One Year of Sister Snuggling

As promised, here is a photo montage of most the times I've gotten the girls snuggling together since Allie was born. (Some are happy, others are not. All are adorable and/or funny) Many will make you want to cry!

....help! 

help! she's crushing me!

what's a little spit-up between sisters?

I think the common theme is Anna squeezing Allie as hard as she can while Allie tries to get away. Can't wait to watch them grow as sisters...

Allie at 3 Months

Weight:  16 pounds, 13 ounces  (well above the 100th percentile)

 [Anna was 13 pounds, 5 ounces at this age]

Height:  24.25 inches  (around the 75th percentile)
[Anna was 23.25 inches]


Likes: snuggling.  Anna in all shapes and forms - loves it when she bounces her on the bed. Loves her playmat & looking at herself in the little weird mirror. Loves riding in the bassinet part of the stroller. Loves when we "goo goo" at her or blow raspberries. Also likes grabbing handfuls of my hair. That's super fun...for me.

Dislikes: diaper changes. tooting. riding in the car. (HATES!). Will be fine in her car seat anywhere BUT in the actual car. 

Other notes:  Our little girl is BIG. (This isn't a shock to anyone who has seen her in person) but literally she has grown out of almost everything that says "Size 3 Months". She fits in Old Navy size 3-6 month still, but all Carter's are out the window. I find they run very small anyway, as a lot of her sleepers are 6 months and seem tight on her. (She just can't be that big)

She switched to size 2 diapers at about 2 months, and seems like we might be getting close to going up a size again. I know it'll just take 1 explosive diaper to point me in that direction. Won't be long.

She is not a huge fan of tummy time and has a hard time getting her head up for too long. I think it's a combo of the whole no neck thing, and having a big chubby face to hold up. She's great when you are holding her, her neck is very strong and she likes looking around and she does well when propped on the boppy pillow, but straight on the ground isn't her strong suit.

Typically goes down to bed anywhere between 7 and 8. It is starting to trend a bit earlier, which is kind of throwing our evenings off - between Doug getting home, dinner for Anna, dinner for us, bath time for everyone, different bedtimes, one kid crying for the boob, one kid crying for mommy to read stories, it is CHAOTIC.  I do look forward to a more settled routine when Allie is asleep by 7 every night so maybe we can eat and I can start reading to Anna again, occasionally.  (Although I know Daddy really loves it ;)

Having a bit of trouble with her breathing at night since we turned the heat on. It's so dry she is congested but nothing really seems to help. We have the humidifier on all night, do saline drops in her nose and use the boogie sucker, and recently we've elevated the head of her mattress a bit to try to help. It's so awful! It really is the worst at night. She sounds like a pug. The doctor checked her, she has no sounds in her lungs; her throat, nose and ears look good and no temperature - which means we just have to try to keep her comfortable. Looking into more remedies today.

So far, she is the happiest little thing I've ever seen. We joined a local mom playgroup with other babies around her age and she is content to just hang out, quietly observing everything. Most days she ends up falling asleep while I'm holding her, despite all the talking and noise. She is such a sweetie and makes all of us happy just being around her!

Next appointment is December 17 for more shots and fun.  Yahoo!