Usually in my life, three months tends to just fly by. I mean, it's the better part of a semester, a fun summer job, a whole football season. Usually I just blink and it's gone.
However, this has been the longest three months of my life.
And Penny's.
Yes, Penny has just turned 3 months old. Her new tricks include LAUGHING! (as of yesterday-- gave us a chuckle), smiling a ton, rubbing her head back and forth to polish a nice bald spot onto the back of her head, jumping in her jumper, raising her eyebrows, and being generally joyful.
I mean, not right now. Right now Kevin is holding her because she wouldn't stop screaming when I put her to bed. The second time.
Sometimes I know what she wants. Like when she fusses between 10 and 11 in the morning, she is ready for her nap. But so many times I have NO IDEA what's wrong. I always thought moms just KNEW, but apparently it's something you gradually figure out. And the baby has no idea either. She just knows she's uncomfortable. But is it the beginning, middle, or end of the digestive system? Nobody knows. It's an amazing thing, this learning process. It just makes for long months. Thankfully, though, longer months means I get to enjoy them longer.
There are many things I LOVE about hanging out with Penny:
When Penny wakes up in the morning, she squeaks and squirms and rubs the hair off her bald spot. But then when I peek my face into the crib, she stops and breaks into the most joyous smile!
She is trilingual... at least. Some of her favorite words are A-Gu (Taiwanese for uncle), Unga (the running back for BYU), and ni (Chinese for mud). She's so smart!
Our apartment complex has a gym, but since Penny is such a chunk (about 18 lbs now), I don't need to go there to lift weights.
Now that we have cooler weather, the bare-leg look isn't as comfortable. Thankfully I somehow ended up with about a million one-piece pajama sets that fit her now or will fit her soon.
7 comments:
It only gets better. I loved 3-4 months because they all of the sudden turn into social little creatures that can start to "do" things! And the communication gets better- on both sides.
I love that she's so chunky! Breastmilk is an AMAZING thing! Go you!
She weighs more than my 13 month old son---what is that saying about either of our children???? Love it!!
Just wait until seven months when she wants to play peek-a-boo and chase! :) Mom's do not just "know." It's all an act that they put on to impress other moms. We are all totally clueless, but you do get better at anticipating what your particular child needs and likes/dislikes. Um, Penny is the fattest ever. Like, way fatter than Callum was at that age. Way. You must be SERIOUSLY buff!
try looking up priscilla dunstan on youtube. it's crazy.
what? Cover up those beautiful Legs? well i guess it is getting cold...
Sounds like you are enjoying your baby, even if the communication occasionally isn't as detailed as would be helpful. But fyi you are awesome and you are an awesome mom. just in case you forget.
Do you have troubles keeping her neck clean?? With all the chub right there there is no air circulation. I was always cleaning didi's neck or was quickly reminded to clean it if I got a wiff of it. I'm thinking that the Fisher line must have some big babies. Didi was 18lbs. at 3mo.! Just wait until one bicep is bigger than the other, unless you are switching sides. It's great when you don't have to lift actual weights to get buff!
Good luck. I loved the comment about the three parts of the digestive system. Very discriptive!
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