Gemma at 3 months

Weight: Just over 14 pounds

Height: 25-26 inches

 
Clothing Size: 3-6 month clothes.

Daily Schedule: Gemma continues to sleep through the night for the most part. She goes to bed between 8 and 9 and sometimes wakes up around 6/6:30. She'll go back down after eating and then sleep until 8-9am. Normally, she takes 45 minute naps (just like the other two) after being awake for about an hour and a half. Every now and then, she'll go longer. She's a fairly predictable baby.

Total diapers we change daily: For cloth diapers, about 7-10.

Total outfits we go through daily: One. She spits up on them but I don't care enough to change her. Just wipe it off.

Special Outings: Spent the day at the beach and she's taken lots of trips to house hunt with us. Thankfully that's over since we found a house.

Firsts: Swimming! We took her swimming a few times this month and at first, she was a little upset. We went last weekend and she loved it.


Eating: Continuing to nurse wonderfully but she has started spitting up more. It peaks around 4 months so I'm hopeful we're almost to the worst and then it will get better.

Heart Update: We had our second appointment with the pediatric cardiologist two weeks ago. The news wasn't the best. Gemma's heart defect appears to have worsened over the past eight weeks. In April, the defect was barely moderate. Last week, it was definitely in the moderate level. I forgot to ask the percentage at the last appointment for comparison. The cardiologist is still hopeful Gemma will plateau now and the defect will stay the same. We go back in September and we'll find out more then. The issue with the Echos at a young age is Gemma is pretty fidget-y. That makes it hard to get an accurate measurement. The doctor is hopeful at six months that Gemma could be a little more cooperative in her stillness. I am skeptical of that but we'll try. It is reassuring to know that we're moving ten minutes away from this doctor. And if Gemma does need surgery, we know our insurance is great (after Tanner's surgery) and that it doesn't require open heart procedures.

Sibling love: The kids love to say, "Good morning, Gemma" in a high, squeaky voice every morning. They both love to hold her and Tanner gets mad if we "help" in holding her. Overall, they have quickly grown accustomed to her.

Overall, Gemma is a perfect baby. She rarely fusses or cries. She goes with the flow and is very calm. She goes to sleep quickly and eats well. She's a perfect little third child with two very opinionated siblings. 

Monthly Pictures:

Tanner had to get a picture too.