in public. One my favorite places was on the 50th floor of Prudential Tower. There were no chairs, so we just plopped down on the floor with my nursing cover. She also ate on a park bench and in several restaurants. The best part of vacation was spending time with one of my best friends that I have known since elementary school. Her son is about 5 months older than Sadie.

Sam and Sadie sittin in a tree....

Getting off the T at Harvard. You can tell Sadie is really enjoying herself. Or sleeping.

Yesterday we had a very exciting day. A couple of years ago Shorty and I entered a pet costume contest at a local outdoor mall, and it's become a yearly tradition. The first year she was a banana and I was a gorilla. Last year she was a Dayton Dragons cheerleader. This contest is serious. People go ALL OUT. So I knew we had to be extra awesome to win a prize. My wonderful sister-in-law got Shorty and Sadie Thing 1 and Thing 2 shirts as a shower gift last May. My talented grandma took an adult wig and separated it to make a wig for Shorty and Sadie. I dressed up as the Cat in the Hat.

We got second place in the pet/owner duo category! It was so much fun! I remember last year telling my grandma, "I hope I have a baby to bring next year." Of course, I thought I would have a baby through the gift of adoption. Little did I know we would be so blessed with Sadie. I am the luckiest mom in the world. I'll leave you with some more costume pictures and I'll be back in a few day to post her 3 month update (sob! My baby is growing too fast!).

My stepsister, Apryl. She lives in KY and met Sadie for the first time yesterday.

Shorty is thinking "Why do you people do this to me?"

Sadie says "Yeah, I know I rock the blue hair. I'm awesome."