molly by the week (16)

Molly is 16 weeks old today! 

Stats: I should've weighed her this week, but I kept forgetting. I'm guessing she's around 14-15 pounds, but we'll see at her Feb 6 appointment (4 months)!! (Update: Just weighed her, and she's 13.5 pounds. We keep expecting her to be HUGE! But she's right in the middle for her age.)

Milestones/Firsts: She's getting really good about holding her head up during tummy time. Not sure if rolling over is going to happen soon, but we're so proud of her! She used to just lay face-flat and scream. So this is a major improvement!

She went on her first grocery store trip with me in the Baby Bjorn. I had a big trip to make, so I couldn't just take her in her stroller or put the car seat in the big part of the cart. She did so well, and we got some fun looks from people! She's at that perfect age where she was so completely enamored with everything around her.

Feeding: 5 ounces every 3 hours, and a 6-oz nighttime bottle with formula and one scoop of rice cereal. For some reason, no matter when she last ate, she is NOT hungry in the mornings. It's so strange. She's been eating at 4 am, and then isn't hungry at all until almost 10am at daycare! And even then, that has been her only bottle that she doesn't finish. Tracy and I are both stumped. It's not a big issue but it's just weird and funny!

Behavior: So happy. She loves eating her hands and blankets and toys :) She's really loving toys in general lately (especially her ring-o-links), which is fun to watch.

 

She's liking her jumper more and more every day, and once she's bigger, I think it'll be hours of entertainment! She is SUCH a ham in front of the camera!

She is still a major daddy's girl, but she's giving her momma some pretty awesome smiles and cuddles lately! No obvious laughs yet, but we can't wait!

Sleep: The nighttime bottle with some rice cereal is working GREAT so far! Monday night she slept 6+3, Tuesday night (despite a crazy loud thunderstorm) she slept 7+2, and last night she slept 5+4. Not bad! Hopefully things are looking up since she hadn't slept 7 hours since she was 2 months old (she's almost 4 months). She's so sweet right after her bottle and before I put her to sleep :)

Doesn't it look like she's using her cheeks to store up for later!!?!

I haven't done this lately, but I want to keep a good record on her NAPS. She is a really good napper. She takes 3 naps at daycare every day, and they range from 1 hour to 2 hours at a time. When she gets home with me, she takes a little cat-nap (30-45 minutes) at 5:30ish while I clean the house, cook dinner and/or watch a little tv. I wish this nap was a little longer because I'd love more time to get stuff done, and it's exhausting to play with her and keep her awake/happy until her bath at 8:30!

Clothes: Still in size 2 diapers. Outgrowing her 3 month clothes, and fitting perfectly into 3-6 month stuff. She has SO many 6 month clothes, so I'm trying to get as much wear out of the 3 month and 3-6 month stuff as I can! We even had a little photo shoot just for fun on Saturday in this cute outfit :)

Favorite Moments: Mornings when I wake her up, and the first thing she does is smile really BIG at me :) Getting her dressed in the mornings while she's dancing on the changing table. Picking her up from daycare and kissing all over her.

 

And cuddling with her after bath time.

Most Challenging: Ryan is sick. Like, really sick with a fever and nasty cough. Soooo I'm trying to keep her away from him which is so sad, because they love each other so much... But we know it's NOT worth it for her to get sick. So for the last few days, I've been reminding Ryan that I love him so much but he needs to STAY AWAY from Molly and me until he is 100% better.

Looking Forward To: I just want to hear a real, OBVIOUS laugh. It'll make my day :)