All about Mia

I have gone far too long since posting about all Mia is doing. As with all newborns/infants, she seriously changes DAILY. Here are some of her recent news:

Sleeping

Mia has been sleeping in her own crib in her own bedroom since she was 8 weeks old (the same time that we moved Luke to his own room). It was an easy transition from the portable swing in our room - we just did it one night, and it worked. No problems. I was a bit worried just because she slept so terribly in the cradle in our room - guess she just didn't care for that bed!

Not too much had changed in terms of how long she would sleep at night and how many times she would wake up until just really recently. For the most part Mia had been waking up about every 4 hours to eat (usually around 4am). However, last week we did have a few good nights of 6 hour stretches, which is wonderful! :) Then there are those (very early) morning when Mia has woken for a 5 or 6am feeding and decided that she would like to start her morning ... ugh! I can say that at least she is really very pleasant first thing in the morning.

Talking

We've been hearing coos and gurgles for several weeks now, but really in the past few days Mia has found her voice. She can squeal and "talk," and just loves doing so. It's really so cute!

Eating

The girl loves her food, and can at times be very impatient about waiting for it! She is a good eater and is happy to nurse or take a bottle. She doesn't often get a bottle, but when she does, she usually drinks about 3.5 oz. at a time.

Mia still spits up all the time. Nothing to worry about since she continues to gain weight - it's just means lots more laundry around here!

Growth

At 11 weeks when I took her in for a check of her eyes, they did a "rough" weight check. With a wet diaper and all her clothes on, she weighed 11lbs, 7oz.

She is just now starting to fit well into certain brands of 0-3 month clothing. She grew out of most of her Carter's newborn clothing around 7 weeks, and has been wearing their 3 month size since. Her feet right now are between a size 0 and size 1.

Other news

In the past two weeks Mia has started to really reach and grab for things. She seems to really like the bird and monkey on the vibrating seat. She is also interested in looking at her hands now. Speaking of hands, she loves to put them in her mouth and will often find her thumb to stick in there!

Mia tried the Bumbo for the first time yesterday and did so well. I never would have thought to put her in it this early (I think Luke was at least a whole month older before we tried - and even then, he didn't love it right away), but she seems so strong and often tries to pull herself into an upright seated position when she is reclined.

She loves bathing. I got her a little mesh seat that goes in the tub so that she and Luke can tubby together, and she loves this even more than bathing in her own little tub. Luke happens to like it too, and it kills two birds with one stone for us ... so, it's a good thing!

She has had some trouble with her eyes - the right one seemed infected and after a round of antibiotic eyedrops, they both seemed infected and worse. I took her back to the Dr. and got a new type of eyedrop that seems to be working now. I think that she was actually allergic to the first round, which explains why as soon as we stopped it, her eyes looked better. Poor girl :(!

Her favorite piece of baby gear continues to be the Ergo carrier. She LOVES being in it.

She loves watching her big brother :)