Happy Three Months- 5-19-2014

Happy 3 Months!!

Age: 3 months

Weight: 13 lbs.

Height: 23 in.

Milestones:

• Harper began chewing and sucking on her pointer finger and thumb of her left hand.
• She can easily roll from belly to back, in fact, almost every time we do tummy time she rolls over.
• She has really been trying to roll from her back to belly. She will get her bottom almost over then flip back to her back.
• Harper grabs and brings toys to her mouth.
• She loves to stand when we hold her and puts a good amount of weight on her legs. However, she doesn't love to sit as much.

Sleep:

Little Miss Harper has been dictating her schedule since day one and has been moving her bed time earlier and earlier. We have gotten into a really good routine. We usually start our bedtime routine (bath, bottle, book, and songs) around 7:00 and she is down for the count by 8:00. She will sleep through the night until 3:30-4, wakes for a bottle, then goes back to sleep until 7:00 or so.

Naps are a little bit of a different story...she doesn't love them. Usually she will take 3-4 naps, all being about 45 minutes to an hour. Harper almost always takes a morning nap from 9-10. Other than that it seems to change day to day based on what we are doing that day. We have attempted to do naps in the pack and play but Harper still loves the movement so she still naps in the swing.

Another big change is that she is completely out of her swaddle. We went from a complete swaddle, to a Halo sleep sack, until finally she will either wear a sleep sack just for warmth or nothing at all. This was a really big deal for us!!!

Mommy's Favorite Moment:

There are always so many special moments in the month. As she gets older, her little personality is coming alive. I love when we wake up in the morning. I sing our little Good Morning song and she looks at me with a HUGE smile. No matter how tired, it's the best feeling!!

This month I got to celebrate my very first mother's day with the most amazing little girl!!! I was completely spoiled with breakfast in bed, new sneakers so we could go on our many adventures this summer, and a beautiful necklace with the letter "H."

   

Daddy's Favorite Moment:

Harper got to witness her first rugby game!  Daddy got to play for the first time in a long time and then come off the field to see his baby girl.  She also got to meet all of his rugby friends. Everyone thought Harper was so beautiful and that she was starting to look like her dad!

Health:

Just like a lot of babies Harper has been dealing with reflux. A lot of spit-up!!! We went to the doctors at the beginning of the month to try and get some answers. We had switched formulas several times thinking it was an allergy but nothing changed. The doctor said that lots of babies have reflux because their muscles have not developed yet.

The choices of treatment were Zantac or rice in her bottles. We wanted to stay away from prescription drugs for a little while so it was our decision to use the cereal. The doctor suggested 1 Tablespoon to each ounce however we thought this was too much. We use 1 Tablespoon for every 2 ounces. Harper still spits up but not nearly as much. Hopefully as she get older, learns to sit, and move to solids the reflux will go away. 

Eating:

Praise the Lord!! We have finally settled on a routine!!! Harper takes a 4 ounce bottle every 3-4 hours. With the formula we mix in 2 Tablespoons of rice cereal to help with reflux.

We did try to up the amount of formula to 5 ounces however it seemed to throw off her sleep and made her uncomfortable.

Things I Want to Remember:

• Harper is wearing 3 month clothes and size 2 diapers.
• Her hair is growing in a dark blond and eyes are staying blue, blue blue!!
• She loves going for walks outside.
• We went on our first family vacation to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We took the 10 hour drive down and Harper did a great job in the car!! While we were in MB, Harper attended her first wedding...Aunt Ci-Ci's.
• Harper went to visit daddy and mommy's work for the first time. 
• We started going to weekly mommy and me classes like Infant Storytime and Makin' Music.
• We met some new friends...Vivi and Danny!!
• Harper loves hanging out with her PAL Violet and singing songs while she gets her diaper changed.
• Our little mover is pushing herself out of everything using her legs. We have to make sure she is securely strapped into her bouncer and swing. She can also push herself all over on the floor.
• Harper is doing great with tummy time. She can hold her head up pretty high for long periods of time...or before she rolls over.
• She also loves sleeping with a blankie or small stuffed animal close to her cheek. 
• While taking a bath, Harper would rather lay in the water the lounge in the net.
• This month Harper went to see her great-grandparents and she met her great-pop-pop for the first time. They absolutely LOVED her!!