Annie - 3 months!
Life with a new baby is starting to get easier! The past month has almost killed me, but we are finally coming out of the craziness.
Annie is the cutest little butterball I have ever laid my eyes on. She has the chubbiest little cheeks and the cutest double chin ever. She has rolls on her inner thighs and baby clevage when she lays on her side. I cannot explain to you the joy that fills my heart when I just look at her! I get so excited by the sight of this girl that it overwhelms me sometimes!!
I am amazed at how much she is changing and growing. She really started socially smiling around 9 or 10 weeks. This is typical of a 6 week old baby, but factor in that she was 4 weeks premature and the timing lines up. If you're not a mom, you can't quite understand what happens within you when your baby responds to you with a smile. If you are a mom, you know exactly what I'm talking about. I can talk to her and her little face just lights up! She smiles, and she's even cooing a little. It's the most amazing thing knowing that your baby knows who you are... and actually thinks you're fun!
She has great head control and is starting to figure out her arms. In fact, at week 11 she found her fist and turned it into a slobbery mess. She likes to lay on her tummy as long as she is on a boppy or laying over the arm of my chair (while I'm holding her) or on my knees. She isn't a fan of laying flat on the floor on her tummy... but she will do it for short periods of time. We try to do it as often as she allows to help build her muscles! At 11 weeks while she was laying on the floor, she rolled over from her tummy to her back!!! I could hardly believe it.
She has fallen in love with her swing (which is good because she has hated it for so long!). There are some little toys that hang above it and often I find her cracking up at them. She also likes to lay on her play mat/gym and look around! Her favorite after-mealtime activity is to lay on it and stare out of our sliding glass doors. She'll lay there perfectly content for ten minutes!
Annie loves bathtime! In fact, I can't put the baby tub on the kitchen table anymore to bathe her because she kicks around so much. We end up with quite a bit of water on the table/floor, so we've moved the bathtime party to the bathroom! Being naked is her favorite... though she's not allowed to do that much since its so cold out!
The girl is facinated with her daddy. She cracks up when he talks to her and anytime he walks into the room her eyes glue on him. If he walks away she strains her head to find him. It's so cool to see their relationship forming!
She has an obsession with her pacifier and I'm pretty sure she would fall apart if pacifiers ceased to exist.
She has been sleeping 5 hours at night, waking to eat, then sleeping 3-4 more. This is exciting for a tired mama!
Overall Annie is an amazing baby and she is such a happy girl! We've had our struggles with her, but I dont think we could ask for a sweeter girl. She isnt clingy or needy. In fact, she'd rather sleep in her bed than in my arms. We are still working through naptimes. She will lay down without a fuss but always wakes up crying. Now that she's a bit older we are trying to be more persistant with sleep training. Other than that she only cries when she's hungry or tired. When she's awake she's so happy and content. It has been quite the challenge figuring her out, but we're almost there!
ME:
I feel like I'm finally getting the hang of this mommy thing. I didnt think I would survive it. There is light at the end of this tunnel, and Im thinking that maybe it's not a train. She is finally becoming predictable, which has helped tremendously. I feel like I know what I'm doing... even though I havent even scratched the surface of this thing.
I'm still tired. Mentally, physically, and emotionally.
I have come to a whole new appreciation for moms. You hear all the time that being a mom is a 24/7 job. But unless you are one you can't really wrap your brain around this. Even while I was pregnant with her I would think "Oh sure.." but I didnt really believe it. Somewhere in my brain I thought that maybe there would be days where you could be responsibility-free. Not so. Its an always job that you never get to walk away from.
I feel like I'm finally able to cope with that realization. It has taken me a while, but I think my brain has made the switch. And you know, it's such a wonderful thing. God has given me one of the biggest responsibilities in life. A little daughter. A little daughter to always watch over and care for. How fortunate am I to be entrusted with such a responsibility! To love her, and teach her the way. This is the most important thing I'll ever do with my life! A friend posted a quote the other day that I simply fell in love with:
"Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children because you find them cuter than stamps. It is not something you do if you can squeeze the time in. It is what God gave you time for."
Happy 3 months old my love!
Annie is the cutest little butterball I have ever laid my eyes on. She has the chubbiest little cheeks and the cutest double chin ever. She has rolls on her inner thighs and baby clevage when she lays on her side. I cannot explain to you the joy that fills my heart when I just look at her! I get so excited by the sight of this girl that it overwhelms me sometimes!!
I am amazed at how much she is changing and growing. She really started socially smiling around 9 or 10 weeks. This is typical of a 6 week old baby, but factor in that she was 4 weeks premature and the timing lines up. If you're not a mom, you can't quite understand what happens within you when your baby responds to you with a smile. If you are a mom, you know exactly what I'm talking about. I can talk to her and her little face just lights up! She smiles, and she's even cooing a little. It's the most amazing thing knowing that your baby knows who you are... and actually thinks you're fun!
She has great head control and is starting to figure out her arms. In fact, at week 11 she found her fist and turned it into a slobbery mess. She likes to lay on her tummy as long as she is on a boppy or laying over the arm of my chair (while I'm holding her) or on my knees. She isn't a fan of laying flat on the floor on her tummy... but she will do it for short periods of time. We try to do it as often as she allows to help build her muscles! At 11 weeks while she was laying on the floor, she rolled over from her tummy to her back!!! I could hardly believe it.
She has fallen in love with her swing (which is good because she has hated it for so long!). There are some little toys that hang above it and often I find her cracking up at them. She also likes to lay on her play mat/gym and look around! Her favorite after-mealtime activity is to lay on it and stare out of our sliding glass doors. She'll lay there perfectly content for ten minutes!
Annie loves bathtime! In fact, I can't put the baby tub on the kitchen table anymore to bathe her because she kicks around so much. We end up with quite a bit of water on the table/floor, so we've moved the bathtime party to the bathroom! Being naked is her favorite... though she's not allowed to do that much since its so cold out!
The girl is facinated with her daddy. She cracks up when he talks to her and anytime he walks into the room her eyes glue on him. If he walks away she strains her head to find him. It's so cool to see their relationship forming!
She has an obsession with her pacifier and I'm pretty sure she would fall apart if pacifiers ceased to exist.
She has been sleeping 5 hours at night, waking to eat, then sleeping 3-4 more. This is exciting for a tired mama!
Overall Annie is an amazing baby and she is such a happy girl! We've had our struggles with her, but I dont think we could ask for a sweeter girl. She isnt clingy or needy. In fact, she'd rather sleep in her bed than in my arms. We are still working through naptimes. She will lay down without a fuss but always wakes up crying. Now that she's a bit older we are trying to be more persistant with sleep training. Other than that she only cries when she's hungry or tired. When she's awake she's so happy and content. It has been quite the challenge figuring her out, but we're almost there!
ME:
I feel like I'm finally getting the hang of this mommy thing. I didnt think I would survive it. There is light at the end of this tunnel, and Im thinking that maybe it's not a train. She is finally becoming predictable, which has helped tremendously. I feel like I know what I'm doing... even though I havent even scratched the surface of this thing.
I'm still tired. Mentally, physically, and emotionally.
I have come to a whole new appreciation for moms. You hear all the time that being a mom is a 24/7 job. But unless you are one you can't really wrap your brain around this. Even while I was pregnant with her I would think "Oh sure.." but I didnt really believe it. Somewhere in my brain I thought that maybe there would be days where you could be responsibility-free. Not so. Its an always job that you never get to walk away from.
I feel like I'm finally able to cope with that realization. It has taken me a while, but I think my brain has made the switch. And you know, it's such a wonderful thing. God has given me one of the biggest responsibilities in life. A little daughter. A little daughter to always watch over and care for. How fortunate am I to be entrusted with such a responsibility! To love her, and teach her the way. This is the most important thing I'll ever do with my life! A friend posted a quote the other day that I simply fell in love with:
"Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children because you find them cuter than stamps. It is not something you do if you can squeeze the time in. It is what God gave you time for."
Happy 3 months old my love!
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