1/4 of a Year

Nora is 3 months old!  What!?!

Oh, she is a little slice of heaven.  I want to freeze time with her for just a little bit.  She has the best chubby legs and cheeks and double chin.  I kiss those cheeks all day long.  But I think my favorite thing about her is her laugh.  She is such a happy baby and smiles for everyone and laughs pretty easily for those in her family.  Ugh...just look at her!

She has some pretty great faces these days.  And she is busy!  She wants to be involved in whatever Isaac and Ben are up too.  She follows their play with her little head and eyes and you can just tell she is ready to jump in with them.

Nora can roll from tummy to back, though she doesn't often do it.  I don't think I've even caught it on video yet.  She has also started getting up on her toes and knees and then face planting while on her tummy.  So mobile already.  She scoots doing this little number enough that she can move off the blanket I've set her on.  

This is her partial smile.  Her whole smile lights up her whole face.  And her laugh!  Oh my, the cutest thing ever.

I love that she laughs for Isaac.  She LOVES Isaac.  Sometimes I'm worried he's smothering her or something and then I see her grin and adoring eyes and ask myself why I'm trying to calm him down and move him back a bit.  She loves him in her space even if it makes me nervous.

So close to the actual roll over!  She's actually pretty content on her tummy lately and will play there for a little while.  Especially if she has some toys to try and grab.

She has gotten really good at holding toys and passing them from one hand to the other.  Her favorite thing though, is a burp cloth or blanket to suck on.  She sucks on all her clothes and whatever fabric she can get her hands on.

Nora started napping in her crib shortly after reaching 3 months old.  She's doing great!  So great that she now does most of her nights in the crib too.  She has only been waking once at night to eat.  So once she was doing good long naps in the crib, we began the night transition too.  So far, so good!  I'm still trying to get used to it though.  I worry a bit and do check on her once or twice through the night.  But I did that in my room too, so, whatever!

Jacob and I think she may be teething.  Seriously.  Isaac got his first tooth and 4 months old and in a lot of ways Nora's drooling and sucking on stuff is a lot like his was.  I guess only time will tell.

This three month stage is pretty fun.  I'm really enjoying Nora at this age.  I hope her happy, easy going nature stays with her as she gets older.  I can't wait to see more of who she will become.  But for now, I'm loving the giggles and smiles of this chunky monkey!

And her dad and brothers love her too.