Letter to Baby

Dear Avonlea,

You are 3 months old today!  This month has especially seemed to fly by. You'll learn when you get older that when things are going hard, time seems to slow down, and when things are fun, the time will speed up. And this month, has been fun.

You are becoming more and more alert and animated every day. I'm so glad to have the picture above--it captured your sweet, sweet smile.  You giggled at me once last week. I keep trying to get you to do it again!  You smile the most when you first wake up.

Your sleep has been a little mixed up this month, because of our trip to Ohio. You had a good routine, and then changing time zones twice really messed you up. A couple of nights you only slept an hour and a half at a time!  Thankfully, you're starting to get back to normal in your overnight sleeping. You go between 4 and 5 hours at a time.  You had two nights of 8 hours in a row, but you haven't done that since.  Over the last week you've been really sleepy during the day, taking 3 or 4 naps a day!  You must be having a growth spurt.

Speaking of Ohio, you had your first plane ride! I was very nervous going into it, because you were pretty fussy, and didn't like sitting in one place very long. I had a lot of people praying for our trip. You did such a good job on the plane! Our flights to Ohio were overnight, which helped. You only fussed at the very end of one flight, when we had to wait to get off of the plane.  Your flight back was a little rougher, but it was during the day, so you were more awake. We passed out little baggies of candy to our flight neighbors, so that helped everyone stay pleasant to us during the flight!

It was so wonderful seeing you meet PawPaw and Grammy and Poppa, and Papaw, and Great-Grandma, and your Aunt Ashley, and great-aunts and great-uncles. You had a tough time with the time change, so you were cranky when meeting the Campbells and Humes, but they didn't care, because they were so excited to meet you! Your Great-Grandma Hume and Grammy and Poppa were especially excited to meet you.

You have been doing great with your physical therapy. The doctor is noticing that your range of motion is getting better each week.

You are doing so well with eating! You haven't used the nipple shield since we went to Ohio. We are officially done with it--yay! It's amazing to see how you have grown. You started this month eating every hour and a half to two hours, and you're now able to go longer in between feedings. It's also nice because you aren't yelling at me when you're ready to eat!

You love to face out, so I got a Baby Bjorn to carry you around in. You love it! I am trying to keep you upright as much as possible, because your physical therapist mentioned that you have a bit of a flat head. I don't want you to have a flat head!  One of the solutions for it is to do tummy time, but BOY do you hate it!  You do a good job holding your head up, but you don't want to be on your tummy for long.

You're starting to chunk up a bit more, which makes me super happy. I love fat babies!  At the doctor, you weighed 14lbs, 6oz.  We will find out what percentile you are in at next month's appointment.

We are still reading through the "Jesus Storybook Bible". We just read about David and Goliath yesterday. You are looking more at the pictures when I read. You are also noticing Gus and Waldo. Today I saw you smiling at them while we were sitting on the couch and they were playing.

You are grabbing at things now when they touch your hands. You like to play with my Debbie bracelet that I wear on my wrist. You also grab at your clothes and your blankets. Your favorite toy this month has been your hands!  You are almost able to get your whole fist in your mouth!  Sometimes, you put your fist in your mouth, and then you extend your fingers--and gag yourself!  Silly girl.

I love you so much!
Mommy