Just breathe, Mama bird: 3-month update

I cannot believe Mia is already 3 months! It is crazy how time flies, but I am excited to see her grow and develop new skills.

I want to start doing these every month, but since I skipped the first two months, I will just post the pictures of those months:

Her 3-month stats:

Eating

Mia is breastfed and still eats every 2-3 hours during the day and cluster feeds right before bedtime. We introduced the bottle (with breast milk) to her when she was 3 weeks old, but she has never really been a big fan of the bottle. Mia eats like a champ and has always done so since birth.

Sleeping

She falls asleep sometime around the 9-11 pm timeframe and will usually sleep 5-6 hours. The longest she has slept is 8 hours for daddy (once) and 7 hours for mommy (a few times). She starts in the swing and when she wakes up in the middle of the night I bring her into bed with us to breastfeed her until she wakes up for the morning. We are trying to transition her out of our bed.

Favorite activities

Staring at the ceiling fan
Watching her mobile
Playing on her play mat
Going on walks and being outside
Being in her Mei tai wrap
Watching her doggies up close

Not so favorite things

Tummy time (she has rolled over on her back twice during tummy time to show us that she was not going to participate any longer!)
The bulb syringe
Pacifiers (she refuses them and prefers her hands)
The car seat

Milestones

Rolling over from tummy to back (out of spite, HA!)
Laughing OUT LOUD (I definitely teared up the first time I heard her laugh)
“Standing” while in someone’s lap with help
GREAT head control
Holds onto toys
Sat in her stroller for the first time (like a big girl-without the car seat adapter)
Always smiling
Noticing her feet
Bats at toys that are in front of her
Holds head and chest up while on tummy
Babbling (much more lately)
She is teething and has her hands in her mouth constantly

Personality

Mia is a happy, smiley girl. She is also extremely curious and attentive to her surroundings. She wants to see everything and wants to constantly be on the move! My mom said that she is a lot like me when I was a baby. My husband says that she is also stubborn, just like her mama. It looks like we are going to have our hands full!

Mommy going back to work

I went back to work this past weekend, which was hard on all of us. I cried on the way to work and called constantly to check on her. Thankfully, I was able to return to work part-time, which equates to (2) 12-hour shifts from 7pm to 730am. I will be working Friday and Saturdays, so my husband will be with her while I am at work.

Mia and my husband had a really rough first night. She cried for an hour and a half, absolutely refusing the bottle. I called during this time and seriously considered quitting and going home to my baby. A little extreme, I know, but it was breaking my heart! Around 11pm, she finally succumbed to the bottle and fell asleep. Poor girl and my poor husband. He handled the situation really well and I am so proud of him.

The second night was much better. My husband went to his parent’s house, they helped him with her, and he was able to take a nap. She took the bottle much better and slept 8 hours for him! I am sure she had worn herself out!