Once again time has gotten away from me and I have failed to post about our little sweetheart. Avery is now 14 weeks old (3 months and 1 week), weighs 12 lbs, 24 inches long and enjoying life. She is a good sleeper, asleep by 7pm most nights, but still wakes up around 3am and 6am for feedings. She now laughs, smiles all the time, grabs at her toys, coos, kicks her legs, and is mesmorized by the lights and sounds coming from the TV.
Around Thanksgiving Avery went through a rough patch and after a few terrible days we realized she has acid reflux and a milk protein allergy. So the Doctor put her on Nutramigen, a hypoallergenic formula and prescribed Zantac. After a few short days, a new baby appeared and what we thought was baby acne since she was a week old completley disappeared. She still has a few episodes where her reflux really bothers her, but overall she feels so much better. We are hoping the reflux and milk sensitivity go away by 6 months when her digestive system should be fully developed. At most the Doctor thought by 1 year she would have no symptoms.
We spent a good bit of November and Decemeber traveling to the panhandle to visit family for the holidays. Luckily Avery travels very well and slept about 6 of the 7 hour drive each trip; Bella on the otherhand felt a bit squeezed for room and was restless most of the way. Although Avery did not partake in Christmas activities, she defininetly brought a lot of joy to us and our families which made it a special 1st Christmas together.
I returned to work this past Wednesday and no I did not cry :) It was pretty easy going to work, but I was sad when I got home to only find her already asleep. Luckily this was a cat nap and she woke up 15 mins later and we were able to spend an hour together before she went down for the night. It will be an adjustment from spending all day with Avery to only a few hours during the week, but I am excited for her to start at the Montessorri school and shortly begin interacting with other infants.
Below is a snapshot of how Avery has grown over the last 3 months. I will also be adding more pictures to the following link http://alibenpictures.shutterfly.com/pictures;vidoes can be found on the right side of the screen. Enjoy!
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| 3 months old |
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| 1 week old |
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| 3 months old |
