Showing posts with label 3 months. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3 months. Show all posts

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Dear Ella . . .

You just rolled over!! You did it!! I knew it wouldn't be much longer and I've been so hoping you would do it before I go back to works full-time (I start on Monday! You were cutting it close, chica!)

So today, Saturday, August 11, 2011 at 2:35 pm you rolled from your tummy to your back on your right side! We were FaceTiming with Grandmommy and I had just sat you down in your tummy to show her how cute you are when you're turtling. I reached over to grab my phone do she could see and there you went! She just missed seeing it herself. You rolled right off your little mat onto the floor! I'm so proud of you, my little roly-poly baby bug!

Love, Mommy

Dear Ella . . .

I just love nursing you. You make the cutest little happy panting sounds right before you latch on. It's precious.

I love that I'm able to give you what you need. I love that you just snuggle right in and that you sometimes fall asleep because you're so comfy. I love how groggy you get when you finish eating and how sweet and snuggly you are when I put you on my shoulder to burp.

Nursing you is such a sweet and special time that's just between the two of us. I'm oh so thankful for these times. :)

I love you, my sweet baby!
Love always,
Mommy

Friday, August 10, 2012

Dear Ella . . .

Today you giggled! I mean a lengthy, full belly giggle! It's the most precious sound I've ever heard! I love you!

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Dear Ella . . .

For your three month birthday, we played with Mommy's fun DSLR camera and had a little impromptu photo shoot.  You wore the tutu Daddy and I bought for you right after we found out you would be a girl (one of the happiest days of my life!).  You also wore the sweet little butterfly wings that Mimi gave you at our baby shower in Tulsa.  Here are a few of my favorite shots.











Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Dear Ella . . .

You are such a little cutie! And I'm convinced you must be the happiest person on earth! Even in the middle of the night, when we're both half asleep and I'm changing your diaper, all I have to do is catch your eye and you immediately give the biggest smile (and sometimes a big happy squawk too!). You are the most precious thing to me!

At three months you:
• love to "talk". We have such fun conversations and you're adding new sounds to your little "vocabulary" every day.
• have started giggling a little! I know it won't be long before we hear a full out cackle!
• are becoming ticklish and are starting to delight in funny noises and different sensations. You like it when Mommy and Daddy boodle your belly and tickle you under your chin.
• are becoming so strong! You can sit for several minutes in your bumbo seat without tiring. You usually sit up straight if I'm holding you on my shoulder and you love to arch your back - especially on the changing table.
• are so close to rolling over! If I roll you from back to front, you can easily roll you self back - you just haven't done it completely on your own yet. You're also almost ready to roll from back to front. I think it would have happened already if your changing table didn't have contour sides!
• can sleep through the night (8+ hours) now, but you still don't do it consistently. The longest you've slept is just over 9 hours. You teased us with a few nights of that in a row, but quickly went back to sleeping 5 1/2 to 7 hour stretches (which is still wonderful!).
• have started reaching and grabbing for things like your singing sunshine on your playmat. Yesterday I found you patting the mirror on the side of your crib.
• love to chew on your hands (and get slobber everywhere!). You especially love your right index finger (forget thumb sucking!). It's so cute!
• love your Daddy. Every time you see him you just light up! You follow the sound of his voice and watch his every move when you're in the same room. It makes my heart so happy!
• have started to become a little clingy to Mommy and sometimes to Daddy too (which is heart wrenching when I think about having to go back to work in a couple of weeks). You cry when we let anyone else hold you - even other family members. But all it takes is for me to scoop you up and snuggle you and then you're a happy baby again
• steal Mommy and Daddy's hearts every single day.