The Self Family: 3 months old!

Our pretty girl

I LOVE this smile!

Natalie reached her 3 months birthday Janurary 29th 2010. I can't believe it has been 3 months since we brought her home from the hospital. She has grown a lot and enjoys interacting with people. She loves to "stand up". When she is laying down we hold her hands and lift her up so she is standing. She smiles and gets so excited. She really likes havin a routine and if you differ from what she is used to she isn't a happy camper. She wakes about 6AM to eat, then goes right back to sleep then wakes at 9AM to eat and then we are up for the day. She eats about every 3 hours and takes naps every 3 hours for about an hour. She eats her last meal at 8:30 or 9:00, we change her into her jammies and read a book. Then lay her in her crib and

I pat her back and rub her face till she falls asleep. I give her a "dream feed" (feed her while she is still asleep and try not to wake her up) at 10:30 and she stays down all night most of the time. During the day she is gettin better at entertaining herself. She loves watching the TV!!! If I am not careful and lay her down she will always watch the TV and gets mad when you turn her away. That is not something I want her to be addicted to so I really try to be careful of that. She hates her tummy time and will only allow me to put her on her belly for no longer than 10 minutes, sometimes not even that long. She is getting strong though and can keep her head up and has even rolled over a few times. We are waiting to hear her first giggle and I think it will be soon. She tries to giggle but so far the best we have gotten are little squeaks. We are excited to continue to see her grow and become a little baby girl but I am missing how little and cuddly she was as a newborn. She sure is showing her independant personality.