It's hard to believe that Bella is already 3 months old, but sure enough she is. I was able to get her in to see the nurse practitioner at a doctor's office my midwife recommended a few weeks before she turned 3 months, and her stats were:
50% for weight
25% for head circumference
5% for length
She said, "she's a little on the short end of the scale, so we'll need to watch her." And I thought to myself, "did you look at me when you walked into the room?" As she towered over me in height. :-) Needless to say, Nathan and I aren't worried about the height issue, and are very pleased at how well our plump girl is growing.
She's started to take a little bit of a longer nap in the morning now, but only if I nap with her. If I don't, she still won't sleep for more than half an hour or an hour if I'm lucky, but I certainly don't mind napping with her. In fact, in the most recent book I've read about natural parenting and natural child spacing (Ecological Breastfeeding) one of the things it recommends is taking a daily nap with your kiddo. So, I've been enjoying that. :-) Makes it a little difficult to get a whole lot done, but I am really rested, and I absolutely cherish those times with her. Though it will be challenging to nap when we have more, I'm hoping if I continue this practice that Bella will come to enjoy it too.
So, that's the news on the 3 month update I suppose. Not much to report, as she is happy and very healthy. She truly is a joy. Even when things are rough in other areas of life, she just brightens our days so much with her million dollar smile. We have chosen to wait on vaccinating her until she is two. I've done so much research on both sides of the issue (all very overwhelming if you ask me), and Nathan and I feel this is the safest compromise between the two arguments as we've weighed the pros and the cons of both. We'll also probably pick and choose what she gets at that point, and are thankful that her nurse practitioner is supportive of our decision.
She and I still see our amazing chiropractor on a somewhat regular basis. Hopefully, more regular should finances allow in the near future. It truly is amazing the difference I see in her if something isn't going well. For instance, there have been a few instances where she's been extremely fussy about nursing on one side to the point where she completing refused to eat on one side for an entire day! I called and asked everyone I knew for advice, but nothing seemed to work. I had an appointment with our chiropractor the next day, and I ran the situation by him thinking, MAYBE he might know of something, and he said, "Oh, no problem! Her neck is probably a little out of alignment." Sure enough! He adjusted her, and her next feed was a BREEZE! And she also barely spits up at all after he adjusts her, and my girl has been a BIG spitter since birth. It's quite amazing.
We're all flying to Portland next week to visit with Nathan's parents over labor day weekend. We're really excited to see them and to just get away. We've really been hit hard by the economic situation, and the cumulative toll it's taking on us is really hard. So, getting away for a bit will be quite the blessing. Though, I am nervous about the packing and hauling of all the STUFF associated with our beautiful girl through the airport, but I know it can be done. :-) Thankfully we'll be flying there together, but Bella and I fly back by ourselves on the way back. Gulp. We shall see!
