3 Month "Stats"

Boy, I am getting efficient on this blog site! I just posted this morning and I'm back on to add more the same night! lol

Ok, so as I told you before, we took Mia for her 3 month Dr. visit. My mother in law came with me for the ride. She enjoys seeing Mia grow and it's always good to have another hand.

Drumroll please....Mia is 14 lbs. 4 ounces and 23.5 inches! WOW! That is 95th percentile for weight (not surprising considering that she seems to never stop chowing down and is Italian) and is 50th percentile for height. (I'm sure that may drop a bit considering the size of her mommy and daddy!)

Anyway, I was quite happy with how much Mia has grown. It's really amazing. I meant to mention this morning in my post that over this past weekend I washed all of Mia's 3-6 month duds. I put away just about all of her 0-3 month outfits. It was fun to see the new things she'll be wearing! I wish I had an entire wardrobe change every 3 months! I'd be like JLo! So far, all the 3-6 month outfits I put her in so far fit her perfectly. I'm glad I did this when I did. I received so much for my shower that I want to make sure Mia wears it all, or at least most of it. I am putting all clothes she outgrows in plastic storage containers by size. I left some of her 0-3 month outfits in her drawer, but not many. Just ones that still seem to fit her well. Most of her pajamas were too small that she could just barely stretch out her legs straight anymore. (the ones with the feet) This was my indication to break out the bigger wardrobe! The sizes seem to be very true to her actual growth as she just turned 3 months when I needed to break out the bigger clothes. My friend said start using them right away so you use everything because they grow so, so fast. She said I was bound to find something "after the fact" that she never got a chance to wear. I don't want this to happen, so I'm trying to be as efficient as I can! She's gotta look like a superstar! ha ha

Oh, about the recent wakeful nights Mia has been having, the Dr. said it could be from a few things. A growth spurt would cause the sudden change in hunger, teething is a possibility, these 2 reasons there is really nothing we can do except wait, but the third possible reason can be that we need to try to hold her out longer during the day without feeds. You see, Mia uses the bottle as a pacifier and has been doing this since birth. She does not take the pacifier when I offer it to her. She generally pushes it out with her tongue. The Dr. gave me some tips and hints as to help me to try and hold her longer so her stomach learns to stretch and keep her satisfied longer. She said babies should not associate all the time food as a form of pacification. So, when she gets fussy I will try to do other things to soothe her and hold her out longer before giving her food. I am also going to write down her feedings for a while to see her patterns and also try to increase the times between feeds. She told me to do it in small steps, try a half hour one time to hold her before feeding, then the next time maybe 45 min, and then and hour..etc, you get my point. She does not recommend starting cereal until 4 months old. I knew this was an issue with Mia even before the Dr. told me, I guess I must be disciplined to try and change her pattern of eating. She also told me to introduce all different types of pacifiers to her, at times when she is happy. I will persevere and let you know how it goes! This could be a reason Mia stays up at night, so you know for sure I'm going to work on this one!

I'm at my mother's house now and it's so nice to have her hands! She has Mia at the moment, and most of the moments for that matter, so I am taking full advantage of it. I slept before for 2 hours...ahhhhhh and am relaxing now. My mom LOVES her first grandaughter!

Oh, one more thing...Mia had her second series of Hepatitis today. One shot in her leg. She cried, but not too much. She is running a low fever and is fairly fussy this evening. I keep giving her Tylenol. Guess this is just to be expected! I am so happy to have my mother to help me. I hope to get more than an hour sleep tonight!

Giacomo arrived safely in Las Vegas. He said he was pretty beat...again...no sympathy! I know he'll cure his sleep deprivation faster than I will!

Talk to you all soon...I'll keep you posted about my sleepless nights!

Love....Amy, Mia and Giacomo :)