3 months

london avery turned 3 months today. i still like to say it in weeks because it makes her sound that much younger. it is always shocking how quickly a month goes by when you have a baby.
london continues to give talan a run for his money in the most amazing baby ever category. she continues to sleep through the nite and i don't even know when the last time was that i had to get up with her. i think there may have been once a couple of weeks ago but it was only because she had gotten out of her swaddling blanket. once she was wrapped back up, she went right back to sleep.
she usually takes her last bottle around 9:30 and then goes right to sleep. if she doesn't fall alseep at the end of the bottle, we can lay her down in her crib under her mobile and she'll just lay in there quietly watching until she does fall asleep. it varies on when she wakes up in the morning, sometimes 7 or 7:30 but most recently it's been about 9am each morning. so yeah, best baby ever.
she does want to be swaddled to sleep, which is why she sleeps through the nite. she still usually only takes cap naps during the day, but one day when she was really tired i swaddled her and she slept for quite awhile. she only woke up because unswaddled her so she didn't sleep the entire afternoon and mess up our evening! i've done that a couple of times now and each time, as soon as you unwrap her, she wakes up within minutes. talan was over 6 months before he would sleep without being swaddled, so who knows how long she'll go this way!
she is still only taking 4 ounces at a feeding. during the day she eats anywhere from every 2-3 hours. i feel like maybe she should be taking a bit more and going longer, but i'm not messing with the schedule that we have! lately she's even been leaving 1/2 ounce to 1 ounce in her bottle on a somewhat regular basis. but she is growing, so no worries here!
she still hasn't rolled over, but she's always wiggling and moving around. it's about time to start buckling her into her bouncy seat as she can almost push herself out of it now. she loves laying on her back, and many times if she's fussing while holding her you can just lay her down and she'll happy right up. her stomach is another issue, however. she'll lay there for a bit but not long after she'll be fussing and want to roll back over to her back.
london gives tons of smiles and loves to talk. if you coo at her, she'll do it right back over and over again. they are the cutest little noises ever. she has even almost given a laugh a few times. one time was just the other day. while we were at the bus stop waiting for hayden to come home, london was watching talan jump around and she was just smiling away and then gave a little half laugh.
london just loves her brothers. she loves watching them and just gives them loads of smiles. and thankfully, they love her too and they are both always smothering her with hugs. talan can be heard on a regular basis saying things like "i love you, london. your my best baby sister. you are so beautiful london." it is one of the greatest things to hear. and hayden still has so love in his voice when he comes over and starts talking to her. he gives her kisses and hugs all of the time and loves to talk to her and get her to smile. hayden is also a huge help in the car with her. he sits right behind her and if she starts fussing, he will start moving the mirror that is on the seat for her to look at so that she'll start smiling again.
she's gotten more into watching things on the tv at times and seems to like to lay on her back and look up and back towards the tv. she'll sit there looking at people like that too and will just start talking away at them.
london still likes taking her baths. she still calms down as soon as you start changing her. she loves looking up at her mobile both in her crib and her carseat. she loves a good car ride and it usually still puts her right to sleep. she loves looking in her elmo mirror in the car. she loves laying on her back. she loves laying under her play gym. she loves talking and smiling.
london hates being on her stomach for more than a few minutes. she doesn't really care for her swing. she also has gradually started liking her bouncer seat less and less. she just prefers to be held or laid down. she doesn't like sleeping when she's not swaddled.
london continues to be a happy, easy going baby. she seems to have adjusted to this crazy family and i know we have all adjusted to her being here as well. we can't hardly remember her not being here and she's already added so much more to the family.
while i look forward to her new accomplishments each month, i just wish time would slow down a bit. i know far too well how quickly they grow and i just want her to stay a baby a little while longer than the boys did! and here i used to hate babies!
we love you so much, little london! happy 3 months!!!