{"id":8536,"date":"2011-12-15T07:52:08","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T12:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/12\/15\/life-with-a-3-month-old\/"},"modified":"2014-03-29T20:38:45","modified_gmt":"2014-03-30T00:38:45","slug":"life-with-a-3-month-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/life-with-a-3-month-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Life with a 3 Month Old"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hailey is 3 months old today! That\u2019s just nuts. I still picture her as my little newborn peanut, but after looking back at her pictures from 2 months ago<\/a> (reminiscing already? Lord help me on her wedding day<\/em>), it\u2019s clear to see she has grown so much.<\/p>\n

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Besides just looking at her and her clothing size (which is typically 3-6 month), it is evident she is growing in her development. She smiles all the time\u2026 except when there is a camera is her face. Sigh\u2026 I wish she\u2019d let me capture it! Instead, she usually gives me this face:<\/p>\n

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She babbles a lot and is loving all the funny noises she is learning to make. She laughs at herself a lot.<\/p>\n

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She reaches and grasps things now, which is wonderful\u2026 except when it\u2019s my hair- yowzers!<\/p>\n

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She still has a love affair with books. She was crying the other day and didn\u2019t want to eat or wiggle or bounce\u2026 but I opened a book and like a switch, the tears turned off and she was all smiles.<\/p>\n

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She is rolling over from front to back AND<\/em> she rolled over back to front\u2026 one time\u2026 yesterday. I guess she wanted to squeeze that milestone in before she turned 3 months- haha!<\/p>\n

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Her hair is falling out and growing in at the same time. Except for the \u2018party in the back\u2019. It hasn\u2019t fallen out at all, which leaves her with an awesome hairline. Hubbs calls her Friar Tuck.<\/p>\n

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Now that she has discovered her hands, they are always in her mouth, which has me more vigilant of Koda to make sure she isn\u2019t licking them.<\/p>\n

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She is still as wiggly as can be, but her tongue stays in her mouth more than it did previously. She is no longer the little lizard child she started off as.\u00a0 And she wiggles herself into some pretty interesting nap positions. Hey, whatever works for ya, kid!<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t know how much she weighs, but I feel like she\u2019s big! Maybe it\u2019s just me, though, because she is still in size 1 diapers.<\/p>\n

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I haven\u2019t touched on what our day to day looks like since she was 5 weeks old<\/a>, so I thought I\u2019d update you. I\u2019ve never implemented a schedule or routine, I\u2019ve just followed Hailey\u2019s leads, though over the past week or two I\u2019ve been writing down what she does at what times, which has helped me predict her schedule. So here\u2019s what we\u2019re up to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
6:30 AM<\/td>\nWake up. Feeding takes about 15 minutes. I change Hailey\u2019s diaper, dress her and play with her while eating breakfast.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:00 AM<\/td>\nNap. Sometimes she naps resting in the boppy, sometimes I will use the loose swaddle and put her down in the Moses basket. I blog and get dressed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:45 AM<\/td>\nHailey wakes up. Change diaper. Read books until I see she\u2019s getting hungry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:20 AM<\/td>\nFeed Hailey. 7 minutes each side. (I don\u2019t mandate that- it\u2019s just what it happens to be). Then we do tummy time or read books. Maybe we\u2019ll run errands or she will sit and watch me while I work or play in the kitchen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15 AM<\/td>\nHailey is sleepy- another nap! When she is sleepy, it\u2019s clear. She rubs her heavy eyes and yawns. I pay attention to these signs closely, otherwise I risk her getting overtired, and that\u2019s no fun for anyone! While she sleeps I do laundry, make phone calls, take care of other to-dos that have piled up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:00 PM<\/td>\nShe wakes up! Diaper change.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:20 PM<\/td>\nTime to eat. I feed Hailey, then grab lunch myself while she relaxes on the couch. We go on a walk, or run errands. The child gets bored staying inside too long and being under stimulated will make her cry.\u00a0 Usually there is a dirty diaper thrown in here somewhere, too.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:00 PM<\/td>\nNap time. If we\u2019re out, she will sleep in her car seat, otherwise it\u2019s in the boppy or on our bed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:40 PM<\/td>\nWakes up! Again, we change a diaper and play. Usually she will play by herself next to me a few times a day so I can do emails and work on the computer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:30 PM<\/td>\nHailey eats again. We do more tummy time, play with Koda in the yard, read books (our \u2018play gets a bit repetitive, but everything we do is new and exciting to her- it\u2019s so cute!)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5:15 PM<\/td>\nLast nap of the day. I spend this time picking up the house, emptying the trash, prepping dinner\u2026 orrrrr catching up on Gossip Girl \ud83d\ude09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6:00 PM<\/td>\nShe\u2019s up! 45 minutes tend to be the max for her naps. She\u2019s a cat napper. After a fresh diaper we\u2019ll dance around to music or read books while I watch the news. We usually take a leisurely walk outside to the mailbox and back to let Koda run.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6:45-7:00 PM<\/td>\nI watch for hunger signs and try to hold off as long as possible. But when she is hungry, I feed her for the last time. I let her take her time and try to get her belly stuffed full.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7:30 PM<\/td>\nBedtime routine! Bath, dry, fresh diaper, double swaddle, then rock with dad in the glider until she\u2019s asleep. Down and out by 8:00.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:45 PM<\/td>\n45 minutes into her bedtime, she usually wakes up and cries. One of us sneaks in without talking to her, puts the pacifier in her mouth for about 5 minutes, turns the sleep sheep back on and she\u2019s back out for the night.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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I almost hate posting schedules because everyday is different. The rough breakdown is that Hailey eats 5-6 times a day (6 if I\u2019m topping off the tank before she goes down for the night). She naps 4-5 times, all 40-45 minutes each.<\/p>\n

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She gets more and more interactive everyday and when a rough moment<\/a> comes along, it only takes one big smile to make me forget all about it.<\/p>\n

Busy? Oh, heck yes. But loving it? Absolutely.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite age babies\/children to play with?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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