Time Flies....

Really???  My baby girl will be 12 weeks on Friday and my maternity leave is coming to an end faster than I have wanted it to.  I thought when I had her I would blog every day about every little thing that she has done, but boy was I wrong.  I have been so busy enjoying my time with her that when I do have a free minute I am doing things around the house or trying to catch an hour or two with my husband once she goes down.  I wouldn't have it any other way though.  I adore this child. Even if some days are rough her smiles make things all better.

What has Tinley done in the last 8 weeks since my last blog:

• She started smiling and now does it all the time when you talk to her.  I love going into her room in the morning to see that amazing smile.
• She is cooing like crazy.  I think she wants to talk back to me.  She may just be a talker like her Mommy...haha!
• She has really discovered her feet and hands and will stare at them.
• She has started sucking her thumb more often, but sometimes has trouble keeping it in for a period of time and she gets frustrated.
•  Loves her bath time!  I know I mentioned this in my last post, but she gets excited to take her baths and we give them to her almost every night.  It's part of her bedtime routine.  I hope she continues to enjoy them.
• She is a strong baby girl.  She holds her head up so well and really has always had good head control.  This week I put her in her bumbo and she did really well.
• She enjoys her play mat and can hit the toys with her hands and kick them to make the sound go off.  Smart little baby!
• She isn't fond of tummy time and I am not sure if this is due to her tummy issues or not.  Speaking of tummy issues.  We saw a specialist and he says it is just acid reflux.  He suggested using rice in her formula and put her back on Zantac.  The rice made things worse for her tummy so we stopped that.  I refuse to put her back on meds and instead have been taking her to a chiropractor.  We still have projectile vomiting, but she seems more content then she did 7 weeks ago when we started seeing the chiro. Her pediatrician says it will get better once she can sit up on her own around 5-6 months.
• She started pulling herself up in the last few weeks.  Seriously should she be able to do that already?  She has sat up in her bouncer, swing and while being feed. She is a mover for sure.
• Something she has started in the past couple weeks is pushing herself to the top of her bed.  I had her comforter draped over her bed and a bear in it that I have to remove  because she can move.  Last Sunday morning at 4:30am Justin woke me up to come look at her in her bed. She had pushed herself to the top and turned sideways laying against her bumper pad.  She scares me!  
• She enjoys looking at the colors on the TV so I decided to try her Baby Einstein movie and she loves it.  I am going to have to get her some more.  
• We finally switched her to size 1 diaper about three weeks ago and she can wear her 0-3 months clothes, well most.  Most of her pants she can wear are still newborn.  She is taking 4 oz of formula every 3 hours.  However, we started giving her more this evening because she wanted to eat every 2 hours today so I think she is ready to start taking 5-6 oz now that she is almost 3 months.

I just can't believe how much she has grown and learned in this short time.  I love her to pieces and am really getting very sad about going back to work and missing all her new little things she learns.  My time with her will be short at nights now, but I will make the most of them.  She has truly changed our lives and we can't get enough of her.

Here are some pics of my beautiful baby girl....

Smiles

Watching her favorite toy...We don't leave home without it.

Scrub a dub dub...my baby is in the tub

More beautiful smiles

Watching Baby Einstein

My thumb sucker

Loves her Daddy

Sitting up with Mommy

Playing on my mat

Sporting my Gap skinny jeans

Baby legs

Adorable!

Tummy Time

Sleeping Beauty