3 months

It's been 3 months since you've arrived.  Now when we see people, like Auntie MC, who haven't seen you since the first few weeks of your life... they say you've changed.  It's true, you're not just a sleepy little bundle.  You're alert, with a sweet personality.  You want to see and you furrow your brows, you smile wide.  I tell you people you are extroverted.  Anyone who tries to talk to you gets rewarded with a huge drooling smile.  

Papa loves to talk to you in "ooos and arhhs."  Elijah copies him and sounds like he's horking at you.  When I understood his intentions, I accepted it.  I'm sure when we are out, people may think otherwise, but we don't live according to the expectations of strangers.  

You sleep swaddled, on your tummy.  At some point, I concluded that you slept better on your tummy.  I've tried letting you just sleep on your back, no swaddling, after you've fallen asleep nursing.  But those naps last 3 minutes long.  Although it's not recommended by public health to put you on your tummy, I concluded, that you were just fine since you could even roll over in your swaddle.  Anyone who holds you, and knows babies, will comment, "she's strong!"  

Speaking of comments.  This is what people would often comment about you in the last 3 months. 

"She's so tiny!"

"She's strong!" 

"She reminds me of Elijah!"

"She looks like Hannah!" 

"She looks like Bethany!"  

The best comment has been from Noah.  When he saw a picture of you and Bethany, he said, "Two Nomi's! Two! Two of them!"

And to date, at 3 months and 2 weeks, you have slept 10 hours through the night once.  But these longer nights happen about every 3 days.  I don't really mind it because the longer nights make me feel uncomfortable since I'm waiting to feed you.  

Speaking of feeding, a general pattern that happens with feeding is the cries you have after a few minutes of eating.  You will need a good burp.  The very cute thing that you do, especially in the evening, is how you'll spontaneously stop feeding and then start to talk and smile at me.  It's one of my most favourite times.  Too bad it would not be possible to take a picture of it.