bernadette: three months old.
i'm not going to lie to you, i really get in my groove when babies hit six months old. everything before then is a blur of feedings and constantly putting down for naps (but failing) and no sleep for me so it's just not the greatest in my mind. but three months old is kind of amazing in its own way. you start to see the light of self-regulation on the horizon, and personality starts to shine through. and i can already tell that Bernadette is going to have personality to spare.
this month was when Bernadette finally realized how much chaos was actually happening around her all the time. she started to recognize her brother and sister and is going to be just as obsessed with them as they are with her, which is so cute. she smiles so big whenever they come to give her kisses (which is every five minutes) and tolerates the smothering very well.
she still isn't sleeping the longest stretches of time, but she's also not sleeping badly either. just very normally for a three-month-old baby. new moms, don't ever let anyone tell you that it's normal for babies to sleep through the night or take lots of awesome naps at three months. it's magical and wonderful if you have a baby like that, and yes, they do exist, but for the most part, that's not real life. they all get there eventually. but if Bernadette wants to start sleeping more, I'm not going stop her or anything.
(okay, she tolerates it most of the time)
we've had lots of great family time this month because of birthdays and Bernadette's baptism! she was a champ at her baptism, she didn't even cry once and watched it all happen with her inquisitive little eyes. we were blessed to have her baptized at our parish in st. paul where the other two were also baptized and it was so special to have the whole family there. she got lots of great-grandma snuggle time in as well, and this great-grandma is one of the best snugglers there is.
(four generations of rice ladies...we're pretty lucky)
right now, we're preparing for the next few months of constant change with her. she'll be sitting up in no time, rolling all over the place, going through the four-month sleep regression (waaaahhhh), and before you know it she'll be crawling and walking and i'll wonder where the time has gone. i kind of hate that the phrase "the days are long but the years are shorts" is so true, but IT IS SO TRUE. sometimes my weeks feel like they're months long, but then all of a sudden another month has gone by in an instant and i can barely remember what happened. i'm trying to take in all of this baby's life because even at three months, her babyhood is flying by. i think having older kids as a reminder of how fast they grow up helps you be a little more mindful with the next ones.
miss Bernadette: we are having so much fun with you and cannot wait to see your sweet personality grow even more. you're going to have all of us wrapped around your finger. we love you, sweet girl.
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