3 Months/13 Weeks

Rachel turned 3 months yesterday. Everyday seems like she is learning something new.

She enjoys standing so much. If she is fussy, and we have her stand, she quickly forgets what she was upset about and does her "hula dance". My sister should be happy that Rachel already enjoys dancing. She does not have control of her hips or legs yet, so she rolls her hips and does a little dance while she is trying to stand.

She is a happy girl most of the time. She is sleeping about 7 hours at night in her crib, and I think that this has messed up her sleep schedule a bit. (She used to only sleep about 4 hours at a time until this past week.) Her naps during the day have only been about 30 minutes at a time, so she is getting frustrated and fussy more often because she is not getting good naps during the day.

A couple of weeks ago she discovered her hands. Now she has discovered that she can bring things to her mouth with her hands. She can't yet get things to her hands on her own, but if we give her something, she is happy to bring it to her mouth. If her pacifier falls out and stays near her mouth, she has figured out how to use her shoulder or fists to get it back in.

She wasn't too happy with the hat, but I thought it was adorable.

I love her strawberry shortcake outfit because I loved strawberry shortcake as a child. She looks so old in this picture (probably because she is wearing underwear and they are covering her diaper). I think she is looking more like my side of the family as she is getting older. I am starting to see Brianne and Allison in her (and maybe me a bit too).