eloise: 3-month update

posted by mommy

1. nursing - eloise continues to enjoy nursing throughout the day. she generally goes 3 hours between, but due to her nap chosen nap pattern, sometimes mommy adds one or two sessions in-between. 
2. growth - enter the chunky phase! like her brothers before her, eloise has chunked up quite a bit. she now has no ankles or wrists, and many rolls on both arms and legs. we love it!
3. development - she has begun trying to laugh recently as well as letting her voice be heard! she is still relatively quiet most of the time, so the few times she does cry we take it very seriously.
4. sleeping - she continues to be a fabulous sleeper. her first nap is immediately after waking around 7am, and lasts til 10-10:30am. her second nap is around an hour and a half later for an hour or so during which i often wear her in the wrap. after waking and nursing, she hangs with big bro, owen, on mommy's bed while i have reading and cuddle time with ev before his afternoon nap. eloise's third nap is around 2:30pm and generally lasts around 3 hours!! after dinner, a family walk or playtime, baths, and naked baby time, daddy gets her ready for bed and i bundle her in a sleep sack and swaddle her arms (she was constantly kicking out of the leg sack in the miracle blanket so we had to improvise!). we settle in the rocker for her last nursing and she quickly falls asleep and is in her crib around 8 (as long as i didn't fall asleep, too!). most nights she doesn't wake until between 2 and 3 (although the last couple nights it hasn't been until 4:30-5!). i then go get her, bring her into our room, change and nurse, and she goes back down with us until 7ish. we can't believe what a great sleeper she is all on her own.
5. overall demeanor - she continues to be very relaxed and laid back, rarely making much noise unless she is very hungry or really tired. she also is good at letting you know when she's had enough of being on her own and just wants to be held. 
6. favorite things - she enjoys laying on her playmat watching the birds go round on the mobile and has recently begun playing with the hanging toys. she also continues to like sucking but really prefers her hand/fingers instead of the pacifier (only wants that if she is super tired). like her brothers before her, eloise very much likes being worn in the sleepy wrap and generally falls asleep within minutes of settling in.