My sweet, little B is 3 months young today. What a glorious, fantastic, fulfilling, tiring, emotional three months it's been.
Breastfeeding:
Breastfeeding could not be going better. My milk has finally regulated, so Isla rarely chokes or gets sprayed in the face by the let down. She eats every 2-3 hours during the day and only once at night if at all. She is still a very efficient eater and only takes 5-10 minutes to eat.
Bedtime Routine
One of my favorite things from this month was the start of Isla's bedtime routine. Honestly from the first time that we tried it she goes right to sleep. Except for the one time that she took a late nap, it took us a little longer to get her down.
- Bath at around 7-8 PM. We don't use soap every bath because that will dry out her skin, but we do play in the water every night.
- After about 10-15 minutes we get her out, dry her off, lotion her up and put on a onesie.
- I will feed her in her rocking chair for 10 minutes or until she is finished.
- Then Robby will read her a book as I continue to rock her.
- If she hasn't fallen asleep by then, we usually give her a paci and will continue to rock her.
- After she dozes off, I will wrap her up in her SwaddleMe and place her in her crib.
She will sleep for a 7-9 hour stretch. When she does wake up its to eat, but she will go right back to sleep for another 2-3 hours. I honestly can't believe how easy it was to transition her to the crib. It's been over a week of this, and I couldn't be happier.
The odd thing is I'm getting more sleep, but I'm still exhausted throughout the day and need to nap.
Teething:
Isla's very first tooth is popping through! She's been drooling and chewing on her hand for so long now, but I thought she was too young to be teething. But I decided to look at her gums a few days ago, and sure enough there is a tooth coming in on her bottom gums! She does get a bit fussy every now and then, which is not like her at all, so we know it's because of the teeth. She does occasionally chew on teething toys or our fingers. I started to freeze her pacifiers, which she seems to like. Overall I feel like she is handling it well.
Height: 24" according to Robby's tape measure.
Weight: 15-16 pounds according to our home scale.
Loves: The ceiling fan and the mobile over her Mamaroo! She smiles and giggles at both. She also really likes her play mat. She's started swatting at the toys recently. And I think her Aunt Ashley is now one of her favorite people because Isla is always smiling and cooing at her.
Hates: When I'm putting on her onsie at night.
Milestones: She slept through the night in her crib! Her first tooth is popping through.
Clothing/diaper Size: 3-6 month clothing and size 2 diapers still.
Looking Forward To: Hearing a full on laugh attack.
