Unbelievably, Molly is now 3 months old! We can't believe how quickly the time has passed or how grown up our little girl has become. At her 3-month check-up, Molly weighed in at 11 lbs. 12 oz (the 25th percentile); her length is 22 inches (the 10th percentile) and her head circumference is 14.5 inches (the 3rd percentile). Our pediatrician said none of these numbers are surprising considering the fact that Molly is the product of two petite parents. Obviously, someone has to be in the 10th percentile...might as well be Molly. Looks like she's just going to be a short, skinny girl like her Mama. And I thank her all the time for having such a tiny head. I appreciated that very much 3 months ago ;-)Developmentally, Molly is doing extremely well. The doctor was very impressed with all the milestones Molly has reached recently. As she approached her 3-month birthday, it was like a switch was flipped and she went from being a "newborn" to being a "baby". All in the space of about 10 days, she has passed many key milestones. She recognizes both her parents and will follow our faces or our voices with her eyes and with her head. She can even roll h
er torso over to find Mommy or Daddy if we're out of sight. She can't quite flip those legs over yet and she starts kicking like crazy when she gets her top half rolled over and the bottom half won't follow. I don't think it will be long before she masters that skill.
er torso over to find Mommy or Daddy if we're out of sight. She can't quite flip those legs over yet and she starts kicking like crazy when she gets her top half rolled over and the bottom half won't follow. I don't think it will be long before she masters that skill.Molly has also started laughing. Eric was the first to get her to laugh and he was able to get her laughing every day for about a week before I even saw it for the first time. I was beginning to think I was the dullest person in the world until, FINALLY, I got Molly to give me a quick ha-ha-ha the other night. Hearing your baby laugh is one of the greatest sounds in the world. Her face is just filled with the purest joy. Anybody who's depressed should spend 5 minutes with a smiling, laughing baby and I'm sure they'd feel a whole lot better. I got her going pretty good today, giggling over and over again as I kissed her cheeks all over.
Some more of Molly's new 3-month skills are her ability to sit 
up in her Bumbo seat and her ability to play with toys. We've been showing her toys for a while now, but it was like, all of a sudden, a light went off in her head and she saw the toys in front of her and started reaching for them. If there are toys on her play tray, she'll reach out for them and, most likely, knock them on the floor. But occasionally, she'll actually wrap her little fingers around them and pick them up. By far, her favorite toy is her yellow duck rattle. Anytime it's placed in front of her, her eyes light up and she grabs it to put it right in her mouth. She tries to put the duck's entire beak in her little mouth. I tried to tell her that French-kissing is not allowed until she's at least 35, but she isn't listening to me. If she can't quite wrap her fingers around the duck's wings, she'll just pull him to her chest and hold him there in a big, old bear hug. So cute!
up in her Bumbo seat and her ability to play with toys. We've been showing her toys for a while now, but it was like, all of a sudden, a light went off in her head and she saw the toys in front of her and started reaching for them. If there are toys on her play tray, she'll reach out for them and, most likely, knock them on the floor. But occasionally, she'll actually wrap her little fingers around them and pick them up. By far, her favorite toy is her yellow duck rattle. Anytime it's placed in front of her, her eyes light up and she grabs it to put it right in her mouth. She tries to put the duck's entire beak in her little mouth. I tried to tell her that French-kissing is not allowed until she's at least 35, but she isn't listening to me. If she can't quite wrap her fingers around the duck's wings, she'll just pull him to her chest and hold him there in a big, old bear hug. So cute!
Probably the biggest change in Molly's life recently has been my return to work full-time. I've been back at work for 3 weeks now and, despite all my worrying about this transition, it has actually gone quite smoothly. Molly fell into her new schedule like a pro. Her days are spent chillin' with Daddy at home and taking bottles of expressed breastmilk. Her afternoons and evenings are spent with Mommy. She switches easily back and forth between breast and bottle and has even established a predictable napping schedule, which makes life a whole lot easier! I think the adjustment has been harder on me and Eric than it's been on Molly. I'm still learning how to switch roles between mother and teacher and how to fulfill both roles equally well. Eric is still learning how to play Mr. Mom. We've both made a lot of progress and are adjusting to our new "normal".
In 3 weeks, Daddy has learned that these clothes do NOT match...
...and that these clothes DO match. Molly seems pleased with his progress :-)The most important thing to us is that Molly spends her days with two people who love her very much (even if one of them doesn't know how to match baby clothes). We just feel so blessed and thankful that our jobs are flexible enough to allow us both to spend so much time with our sweet girl.
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