Derek, Amber & Hayli: 3 Months Old!

Tomorrow is my sweet baby girls' 3 month birthday! I can't imagine life without her, it seems so weird to think that there was a time when she wasn't with us. The past 3 months have been so amazing, some of the best of my life, everything is just so complete with her here with us.

I feel like the days with her just fly by, and every day she is getting bigger and bigger. She has officially gotten into a definite daily routine of all her feeding times, napping times, playing times, bath time, and bed times. Her acid reflux has gotten better but not gone away. Her doctor had to up her medication because she still stops breathing every now and then, but it has definitely gotten better. For the first 2 months of her life I was taking her into the doctor every week (no joke!) because of her acid reflux, or I thought she looked too pale, or I thought she wasn't eating as much, or because she was having diarrhea but we have made it through the last 4 weeks without visiting/calling the doctor once, and we have both survived so I'm pretty proud of that! :) At her 2 month appointment I made Derek come with us because I knew I wouldn't be able to handle being in the room and watching her get her shots so I had him sit with her so I could leave the room. The whole "getting shots" process took about 30 seconds and Derek said her hardly cried. She had definitely stopped crying by the time I got back to the room, but the super sad part was how sick she got that day from the shots. :( I couldn't believe it, it broke my heart. She would sleep and then wake up crying (which she never does), she wouldn't eat, she would just cry until she fell back asleep. I felt so bad!

These past couple of weeks she has gotten really clingy to Derek and I. She really doesn't like for anyone else to hold her. Its really strange because wherever we go she cries and cries when other people try to hold her and its SO unlike how she is at home. But I'm sure she will grow out of it soon! I just like to take advantage the time I have with her when she wants to be with me all the time! She is the most perfect baby, I cant' believe it, and maybe I'm being a little bias but I really think she is THE most perfect little girl! She still loves to sleep, she sleeps all through the night (10:30pm-7:30am, she wakes up to eat and falls right back to sleep till usually 10:30am), and she takes great naps throughout the day. She loves her bath time, and reading books with mom and dad. She loves going on walks around the block and she totally LOVES going to her dads soccer games! She can hold her head up when sitting, she drools SO much all the time, she is always sucking on her fist, she is liking her swing more and more, she has rolled over once (which I got pictures of), she is starting to play with her toys and she is talking so much. She is such a happy baby and hardly ever cries, when she does its usually very easy to figure out what she needs and she stops within 2-3 minutes. The one thing that she has come to totally dislike is her car seat. This girl hates riding in the car unless mom or dad is sitting right next to her in the back. Otherwise she is screaming her head off the whole ride.

I can't believe how blessed we are to have her in our home. Hayli brings so much happiness and joy, it has made our lives that much better! I remember being pregnant and how everyone likes to tell you how "you don't know what you are getting into by having a baby," and "how difficult it is about to get," "how the first few months are always the hardest.' I guess we are just lucky because having Hayli is the easiest, best thing we have ever done. There has not been one moment of feeling frustrated with her, or of missing the days when she wasn't here with us. She has completed our lives and our family, and has only made us love each other and her that much more. I guess I am just lucky. Happy 3 months baby girl! Mommy loves you more then you know!

First days with Hayli