Well my love, today you are three months old. If I've learned anything in these last three months it's to savour every moment because the time flies by. I can't believe three months ago you joined my life.
This month we started going to Stars and Strollers. The theatre sets aside one viewing a week of two first run movies for mothers (or fathers) to come in with their babies. No one expects a silent theatre, in fact it's quite the opposite. All the little baby noise are adorable. The first film we went to on our own and it was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Not bad. Then we went with Chantelle and Reed and we saw Sex in the City. Okay. Yesterday we went, again with Chantelle and Reed to The Happening. Poo! You've been amazingly well behaved during these outings, although yesterday you actually cried a couple of times but I think it was because you woke up while in the carseat and were quite hungry.
Your poop went on strike for a few days this month. Scared the poop out of me though. You went three and a half days and when it finally came, I've never been so happy to see a poopy diaper! If someone had told me 5 years ago, that I would be wishing to change a crappy diaper I would have laughed in their face.
We had a ridiculously cute photo session one afternoon after one of our walks. I stripped you down because you were quite sticky and hot. You were so happy that I started snapping some pics. Oh...my...god we had a good time. It's pretty clear that you're the child of two actors because you LOVE the camera and showed off many of your ever changing facial expressions!
Tummy time has still been an uphill battle. You hate it more than going to sleep when you're overtired (and believe me, you really hate that...as I'm writing this we just finished a 1/2 hour screaming session with you so exhausted you just couldn't let it go to drop off to sleep). I've tried putting you on my knees and laying on the floor under you. No good. I've tried leaning you agains the back of the couch (got this idea from your cousin Izzy). No good. I've tried the "Tummy Time Pillow" with lots of toys. No good. The only thing that is going okay is when I hold you against my chest and lean back...only a little. If I go too far you freak out! In the last couple of days though, your neck has gotten 100% stronger. You're really holding your little noggin up when you sit up. And when you are against my chest you really push back to look around at things. So I'm not stressing the tummy time as much anymore. I figure you'll get there when you flip yourself over.
And today, on your 3 month birthday, you grabbed at Sophie and brought her up to your mouth. Oh happy day! It's so fun to watch you develop your motor skills and figure things out. Your chatting has increased with many new sounds from your baby vocabulary and you do the most of your talking on the change table. Not sure the appeal of this location, perhaps because you're laying down and closer to our faces. Perhaps it's the fan that gets you going; you LOVE the ceiling fan. What ever it is, I love it.
You also started to giggle this month. So far it's been because you are increadibly ticklish. At first I was specifically going in for the tickle but now you wriggle and giggle when I'm changing your shirts and I have to take your arm in and out of your tops. There is nothing better than the sound of a baby giggle.
I have to say though that it hasn't all been easy this month. You went through a growth spurt last week and I don't think my milk supply was quite up to the task at first which made you alittle cranky and difficult to keep happy. I went online and did some research about upping milk supply and discovered "fenugreek". Since then, it's been all good. Lots of milk for your growing little bum!
We had a couple of REALLY hot days this past month. So hot that I didn't have a blanket thin enough to swaddle you in, or as I like to say "burrito", so we tried to put you down without wrapping you. Ya...that doesn't really work too well. You'll sleep for about 2o minutes before waking yourself up with kicking legs or flinging arms. After a couple of days of that I found a thin, cooler blanket and we're back to the burrito and sleeping soundly.
Speaking of sleep, we did have a few nights were you made it all the way through the night, but lately you're back to waking up every three hours to eat. Again, I think it's a growth spurt. Now when I say you had some nights sleeping all the way through I have to mention that your mom didn't make it all the way. I tend to wake up about 20 times a night just to check that you're okay. Sometimes you're breathing is so quite and shallow I have to give you a tiny nudge just to hear you take a deep breath and sigh.
Last Sunday was your daddy's first Father's Day. We had a nice quite morning at home and then made our way out to Port Hope so you daddy could play a round of golf with your Gruncle Barry, your Funcle Todd and....Ryan (we don't have a title for him yet).
And finally, you realized the depth of crazy that your parents will go to with and for you. I think you'll either love us for it or leave the house as soon as you're legal. Why??? Just watch:
And that's our month!
I love you my girl. For now and for always.
Mommy
