Avery's Third Month

This month has been the funnest and saddest month, thus far. For starters, I had to go back to work. :-( That was extremely tough for me! But it's also been so much fun because she's actually interacting with us more!

Firsts:

11/12:Avery started reacting to toys and she even reached out to it when I put it in front of her!
11/16: Avery got her 2 month shots and took them like a champ!! But she did sleep all afternoon.
11/18: She had her first MAJOR diaper blowout! It was all over her and me!!
11/19: It was our first mommy/daughter shopping trip! We bought Avery's Thanksgiving and Christmas dresses!
11/22 Thanksgiving: This was her first trip to El Campo! She spent her first Thanksgiving with family. We watched the Texans win and also had some fun "girl talk!"
11/27: It was my last day home with Avery before I had to go back to work. :-(
11/28: My first day back at work!

Girl Talk!

Watching the Texans with Aunt Kristy

Reflux:

As I mentioned a few months ago, Avery was diagnosed with reflux. She was put on Zantac, but that did not help at all! So, her doctor switched her to Prevacid. The Prevacid has helped some. She still spits up a lot, but it's definitely an improvement from the projectile vomiting that it was before!! We still make sure to have plenty of burp cloths and she wears a bib often! And we have to hold her at a 30 degree angle for at least 20 minutes after we feed her.

Back to Work:

Two days before I had to go back to work, I lost it. I cried a lot. I didn't think I'd make it 5 minutes into my first day back without crying! When I left for work in the morning, I didn't cry. I kissed her on the forehead (she was sleeping), and left. I got in the car, waiting for the tears to start rolling down my cheek, but I got nothing. Don't get me wrong, I was sad to be leaving her, but I knew she'd be fine! The first thing I did when I got to my office was put up pictures of my smiling baby!! I missed her and thought about her ALL DAY, and looked at those pictures whenever I started to get sad (I still stare at them a lot!!)  When I got home,  I was hoping for a grand welcome, but instead I came home to a sleeping baby!

The first two weeks were easier for me than it was for her. My mom has been watching her, and she informed me that Avery was havng a tough time taking a bottle. We never had problems giving her a bottle before (we were doing some test runs before I went back to work!). I think she was having some separation issues. She has since gotten much better! Sometimes I don't think she misses me at all anymore!! :-) My favorite part of the day is coming home to see her sweet smile!

TV:

This may make me sound like a terrible mother, but Avery loves the TV! The first time we noticed her looking, we were watching Ellen, and One Direction was performing. (They may just be her first boy band crush!! But give me a little more time, and she'll soon fall in love with NKOTB!)  She loves looking at the lights, sounds and movements!! When she gets fussy, the TV (or Christmas tree) usually calms her down!

3 months old 11/9/2012

3 months old!