Macey Bug!

Macey is 3 months old and has completely turned into a happy, content baby! Her first few weeks were a little rough. She had some gas/acid reflux issues she needed to grow out of.

Here is her list of milestones so far...

Hold head up - on her birthday!

Smiling - 2 weeks

Cooing - 5 weeks

Sleeping through the night (medical definition - 6 hours) - 6 weeks

Batting at toys - 9 weeks

Laughing - 11 weeks

At 3 months, she is perfectly happy playing in her exersaucer, bumbo, or jungle play mat for a long time. She absolutely adores Maddie and loves to watch her play all day.

And in the most exciting Macey news...

SHE IS SLEEPING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE NIGHT! She consistently sleeps from 10pm to 7am or later - that's NINE hours! Wahoo! I owe all of her good sleep habits to her Aunt Jessica who has faithfully taken "night duty" since the night we came home from the hospital. She is my own personal baby nurse! What new mom gets to just go to bed and not wake up every couple of hours with their newborn? Lucky me!

 

Here are some fun pictures of my sweet Macey baby over the past few weeks...

 

First smiles starting to appear! Such a pretty girl.

A video of Macey cooing - I love those sweet baby noises.

Grandma Eatough LOVES to bathe her grandbabies. Macey took a bath in Grandma's kitchen sink one night and loved it. Naked pictures of Macey are so funny because they show how truly big she is. She has major fat rolls and a big muffin top tummy. I love how her chunky cheeks sit on her chest hiding her invisible neck. She is so different than my string bean Maddie!

Grandma Eatough is such a fun grandma! She calls Macey her Angels lucky charm because every time she watches an Angels baseball game with her, they win!

Me & my Macey bug!

Love that chunky face! 

Uncle Richard is such a softy when it comes to his nieces and nephews. He loves to hold the babies and play with the toddlers. He always asks my girls for hugs and to hold them. Underneath that fake smile, he is secretly loving holding his newest niece!

More smiles!

Macey's 2 month check up was on April 12th - here are her stats...

Weight: 13.5 lbs - 92 % (no surprise there!)

Length: 22.25 in. - 35% (oh no, I hope she's not short like me!)

Head: 15.75 - 72%

I couldn't resist taking a picture of my fat, naked baby on the exam table. She was cooing at her pediatrician and having a fun time making the exam table paper crinkle under her arms and legs.  

And then came the shots :(  In true Macey fashion, she sucked down the oral immunization faster than you'd believe. She thought it was quite tasty. But, as you can imagine, she did not care for being stuck in her legs. Oh well, maybe one day she'll thank me for immunizing her against all the scary diseases. Maddie came with us to the doctor and was very protective of her sister. She didn't want the doctor poking around in Macey's ears or mouth. And she was the first one to console Macey after her shots. She is such a good big sister - or "fister" as she pronounces it.

Macey is really into textures right now. She absolutely is in love with the sweet baby blanket Laura made for her. She finds it in her bed, curls her chubby hands around it, and chews on it.

We love our sweet Macey girl & can't believe how much she changes every day!