13 Weeks

I know I say it all the time, but geez, seriously-- time is flying by way too fast.  I can't believe my girl is 13 weeks today!  (and tomorrow will be 3 months!)

What's new:

- She is holding her head up much better, and for longer stretches of time.  She used to get tired quickly and then start getting cranky and crying when we'd make her sit up and support her neck and head for more than a couple minutes, but now she's a pro :)  She is fine sitting in her Bumbo and watching me fold laundry...or sitting in her jumperoo and just hanging out while I eat some breakfast.

- I thought that she liked her hands, but now I realize that she's basically OBSESSED with her hands.  I had always discouraged her never-ending search for her thumb, especially since she couldn't find it since it was in her closed fist.  I used to just take her hand out of her mouth and put her pacifier in instead.  But now, she's learned how to remove her pacifier with her hands and attempts to shove her whole fist in her mouth.  Either that....or she will just suck on her fingers (basically all of them except her thumb, which she has still not been able to locate).  I've given up on my battle to get her to suck on her pacifier instead, and have made my new mission to be to make sure she has a bib on so that she doesn't soak her clothes with her drool.  Also, I make sure to watch closely, since she tends to gag on her fingers sometimes.  :(

- Just last night, Abigail found her toes!  I was sitting her up on our fed after feeding and burping her.  She was looking around and smiling, when all of a sudden she looked down at her feet and her eyes got all wide.  She stared at her toes in amazement and watched as they wiggled.  It was the cutest thing.  She stared at them intensely,  as if she was trying to will them to come to her.  Too bad her short little arms couldn't reach them yet.  Haha

-It seems as if she's starting to recognize her name.  I could be talking to Michael in the same room as her, but when I call her name she seems to recognize that sound and turns her head to look at me.  Very cool!

-This week, we put away more of her clothes that she's outgrown.  She was done with the newborn sized clothes, but now she's starting to be a little too long for the 0-3 month outfits.  She fits the 3 month clothes well, and in a couple things, (especially the Carters brand clothes) she's starting to fit in 3-6 month clothes.  It was sad to see a couple of the outfits I liked on her to be too small, but with growing out of clothes comes growing INTO new clothes!  Nicole has been so good at sending us bags of clothes from her cousin, Annabelle, that we've got lots and lots of new outfits to look forward to! :)  I've already washed all the 3 and 6 month clothes and just waiting for my girl to grow just a little bit more.  I'm excited because there are some really cute things I'm looking forward to seeing Abigail in.


Anyways, she really is growing and changing so much every day, it's hard to keep track.  We're taking pictures left and right and trying to remember to capture some videos along the way too.  And with my work start date just around the corner, I'm growing more and more anxious.  I'm trying not to think about it, though, and am trying to focus on enjoying the moment.