3 Months!

As usual, I can't believe how fast my little girl is growing. She is three months old today and as cute as ever! Her most recent weight was 12lbs 15oz and LONG. I don't have an exact length but she has outgrown all of our 0-3 month clothes and is fitting comfortably in the 3-6 month gear. Here are her growing pictures!

3 Months

2 Months

1 Month

1 Week

Amelia interacts with everyone she sees: smiling, gabbing, even laughing occasionally! She loves her burp cloths, always gripping one with both hands and waving it around. Daddy taught her how to play Peek-A-Boo and she is elated whenever anyone takes the time to play with her.

So, giraffes are the "in" thing this year (or maybe they were "in" back in 2010) and wanting to make sure his daughter fits in with all the cool 3-month-olds, Daddy gave Amelia a new giraffe toy for Valentine's Day. Actually, he probably doesn't know that giraffes are "in" and just thought the toy was awesome, which it is. Either way, it's the first thing she has ever reached for on purpose! She's starting to realize that her hands are under her control.

Amelia's routine is becoming more regular with long (often 9 hour!) sleep stretches at night and 3 shorter naps during the day. I am still amazed when I put her to bed and don't hear from her until morning. She now sleeps longer than we do! The problem is that I still need to get up and pump in the middle of the night so I don't explode breastmilk all over our room. It's quite sticky and between the diapers and burp cloths, we don't have time to be washing sheets every day. In a related story, our deep freeze is filling up with frozen milk-lattes anyone?

Another big milestone: on Sunday, during tummy time, Amelia rolled from her front to her back three times in a row! Rob thinks I propped her arms up to make it easier but she still did it. The cloth diaper gives her a nice fulcrum and (of course) we've taught her the physics behind her accomplishment. Unfortunately, she now spends her time contemplating the finer points of torque, gravity, and momentum and couldn't be bothered with the elementary task of rolling over again. Maybe she'll do it again once she goes to college.