Avery is 3 months old

Well, we've made it to 3 months without going completely insane (though there have definitely been moments of insanity in this household). Avery is a little better with her fussiness but still has difficult moments/days. Some of her feedings during the last few days have been pretty challenging. I am hoping that these colic/fussiness issues will resolve themselves in the next month or so.

Avery is a very busy little girl. We thought that Cambria was squirmy as a baby but Avery puts her to shame. She has come close to leaping out of our arms, and it is quite a challenge to change her diaper while she's kicking around the table.

Avery also loves to coo at us. She likes it when I sing "Skidamarink a dink a dink" and often coos along with an "ooo" sound as I sing "I love you." She is also very good at making a noise somewhat like the rolling of my tongue. It's very cute!

Today Avery slept an hour & a half during the afternoon!!!! She hasn't slept anywhere close to that in the daytime before today. I'm sure it won't happen every day quite yet, but I'll take it when I can get it. Oh yea, she also has transitioned out of the carseat and into her bassinet all the time. At night she goes to bed around 9 pm, and wakes up for feedings at 2 am and 5:30 am.

Cambria is talking my ears off these days. I am grateful for naptime as it gives me a little quiet in the day. Here are a few cute/funny things from her mouth:
* Cambria asked to sleep on the floor one night. Jeff said, "no", since we no longer have a rug in her room and the floor is cold. Cambria response was, "I threw up on my rug. I need a new one. Maybe I can get a Dora one." We told her that we would not be getting a Dora rug to which she replyed, "We'll see." (Where does she get her confidence?)
* The other day she said, "Daddy pulls up the drain in the sink and makes a lake."
* "We fixed the light last day" (instead of yesterday)
* "I ever see this?" (Translation: Have a ever seen this?)
* One night at the end of January, she decided that she would like to sleep with a nightlight again instead of leaving the lamp on at night. I think that she's been sleeping with the lamp on since last spring when she discovered the shadows in her room. She doesn't seem to be bothered by the shadows anymore.

More soon. -Laurie

I'm 3 months old!!! 

I have a very sweet smile! 

Lying on the playgym together. 

I love to kick! 

Hi there! 

Both girls like chewing on their hands. :-) 

We sent Will & Cambria to wash their hands...a few minutes later we find them playing with toys in the bathroom sink. 

Will & Cambria caught red-handed (playing in the bathroom sink). :-)

She's growing up so fast!!!

A very silly girl! 

Happy Chinese New Year!

We enjoyed a nice Chinese New Year today. We celebrated at home with Chinese take out since eating out with the two girls is not that easy these days. It was a yummy meal, inspite of Avery crying the last quarter of it! Next year we are thinking about taking the girls to the New Year's celebration in Chinatown, NYC. We'll see how well the girls are doing and how cold the temperature is.

Avery is 12 weeks on Tuesday and growing up so fast. She's had her second cold since birth this past weekend. It really does stink to be the second child who gets all the colds and such from the first. Typical, I was starting to transition Avery from sleeping in her carseat (she's been there since the first cold) to her bassinet, but we're back in the carseat until the congestion passes again. :-) Avery's latest physical milestone is that she's constantly trying to sit-up on her own when we're holding her. She does not enjoy lying back in our arms...she wants to use her stomach muscles, and sit up like the rest of us.

Cambria announced to me last night, "Mommy, Avery loves Dora!" Yes, life in our house revolves around Dora the Explorer. If Cambria is not watching Dora then she is acting out Dora episodes that she's seen. This afternoon she was acting out the entire Pirate Adventure episode during naptime. I hope that her memory will come to greater use some day.

Today Cambria discovered that her Madeline doll speaks when she pushes the left hand. Madeline says, "Hi, I'm Madeline. Have you been to Paris?" to which Cambria promptly responds each time, "Yes, I've been to Paris." She has no idea what she is talking about but she says it with such certainty that you can't help but laugh.

I'm not officially potty training Cambria but since many of her friends are going through it right now, she is definitely very interested. So, she wears pull-ups (Dora ones, of course) and goes tinkle several times a day. We'll start officially potty training with underwear when Avery's a little older and taking longer naps. Right now I just don't have the time to stay on top of her training and clean up the accidents that will occur if I don't.

More later.
Laurie