The Journey: Month Three

We started off the month with a Sip N See baby shower to meet all of my best friends. It was great to get together for everyone to love on Lillian. I also got to enjoy a fun girls night out after as I had my Mamaw, Mom and sister to babysit Lil. It was definitely the longest I had been away from her, but I had no worries as I knew she would get plenty of attention and love while I was having fun. Lillian started to sleep a little longer in Houston, for about 4 hour stretches at night. She also did great sleeping in her car seat while I did a lot of shopping and errand running.
On March 9th, we traveled to Kentucky to meet all of Jason's family and Lillian got to see some snow that was piled up at the Louisville airport. We had a great time meeting all her great aunts and uncles as well as her grandpa and more great grandmas. We also met some of Jason's friends and their kids for the first time. I flew back to Houston with her by myself for the first time, but she did wonderful sleeping the entire flight in my arms and waking up in the airport bright eyed and happy instead of hungry as I expected. We enjoyed brunch with our old Nigeria friends and their kiddos on March 14th. It was one of many Mexican food meals that I enjoyed while in Houston.
On March 17th, we drove to Waco to see Mimi, Papa, Mamaw, Grandma Rendon, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Mimi hosted a mini baby shower at George's with all of her friends to meet Lillian and she got so many cute outfits! On the way home, we stopped by Vanessa's house to play with her 3 boys as well as Jessica's 2 kiddos. Then off to visit Kelly Kirby in her new home. After a long day on the road, we arrived home to visit with the Piatt's that had come down from Dallas. Taylor and Amber were so excited to meet their baby cousin, as there has not been a baby in the family for a very long time!
This month Lil started grasping more things with her hands, like the blankets, clothes and a few small toys. She also likes "talking" to her toys that dangle from her crib and stroller. She started taking the pacifier for Missy and Mimi. She loves to kick her feet all the time and still hates to be dressed. She also discovered her hands, and will stare at them for a bit trying to get them in her mouth. The night before we left Houston, Aunt Missy got Lillian to laugh while tickling and talking to her. It was so cute and so I am glad that Missy got to experience that with me.
Lil was such a great sleeper on the plane ride home to Abu Dhabi. I was super worried since it was just me this trip, but she slept in the bassinet the majority of the flight. Her clock was off for the next week in AD, so sleeping at night was a bit of a struggle.
On April 3rd, we went to Dubai to spend the weekend. Lillian got to meet some of Jason's old co-workers from Nigeria and their kids. We then spent some time at the beach bar people watching and enjoying the good weather. She slept through our dinner at the hotel that night, thankfully, but was wide awake back in the hotel room. So we had a little dance party with Daddy, which she loved, as well as making a lot of funny noises. We spent the next day at the pool, where the water was too chilly to get in but we did dip her in the ocean for the first time.
At 3 months, Lily likes to make all kinds of noises trying to talk. She loves smiling, especially in the morning. She has started putting everything in her mouth as well. She throws her feet down as hard as she can in the crib and makes a loud noise, which is not fun to wake up to in the middle of the night. Her eyes are getting lighter blue and her dark hair is falling out with blonde hair coming in. She sleeps about every 2 hours, when she starts to get fussy and rub her eyes. She still likes to take naps in the swing or stroller, snoozing with her paci to the movement. She sleeps up to 5 hours at a time at night (still in our room), and eats about every 3 hours during the day (still only breastmilk). She loves to look at screens (phone, computer, TV) so we are constantly moving them to avoid this. She also still hates tummy time.
Although we didn't have a 3 month appointment, we weighed Lillian on April 10th and she was at 15 pounds! She also measured at 62cm (24.5 inches). She is getting big way too fast! She also is trending right where Jason was at this age. For a girl, that is 95% in weight and 90% in height, so my little chunky baby.