Audrey - Three months

Audrey Joy turned three months old on February 18th. There haven't been a lot of changes this month, just growing and smiling.

Audrey is a huge smiler. She craves face to face time and really lights up when you look at her. In this way she's so different than her sister. Josie would be more interested in everything else and had no time for silly things like face to face time.

This month, we visited a chiropractor because she started to scream out every time I laid her down on her back. The difference was noticeable immediately and now she can lay and play for quite a while before getting bored or tired. 

Breast feeding has gone great. We are in a good rhythm and routine, even though we don't stick to a strict schedule. I remember so clearly with Josie that sticking to a strict routine benefited her a lot. I have not noticed a need for this at all with Audrey, and its working for us now since I'm home with her all day. 

The challenge with this is when she is at her grandma's. I try to get her fed and changed right before we head over, but her nap times are often random so it's hit or miss if she gets one there. Thankfully, she will fall asleep right after and get a great nap in that doesn't affect bed time.

Sleeping is also going great. I couldn't ask for it to be better. She is very particular in regards to this however. While she's laid back about almost everything else in her life, she has serious preferences when it comes to how she sleeps. We use SwaddleMe blankets during naps and at bedtime and also wrap another blanket around her tight so she doesn't get cold. Since she can't move her arms, I'm not as worried about her getting the blanket around her face. Even with all of her squirming, she has never managed to get free. You'd think she wouldn't like the restriction, but she loves it. She also has to have her pacifier in her mouth until she's in a deeper sleep. I've started putting her down in the bassinet (afternoon nap and after she eats in the early morning because I'm a bit lazy and don't want to bring her back to their room or risk waking up her sister) or crib (for the morning nap and at night) and giving her time to fall asleep on her own. She falls asleep so well when we are holding her, but if she is warm and wrapped up tight, she falls asleep pretty well on her own too.

Thankfully, she also sleeps well in public or in different environments. I so hope this continues. Josie outgrew this pretty quick and it was so hard to go places that were around nap time or bed time. The flexibility is great when the baby sleeps through anything!

This month, Josie has taken a particular interest in her baby sister. She loves to be silly and does what she can to get her to smile. Audrey is often a bit wary of her, which is completely understandable. I don't know what I would think either if a bigger person was in my face, kicking me, pushing me, and trampling me every couple of minutes. I am constantly explaining to Josie how to be gentle and just aware of where her sister is. She's still a little too young to understand personal space but she'll figure it out soon. In the meantime, she's making Audrey one tough cookie.

Audrey's been sitting up in the bumbo seat and that has really helped with her neck and stomach strength. She's getting more interested in her surroundings (finally noticing them, it seems) so that helps distract her enough to keep her sitting long enough to get those muscles working.

The biggest thing that has happened is rolling over! I took these pictures a week late (it's what always happens so I just go with it instead of stressing out) and after I got done, the little squirrelly girl rolled over! To really impress me, she even managed to roll back again so she went from back-to-front and then from front-to-back. She did it all.day.long. She was a little later doing this than her ambitious sister, so she must have figured she'd one-up her by doing both at the same time. Well played, little sister, well played.

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