Milestones:  She is 12.5 pounds and getting so strong! I think she is longer too, but haven’t measured her.

Sleeping/ Eating: She has been going to bed closer to 12 am again and wanting to wake up at 8 am. I think she is going through a growth spurt, because she is much hungrier than she has been the last few weeks. Same eating half feeding and half formula.

Clothing: Most of her three month clothes are getting too small. I washed all her 3-6 and 6 month jammies. Girlfriend has some big feet and they fill up the 6 month jammie feet and the rest of them are still too big.

Avery’s Favorites:  She has discovered her tongue and blowing spit bubbles. I don’t know if it is too early to start teething, but she is obsessed with everything about her mouth. She got some new books for Christmas that she loves and a little dolly from her grammy that settles her down. Avery is a busy girl these days and needs a lot of play time and reading time.

Things I want to remember:  Sticking her tongue out at us was too cute and funny. Tyler and I were just laughing and could not get enough pictures of her. Moments like these are so special to experience together and I know there will be many more developmental stages that will be much more exciting, but for now this one was the best.

What we did this week: 

We got together with Friends who live in a different stat and Avery got to meet another baby friend that had the same due date that she had. It was so interesting to see the differences in them. Avery is lucky to be born at the same time as a lot of little girl babies. It was so magical to have Avery’s first Christmas Eve and Christmas. We dressed her up in a cute Christmas dress and she got some adorable presents from family. She obviously had no idea it was different than any other day, but it was special to share this holiday with her. We went to an 8 pm church service downtown where we had to park in a structure, walk a ways, and wait outside to get in. Then she had to have a bottle right when we got there and then needed a diaper change badly. It was all worth it to see her look around the service and listen to the Christmas music and look at the lights on the screen. Each year as she begins to understand the meaning of Christmas it is going to be more special to our family. Christmas Day we had Tyler’s family over for a brunch then hung out together and went on a family walk. At the end of the week my parents and sister came to visit sweet Avery. Sharing Avery with friends and family is such a joy.

Milestones:  Nothing new to report she won’t get new statistics until her 4 month appointment. She is probably over 11 pounds by now.

Sleeping/ Eating: She has been going to bed closer to 12 am again and wanting to wake up at 8 am, which is still good I will take it, but I do want to try to get her to bed earlier. Same eating half feeding and half formula.

Clothing: Her clothes are still 3 month.

Avery’s Favorites:  She used to hate her play gym, but now she is likes to sit under it for a few minutes and bat at things. She also loves whenever I try making funny new noises at her. She gets these huge eyes and throws her head back dramatically. She is also starting to like certain books. She doesn’t have a long attention span, but one read through seems to capture her attention.

Things I want to remember:  I love snuggling with Avery for a few minutes during her naps. I rarely want to put her down to do other things. People tell me that it goes by so fast and I am listening and letting little things go. I could care less If I am the mom that has it all together. I would rather take time and cherish every moment.

What we did this week: 

We went to meet another new baby friend and brought them dinner. It is so crazy to see a a newborn compared to Avery I think she is officially out of that stage and just an infant baby. Nana and Papa watched her while we celebrated my birthday with Megan and Jason on Saturday. We went on an amazing wine tour where we got our own little cabin. I love being home with baby girl right now, but a few hours aways is nice too.  We finally got our Christmas tree, but it sat propped up against the wall for a few days. I ran around like a mad women during a few of her naps and finally got decorations up. It seemed like a lot more work than normal, but she loves the lights and I feel like we are now in the holiday spirit around here. Avery and I went to a baby shower and it was so fun to celebrate Whitney and her baby girl, we hope that they are little friends.  We hung around the house a lot this week and I was perfectly fine with that.  We have a lot going on next week and then my family is coming to visit and after that we are doing our first flight down to CA.  We did get out of the house one day to meet friends for lunch so they could meet Avery.  Tyler , Avery, and I went to her daycare to meet the teachers and tour the facilities and learn what to expect. I am so fortunate to work for a company that has an amazing daycare system. I would not be able to go back to work if i didn’t feel so comfortable about leaving her there. I can go see her during the day, which makes the transition feel a little easier even though I know it will still be really hard. On Friday Nana Sue and Papa Carl came over after some Christmas shopping to see Avery. She loves when her Papa reads to her.

Milestones:   She has really good control of turning her head and likes to look back and forth. It sounds simple, but it isn’t natural, its like she is so proud that she can do it. I don’t think she grew much this week she seems around 11 pounds.

Sleeping/ Eating: Avery is my little night owl she now likes to stay up again until 11-12 and sleep until 9 am. I am going to try and start waking her up a little earlier so hopefully she will want to go to bed earlier we will see how it goes. She also only sleeps in her bassinet, she is not a big fan of her crib yet. I am trying to spend more time in her room so she gets more used to it to see if that helps. She is on the same eating half feeding half formula.

Clothing: Her clothes are still 3 month.

Avery’s Favorites:  Bouncer chair with toys still win over everything else. She goes nuts over them now. With each passing day I can tell she is gaining more control on how she bats at the toys and its not just flailing her arms around.

Things I want to remember:  She is starting to enjoy her baths and not scream her head off. At her two month appointment the Dr. said it was important to do more tummy time and so we worked on it this week and she is starting to get her head up pretty far.

What we did this week: 

Avery went to her first house church to meet all her baby friends that she has not clue about yet. Then we met Nana Sue and her friends on their annual Portland shopping trip. Papa Carl watched Avery on Saturday night since we had a Christmas party and they had a blast together. It is rare that we get to see our friends these days without a bunch of kids running around and all we did was talk about our kids. Life sure has changed, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. It was a really cold week so we didn’t get out much since there was a chance of snow and ice. I am still a wimpy Californian at heart.  We took dinner to a friend’s house and Avery got to meet another new baby friend. We met daddy for lunch one day which was fun to get out of the house. Avery and I also went to my book club and she met all the book club friends.

Milestones:  She had her two month appointment this week and weighed 10 pounds 12 ounces 50th percentile and was 23 3/4 inches long 75th percentile. The Dr. said  she was on the same growth pattern that she has been on since birth so she is doing well and everything is progressing as normal.

Sleeping/ Eating: Avery has kept her pattern of going to bed at 10-11pm and sleeping until 7 or 8 am in the morning. She is such a good little sleeper! She is on the same eating half feeding half formula.

Clothing: Her feet keep outgrowing her footie pajamas. The three month ones fit her body, but her feet are already curled up in them. I guess I will have to go bigger soon or invent a footie pajama extender for her big ski feet, they are just so long and skinny. For regular clothes the three month clothes are fitting now.

Avery’s Favorites: She still loves her bouncer chair to explore the world around her. I got her this rattle ball and she is holding on to it and moving it around and kicks it.  She also likes these little rings that I put with her toys on the bouncer chair. I figured out how to use the Ergo carrier and she likes that when I need to do a few things around the house and she wants to be near me.

Things I want to remember:  Avery laughed for the first time. Nana Sue and auntie Megan were talking about where we should have Christmas this year and Megan said she would have it at her house, but she didn’t want to cook a turkey because she didn’t want to clean out the turkey butt. Avery smiled so big when Megan said turkey butt. Then we were telling auntie Molly about how Avery thought turkey butt was so funny and she full on laughed when we said turkey butt. Sue and I both saw it so I know it was a laugh. She now does a cute little laugh here and there and it makes my heart melt, plus turkey butt still gets her to smile.

What we did this week: 

Auntie Molly had two showers for baby girl Kidd and we were able to go and celebrate with her. I am so excited for her to experience all the joys that  her little baby girl will bring. At the shower Avery and cousin Silas took a short nap together. It is so fun that they are so close in age to watch them develop.  I made it back to my first gym class and Tyler watched Avery, she was fussy the whole time I was gone, I think she is starting to notice when I am gone. It felt so good to be back to pushing myself a bit after just walking throughout the last part of pregnancy. We also made it out on a few walk/runs with the BOB this week which the Dr. said is good for her for vitamin D and me for exercise. Since it was so cold this week we had planned to meet up with my friend Jess for a walk outside, but we decided to meet at the mall since it was below 30 degrees. Meeting at the mall at 10 am for a walk was the ultimate mom excursion, but we got to catch up and keep the girls happy and get some exercise. We did see some other ladies in full on work out gear going much faster then us so we might have to pick up the pace next time. It was a week full of appointments we both had doctor’s appointments mine went well, but my lungs are still a little abnormal from the pneumonia and they want me to be careful and hers was all normal. We took it easy the last part of the week since she had shots and I wanted to be home in case she had any reactions. Friday was Tyler’s work Christmas party and auntie Megan and uncle Jason watched Avery. She was a little bit of a handful for them. Oh Avery!

Milestones:  She has her 2 month appointment next week so we will get her weight and I am guessing she is over 11 pounds.

Sleeping/ Eating: Avery had 3 nights of really good sleep between going to bed between 10-11pm and sleeping until 7 am.  I think finding her thumb again has made the difference since she can self sooth herself back to sleep. If she can do this sleep schedule even a few nights a week I can be a normal person.

Clothing: Starting to fill out her 3 month clothes.

Avery’s Favorites: She is starting to like some toys a little bit, she used to not even look at them. There is this little bug rattle toy that has patterns on the bottom of its feet that she smiles and coos at for short periods of time. She also like the toys that go with her bouncer. Mirrors are also starting to get her attention. I can’t get her to do tummy time she just falls asleep. She does exercise her neck when she is laying down on someone.

Things I want to remember: Avery started sleeping really well this week! I still woke up at her normal times just to check on her. She is wanting to explore more around the house. We used to sit mostly in our family room and she was content, now she likes to walk around the house and see different areas.

What we did this week: Rachel, one of my college friends that lives in California, was up here for Thanksgiving to see her family so she came to meet Avery. The friends that have seen me with Avery have said it is so weird to see me with a baby. I guess I was never the type of person to offer to hold every baby in sight, but I love this little lady and she makes it easy. Tuesday we were supposed to meet a friend for a walk, but Avery woke up in the morning and threw up twice pretty heavily.  I thought she was getting sick, so we just stayed home most of the day and snuggled. We picked up auntie Molly and uncle Brad from the airport. Brad hadn’t met Avery yet so it was fun to spend some time with them before the holiday gatherings. Avery had her first Thanksgiving at Nana Sue and Papa Carl’s house. In the morning we visited with a bigger group of family and then dinner was just the immediate Nelson family. It is so nice to spend time together and slow down and enjoy each other’s company There is so much to be thankful for this year and family is such an important part of our lives. Avery also experienced her first Black Friday shopping excursion. We sure did make some exciting purchases of file cabinets for Tyler’s office and a Dyson vacuum to make sure floors are ready for our girl when she starts moving around.  The Best Buy salesman was major character and told Tyler that anything with a cord is not a Christmas present. I like agree with his thinking.