3 Months Old!

Lily is 3 months old today! At the doctor she weighted in at 13.9 lbs (90th), 24.75" long (95th), and head circumference 16" (75th). She grew 2.5" in a month! Who would have thought we'd have a tall girl on our hands? Height doesn't really run in my family, so that's another reason why we think Lily takes more after Matt's side. Plus, we looked at his baby pictures and his cheeks were even BIGGER than Lily's!

A few of my friends had babies a few months before Lily was born and I remember them telling me in January they were jealous of what I was about to go through. At the time, I couldn't imagine wanting the pain and exhaustion of labor and figuring out how to care for a brand new baby. But now I understand that none of that matters in comparison to witnessing the miracle of birth and all the joy and love that a new baby brings. In a heartbeat, I would press rewind and live the last 3 months all over again if I could. But that's not the way it works, so I try to live every day to the fullest as best I can. I really like the stage Lily's in right now - she's smiling a lot, cooing more, grabbing/holding/playing with objects, and isn't mobile. I'm excited for her to roll and crawl, but I know that brings LOTS more responsibility on my part to keep her out of trouble.

Here's Lily's 3 month picture and a trip down memory lane. It's hard to believe she can change so much in such a short time.

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