Happy 3 months to my baby girl as of yesterday! Time is really flying by these days. I recently visited a friend with a newborn and I could not believe Ivy was ever that small! hehe.. I just think that as she keeps getting bigger and smarter, our life with her keeps getting more and more fun. Anyways, sorry it's kind of a long post but just wanted to record some memories...
-I never recorded her stats for 2 months so just wanted to include that.. She only weighed 10 lbs exactly (23%) and was 21.75 inches tall (20%). So she's just a little thing! But so am I so it's all good, haha. The doc said she is gaining weight just fine and is pretty proportional so she is probably just going to be petit.. Guess she got the Brown genes lol. I do think she has gained at least 2 lb's since then so I'm guessing she weighs at least 12 by now..
(Late night ice cream date with daddy)
-Although she may have short tiny legs, she does have a pretty hefty chest and broad shoulders. I LOVE this about her.
Pretty sure she gets it from her big barrel chested daddy. :) We've decided that if she wanted to, she could be a pretty awesome gymnast, hehe.
-Ivy can now hold her head up pretty well which I love because now we can carry her in the Bjorn facing forward (She hated it the other way). She loves to stand up and sit upright so she can look around.. when she is on her tummy, she already pulls her knees up under her chest! (future crawler for sure) She even did this for the doctor at her 2 month checkup, practically scooted off the table, lol..
(On an evening walk, in the Bjorn)
-She is definitely no night owl.. Always ready for bed by her last feeding around 10, 10:30 and although she still wakes up about 4:30 am for an early feeding, she immediatly falls back to sleep till around 8-ish (occasionally will wake up a couple times before that early feeding to poop or with gas but usually falls back asleep after I put her bink back in her mouth). As long as it's still dark, she will go back to sleep. Hopefully over this next month we can either cut out that last evening feeding or work on actually getting through the entire night with no early feeding.. Maybe once she gains a little more weight. Crossing our fingers! ;)
(The infamous scowl.. and first ponytail-ish with a clip, hehe)
-This girl hates naptime.
Hates it. She has hated naps since she was first born. She will fight it every single time I put her down or try to rock her to sleep. Just within the past couple days has she started to only cry for about 5-10 mins in her bed before falling asleep. Guess that is just her way to wind down. I'm just happy she doesn't do that at nighttime..
-She is just now starting to talk and coo more these days.. we'll have fun little conversations together with squawking noises or short little coo's. she is also starting to imitate which is way fun. Sticks out her tongue, sometimes makes a whisper noise back if you whisper to her, and ah's if you do la's and ah sounds with her..
(playtime! fingers and toys are always in her mouth these days, hehe)
-Little Bug is a pretty social thing. As long as she isn't super tired or hungry, she is not afraid to be around lots of people or to be held by others.. She especially loves it when her cousins play with her during her waketime. She gets a kick out of them talking and cooing with her. It has also made it pretty easy to take her places. As long as she is sitting upright, looking around at everyone and everything, either on our laps or in the Bjorn, she is usually pretty happy.
-A friend of mine recently wrote all the nicknames they have for their baby and I thought it was cute so wanted to include a few. This is actually kinda funny because when I was out running errands with her in the Bjorn yesterday, someone asked her name and I almost didn't respond right away bc I was about to say Baby Girl or Bug haha.. other nicknames have been Baby Bug, Baby Boo, just straight Baby, Drool Monster, Slobber Monster, Miss Boo, Miss Ivy, and of course Ivy Lu..
Can't get enough of our sweet girl!! It is crazy how much joy she brings into our lives. I love that our family is so complete now. We feel so lucky and blessed to have such a strong, healthy, beautiful baby girl and just love watching her learn and grow so much every day!
(PS- I discovered how to make these collages on Picasa recently and am loving it! This way I don't take up so much dang space or bore you with all these pictures! Maybe it's just my first baby or maybe it's just that my iphone makes it super easy but taking pictures of this girl is super addicting, lol. I have too many.)
