It's hard to believe Isabella will be three months old this week. Time sure flies...we're already a quarter of the way to table food and no more bottles. Here is my summary of the first three months of parenthood:
Month 1: Surreal - can it even be possible that this little girl grew inside me for 9-months? I am a mommy? Unbelievable. Outside of feeding her every 2-hours and changing diapers what seemed like more often than that we spent the balance of time just holding Isabella and staring at her precious face. We were simply amazed by every little expression. We especially loved the smiles, they were surely just gas but we received an early glimpse of the sweet smile we know today.
Month 2: Learning how to take care of our girl became second nature in month two. We spent a good portion of this month establishing a schedule of eating, playing and sleeping. We successfully introduced a bottle and formula to Isabella's diet. She loves to be talked to and walked around the house - so we spent much of our time doing just that.
Month 3: By the end of this month we have now switched entirely to formula for her 6-feedings per day. Isabella started daycare - so far so good, and has proven able to sleep through the night - albeit not consistently. Isabella is becoming so strong - enjoys tummy time and now weighs 12.5 lbs - almost double what she weighed when she was born. She smiles when we talk to her and "talks" to us everyday.
It is very hard to imagine our lives without this precious girl!
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