Jade is 3 months old today. I am still in awe of this little ball of sunshine. My cheerful, content, sleepy girl. She makes us all so happy.

At three months old, Jade is sleeping through the night most nights in her own room. I credit this to her Love to Dream swaddle, a sounds machine, lavender essential oil, and her baby nest. Granted she was never the worst sleeper to begin with, but I do believe moving her to her own room and using those items have really improved both of our sleep. If she does wake during the night, I go in there to feed her for a few minutes and she's back to sleep. One amazing thing about Jade is that I can just lay her down awake, and she will fall asleep on her own. As long as she has a clean diaper, is fed, has her paci and is actually tired she will put herself to sleep. I haven't noticed much of a pattern in her nap schedule, but she will stay awake for an hour or two and then nap. She will nap anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours.

Breastfeeding is still going well. She seems to be going longer between feedings but feeding slightly longer each time.

Drooling is in full swing right now. I remember this with Isla and thought it was teething. Turns out they are just producing more saliva for when they start to eat solid food. They haven't learned to swallow it all just yet so it just comes out as drool instead. Although she is chewing on her hands and our fingers a ton like her gums are bothering her. I guess we will know for sure what it is if we see any teeth come through.

This girl is strong. She is always trying to sit up on her own, standing on her legs whenever we give her the chance, has rolled over several times from tummy to back and holds her head up unassisted. I just can't get over how quickly they learn and develop. Slow down, sweet girl.

She is still a little jabber box. One of her favorite things is being talked to. She just lights up. She smiles constantly and lets out little giggles her and there.

Just like Isla, Jade has a bald spot on the back of her head. My ever-curious girls are constantly turning their heads to check everything out. I never have to worry about them getting a flat head because they never stay on one side long enough.






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Loves: A good conversation, long walks in the carrier, fresh milk from the tap, and her paci.

Hates: Being tired or hungry, and her carseat (sometimes).

Milestones: Rolled over a few times, holds her head up unassisted, sleeps through the night.

Looking Forward To: Everything! Especially our first family of four vacation to Jekyll Island.






 

My little  chunk of a baby turned 2 months old on February 27th. I cannot get over what a chill, happy baby she is. She has her moments when she isn't happy, but those a few and far between. Just like Isla made the transition into motherhood gentle, Jade did the same when transitioning to a mother of two.

Jade is very active when she is awake. She kicks constantly and wiggles when you hold her. Tummy time doesn't bother her most days and she even pushes herself forward with her feet. She takes interest in her surroundings, especially fans on the ceiling. Eye contact is huge with her. We have daily staring contests.

Jade has always been a fairly good sleeper. She's never been the type to wake up every hour. We can get a four or five hour stretch a night. The night after she turned 2 months I put her in her crib for the first night ever. She slept 7 hours straight, I woke up on my own and decided to dream feed her at 3 AM, then she slept another 3 hours. We all typically get up at 6 AM, so it wasn't too early for us. That was our best nights sleep yet. Now if only I could fall right back to sleep after I get up to feed her. I remember always having to nurse or rock Isla to sleep, but with Jade I can lay her flat on her back with her paci, and she falls asleep on her own. I think this is huge because that's one less step we have to make when sleep training.

Nursing is still going really well. She nurses anywhere from an hour and a half to four hours during the day. At night she can go a little longer. I feed on demand but try my best to use my nursing app to keep track of when she nurses. She only nurses on one side at a time and typically for 5-6 minutes. A very efficient eater like her sister. And just like her sister she is extremely messy. I have to change at least once a day. I think part of the issue is my fast let down and abundance of milk she can't keep it all in her mouth while eating. She is also spitting up quite a bit, but it does seem to be getting better.

I am finding a few things very difficult. Splitting my time between both girls and finding time for my self. Isla needs constant attention. Jade sleeps a lot, but when she is awake I want to be able to play and talk with her. Isla is ok with that sometimes, and will even join in, but other times I am taking care of Isla's needs while Jade is laying on her pillow. Now when both girls are crying I get pretty frantic and that is something I am also working on. Finding time for myself is very difficult. I literally get no time to myself. If both girls are sleeping at the same time it is usually short lived. When the girls go to sleep at night so do I. Robby is gracious enough to let me go to Target alone sometimes, but I find myself rushing. I know things will get better once Jade doesn't need me for everything, but it is still hard right now.




Height: 23 1/4" 75th percentile

Weight: 12.1 pounds 75th percentile

Loves: Her swing, cooing and being talked to, baby wearing

Hates: Having her clothes changed, being in the car sometimes

Milestones: smiling, cooing, giggling, holds her head up longer during tummy time, takes interest in toys, falls asleep on her own.

Looking Forward To: Everything! Especially our first family of four vacation to Jekyll Island.