My Maggie is 3 months old today. Can I get a collective sigh? I feel like the 3 month mark is such an accomplishment. It's the end of the newborn stage and the beginning of all things wonderful. Although, it's hard for me to believe that things could get any more wonderful, Maggie has a been a darling newborn. If it weren't from past experience, I probably wouldn't know that it could get any better. So ready or not, here we come incredible infant stage...
EatingMaggie never ceases to surprise me with her efficient eating style. She has narrowed her nursing sessions to 5 times a day. We have one at her a.m. wake time, 7:30ish. Then they follow at 10:30ish, 1:30ish, 4:30ish, and 7:30ish p.m. (note there are no late night feedings:) More on that in the sleep section. When I do give her a bottle she seems to be taking about 6oz--that's a big tummy for a little gal.
ActivityMy Mags is still as delightful as ever during her awake time. She has upped her wake time to a whopping 50-55 minutes including feeding. By now, Jack had a one hour and 15 minute wake time. I'm so anxious for her to stretch her time before naps, I can hardly stand it.
She still coos and goos like a champ. And has even added some new sounds like, "Iiii", Aaah", "Uhh", and a precious gurgly sound, that only a mother could love. Her favorite place to sit is in her cheapy Target bouncy seat. She smiles, coos, and bats at the jungle animals hanging from the bar. But, her absolute favorite activity of the day is the bath. I swear all I have to do is mention the word and her face lights up, her feet start kicking, and her arms are flailing. Watching big brother take his bath at night is a close second.
She absolutely despises tummy time. I've tried everything to make it more enjoyable, but no luck. It can set her off for her entire wake time and that's why, I must admit, I haven't been as proactive about as I should. She definitely needs some work on her neck muscles. I was really hoping to pull out that nifty Bumbo soon.
SleepingIf you could see me typing this right now you would see a giant smile on my face and hopefully lightened circles and less puffiness under my eyes. Yes, you guessed it...MY MAGGIE IS SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! My definition of STTN is 12 hours. And you better believe my sweet Magpie is doing just that...7:30-8:00ish pm to 7:30 am. Now, is she snoozing the whole time? Not sure. But what I am sure of is I nurse her at 7:30 pm and don't hear a peep from her until 7:30 the next morning. So far, she's pretty much like clock work, just like big brother was. Her first night of fabulous sleep was at 10 weeks. I was shocked. Surely, she won't keep this up, I thought. And lo' and behold she did for 5 nonconsecutive nights that week. Then on the 11th week, she made it 12 hours all 7 nights. Since then she hasn't looked back.
As for daytime sleep, she is taking 4 naps a day. The first 3 naps are about two hours, give or take 30 minutes. And the last one is a one hour catnap. I usually have to wake her to feed during the day. Another great sleeper...so far!
I still swaddle her, although I am trying to wean her off. We've started one arm out (hence the reason she found her thumb). I'm hoping she'll be completely out of it by 4 months. But, I''ll wait until she's ready.
In Other NewsIf you read my last post, you saw I have a thumb sucker. Maybe I gave you the wrong impression in the post, but that was a *sigh* of relief! I have a self soother. Yahoo! No more tears before bed time and
if Maggie is waking in the middle of the night, she's soothing her self right back to sleep. I will admit, I do hate how she scratches her face all up trying to get that thumb in her mouth (as you can see in her 3 month pictures). Other than that, I can totally handle a little thumb sucking when she's sleepy. I already have one, what's one more?
Since we don't have a doctor's appt this month, I'm not exactly sure of her size. However, I do know that I had to remove all of her 0-3 month clothing from her drawers and replace them with 3-6 months. We also moved up to a size 2 in diapers..she has a very expanding waistline. Her legs have totally chubbed up too. I couldn't even begin to count the rolls...love it! She seems to have tiny feet though (if you remember so did Jack;). Socks in her age appropriate size are always just a tinge too big.
Maggie is still the hiccup queen around here. It has lessened a bit, at least it's not every feeding anymore. All I've got to say is thank goodness for Gripe Water. I know she's uncomfortable when she gets them, no matter what the books say. Actually that's why her pictures today were so serious, she got a terrible case of the hiccups
right in the middle of me taking pictures. I decided to give up on the mock photo shoot and relieve her. Maybe the 4 month shots will look more like my happy Maggie.
Oh and did I mention she's sleeping through the night? Just had to throw that in one more time!
Other than that everything is running pretty smoothly around here. We are all adjusting well, loving our pretty in pink baby and taking it one day at a time. Who knows what month 4 will hold!
Okay, I got one dinky little smile when Daddy got home. Too bad the flash was on.
Jack pulled out the baseball tee first. Daddy made it official by topping him off with his Braves hat...just a teeny bit too big.
Next was the "Stomp Rocket". Jack got this from Santa and unfortunately, Christmas day was the only other day he has the opportunity to enjoy it. If you don't own one of these, I highly recommend it...so much fun, easy to use, and hours (well minutes, in Jack's case) of entertainment for boys and girls! 
Even our spirited weinie dog, Cosby, joined the outdoor fun. Note he is sporting his shock collar to keep his "spirited" self contained!
Hmmm....Let me see how many little pieces of sugar I can count (that are also probably loaded with Red Dye #40)?
