Three Months

Emma Grace is three months old!  It feels like just yesterday she was drowning in her newborn onesies, and now she is solid and strong.  Sara told me, "Mom, I'm glad Emma is getting to be such a big girl!"

(not so happy about taking a pic)

At three months, Emma is wide-eyed and alert.  It is so fun to go into her room in the mornings and watch her wake-up.  She stretches, opens her eyes, and smiles a great big smile.  Emma is very responsive to us, and is starting to do a lot of "talking".  She moves her lips and makes all sort of noises.  Unlike Sara, who was interested in her pacifier for about one minute as a newborn, Emma finds great comfort in hers.  She sleeps curled up with a chewy (a trait passed down from her big sis), and enjoys being able to watch the action when she's awake.  It's especially fun to watch her get excited: arms and legs punching and kicking in all directions, and a huge smile across her face. Emma is still super cuddly and she enjoys being held, but when she is tired, often times she just wants to be left alone in her crib.  She'll still occasionally fall asleep in our arms, but she's definitely a girl who knows when she wants her bed.

We don't go back to the doctor until four months, so I'll have official stats then.  But for now, Emma continues to comfortably wear 0-3 month clothes, though I think we'll make the move up to some 3-6 months items by Christmas.  She is eating close to six ounces at most feedings, and often acting incredibly put out when the bottle is empty.  I know she'll be ready to start cereal when we get the okay from the pediatrician next month.

In the meantime, we're enjoying our first holiday season with our two girls!

(p.s. this happened about three minutes after the crying pic above ... daycare really wears a girl out!)