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3 months







Mya is three months old, which also means my time with her as a full-time Momma is nearly coming to an end. Sad to see it go. Our little girl is such a honey. She loves to snuggle. I especially enjoy her 4:00 feeding because when we are finished, I often lay her on my chest to sleep. There is nothing like a baby sleeping, snuggled up on her Momma. Speaking of sleep, she is great at it. Mya consistently sleeps 7+ hours per night. She wakes up at 4:00 like clockwork to nurse. She is eating well, but still very particular about bottles. We are continuing to use a combination of the Medela special nurser and nursing. She is doing well, eating 5 ounces per feeding. Mya has become accustomed to being held, so we've been working on tummy time and spending time in her supersaucer, swing or bumbo. She is beginning to like each one a bit more and has recently become interested in the toys on each. Mya really likes standing, so I'd say the supersaucer is her favorite. She is full of smiles, but when she wants something, she wants it NOW. I don't think she is collicy, but she definitely has at least one period per day where she screams at the top of her lungs and wants nothing in particular. During these moments, we typically wrap her up in a thick blanket, give her the paci and snuggle her in close. This soothes her pretty quickly, but it has taken us awhile to learn the trick. Mya enjoyed her first airplane ride this month. Claire, Mya and I flew from Grand Forks to Minneapolis to Milwaukee to Boston. It was a long day, but our kiddo did so well. She also went on her first cross country drive this month, driving from home to NDakota. We only stopped once to console her. Mya is holding her head well and taking interest in everything around her. She has mastered rolling from her tummy to her back. She loves her sister, smiling and cooing as Claire talks to her. Mya is a great little baby. She is beautiful and healthy. We couldn't ask for more.

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Erin&Joshua said…
I love the look on Claire's face in the first photo - it seems as though you may have caught her doing something she wasn't supposed to be doing :)
Kara said…
exactly. spinning her sister "round and round." thankfully mya didn't mind at that point.
Anonymous said…
Very cute pics of the girls.....love Claire's hair in piggys by the way.
Nicole
Erin said…
awwww....I knew I knew that look from somewhere!! (of gosh - that's a terrible sentence!).

We have a terrible fall lined up with double wedding trouble but we do really want to see you guys. Perhaps some apple picking at some point?

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