A quarter of a year old already! So hard to believe, where is the time going! Our girl is getting so big and getting a personality to match. Each day being new joys and smiles with it. We are getting into a routine now and she is starting to finally get more independent. It's been hard for me to let go of her a bit in a way but it is nice to get some time for myself again.
She weighs 12 lbs 7 oz and is 25.5 in tall. She's in the 97th percentile for her height and the 50 percentile for her weight, but her height and weight together put her in the 3rd-15th percentile range. My babe is tall and skinny! 0-3 clothes still fit, but most of the pants were short a month ago.
The main development this month- laughing. My favourite milestone yet. The first time she laughed, at just 9 weeks old, I had the happiest of tears rolling down my face. The third time she did it I managed to catch it on video so Paul was able to see too since he was always at work when she did it. Now she's laughing every day. Best. thing. ever.
We're still cloth diapering and loving it! We now only wash diapers every three days, our bills haven't gone up because of the diapers and our girl rarely gets diaper rashes. They're awesome, even Paul loves them and how cute they are.
Sleep was rough this month but things are looking up! Stella still will not sleep in her crib. I know, bed sharing = not safe. That's what I thought too until I became a mom. It's what works for us, Stella seems to like being close to me and I like not having to fight her to go to sleep and not having to get out of bed to nurse her. This month I was dead set on getting her into her crib but after two months of being right beside me she wasn't into it which just lead to frustration and exhaustion on my behalf. She also would only nap in my arms, not Paul's arms, ONLY mine. It was cute at first, but after 2 and a half months it became frustrating. I'm glad I enjoyed each and every snuggle but now I am ready to have some time for me again. So two nights ago I nursed her in bed at 8 pm then left her there (don't worry, the bed is all safe for her!) and she slept all on her own! We went up to bed around 10:30 and she woke around 11 to eat. She then slept until 5 am!!! I felt like I had slept for 24 hours. It was great. After her feed she slept again until 7 then got up for the day around 8:30. Today she slept alone for her naps for the first time since she was born at 3 months and 1 day old. Here's hoping things continue to go like today!
We celebrated her first Easter and it was wonderful. We spent it surrounded with family and took a ton of photos. We were home, just the three of us Sunday and Monday which was great. It is nice to start our own little family traditions and make memories as a family of three.
I can't wait to see what milestones this month will bring and to celebrate my first mother's day with a baby on Earth!
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