Lily - 3 Months!

Happy 3 month birthday, sweet Lily!  Time with you keeps flying by, and this month was a fun one.  You're smiling so much now!  Man, that smile of yours with those joyful, big blue eyes and that precious dimple on your right cheek just melts my heart.  Any time I make eye contact with you, you smile instantly, even when you're extremely tired. 

You LOVE to give kisses and will smile and open your mouth wide when you think you're about to get one.  I get so many kisses from you each day, and yet it's never enough!

You've let out some of your first giggles when being tickled or while getting kisses on your neck.  It's typically just one giggle and then silence like you're trying to fight it back and then another one.  It's been just a couple short giggles here and there, but you haven't yet fully laughed yet.

Little one, you are a Mommy’s girl!  You often fuss now whenever anyone else tries to hold you.  And if you’re really upset while someone else is holding you, as soon as I take you back, you’ll immediately stop crying.  You’re typically very laid back, though, and I’m thankful that you're able to be patient and wait for me to feed you whenever I can, which can at times be 1-2 hours late.

If you’re sad, I can usually click my tongue, and you’ll stop fussing.  Or, I’ll use it to get your attention, then smile at you and you'll smile back.  Giving you kisses on your mouth will often cheer you up as well.

For a few days while you were eating, you started doing this thing that Evie used to do a lot.  You would lay the back of your hand on the bridge of your nose, then pull your hand back across your eye, temple and then back to your ear. You would then stretch that arm out a bit over your head, back onto your nose and then will repeat the process over and over.  You didn't do it nearly as much as your big sister, but it seemed like such an odd thing when she did it that I was surprised to see you do it some too.

I dropped your sixth feeding the day after your 2 Month birthday, so you now eat around 7:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 3 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Those times vary, though, depending on what we have going on that day/night.  You nap on your tummy for about 1.5 hours between feedings during the day and then sleep swaddled on your back at night.  It's pretty sweet because you'll often wake up around 7 a.m. but will put yourself back to sleep until 7:30.  You still sleep in your bassinet--in my closet at night and then by my side of the bed during the day.

You still wear Size 1 diapers and mostly either 0-3 or 3 Month clothes.

You are a really talkative baby and like to coo, gurgle, talk and squeal with joy.  Some of your other baby friends are so quiet in comparison—I don’t know if your happy little noises are a result of there usually being so much noise in our house, but it’s sweet to hear your precious voice.   I love, too, how you will often furrow your eyebrows a bit while talking as if you're saying something really serious. 

You tried your Bumbo seat for the first time this month.  Your brothers and sister were so proud of you!  You look so grown up in it, like you're reclining in an arm chair.  You don't mind it for the first several minutes, but you seem to get tired and are then ready to get out of it.  You've also learned how to scootch your way down your bouncer if not buckled in and have even ended up with your feet on the floor a couple of times.  You've started touching the toys that hang down from your bouncer some too. 

On June 2, you rolled from your tummy to your back during tummy time.  I got up to get the video camera because I had a feeling you were about to do it.  I kept my eye on you as I walked to get it, and as I glanced over to look at what I was grabbing, you rolled over.  Silly girl!

We hear all the time that all of our babies resemble one another, but it's been especially fun to see how much you continue to look like Caleb.

Caleb, Evie and Silas all adore you!  They all want to be near you as soon as they wake up in the mornings and will run into my closet if you're not already up just to get to see you.  They love talking to you, giving you kisses and holding you.  Evie still usually announces her presence with, "Lily!  It's your big sister!"

Lily, we absolutely adore you!  You add so much joy to our family, and I pray that your joy will one day soon be rooted in the Lord!!

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