Doctor Appointmet @ 12 weeks

Ava had her 2nd round of shots yesterday....and boy was she mad. Can you tell in the picture? ha! Poor little baby turned red and was screaming. Her "Villa frown" was even showing. The evening & night went as expected. She wanted to be held and snooze on our shoulder. She had a mild fever so we gave her Tylenol. She still went to sleep about 8:30, woke up once at @3, then up for the day @ 7.

12 weeks (might be Too.Much.Information but this blog is also for us to remember our time with Ava. i.e.: look back on & compare siblings and keepsake for our family when I print blog to book at new year)

Stats -
Weight 14.1 lbs (90.12% weight for age)
Height 1'11.25" (50.98% height for age)
Head 15.75 (55.35% circumference for age)
Wears - 3months & still fits into some 0-3 months
Diapers - Wears size 2 pampers brand diapers (she could wear size 1, but since she is still wearing the hip brace at night we buy size 2 to allow plenty of room for comfort)
We use pampers sensitive wipes
Has not had a diaper rash
Formula - Enfamil Newborn with nipple size 0 (will move up to size 1 once 3 months on 27th)
working on increasing oz per feeding and decreasing feedings per day
For now:
4oz every 3 hours @ 28 oz
1 @ 6:30am at home
3 or 4 @ daycare
1 or 2 @ home in the evening
1 @ 2:30am feeding
Health -
Since staring daycare has been congested. Is much better.
For about a week her left eye has had heavy eye sleep in the morning & leaking through out the day. Doctor said she has a clogged tear duct. We will check for allergies at 6 months due to family history.
Wakes up - @ 6:30 in a good mood
I wake her up by unzipping the halo & rubbing her little feet/legs or head
She will stretch for a few minutes giving me time to take off her brace
Once she is completely awake I will pick her up & hold her a few minutes
Change her diaper, wipe her face, arms, & legs with a warm cloth
Feed 2 oz then burp
Last 2oz then burp
Dress her for the day
Tell daddy bye-bye
Load her up in the car seat & we are off to daycare @ 7am
See always falls back to sleep on the drive to daycare & will wake up @ 8/8:30
After daycare
we chat @ her day
get diaper bag ready for daycare the next day
tummy time, play time on mat, or time in rocker
feed 1 or 2 times depending on how day care feeding schedule went
lately hanging out on the patio with dad & grill, watch him work on the yard, or chat with neighbors
takes a little nap for @ 30mins
love, love, love on her
Bedtime routine - starts @ 8pm
start humidifier in her room
bath
massage
if needed, saline mist & clean nose with aspirator
dressed
put on brace
put on Halo Swaddle ( but don’t swaddle arms yet)
if she is not eager for a feeding, then quite time while I rock her in the glider (lights off, night light & cd player on)
if she is fussy & ready for bottle, straight to feeding while I rock her on the glider (lights off, night light & cd player on)
feed 2oz then burp
if needed, 3ml of tummy gas drops
feed 2oz…sometimes 3oz then burp
rock her for awhile & love on my sweet baby :)
once she is out swaddle her arms in halo & place her in positioner in her crib
turn on video monitor
ahh…..and she is out until @ 2:30
@ Ava - Ava the Grouch has been gone for sometime now…haha. Now Ava is so much fun & attentive.
She loves for you to talk to her. She will babble back to you, make raspberries, or suck on her hands.
Gives big gummy smiles
Will follow you or objects from side to side
Will grab for objects. Her hands are more relaxed now & not in a fist.
Loves music or noise
Still can only last a few minutes on tummy for tummy time. Last longer on boppy pillow for tummy time.
Loves to be held & carried around to explore her surroundings (and I love to hold her)
I swear she knows she is about to be fed (familiar with the feeding position). If you take too long she gets feisty until you put that bottle in her mouth.


I cant believe my baby will be 3 months this Sunday.