She started sleeping through the night (by my standards, which means 9 hours) the week I went back to work, so when she was 7 weeks old. Adrian had gotten really sick, so I had to take a day off on my 4th day back, which meant that I was in charge of Selah from Friday to Sunday the whole time. Miracle of miracles, it seems I somehow stumbled on a formula that seems to work. She takes her last bottle between 10:30-10:40, and then she was asleep by 11:56 and didn't wake up until 8:52 the next morning. I was ecstatic.
Her sleep pattern has continued and the last few nights has been lengthening! She has nursed a little at 9:30, taken a smaller bottle at 10:30, asleep by 11:30 and doesn't wake up till 10 or 10:30. To say we are grateful for how awesome she is doing with sleeping is an understatement. She's amazing, especially for sleeping 11 hours at 3 months old! Now, if I could just be in bed right after her, we'd be on to something.
In addition to the new sleep pattern, she has also developed a new vocal range. Girlfriend can squeal. The last month she began cooing and making all kinds of sweet gurgling sounds when she's happy, which is pretty darn frequently. The last few days though, she has begun to sound like a pterodactyl every time she is awake. Seriously, squawking the likes of which I've never heard! She lays on her back and squawks and squeals and just learns all about the sounds she can make. It's obvious she's pretty proud of herself because she'll do it when she's all alone and then I catch her smiling really big about it.
Selah is also developing a lot more body control, and its hard to remember how floppy and smooshy she was as a newborn. She's reaching for toys on her mobile, she grasps fingers for a long time and she can sit up with just some light support to keep her from falling over. Pretty soon she'll be rolling over (doesn't hate her tummy time, but doesn't prefer it) and sitting herself up. Although I look forward to when she can sit up on her own, I know it will be more one milestone of growth and I won't be ready for her to be growing up so quickly! Additionally, she has discovered that her hands are great fun. She waves her fists in the air, but more often, tries to shove them whole into her mouth. It's amazing and a little scary how close she is to accomplishing that! She's drooling a lot and combined with the preoccupation of her hands in her mouth, I'm wondering if she'll be teething early.
Later this month she'll get to experience Harry Potter for the first time when we do our annual Thanksgiving marathon, though hopefully she'll be in bed for most of it. She already loves watching sports, especially football and basketball, on TV with us, so we think she's gearing up to beat us both in Fantasy Football at some point.
I am so, so, so, so excited for the holidays with her. I can't wait to see her reaction to a Christmas tree, all the lights and the fun of ripping wrapping paper (Ben will show her how it's done)! So, without further ado, here is her 3-month photo!
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