14 Weeks Old

Taking care of this little baby keeps getting better and better! Thursday night, Delaney slept through the night! For me, it was probably the most incredible night in the history of sleeping. I woke up at 7:02am, quickly checked on Delaney to make sure she was still breathing, and then celebrated with a happy dance. I brought her downstairs to make a bottle (she was obviously starving after not having eaten all night), and Brad was already up making coffee. He couldn't believe the great news! I think she was beginning a growth spurt, because she went on to sleep approximately 20 of the next 24 hours. Even if she doesn't sleep through the night again for awhile, I just really appreciate it happening this one time.

 The morning after 8 straight hours: 

Trying on her 3-6 month clothes:

Out for a stroll:

Learning how to hold onto toys and put them in her mouth:

Ready for Fall!

 Family day at the pumpkin patch:

3 Months Old

After switching Laney Bear to a special formula, to call her a changed baby would be a huge understatement! I'm still amazed by how much she smiles and loves to play and how little she cries these days (knock on wood). She is such a joy! As for her sleep routine, right now she usually eats her last meal of the day around 9-10pm, and she wakes up once to eat around 3:30-4:30am. Then she's up around 7:30-8:30am. It's been incredible getting so much sleep! Last week, she had a moment where she almost rolled over. Her left arm was the only thing standing in the way of a full roll. Once she learns how to tuck in that arm, we'll have a cute little roly poly baby on our hands. 

12 Weeks Old

It's been a couple weeks since I've been able to update the blog because we've had a very fussy baby on our hands. But in the last few days, Delaney has gone from this...

to this...

We discovered our little baby girl has Milk Soy Protein Intolerance. When I eat dairy and soy and then feed little Delaney, she gets a terrible tummy ache (among other symptoms). I don't eat a lot of meat, so dairy and soy were a huge part of my diet...but not anymore! Fortunately, most babies grow out of this by their 1st birthday. I feel terrible that she's been going through this for so long, but at least we figured it out and she's feeling so much better now. As we've been learning, parenting is a constant process of trial and error.

Aside from the dietary troubles, she has had some moments of cuteness and she's been growing a lot! She's starting to put things in her mouth and she's exploring the environment around her, touching everything within her reach. Now that she's feeling better, she's eating better, sleeping better, smiling a lot and starting to form a giggle. The best part of my day is making her smile over and over again. Here are pics from the past few weeks: