THREE MONTHS

Three months?! Where oh where have the past 13 weeks gone Maddie girl? It seems like yesterday I was walking into the hospital to be induced. I feel absolutely devastated that our nonstop 24/7 time together has come to an end. These past three months have been filled with some of the longest and hardest days of my life, but I would give the world to get to do them all over agin. Sometimes I would stare at the clock, counting the minutes until bed time only to miss you and want to pick you right back up 5 minutes after lying you down. You're my world. I THOUGHT I loved you on November 30, 2015. Boy oh boy has my love for you surpassed everything I could ever imagine.

EAT

You're doing so well eating! You struggled moving up to 4 ounces.. you did not want to eat more, but would be hungry again just an hour after eating. After much persistence, we have you eating 4 ounces every 3 hours during the day. Most evenings, you know bed time is coming and will stock up and drink around 6 ounces to get settled in for the night. You KNOW our routine and you KNOW when it's time to eat and you will let us all KNOW if we are running behind! Also, your tummy troubles are pretty much nonexistent now. Woo who!!

SLEEP

Over the past two weeks, we have really gotten you on a great schedule. You cat nap throughout the morning, always take a solid 2-3 hour nap in the early afternoon, quick nap around 6pm, and bath/bottle/bed at 8:30pm. You wake up sometime around 3-5am and have a bottle and diaper change and back asleep for 3 more hours. We are SO proud of you, but are SO nervous about how you're going to do at daycare. You fight sleep during the day and sometimes need a lot of coaxing and the perfect environment to get to sleep. I'm sure you are going to adapt like a champ to daycare, but I'm expecting these first few weeks to be rough.

DEVELOPMENT

Every month your personality becomes more fun! You are so interactive. You constantly crave our attention and want us in your line of sight at all times. You love siting on our lap and kicking those crazy legs. You are a champ at sitting in your bumbo and are liking it a lot more these days. You have discovered your feet and love sticking your whole fist in your mouth (because you can't quite figure out that thumb of yours). I think you might be in the early stages of teething with that fist always in your mouth and holy cow.. the drool! So much drool. We are working on tummy time - you either fuss or fall asleep, ha! We try to work on your neck strength by holding you up right as we walk around the house and with your bumbo though. Daddy put together your jumparoo this month and you will sit in it for a few minutes, but not quite ready for it yet.

LOVE/HATE

You LOVE flirting with your Daddy and will smile and giggle at him every.single.time. You are so happy in the mornings and LOVE to kick your arms and legs while watching "jungle tv" (crib soother monitor). You HATE being in the car unless we are going really fast and hitting every single pot hole, ha! Oh girl, you scream and scream and drench your outfit in sweat from getting so upset in that dang carseat! You LOVE bath time but HATE those few minutes after bath time where you have to be dressed and lotioned up before your last bottle. You LOVE hearing that voice of yours and giggle and giggle when you can copy the sounds Mommy is making.

Oh Maddie Jane, your Daddy and I love you SO much. Every evening we will sit with you and be absolutely blown away at how quickly you are changing. You are GORGEOUS and we just do not know how we got so lucky to be your parents. You have us wrapped around your finger with that contagious smile of yours. I have tried to soak up every single moment with you, I have memorized your face and your smile, I have learned your mannerisms and unique little characteristics. I know exactly what makes you happy and that exact little bounce you need to get to sleep. Mama is going to miss you SO much during the day, but I know our evenings and weekends are just going to become even more special. We love you Maddie girl!!!