3 Months Old

Dear Lydia,

You are such a sweet baby.  You are smiling at us all the time now and it seems like your whole body will burst with joy. We all love smiling back and trying to get you to laugh – you are so close!

You have a special relationship with your sisters and brother.  When Laura runs into the bedroom in the morning or after naps you are so excited to hear her.  When Emily sits down by you or holds you you start chatting away and telling her things. Nathan will stop by and spend some good one on one time with you and you love it.

In the evenings you like having Mom and Dad’s attention.  We chat for a while before you are ready to go to bed.  

You are still good hanging out as long as you aren’t tired, hungry, or need a diaper change, but you are becoming a lot more vocal.  It is fun to hear your little voice call out and be part of the conversation.

You are still eating well – only when you wake up from a nap, and sleeping great.  You’ve even had a few 8-12 hour stretches at night!  I think things still go best when you have at least one feeding at night because it is the only time we aren’t interrupted and you can fully focus on your meal.

We are so grateful you are in our family and we love having you getting more and more involved with the day to day happenings around here.