Our little She has reached the 3 months which is a significant milestone marker where babies come out of the 4th trimester stage and become different creatures. Over the last month Annabelle has become a different creature. She is super smiley, very talkative, she cries with more personality, she's curious about her surroundings, looking at the world around her very intently, and overall has become way more fun. We have a game we play with her now where she coos a girly coo while lifting her shoulders up and smiling. If we mimic it back to her, she mimics us and we all think it's really funny. When she smiles, her eyes become crescent moons shaped to where it seems she can't even see out of them which is probably due to her big cheeks
(Her most famous body part). She gets lots of compliments on them as the hang over the car seat straps and gravity has its way with them. It supposedly is a May baby family trait.
This month we have enjoyed a few hikes in the Gorge. Now when we walk behind the waterfall she looks at it, hears it, and seems to be amazed along with of us. She conitnues to love being outside and walks in the woods provide her with a kaleidoscope of leaves and light. Another favorite past time is enjoying our front porch with our two new Adirondack rocking chairs. You often find us sitting and rocking in these chairs enjoying the summer air and the beautiful hanging flowers in front of our charming old house. Somehow I feel timelesssitting there rocking my baby like they often did back in the day.
Father's Day and the Forth of July were spent taking our first trips with Annabelle to grandma and grandpa's house in the country. She enjoyed looking at the beautiful gardens, artwork, and the beautiful view, as well as charming her family with all her new sounds and smiles. We took a fun hike on the trails behind their house and Annabelle stayed awake for the first half looking at the forest and smelling the sweet air. Another highlight of our month was when grandma Judy watched Annabelle for a few hours one Monday to get geared up for when I go back to work in August. They had a great time together and we feel so lucky to have grandparents so close and willing to help us out.
Jack and I think this is the perfect age to keep Annabelle at. She's mostly just a bundle of joy who can't wreck too much havoc on our lives just yet and is so darn cute, she has truly won our hearts.
Lastly, just to add for record keeping sake are her measurements at 12 weeks: weighing in at 11lbs 7 oz, 23.5 inches long and has a head circumference of 15.3 inches as well. Oh and I can't forget that Annabelle has given us some great nights of sleep by waking up only once just to need the pacifier and other times to have some milk then go back to sleep until its light out again We now know better to than to expect this to stay the same but we are happy she seems to enjoy sleep as much as we do!
In two days we leave for New Jersey to meet her family and friends back there and to enjoy some time at one of mom's favorite hang outs: the Jersey Shore! Wish us luck!
