I have to say the 3 month milestone has been very enjoyable. Ava is sleeping through the night and has been for about 3 weeks now. We put her down around 9:00 pm and we usually have to wake her up around 7:00 am. It's been so nice to be able to get a full nights rest. We have been very lucky to have such an easy going baby. Over the last month, Ava has really opened up and started showing some personality. We love to find new things that she enjoys doing or looking at. She loves to swing, if she is fussy, we can usually put her in the swing and she will quiet down immediately. And, if you put the swing outside, that's even better! She still enjoys sitting outside in the evenings with me. She loves walks especially when she is in her Baby Bjorn where her head is free to move from side to side. She is very observant and loves to be able to look around at all her surroundings. She also enjoys talking (well, what she thinks is talking). She tries so hard to talk to us, but no words come out...just coos here and there, it's the cutest thing ever!
Right at 3 months, we noticed she was actually focusing on the TV and staring at it for minutes at a time, so we popped in some Baby Einstein DVD's (Baby Noah and Baby Neptune) and those occupy her as well. She will make noises, smile, and her eyes get so big when she is watching the DVD's.
A couple of weeks ago, she discovered herself in the mirror. Every time I take her in front of a mirror, it is sure to bring a smile across her sweet face.
She LOVES bathtime. As soon as she hears the water running, she starts kicking and flailing her arms, you can just see the excitement in her eyes! We make sure and give her a bath every night as part of her bedtime routine. She also enjoys sleeping on her stomach, I tried and tried to get her to sleep on her back, but she wasn't comfortable and very restless. As soon as we started putting her on her stomach, she would sleep for hours and hours upon end. I think this is a big reason why she started sleeping through the night. Her neck is very strong now, so I don't worry as much as I did when she first started sleeping that way.
She is a very active girl, I think we are just getting a small glimpse of what's to come. She never wants us to be sitting down when we hold her, she always wants us to be up walking around or showing her new things. She still has a fascination with the ceiling fan too, something we noticed in her very early days.
One thing that Ava has not taken to at all is the pacifier. I guess in the long run, that will be a good thing for us, but right now, sometimes the only thing that will soothe her is her bottle. She is a hungry girl, so we have pretty much gotten out of the 3 hour routine that we used to be on and I just let her tell me when she is ready to eat. As long as she is sleeping through the night, I will feed her as much as she wants during the day. She has to have a certain calorie intake in a 24 hour period so I assume she is just catching up on what she missed out on at night. Here are some pictures of some of her favorite things:
Watching her Baby Einstein DVD
Smiling at Mommy
Eating and sitting in her Baby Bjorn
Discovered herself in the mirror
Hanging outside in her swing
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