ellieree: Ellie at Three Months

This is such a sweet age! Ellie turned 3 months on Monday and weighed in this morning at exactly 12 pounds. The ladies at the day care remark on how tiny she is, but to me she feels heavy! I guess they are comparing her to one-year olds and I am comparing her to the tiny thing she was as a newborn.

She is getting less wobbly and absolutely loves being held so she can sit up and watch what's going on around her. In fact, she'll generally fuss if you try to hold her any other way. She'll bounce in her bouncy chair or sit up in her Bumbo and just watch everything with wide eyes.

She's also starting to be more aware of who the people are around her. There is nothing better than walking into the day care and seeing her smiles and coos when she sees and recognizes us. She smiles a lot and Matt claims he heard her first true chuckle this week. Some of her favorite things: her glowing nightlight that changes colors, the water squirters in the bath that make a squeaking noise, her piano play gym, and of course her Daddy. She loves laughing and smiling at her daddy. If you haven't heard Matt do baby talk, you're missing out. It makes me laugh just to watch them together.

She's almost certainly working on some teeth though nothing has emerged yet. Lots of drool! And she spends most of her time trying to stuff her hands inside her mouth. Speaking of hands, she is really figuring them out! She loves feeling different textures and will occasionally grab onto a toy or teether and hold it for a while.

Spring finally truly arrived this week (thank goodness) and we've been spending lots of time outside. Now instead of worrying whether she's warm enough, I can start worrying about sunburn. Luckily this doll is adorable in a sun hat.

Hanging out with Aunt Jennie

Watching March Madness with Dad

Fist bump for the Tar Heels, watching the bball game with Uncle Collin and Grandpa.

Grandpa came and spent a long weekend with us. This is also the first time she wore shoes. Ohhhh, shoes!

Drooling with Aunt Jennie

Hanging out and watching Mom sew

First Easter! Matt asked me the night before Easter if we had an Easter basket for her. Uhhh...no did not think of that. So he came home from work Easter morning with a basket and candy for her. He said it was slim pickings at the store, she got the dregs of the Easter candy, including some sugar-free peeps. We'll do better next year. Glad we have Matt looking after us.