3.5, Almost 4 Month Update

My little girl has changed so much in the past couple of months. All of a sudden she started cooing and "talking" and moving and playing.

Some of the new things she's up to are:

1. She has discovered her hands and is very quickly learning how to use them. She sucks on her fists when she's hungry, grabs at things, and even brings them to her mouth.



2. She blows bubbles and drools like crazy.


Here is what her talking now sounds like:




3. I got her weighed today, and she is 11.5 pounds. Four weeks ago she was measured and, at that time, was 24 inches long. That's five inches in less than three months! I wouldn't be surprised if she has grown another inch since then. She's a tall girl.




4. She still doesn't like tummy time very much, but she's very strong. She can push herself up quite far! She also loves to "stand." If she feels something solid beneath her feet, she'll straighten her legs and try to support herself.


She's still very wobbly of course, and I know it will be months before she can do it on her own. But it's still exciting to see her try.


5. She's starting new fashion trends. She came up with this one all by herself!



6. She sleeps through the night. She has a late bedtime (10pm, sometimes later) and she's usually up around 6:00 (sometimes a little earlier), but that still means I'm getting a solid seven hours, at least, so I can't complain. Plus, after her 6am feeding, she goes back down

Daytime sleeping isn't going as well though. She takes several short naps (between 15-20 minutes long), and she takes them in my lap. If I try to move her, she wakes up. So I'm praying that naptime will get better, but in the meantime, I can deal with it (since she's sleeping so well at night).


7. She is a much more efficient eater. Most nursing sessions last less than half an hour. Sometimes, she's done in under 10 minutes! She's not really on any feeding schedule though. Sometimes she has a nice long playtime and goes an hour and a half between feedings. Other times she cluster feeds for a couple of hours at a time.

I don't know how other mothers do it. I haven't fully prepared a meal (other than breakfast) since she was born. Art does all of the cooking now. I'm trying not to wish that time would pass quickly, but I'm definitely looking forward to her being able to entertain herself long enough for me to make dinner.

Of course, when she becomes more independent, I'll probably tell you that I miss having a little baby who needs me all the time... :)