Since little miss Arwyn is now 3 months old, we are officially past what some call the “Fourth Trimester”. And while I don’t adhere to the full belief in the fourth trimester, I think there is something to be said for transitioning from womb to world. Coming out of the other side, I feel like I’m waking up from a long dreary sleep with patches of dreams that seemed real enough. It’s a good think we thought to take pictures of those early days, otherwise we wouldn’t remember them for the sleep deprivation. (Reason #1 I haven’t been blogging!!)
Of course, during that time, she’s been growing and learning and becoming quite the little character. She’s lifting her head quite a bit more and eager to sit up (very supported of course). She has rolled from tummy to back a total of 3 times (though it doesn’t seem to be on purpose yet). And she’s kicking her legs and generally more active.
Her sleeping is starting to consolidate. She’s taking more regular naps and sleeping much better at night. She usually has at least 1 good 4-5 hour stint at a time and then goes right back to sleep (finally!!) for another 2-3 hours… and sometimes she does that several times. From about 10 or 11pm until 9 or sometimes even 10am. One discovery that has helped immensely was the swaddler sleep sack. I pride myself in being a great swaddler, but this one just kept breaking out of it, like at only 6 weeks old. After a friend suggested a Woombie, I found one similar (Comfort & Harmony) on Amazon and while she can still get her hands up by her face, but she can’t startle herself awake.
Arwyn is also excelling at her smiling and noise making. Aside from crying, she’s coos and hoots and even recently started yelling when she wants attention. She may have even laughed out loud a few times. My favorite is when she’s sucking on her paci and trying to coo. It comes out something like “goey-goey-goey-goey”.
Speaking of paci’s, we have quite a love/hate relationship with it. She loves it and I hate it. Avie never took a paci very well and after a while, we gave up. Arwyn, however, is quite attached. It’s required for falling asleep, soothing, and sometimes just for general contentment. In the past week or so, we’ve made some strides away from it by falling asleep without it a handful of times and not getting it when she’s just discontent (unless I just can’t take the noise anymore). But on the other hand, it’s so nice to have something that works when we’re out in public or trapped in the car.
And the thing that warms my heart more than just about anything, is to see these two start to love on each other. Avie wasn’t quite as enamored with Arwyn as we thought she might be. She found her generally pretty boring at first (who can blamer her!), but recently, she has started pulling Arywn’s highchair closer to her when she’s sitting at the table and talking to her more and sometimes even playing. I think their bond will only grow as Arwyn does!