Three months old

Emory continues to captivate our hearts more and more every day.  She seems to have a double portion of everthing that is good about having a baby.  God continues to show us His goodness and Emory is definitely one of His best examples :-)!

Emory's personality is beginning to emerge more and more and she is beyond the happiest little thing I have ever seen.  Her smiles abound day and night.  Her little mouth will stretch into the widest grin possible when anyone approaches to talk to her.  Sometimes I catch her smiling when no one else is around.  She is perfectly content with herself and doesn't need others around to show off her gorgeous grin--she is more than pleased with herself :).

Her most recent achievement is her giggle.  She isn't quite laughing but has the most adorable little giggle.  I never know what is going to excite her beyond a smile and into the giggle.  It's fairly random and the same activities or sounds doesn't neccessarily produce a giggle every time.  Scott and Liberty were the first to make her happy enough to giggle for the first time.  Needless to say, I am horribly jealous that I missed it! Nonetheless, I have been able to produce that sweet sound several times with various sounds and faces :).

At this point, she is still content to have just about anyone holding her.  However, she definitely prefers her mommy over everyone else.  She rarely cries except when she is tired.  If I let her get over-tired, she will throw a huge tantrum which includes her screaming this horribly high pitched scream that should only come from a child who is hurt!  Thankfully I don't have to deal with it very often because it is very difficult to hear.

When she gets tired she has started rubbing her eyes.  It is SO cute.  My other girls didn't do this.  If I give her a soft blanket, she will rub it on her face until she falls asleep.  Again, I have never had a "blanket baby" and I just love watching her comfort herself.

She still needs to be swaddled at night and will sleep between 5-7 hours at a time.  Her nightime routine is the cutest.  I take her to bed between 9-10 and swaddle her and lay her in her bassinet.  She doesn't go right to sleep, but lays awake for 10-15 minutes before finally dosing off.  It's so sweet to watch her lay there so happily before she drifts off to sleep.  She usually wakes sometime between 2-4 to eat.  After she eats, she goes right back to sleep.

She can now hold her head relatively steady for an extended period of time.  This so much fun because she can take in so much more of her surroundings.  She can also sit upright while being supported, which makes her look like such a big girl!

Her favorite thing is still her swing.  She can sit in that thing forever!  She loves to take naps in her swing, but she will also just sit there swinging while she is wide awake.  I am dreading the day when she is too heavy and that day is rapidly approaching!  She is well over 14 pounds now, though I'm not sure exactly how much she weighs.

She hasn't shown any interest in rolling over yet.  When I put her on her tummy, she cries.  When I lay her on her back, she just looks around with her little legs in the air and sucks on her fingers.  She has just recently discovered that she can intentionally put her fingers in her mouth instead of them just happening into her mouth as her arms fly wildly about.  Since this discovery, she rarely takes them out of her mouth and usually then only to pull her blanket up to her face.  Consequently, she is drooling more than ever.  I have even wondered if she is beginning to teethe because there is such and excess of drool!  Liberty got her first teeth at 4 months, so that guess may not be too far off.

To my amazement, she still hasn't lost any of her hair--not that there was much to begin with.  However, it is considerably lighter than it was when she was born.  It is now a very light brown/blond color rather than dark brown.  My guess is that it will look a lot like Liberty's hair does.

She is now is size 2 diapers.  Scott told me that keeping her in small diapers does not actually keep her small.  So, I reluctantly decided he was right and put her in a bigger size.  She has completely outgtrown most of her 0-3 clothes and is on to 3-6.  In some cases, she can fit into 6-9.  While it usually fits around her chubby little tummy, it is usually too long.  She is still rather short and fat :).  She is still eating every 3-4 hours during the day.  She is so funny because she doesn't really cry when its time to eat.  I feed her because I feel like she should eat.  Maybe I'm just not waiting until she gets hungry...

We are enjoying her so much.  She continues to amaze me with all she can do and her incredible personality.  I feel like I missed so much with my other two babies.  I don't think I was in awe of them like I am with Emory.  I obviouly know the reason for these intense feelings.  I didn't know what I was missing then.  I wish I had paid more attention with Liberty and Lilly and truly soaked up every unique detail.  We are so incredibly blessed to have Emory and we are so very much in love with her!