Soccer Dad

Three months

Yesterday the nearly 8 year old comes to me and says, "Between a movie and my baby sister, do you know what's more important?"
"My baby sister," he replied proudly.
"What about between your baby sister and the Ravens game," I asked.
He had to think about that one.
He got it right, I think.
"The same," he said brightly. At least the game didn't outrank his sister.

Well about 4 hours ago she hit 13 weeks.

So far I'd have to say from month 2 to month 3 has shown me the greatest change. I suppose that really the greatest changes are from 0 to 1 month, but those are not necessarily visible to the eye. But in her behavior, what I notice, she really has come a long way this past month.

First of all she now reacts. For several weeks I've been able to get her to smile by opening my mouth. I don't know why but baby seems to enjoy that. I guess they're imitating the behavior they see.

About 2 weeks ago she started grabbing the toys hanging above her in the "gym." Now she regularly plays with them. When we first started putting her on the mat, she seemed so small, now she seems like the right size.

Her ability to grab has led to a new game. I let her take a finger and slowly pull away. She keeps holding on with a pretty firm grip.

And this morning when I was giving her a bottle she actually held it in place for a few seconds as she drank.

She has, for the past 6 weeks or so, been making efforts to turn over. It used to be that she'd lift her legs in the air and then twist her body. She never quite made it over. Apparently she's been trying a bit more recently.

My guess is that she's at a disadvantage. Our other children spent most time on their stomachs, they had hands to help them turn over. She doesn't have that advantage and must do the twisting with no manual assistance. In fact she doesn't much like being on her stomach.

Oh and she found her thumb. She still prefers pacifies but she sometimes finds her little thumb and comforts herself that way.

Finally, she usually wakes up in the morning in good moods. It's nice to take a baby out of bed and be greeted with a smile.

Previous baby posts: one month, two months.

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