Two posts in one week - In Honor of Little Miss Three Months

Sweet baby Lindy is 3 months old today! She weighed in this morning at 14 lbs 6 oz. By all standards still top of her "weight" class. I love my chunky monkey!

She is taking an unreal nap right now, been down since 3:00 (its 4:30 now) so I am taking this time to take in a cup of joe and blog a bit. Our day has been pretty standard. Here is how life sings along at the moment:

7:30 ALL AWAKEN to baby smiles! She generally gets up between 7 and 7:30 but we try and let her "play" in her crib until 7:30

8:00 Breakfast and play time

8:45 - 9:45 (if we are lucky, nap)

9:45 Play

10:30 Brunch and play time

11:45 Nap on the go. We usually run and errand or two then head to the YMCA where L enjoys some time with Miss Mary (so far she has always managed to sleep - they joke in the nursery that they will never see her awake)

1:30 Lunch and play time

3:00 Nap (if I am lucky, like today, she'll sleep till 4:30 but usually she is up and attem no later than 4:00. See the thing about Linden and naps, you dont really like them she is too busy checking out the world - this girl is so type A -- like her mama!)

4:30 7:15 Play time, walk around the block, play on her mats, allow a little snooze. This is the longest part of the day!!!! James gets home at 5:30 which helps but lil miss is a fuss pot. She is just tired from the day I think, but, still it can make the hours.... no, minutes... creep by.

7:15 Bathtime. She LOVES her bath, tolerates the water super well (like baby like parents right?) BUT the instant we take her from the back it is CHUCKY SCREAMFEST until.....

7:30 Dinner

7:45 out like a light for the night. She gets up about 1:00 and 4:30 to eat during the night. Does this bother me, do I want a full nights sleep? YES. But at the same time, I know every baby is different and she just needs it. I think in large part b/c she is exclusively breastfed - these babies typically take longer to STTN. Anyway, when she gets up there is no fuss and drama. Its snack time then right back to snoozing. She sleeps without her paci and unswaddled in the crib- which I think is pretty rare for her age. So we are no complaining.

So. Thats our day. Didnt mean for it to be a novel. But. Now you know.

Only other BIG thing this week.... Sunday January 2nd was Lindy's first SWIM. She took to it like a champ, appearing all the equvilant of Michael Phelps as she floated in the Shades Valley Y (where mom grew up swimming) pool. We are convinced she is going to be a butterflier - see picture below.

Love this girl!

Beat THAT 2011. Sincerely, 2010.

Well, it is the first day of the New Year 7:15 a.m. I am sitting in a quiet house, having a cup of joe and thinking about LIFE. And how amazing it is that as I type this sweet baby Linden Brooke is sleeping in her room, like an angel.

Yep! She arrived on 10-5-10 at 12:45 p.m. weighing 7 lbs 11 oz. She was 21 inches long. Today our little girl is almost 3 months old! She is a butterball! A joy! So sweet! So feisty!

Life has certainly changed, oh has it changed. And those first few weeks were HARD. But, now, the good overwhelms the bad and I'd do about anything to see her smile. Oh yes, she smiles... and not like an adult smile. Her whole face smiles :) It is lovely. Everyone says she looks like James. EVERYONE. You might think that would bother me, but I love it. So does he. He is SUCH a good dad. When Lindy was sick (with meningitis) he was my savior. People, don't underestimate finding a mate that is a GOOD PERSON. With the meningitis, well, that sucked. But we got past it and she is no worse for the wear today.

She is so inquisitive. She has to be held facing out, for the world to see. She hates the swing, bouncy seat, car seat.. anything that impedes her view of the world. She loves her activity mat and walking on moms hip. Just this week we started "big girl" toys and she is loving the exersaucer and the "facing out" baby Bjorn. She has a love hate relationship with the Bumbo seat. Baby loves the outdoors, loves animals. She can watch our dogs for hours.

She is F.E.I.S.T.Y and knows how to get what she wants. She has this shreek we are treated to when we try and do otherwise. Guess she looks like her dad, acts like her mom. OH well. I am sure of one thing - this child will not be a wildflower. Strong-willed to do the right thing. Yep. That is what she will be.

She is our angel, and our love. Such a joy. 3 months seems in so many ways like a lifetime, but at the same time it has gone so fast. And boy is she growing. I sense the time going by, and it makes me sad. But at the same time, each day brings something new, so I rationalize that way.

Time to go and see my shiny girl and get a big ol smile (the biggest grins are always first thing in the morning).