13 Weeks Old

Not only is Nora 13 weeks old today, but tomorrow she is officially 3 months old! In honor of this, we decided to take her into the doctor's office today to get weighed. Ready for this? She weighs 12 pounds, 8 ounces! 12 and a half pounds! I can hardly believe it (even though I could tell she was definitely packing on the pounds I really wasn't expecting such a great gain!). In the last 4 weeks since she was most recently weighed she's gained 2 pounds and 4 ounces or an average of 9 ounces a week (which is obviously more than an ounce a DAY! If I go by her lowest weight (which I should since I had IV fluids during the labor), she's gained one ounce short of 6 pounds since she was born. I need to go back and see what Henry weighed at three months....of course he had supplements of formula whereas she's never had a drop of formula! And really only about 5 bottles in her lifetime. Which is actually something I need to work on so that I can get out a bit more often without her.

Developmentally she has really made some significant changes in the last week as well. She's started playing with my bra strap or shirt collar while nursing which shows me that she not only is much more aware of objects around her but also able to control her hands and arms. She is consistently holding her own head up 100% of the time now; although she does get a bit bobbly headed at times still! She is seeing things at a greater distance - she watches Wilbur or Henry from across the room now. And she actually laughed today for the first time! Awesome to hear - I hope she keeps on doing it...and frequently. She continues to be a chatterbox and continues to just gaze with eyes full of admiration at her big brother. She is continuing to lose her long, dark hair - boo! But the new hair that's underneath is also dark, just not quite as dark. Her eyes are still baby blue; I can't tell if they are changing yet or not. I'm wondering if she's started a little early teething because she is constantly gnawing on her hand and has started drooling which she never used to do.

The pictures above are of her wearing the cutest hat - I love it - she looks like a little flower when she wears it. The next picture is of her in her exersaucer (which she's still a bit too little to be in for more that 5 minutes at a time). She was deeply involved in a stare-down with a smiley-faced flower. I think she was trying to talk to it too. Then there is a picture of her working on her muscles and doing some tummy time. Finally her and Henry together. The video is just a short one - I actually meant to be taking a picture but the setting was on video so I recorded a bit of Henry burping her. :)