Lillian Milestones:
- smiling at familiar faces everyday
- making more sounds — oo’s and coo’s
- using her hands to grab (my hair, blanket, pacifier out of her mouth)
- sleeping through the night consistently (for the most part)
- she still fights going to sleep — she is a busy girl and doesn’t want to miss a thing!
- wearing size 0-3 months clothes, and a size 1 diaper
- sitting in her bumbo all by herself for about 20 minutes at a time
- taking 26 ounces everyday, weight: 11.5 lbs
Schedule:
7 am – up and drink 5 ounces, then we have our morning talk time (she just makes all kinds of fun noises and smiles!) and play until about 9 when she goes down for her morning nap
11 am - drink 5 ounces, then we have tummy time and back time, exercises and an afternoon chat until about 1 when she goes down for her afternoon nap
3 pm – drink 5 ounces, more development and talking until about 5 when she goes down for her second afternoon nap
7 pm – drink 5 ounces, play time with mommy and daddy, cuddle time until about 8 when we put her down for her evening nap… sometimes she skips this nap completely if there’s too much excitement
10 pm – bathtime and story time
11pm – drink 6 ounces, cuddletime, lullaby, and rocking until she goes to sleep (she likes to be gently rocked cradled in our arms, held snuggly with her head on the chest so that she can hear a heartbeat, with a pacifier in her mouth). She’ll normally fuss a few times while she’s trying to fall asleep but once she’s tired she will drift to sleep pretty quickly.
She’s sleeping through the night from about 11-7 every night consistently… there are some nights when she’ll start stirring around 5 but she usually just wants her pacifier and then will go back to sleep. We have also found that she really likes sleeping in her boppy — we fastened the 2 “wings” together so that it makes a little donut and she sleeps real good all cuddled up like that as opposed to stretched out on her back in the bassinet.
We are trying to use her bassinet mostly but I co-sleep with her in the bed when hubby is out of town.
Next week is my last week of maternity leave so I am going to enjoy every little second of it and do nothing but spend time with our little angel. I’m going to miss her alot during the days when I go back to work but I am also excited to get back to working as well. I thank God everyday for my career and for the generous maternity leave that I had – I enjoyed every precious moment and am so thankful for the time that we got to spend together bonding! It’s amazing how much she’s grown in just these first few quick months!
Here is our favorite family portrait from a recent session with one of my best friends Amy Barry Photography – I will cherish this portrait forever!
Thank you Lord for my wonderful husband and our sweet baby girl!
What a great family photo!! Love it! She is really beautiful!