Smiles and Grace: February 2019

We are celebrating our baby being 3 months old today!! It truly has gone so fast, I feel like I was just in the hospital yesterday. Realistically, I will not be able to do a monthly blog post for this third baby. I'd like to have that time but I don't. So I am going to update on Brooklyn every 3 months.

She is such an amazing pleasant baby. I have taken so many pictures and so enjoyed this newborn stage with her. Her daily life includes spending time in her carseat during preschool drop off and pick up, heading to the gym with mommy, playing on her play mat, loving when Mickey Mouse is on the TV and watching her brother and sister run around. All this around naps, eating and diaper changes. She also hates tummy time with a passion. I try to put her there a few times daily but it is short lived.

FEEDING

She is exclusively breastfed and has had a great latch from day one. We now feed about 7-8 times in 24 hours. She generally eats every 2-3 hours during the day. If she is taking a good nap, I let her sleep longer and then I will cluster feed her before bed (feeding every 2 hours or so) to make sure she get those calories.

SLEEPING

She decided on her own that she was ready for her crib. One night she was really squirmy and I just decided to lay her down and swaddle her. She turned her head and went right to sleep! I couldn't believe it, the other two were not so easily transitioned. For the most part she is in her crib, however, we have had some growing pains and those naps/nights she will sleep best in her rock-n-play. Ultimately, she is by far my best sleeper! She goes to be around 7pm, I dream feed her around 9/10ish and then she sleeps until 4 or 5am!