3 Months!!!

Thanks Leah for letting me steal your blog update format! :)

WEIGHT: 12 lbs, 3 oz. (with clothes on)

HEIGHT:  If I had to guess I would say 22-23 inches

CLOTHING SIZE:  Bella just started wearing her 3 month clothes (Thanks to Cambria and Ms. Betty for buying tons of 3-6 month outfits for the summer).  She is still wearing a few newborn clothing items but they are getting tight.  Even her nursery teacher commented that her feet were too big for her newborn sleeper!  She is still sleeping in her swaddles though (thank goodness they still fit)

SLEEP:  We have had a crazy month for sleep!  Bella started sleeping in her own room at 7 weeks. However, she developed a very rough cough and an ear infection around 9 weeks. So we moved her back in the room with us while she was sick.  Last Wednesday (at 11 weeks) she was given a clear bill of health so we tried to move her back into her room. She was NOT having it -- she cried all night and we finally moved her back in the room with us around 3 a.m.  Now, her cough is back...so she is in the room with us. And of course I wake up every time she coughs (the joy of having that motherly instinct).

On a positive note, she is sleeping 9-10 hours at night!  Some nights she has gone as long as 11! She falls asleep quickly too! All we do is put her in her swaddle, stick the passy in, and she is good to go! To calm herself when sleeping, she turns her head from side to side or rubs her feet together. So cute!


Her naps during the day are still a struggle. She isn't sleeping too much at nursery. On the weekends, she crashes --  taking tons of naps.  Her naps last anywhere from a cat nap to a full 2 hours!  You would think that we would enjoy her frequent napping...but we want her to play with us on the weekends! :)
EATING:  Bella has been eating 6.5 oz. every four hours.  It does seem that she is always ready for her early evening bottle right when we are sitting down to eat -- oh the joys of parenting!  At night, she eats right before going to bed and doesn't wake up to eat until morning! However, this past week she has been taking in less (4 oz. every 3 hours). We will see if this is just a fluke or if she is changing her eating patterns!  The doctor said we can introduce rice after her 4 month check up! I can't wait to see how that goes!  Also, Bella is a good burper. It doesn't take long to get 1 or 2 burps out of her.
MILESTONES:  Bella is cooing away! She loves to talk with Chris and I.  Her favorite word is "arger". We mimic her sounds and she really gets going. The best time to talk to Bella is in the morning after she has had her first bottle. 

She is also holding her head up really well!  She is able to sit in her Bumbo for a short time -- after awhile her head gets heavy!  Bella hates tummy time. She will do fine for about 30 seconds, but then she will start crying.  She holds her head and shoulders up but doesn't push with her arms. She is definitely not rolling over as of yet. 

Bella loves to talk to herself in the mirror. When she has play mat time on her back she talks to herself and kicks her legs (most of the time her legs don't touch the ground). 

Bella is very attentive. She likes to look around the room. She loves the sound of running water.  She likes to track us as we clean up or cook. 

She loves to hold her arms close to her chest (almost as if she is modest and wanting to cover her nipples). She also likes to keep her hands balled up in a fist. However, we have been doing arm massages and stretches. She is starting to stretch her hands and arms more.

Bella Rose only cries when she is hungry or extremely tired. She is not a fussy baby and such a joy to be around. I love when she cuddles up with me! So sweet!

FAVORITE TIME:  Bella loves to play "airplane" with Daddy. He flies her around the house and she takes it all in. She also likes to sit outside in her vibrating chair or swing while Daddy works in the yard. Leave Bella alone for a little while and you will hear her talking to herself. I think the other day she was singing along with the t.v. With Mommy, she likes to cuddle and laugh!  She has laughed 3 times while Mommy was being silly.

We are trying our best not to let her look at the t.v. but she finds a way every time.  The other day we turned the t.v. off and she started crying. So we turned it back on-- she stopped crying. Off--crying, on--stopped crying.  So we are being even more vigilant to keep her from the t.v.  :)

12 weeks photo:

12 weeks old today!

Am I teething???