Dear Lila,

Dear Lila,
Where have the last 12 weeks gone? In some ways, I feel like it was just yesterday that we were eagerly awaiting your arrival, and in other ways I can't remember our lives without you in it. You made us a family!
You have grown so much in the last twelve weeks! You are playful and smiley, especially in the mornings. You love looking at your mobile, and you get so excited when we turn it on. You still love bouncing on the ball or on our knee, but you are not so reliant on it anymore. You have other ways to soothe yourself now. You are getting frustrated with being inward facing in the Baby Bjorn...you love for us to hold you facing out all the time, because you just love looking around! You have good neck control, but still a bit wobbly, especially when you are upset. You hate tummy time, so no rolling over or even close calls for you yet! You started daycare last week, and despite Mommy's worries, you are doing great! You eat well for your teachers, and take way better naps than you ever did at home, even in your crib. When I come pick you up, sometimes you are sleeping, but I love it when you are kicking around and playing with a new toy! Daycare makes you very tired, so you have been sleeping great. You go down without any trouble at 8pm. You usually wake up just once for a quick snack about 3:30, but on the night you turned 12 weeks old, you slept through the night for the first time! (If only Mommy had slept through the night!). Your doggy Sage loves you so much, and gives you kisses every day, and always checks to make sure you are in your bed at night when we go into the bedroom to go to bed, and always checks to make sure you are in your carseat when we carry you inside when we get home. You are a good eater, and eat every 3 hours, probably around 4 ounces each time. At your last doctor's appointment, you were in the 25% for weight and 50% for length - tall and skinny like your mommy and daddy! You have traveled to Ohio three times, Washington DC, and Cape Cod in your 12 weeks of life so far, and you are such a great traveler! You sleep well wherever we are - the stimulation of being somewhere new usually tires you out! You do ok in the car on the highway, and you are getting better at traveling through town. You don't love being in your carseat, and even if you fall asleep in the car, you always wake up when we stop. You got your first cold at daycare already, but seem to be tolerating it well. You had a fever just once, when you got your 2 month immunizations. You love being outside, looking in the sky, at trees, feeling the breeze. It always calms you. You have been to two outdoor concerts. You have lots of other baby friends - Addie and Jakob are the closest in age, and of course you love your cousin Margaret, who is finally starting to notice you! Lila, you have made our lives more complete, and we love you more every day!