13 Weeks

My baby girl is 13 weeks. In some ways is seems like there is no way she can already be this big and in other ways I cannot believe its only been 13 weeks since I met this precious girl. I could have never imagined the love I would feel for her. She makes every long sleepless night worth getting up to just hold and cuddle with her. She is still sleeping 6-7 hours  most nights. I think she gets bad gas pains and on those night she is up every 2 hours. This happens, thankfully, just once a week, if that. Some nights I think she just needs her mama. I love picking her up out of her crib and she stops crying and makes this hhmmmmm sound as she nestles in my arms. 

For the most part Hannah likes Tummy time. She can tolerate a few minutes before getting fussy. She has started to roll  from her tummy to back. She does this by getting her elbow tucked underneath her chest, kicking her legs out and then tilting her head back. She has gotten pretty good at it. When she lands on her back it doesn't seem to frighten her.  She will lay there kicking her legs and waving her arms. Here are a few pics from a a successful tummy time.

I broke down and bought a Bumbo seat. Hannah has been doing very well holding her head up so I thought we would give it a try. I also thought it might be helpful in keeping her awake during wake-time.  The first few times she wasn't too sure of it, but I think she is warming up to it. :)

Talking to Mama

We are so close to a first real smile....I keep thinking "Any day now".

Hannah has discovered her tongue this week. She will usually lick her fingers or try to get her thumb in her mouth. It is so funny to watch her be so amused with something so simple. She will try and lick anything that gets near her mouth. I found this teething blanket to be perfect for her to hold and play with.

She is paying more attention to her mobile this week, looking in the mirror.