Sabrina at 3 Months!

My girl is growing so fast!  Having Kayla around helps me to realize how much of an infant Sabrina still is, though.  The contrast between them is so amazing: one speaks full sentences, one communicates through coos and cries; one walks and zooms all over the place and the other is dependent on me to zoom around with her.  Sometimes, though, these differences are very blurred, and I can see how much of a baby my "big girl" still is. 

Sabrina is a sweet, sweet baby (have I mentioned that before?).  She only gets really upset when a nap or feeding is overdue (by her timeline, anyway).  Otherwise, she is content to sit on my lap, play with her toys, smile at her sister or the ceiling fan, blow bubbles, and kick her feet in excitement.

She LOVES taking a bath with her big sister!

Weight/Height: We don't have a checkup for 3 months, so my best guess-timate of her weight is 12 lbs. 8 oz.  She is wearing 3-6 months clothing and so far, no shoes...

Eating Habits:  On January 1st, Sabrina decided she was done breastfeeding.  I just wasn't producing enough for her and she was getting extremely frustrated.  Thankfully, this wasn't as upsetting to me this time as it was with Kayla.  We obligingly filled a bottle with formula and she drank it down with pleasure!  Poor baby must have been hungry because she ended up gaining 1 pound in 10 days (they should average 1/2 an ounce a day, so 5 oz. in 10 days).  So now she nurses twice in the morning and then has four 5-6 oz. bottles (half formula/half pumped milk) during the day.  I find it a little more convenient to bottle-feed when I'm out and about, but it is hard to wait for a bottle to warm when she is screaming! 

Sleeping Habits:  Sabrina is now going down for bed at 7:30 (just like Kayla does...yay!) and sleeps well until sometimes 2ish or 4ish.  After those times she may be a bit more restless, but just needs the pacifier and some shushing to go back to sleep.  We are usually up for a feeding at 5:00.  She takes catnaps of 30-45 mins. in the morning and evening and one long 3-3 1/2 hour long nap in the middle of the day (again, when Kayla naps!).  We are still swaddling her and sleeping her in our room in the pack-and-play.  When she sleeps a little longer and more consistently, we are going to try moving her into Kayla's room.  I know, I know, we planned a nursery for her, but Jeremy and I got excited about using that as a playroom for them, so we'll see!

Sleeping in her swing while Mommy and Kayla eat dinner.

Motor Skills:  She is now grabbing for her toys and kicking happily when she can make them move.  Her sister is constantly bringing toys over to entertain her.  She holds her head up really well to look around.  She has also started pushing her elbows against the ground to lift her head and upper back off the ground.  It looks like she is doing crunches!