Livy- Three Months

Livy at three months:

• is finally now putting weight on her legs. I started acting like a bafoon each time she'd do it for even a millisecond and it worked. Now she loves to stand just to watch my reaction!
• is SO expressive. She is constantly running her mouth "talking" to us and if you look at her she grins the biggest smile.
• has been laughing out loud more. Sometimes you can give her a silly face and she'll laugh at you. So sweet.
• averages about 8 hours at night. I can usually stick the paci in a few times and extend her sleep to 10 hours.
• naps on and off all day. I haven't got her in a schedule yet, but she does a good long nap usually with 3-4 little catnaps.
• is losing her hair around the sides and back.
• has the biggest rolls on her legs. You can lose your pinky in them. So yummy!
• still loves to nurse
• rubs her eyes when she's sleepy but doesn't have to have a paci to fall asleep
• falls asleep super fast once she's tired
• is better about sitting by herself. She will sit happily in her bouncer or swing now for about 30 minutes usually. Just enough time to get a chore done.
• loves baths but has really outgrown her baby tub. I don't know what we are going to do if she doesn't start sitting up soon because now I am getting soaked when I bathe her due to her splashing like crazy!
• still spits up nonstop. We stopped the Zantac because it seemed like she started getting fussier with it. So now she's a happy spitter and doesn't scream all the time. Works for me though I don't enjoy being covered in spit up. (or having my bed, couches, etc splattered too)
• has poo issues... She isn't on a regular schedule and even went 12 days with no poop this month. I finally resorted to apple prune juice from a dropper and it took care of the issue. But here we are on day 3 again of no poo. Dr says as long as when she poops it is runny, she isn't fussy due to pain, her tummy isn't hard, and she's passing gas to not worry about it... but this isn't normal!!! Come on Livy... POOP! When she finally does poop, she blows out her diaper several times that day.
• Will finally take a Nuk, Avent, or other paci! I hated the soothies and she will accept any paci now, woohoo!
• is starting to wear 3-6 month clothes now. We have a few 0-3 outfits that still fit but not many!
• Started 3 months weighing about 12.2 lbs and now weighs about 13.4 lbs! (Addie weighed that at six months!)
• Is grabbing anything and everything. She flipped my dinner plate off the table last night, grabs wads of my hair constantly, and is always pulling something.
• Everything that is grabbed goes into Livy's mouth.
• is drooling nonstop. I'm thinking she'll be an early teether like Addie. Her bottom gums are already looking like we might have those two middle ones on the move up!
• Loves to be talked to. She is such a sweet little girl!
• Gets very verbal when she's tired. Instead of screaming immediately, now she talks for about 10 minutes before the talking turns to a whine. The whining lasts about 3 or 4 minutes and then comes the crying.
• Is gaining a lot of strength in her upper body. She is pulling her body forward if you have her laying back in a chair and has now managed to totally flip out of her swing twice when she was laying back in it. She raises so far forward that the thing dumps her. Now we have to strap her in it including the shoulder harnesses to keep her put. Her swing is a little mini boppy laying down one that sits only a few inches off the floor so don't worry, she wasn't hurt in the dumping process, just startled!
• looks a lot like her Daddy! Everyone says it!
• Isn't as cooperative as Addie was when it comes to pictures. We really had to work to get some good 3 month pictures the other day!
• is much friendlier than Addie. She smiles at everyone where Addie would just stare at people and give them stank looks, haha!
• is not a fan of tummy time, but has rolled over from tummy to back twice.
• Loves her sissy. Sometimes when they first wake up Addie will sit in there and talk with Livy for 10 minutes or so and Livy just coos and smiles at her sis. Other times Livy gets tired of Addie's constant affection! :)