Caroline is 3 Months Old!!

Caroline was still a smiley, cuddly baby during month 3 and was so much fun because she was awake so much more.

It was an exciting month. She had her first trip to the beach and her first trip to church (I was waiting for her to have her 2 month shots before I took her since its flu season).

I put Caroline in the church nursery because I hate taking babies into the worship service and she did great. I did go and visit her to nurse her because she is not taking a bottle well. She took her first few bottles fine and then decided she was done with it. Thus starting her bottle strike, that really frustrated me because I felt like I could never leave her. We tried several different types of bottles and towards the end of month 3, she finally started taking the Playtex bottle with the liner inside with a latex nipple instead of silicone, and the milk must be warmed to the proper temperature. Talk about a picky baby. My mom visited for a week while Tommy was out of town and she babysat a lot for me and really got Caroline to take her bottle well. I was so happy to have some time off while my mom visited.

Unfortunately for me and Tommy, Caroline started waking up twice each night this month instead of once like she was doing. She wakes around 1:00 & 5:00, and then Lyla wakes up around 6:30 making for a tired mommy and daddy.

Caroline stil doesn't take a pacifier regularly. There were two days this month where she really took to the gumdrop paci and then she decided she was done with that. I'm glad we won't have to take it away from her later, but in a pinch it would be nice to use it to soothe her.

Caroline spent a lot of time on her side this month. She's not rolling over yet, but she is close. If she could just get over her arm, she would be.

Caroline sleeps swaddled in the Kiddopatamus swaddle blanket every night. These blankets are great, because they have flaps and velcro that make swaddling so easy. Its a good thing because I was never good at swaddling with those hospital blankets they teach you with. At the end of this month she started busting out of her swaddle, so I tried not swaddling her, but she couldn't sleep. It was frustrating, but we finally got through it and now she sleeps swaddled under her arms, so she can put her fingers in her mouth if she wants.

We are still doing tummy time and she's starting to like it more.

Some cute pics...

Caroline turned 3 months old on St. Patricks Day, so she wore her green St. Patty's Day shirt. I didn't have a green hair bow for her, so she looks like a boy here. I don't think green is her signature color, but I didn't want anyone pinching that sweet baby.