3 months old!

Our happy little M is 3 months old.  I can hardly believe it.  Where in the world has the time gone!?  One day, we had an 8 lb., 6 oz. tiny baby, and in the blink of an eye, we have a 12.5 lb. big girl who loves her mama and daddy unconditionally, holds her head up, "talks" all the time, likes to check out her feet and hands and laughs like an adult.  Our big girl has also started to let us know that she's ready to go to bed around 8 o'clock every night, and interestingly enough, she knows her bedtime usuals - sleep sheep and sleep sack.  She settles in pretty quickly with those two in place.  


Madeline will occasionally roll to her side from her back, and we're thiiiis close to rolling over.  Also, she's started chewing on her fists and drools like a mad woman....early signs of teething?  At first I was skeptical, but I read that kids can show signs of teething a month or more before a tooth pops out.  Who knows?!  Maybe she just likes to chew and drool.  


The past 3 months have been the greatest 3 months of my life.  Little Madeline has brought so much joy to our lives.  I'm trying to enjoy these last two weeks of my maternity leave (where are the brakes?!) and savoring every minute Madeline and I have together during the day.  I know she'll be in good hands, but leaving her is going to be so hard - probably more so on me than her.  I hope that the State Troopers take it easy on US 1 this fall, because this mama will be speeding home every single day!


We're counting down the days to our fun beach trip with Sadler, Cy and Nolan (and their parents!), and the arrival of baby Jack Janovich.  Madeline loves all of these friends she has already!