3 months

sisters

my big girl testing out the bumbo...so cute!

love this pix of susanna - her round head and "serious" face

just like always, i'm a little behind. susanna was 3 months old monday, october 8. i remember thinking in the early weeks of her life that we would be cruising with her and our family once fall and the month of october came. well, i was right :) life could not be better. of course, it's also busier and crazier than ever. susanna is such a precious girl and brings us so much joy. from the moment she came out and was placed on my tummy, i've been absolutely in love with her. love at first sight! at 3 months she.....

*looks just like daddy (except no brown eyes, maybe the next baby)

*sleeps through the night and naps like a champ during the day
*takes a 4 oz bottle every 3.5 - 4 hours - eats quickly unlike her big sis did
*only cries if she needs to burp or is in her carseat - unfortunately, we seem to breed babies who hate carseats - caroline hated hers, too, until she was old enough and weighed enough to be turned around. since then, she's been a dream traveler. so, we only have 9 more months to deal with this :)
*has the sweetest smile in the world - smiles the biggest after waking up in the morning and after naps
*is loved immensely by big sis - i mess with caroline sometimes and say we're going to take susanna back to the hospital and she loses it every time b/c "she's our baby" and "i love her"
*loves to coo - especially likes to do this one on one with mommy and daddy
*just starting to laugh a little - mostly when mommy makes funny noises
*is extremely flexible and laidback - goes with the flow, which is good since we're always on the go
*goes to chick-fil-a and moe's more often than someone her age should :)
*has rolled over from her back to her tummy, but not doing it consistently yet
*loves to fall asleep in my arms - likes to lay on my left shoulder, with her body across my tummy and her right arm hanging over mine; this is especially handy in church
*apparently looks like a doll - i've had so many people make this comment about her when i'm holding her
*likes to swing and play under the baby einstein playgym; also likes to look at the fan in mommy and daddy's bedroom
*stores all her fat on her upper thighs - she must have four rolls from her knee up to the top of her thigh....so cute!!!
*also has arm rolls
*is such an amazing blessing and gift; makes me want #3:)

i love you, susanna, and can't imagine life without you!!

plie and step....or pile and step

here is caroline doing some ballet moves...or as she says "pile and step". the funniest part of this video is that 2 minutes later she and susanna were both crying and screaming. caroline dropped my camera, i scolded her, she burst into tears at the top of her lungs, which scared susanna to death and made her cry so hard her whole head turned red. fun times and it always seems to happen while i'm trying to cook dinner :)

(at dusk, on the way home from church)

caroline: mommy, the sun has a scratch
mommy: oh, really
caroline: yeah and it's crying
mommy: well, that's sad
caroline: it's okay, the mommy sun will take care of the baby sun and make it all better. i think the mommy sun will give the baby sun a dora band aid

as susanna is screaming in the car....

caroline: hush now, hush now....take a deep breaf, take a deep breaf