3-Month Report

Sara is 3 months old today! Here she is yelling at her Dad because he made her lay down to take this picture:

At 3 months, Sara is just over 12 pounds. She can blow bubbles, hold her head upright with only an occasional bobble, and she is more and more talkative everyday. Sometimes when we're playing with her, she gets so excited that she lets out a big gasp and a little squeal. Sara is moving her arms and legs a lot more, especially when she hears music or other noises. She's gotten very squirmy when she's on her tummy, and we have a feeling that a tummy to back roll is in her near future. Sara is continuing to do well at daycare. She's actually the youngest child in the entire center right now by just a couple of months. I love the fact that she gets to interact with other babies all day long, and I think that a lot of her new talking/noises can be attributed to her spending time with -- and listening to -- other people around her age. Wow, look at me throwing around theories on babies like I know what I'm talking about! To be honest, I haven't read the parenting books and I haven't done my research, so I really have no true idea as to when the different baby milestones are supposed to happen. What I do know is that Sara is happy and healthy, and she appears to be growing and learning more everyday ... I couldn't ask for more.

Steve and I are going on our first official post-baby date tomorrow night to see Ian Moore at The Granada, and I can't wait! I don't care at all that I'll be super tired and perhaps have a slight headache on Friday because I'm so anxious to have a grown-up evening with my husband. The only dilemma is that I had a really cute outfit in mind a couple of days ago when it was 80; now it's 30 and pouring rain, so I'm going to have to go back to the drawing board regarding wardrobe choice.

On Saturday my mom and Grandma Lou are coming to town for a few days. Grandma Lou hasn't met Sara yet, and my mom hasn't seen her since she was just a week old. My mom's friend, Susan, bought me a "4 Generations" frame when I was pregnant, and now we're going to have the opportunity to take a photo for it. I can't wait for them to get here!

I hope you're all staying warm ... if it's cold here, I know it's cold where most of you are tonight!