My baby girl turned 3 months old this week!! It's so crazy how fast that has gone. Actually it is scary, if these 3 months have gone this quick the rest will and before I know it I will have to go back to work.
Although the past three months have flown by so much seems to have changed, she is growing so fast. I have got out the 3-6 month clothes, I probably should have done it a week ago but I am trying to cling onto her being small, the 3-6 month clothes look huge but when I actually get them on her they do fit which scares me, before I know it she will be running around.
Most of my time at the moment seems to be either putting things in the baby or waiting for something to come out. She gobbles her milk down like she is out on a binge drinking session, I have never seen anything like it. She tries to get it down so fast I have to take the bottle out all the time to allow her to breathe. Then I spend the remaining time waiting for outgoings!!! which I find way to interesting. If she doesn't go for a number two for a day I am waiting for her to explode, then we class the severity on how many wipes it takes or if it is a bath situation. Our conversations have really changed since having a baby!! Then burping, this is what I seem to be doing the most, getting the wind out is our main obstacle.
In the last week or so she is staying awake more in the day, she doesn't take too much entertaining at the moment, she seems way to interested in the sides of her cot, her hands, lights and peoples faces. She talks a lot and smiles, mostly at her dad, not that I'm jealous!! It is funny, she looks at him and just grins it is hilarious and amazing how they recognise people so young. Also this week on the day she turned three months she did a giggle, like a proper belly giggle.
She is a good sleeper, has been since she was about two weeks old. She likes her sleep like her mummy. At the moment she is going from about 11pm through to 7am. She has a few cat naps in the day but nothing longer than an hour or so. I don't mind her not sleeping much in the day as I like my night time sleep so I'm glad that she has got herself into a routine (it has nothing to do with me).
As for me I am mostly back to normal plus a few pounds!!! I have recovered from the birth and my stiches are all healed. Obviously one thing that is not back to normal is my tummy, still a bit saggy and wobbly, I think that will take a while to get back to what it was before and I will have to exercise!!! Then there is my general weight, I am up a dress size all over, I wasn't the skinniest before the baby and now I have more weight to get rid of. I will get there though I am determined. Mostly!!
I have also found my skin is a lot dryer after having her, I seem to itch a lot so am trying to remember to moisturise but as I have to grab a shower when ever I can I don't always remember, plus it's one of those boring jobs.
Mentally I am fine, I do get a bit down and sometimes feel lonely or like I am doing everything but that's rare and I think my mood swings are more severe now I am back to the monthly cycle (rubbish) so that will probably explain it.
I have yet to venture to a baby group, I am not sure exactly why I keep chickening out of going. I think it is going out by myself with her, I have only done it a couple of times, I like to have the support of someone else. If she starts grizzling I think I can cope better having someone there. It sounds silly - I think it is because I doubt myself a bit, I'm not too sure but I need to get over it at some point and go to a group for her as well as me. Did anyone else take a while going to their first group?
Are you a new mum? What are you loving or perhaps struggling with?
Em x
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