Juliet 3 Months!

JuJu bug! You're three months old! I'm sorry I am very late in posting this blog! I had started writing one a while ago, but the website didn't save my draft! Boo! So here I am starting again and am trying to remember everything that was specific to you between 2 and 3 months. In truth you've had some big achievements since you've turned 3 months, so I'll have to save those for the next blog. 

Let's see... during your third month you celebrated your very first Christmas! 

You did well with meeting Santa. You're still pretty small and really had no idea who was holding you. But no tears = two thumbs up!

We went home to Atlanta to spend the holiday with family (you've already traveled so much in your short life with a couple of trips to Atlanta and one to Florida).

We spent Christmas Eve with the Abby and Papa. I can't wait till you're old enough to enjoy the traditional Cuban meal we have! I think you'll probably be a big fan of the black beans just like your sister! You slept your way through the day for the most part, but were pretty fascinated with the fire on the tv that we were playing while we opened presents. 

Christmas day we spent at Lolly and G-Daddy's house where Santa had left you some goodies since you were so nice!

Charlotte and you both got to experience your very first Christmas together! 

One of my favorite holiday traditions is our family table cloth. Each person present at Christmas dinner gets to sign and date the table cloth. When a new baby joins the family we use ink to make a handprint as their signature. This year we happily added yours! 

You started talking more and more and smiling more often and there is nothing cuter! This is the most fun part after weeks of long nights with little 'reward'. It's so wonderful to hear your sweet coos and see your face light up with a smile. 

By happy circumstance we captured your very first laugh on video! Daddy made you laugh when yall were singing patty cake!

You also experienced your first snowfall this month! We briefly took you outside (very bundled up) to "see" the snow and you weren't very impressed. Who knows the next time it will snow here in Savannah? But I'm thinking the next time it does you'll be more excited! 

You're still a champion nurser and are weighing in at 12 pounds and 14 ounces! You're in size 2 diapers and are my little chunky monkey! I'm so grateful you're such a wonderful eater as I think it helps you sleep. Again, compared to your sister before you, you sleep soooo well. Thank you, baby girl! 

Olivia is still really enjoying you and it's pretty precious watching the two of you together. You sleep in a little bit later than Olivia in the morning. Olivia always gets really excited when you wake up and  likes to "help" get you. It's pretty precious and I love that she is excited about having a little sister. She still helps with diaper changes and likes to "read" to you - which consists of mostly showing you the pictures. 

It can be pretty hazardous being a little sister, but you're a good sport! Olivia enjoys showering you with kisses, but also likes to shove your paci in you mouth, decorate you with stickers, and even shared her training potty with you one day! Not to mention over Christmas when we found she had given you a knife... (it was a decorative butter knife, but still!). 

Olivia for the most part has been a super champ with learning to share mommy and daddy and her space, not showing any signs of the pre-warned regression at all!

... I mean, okay, maybe she's doing this a little teeny bit... 😜

Mommy and Daddy are so enjoying the time we get to spend with just you. You are so easy and laid back (unlike your very demanding sister) that we try to make a point of getting some Juliet-only time when your sister isn't around. It's amazing to just sit back and soak you up. It's amazing how a mamma's heart can expand when a new baby is born! 

This is one of my all time favorite photos of you so far! Passed out safely and happily in your daddy's arms!

Hmm, what else is new this month? Well, you've started spending more and more time on your play gym and have perfected rolling over from your belly to your back. 

Somewhere along the line we started calling you by the nickname JuJu. Baby JuJu, JuJu Bug, JuJu Bean, etc. Up until now I'm pretty sure that Olivia thought your name was strictly "baby", but now she's started calling you "baby choo choo". It's pretty stinkin' adorable!

Oh sweet, sweet pumpkin, we love you so much! Every month is better than the next and I love getting to know you more and more! I'll say it again, and keep saying it forever and ever... I'm so glad you're here and a part of our family!!! Can't imagine our lives without you in it! Happy 3 Months baby girl! XOXO

Olivia 3 Months!

Well, princess, after three months I'd say we are definitely getting the swing of things around here. Life feels a little bit more predictable these days. However, just when I think we have things figured out, you change! You have changed so much and so quickly! 

You're such a little chunk now! Okay, you've never been a Michelin Tire baby, but for you, you are chunky! You have the cutest double chin and baby buddha belly! 

You're still going strong and are full of smiles! I think you're really close to laughing. You are an absolute hoot when you're being changed and just talk to us and give us the most heart-melting smiles! Some of the most adorable smiles are the ones you give your daddy. I honestly think he is your favorite person in the world. You give him almost bashful smiles... they're the smiles of a girl who knows she is absolutely adored and loved to the moon and back. 

One of my absolute favorite things is to get you up from your naps. You stare up at me and then when you realize you're being unswaddled you give the most adorable smile of joy! Nothing, however, is better than our morning cuddles. You wake up between 6-7am and I nurse you in the rocker in your nursery and we both end up falling back asleep. It's just the sweetest most precious time to me. I love waking up and seeing your cute sleeping face all snuggled up close to me in my arms. You stretch and sigh and then settle back into our cuddle. B.E.S.T. way to start the day! 

You're on the move as much as you can be in your 3 month old body. You kick, kick, kick and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle when you're getting changed, playing on your play gym, or are in your swing. You've started doing this sit-up, flinging motion and we've had to start strapping you into your swing. You've also discovered your feet this week and it's pretty amusing. You catch them with your eyes, then flop and fold almost completely over to try and reach them with your mouth.   

You're still not taking a paci but are a big, big fan of putting you hand in your mouth. Daddy and I are pretty impressed with your determination to get that hand in your mouth. We swaddle you so tightly that we are confident nothing can loosen it... but most of the time when we go to get you out of your crib your hand is out and your little baby fist is near your mouth.  I think you'll probably be a thumb-sucker. 

You can sit up pretty well with some assistance and can sit by yourself in the Bumbo. You've started to grab on to things - not so much with intentionality, but none the less - you grab things and hold on to them fiercely. It's pretty cute when you hold onto your own bottle at night, not so cute when you grab mommy's hair and almost pull it out with your surprising baby strength. 

You celebrated your first St. Patrick's Day. This is a big holiday in the city of your birth. We didn't venture out to the parade with daddy this year, but we celebrated at home with a custom made, monogrammed onesie. 

Your favorite books are Peek-a Who? and a nursery rhyme book your Granny gave you. You love the Itsy Bitsy Spider page in particular. We also spend a lot of our afternoons dancing around to Toddler Radio. 

You LOVE to be held and honestly are quite fussy if you're not in someone's arms or sitting in their lap. I love that you love to cuddle, but it isn't always possible. Whenever I put you in your swing or bouncy seat, you cry in angry protest. You definitely let me know when you are upset. You generally cry for 5-10 minutes before you settle down and accept that mommy can't hold you, but it absolutely breaks my heart to hear you cry! 

Love you, princess! I'm so thankful God made YOU our daughter! Happy 3 months! XOXO