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This month your baby will begin staying awake for much longer periods of time. Your baby is happier and she does not cry as often as she previously was. There will be many opportunities for learning and sharing throughout the day. Interacting and playing with your baby will encourage her to learn. Your baby enjoys swatting at toys and may be able to grasp them occasionally.

Get ready for lots of laughs and giggles. Your baby still loves when you smile at her and she can now laugh at you. Babbles, coos, smiles and laughs are all part of her developing personality. Let her know just how much you enjoy hearing her laugh by laughing back. When she babbles and coos, do it back.

Some babies enjoy being held and rocked more than others, and that is okay. All babies are different. If you have a cuddly baby, take this time to enjoy it. Rocking and cuddling are good for babies and make them feel secure and comforted. All babies need to be held and soothed, and not just when they are crying. Show him just how much you love him and care about him. Babies like gazing you in the eyes. You can play simple games with your baby now, too. Peek a boo and `This Little Piggy` are favorites for many babies. Read to your baby daily and sing songs with her. If your baby starts to get fussy, it is time to stop.

Babies this age are becoming interested in toys. They do not need to be expensive or even store bought toys. When choosing toys, you need to be careful about what you allow your baby to play with. Do not buy anything that can fit inside of their mouth. Toy should not be made with anything that could break off or splinter. Never give your baby anything with sharp edges or corners. Make sure that older siblings understand that their toys may be dangerous for the baby.

Make your baby's room bright and welcoming. You could paing the walls, hang brightly colored pictures and add fun accents to make your baby's room interesting for him. Babies still do not need pillows or blankets. They are suffocation hazards and should be used only for decorative purposes. You can add a mirror on the wall above the changing table, or pictures of family and friends.

Your baby may start trying to hold his bottle at this point. Do not prop the bottle with blankets or anything else. This can cause ear infections. Rather, use this time as bonding time between you and your child. Breastfeeding should be well-established at this point. You can also pump your breastmilk and store it for others to feed the baby. Most babies want to eat every 4 hours and are consuming higher amounts.

If you ever find yourself getting frustrated with your baby, put the baby in her crib and call a friend or family member to help with the baby. Babies do not do things to frustrate you on purpose, and it is totally acceptable to need a break once in a while. Make sure you never shake or hit your baby. This can cause severe damage or even death.

Developmental Milestones 3 Months Old

Physical

• Your baby may be able to lift her head while laying on her back and hold it for several minutes
• Some babies can hold their head steady and erect while in a sitting position
• When on his stomach, he will lift his head and chest as to do mini push ups-offer encouragement by sitting in front and dangling a toy
• Babies can now wave their arms and kick their legs
• Kicks are getting stronger
• When being held up, your baby should push down on their legs
• She can bring both hands together and open fingers
• Can roll over one way
• Your baby can focus on very small objects

Intellectual

• Will swat at toys-encourage her by holding a toy in front and see if she will grab it
• Many babies will sleep through the night around this time
• Clear recognition of mom and dad
• Your baby will look directly at you and gurgle when he hears your voice
• Enjoys being read to-read to your baby everyday to develop language skills
• Enjoys bright colored objects
• Has a rapidly developing memory
• Enjoys the feel of different objects-allow your baby to touch a variety of textures
• Your baby may smile at herself when she sees herself in the mirror
• Laughs out loud
• Has more established routines
• Makes sounds like `ah goo`

Emotional

• Is attached to the main caregiver
• Familiar with parents faces and siblings
• Your baby will smile at strangers
• Likes to hear you talk-tell her about everything you do
• Touching, caressing, carrying, rocking and massaging are great ways to relax your baby
• Becoming more animated and social-flashes smiles and gugles and coos
• Turns towards the sounds of familiar noises

Age Appropriate Toys

• Rattles
• Play gyms
• Activity mats
• Mirrors
• Balls
• Books
• Music
• Toys to grasp
• Lighted toys
• Textured items

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schmittsfirst - 5.3 hours ago
Redding- I work full time so all of my school time is at night. During the day I have a babysitter that lives down the road that's a good friend, i don't trust daycare either!! I'm so thankful to have such a wonderful person watching my son, adn she has 5 girls of her own so I know I can trust her. As of the night class stuff my husband is home and watches my son while I do school work or whatnot. It sucks right now but I keep telling myself it's only temporary and it's for the best!

.infinite.alphabet. - 8 hours ago
I like being Haze! I think Laura's fixing the issue with the profiles now, so I might get my old profile back in the next few days/weeks!

Sizes - 00000's are for small to average newborns (my oldest was 8lb, 13oz at birth and was too big for them). The average baby fits a size 1 by 12 months, then the sizes generally stay with ages, so a 6yo would typically wear a size 6. That goes until they're about 10 (my 9yo is now in size 12, but that's because he's tall and broad-shouldered), then kids sizes go up double, so from size 10 to 12 to 14 and so on and so forth - I guess 'coz puberty can hit anytime and does all sorts of odd things to your body ;). Men's clothes are only S, M, L, XL and so on. The 5x0s to 1x0s (I write it like that so you don't go cross-eyed with all the 0s! :D) last for the first year. Probably quite comparable to your sizing, though your sizing makes a whole lot more sense . . . instead of, 'oh, she'll be 6-9 months old in winter, so I get size 6-9 months', I wonder, 'but I don't know what size she'll be in winter!' :P And there are preemie sizes, too. My 22mo has been in size 2 for a few months (both boys follow their dad - tall and broad) and they fit him nicely now, but come winter, I'll get size 3 - they'll be a little big for him, but I think by then the size 2s will only just fit.

Actually, women's sizes confuse me. I hear about size 0 women, and of course it makes me think of a woman wearing baby clothes. Here, you're VERY slender if you're a size 6, I don't think I've ever seen a size 4 (then, I've never looked for one! :D), the 'ideal' size is an 8-10 and you can generally only get size 6's at boutique stores.

rosababy3 - 12.8 hours ago
C pineapple i was wondering the same thing! And i love how you will always be Haze to us, Haze :)

cpineapple2 - 13.6 hours ago
Haze- can you explain your sizes to me? Are your sizes comparable to our newborn, 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 12 months?

erin1023 - 15.2 hours ago
Redding...my mom watches my LO, I wouldnt trust daycare either! I am lucky to live close to her so she comes over everyday and watches him.

samlib - 15.8 hours ago
does anyone use enfamil? i have 4 coupons... i can mail them to you...

redding2009 - 15.9 hours ago
Thanks, sickasadog. Erin1023 & schmittsfirst; I am curious what childcare arrangements you have for you LO when you take classes and how is it working out for you? I am currrently only taking 2 classes, but in order to graduate in a timely manner I need to start taking 4 in the Fall. I am dreading the thought of having to leave my Lo in someone else's care when I go to school...my Mom is not really available to babysit, so the only other option is daycare.

.infinite.alphabet. - 17.6 hours ago
Hello, fellow three-monthers! Wow, solids . . . it just seems time is flying by too fast. :( My little baby doesn't fit in any of her newborn clothes (00000) and is snug now in her 000's. We're going to have to start pulling out some of the 00's for her to wear.

TJ - 17.7 hours ago
Today my little miss got her first taste of solids!!! she ate some apples also she drank from her sippy cup today!!! I'm not gonna get too serious with the solids right now because her tongue thrust reflex is still really strong so most of the food is ending up on her bib, but she had a very surprised look on her face with the taste.

rosababy3 - 20.1 hours ago
Julianna turned 3 months yesterday! I added a new pic of her with her ears pierced :)

schmittsfirst - 20.6 hours ago
Erin- Thanks!! And I totally feel your pain!! I work full time also, and it just plain sucks! By the time i get home from not seeing my lo all day the LAST thing i want to do is be away from him more. So usually what I do is play with him and love him until it's bedtime, then do my homework after he's asleep. I CAN'T and won't miss out on the precious time i have with him in the evenings, its the only time i get to see him during the day! :(

erin1023 - 20.7 hours ago
Thanks ladies! Good luck to you too Schmitt! I am soooo over school too...I don't know what happened...I LOVED school and I mean I still like attending my classes but I guess its the homework and studying that I am starting to hate...probably because it got harder with the baby! and its like, I am gone 1/2 the day at class so I have to leave my baby and then when I come home I want to just be with him and I cant because I have school work to do at home too!!! ahh....I know every1 hates going back to work after babies too but I would sooo rather have a job then be in school!...at least that way work would stay at work and when I came home I could have baby time...but no..school work has to come home with me!

schmittsfirst - 21.6 hours ago
erin- good luck on getting your degree! I will be so glad when I'm done! I'm sick of school!!

sickasadog - 22.3 hours ago
good luck all of you students. I was there 4 yrs ago and so glad to not have to study and write papers/thesis during this pregnancy. I am working so that is a bummer but at least i'm not stressed about studying and papers into the nights. NEEDAGIRL, that stinks that you are going back. I just went back last week and it was hard. i am home this afternoon cause the baby wouldn't eat and threw a fit so I took her home. she stopped all that fussing as soon as I took her from the teacher. lol... she is going to be a handful. I am so looking forward to making my own babyfood so don't forget to blog about the experience and what you used.

erin1023 - 22.8 hours ago
schmitt---I will also be graduating this fall but am taking 4 classes right now...I was taking 5 and it was too much I ended up dropping 1!!...I would have been graduating after this semester but I took last semester off because I had blood pressure issues during my pregnancy and the doctor told me no more stress and stuff and it was too much trying to keep up with school and walking around campus a lot...I was ALWAYS stressed out and swollen! So I ended up postponing a semester!

needagirl - 23.1 hours ago
Logan is 3 months now and I go back to work tomorrow :( while I love my career, it is very consuming and I am not looking forward to not seeing my baby sometimes for a day at a time. I hate when I leave at 7am and they are asleep and sometimes work past 8pm and they are already asleep.

needagirl - 23.2 hours ago
Schmitt- I have the Beaba babycook too. I am excited to start using it but that won't be until at least 5 mos or April. Let me know how you like it!

schmittsfirst - Monday, 13 Feb
Also... My son rolled over twice this weekend! I was SOOO excited, we've been working on it for a while now, and he finally did it! I plan on starting solids this weekend, Daxon will be 4 months old on wednesday and he's been on rice since he was 3 weeks old. So i think it's time. I bought the beaba babycook if anyone has heard of it?? I'm SOOO excited to start using it!! :D

schmittsfirst - Monday, 13 Feb
redding and Erin: I am a wife/mommy/student also, it's good to hear other women are doing it too! It's tough but I plan on sticking it out. I hopefully will graduate this fall but not sure, I am only taking 3 classes this semester because it was SOO hard taking 4 last semester amongst being pregnant, working full time and then having my son.

sickasadog - Sunday, 12 Feb
oKAY THanks everyone! I think I did it. My name online is Heidi Moore and I have a picture of my baby as the profile pic. well, our family has had a stomach virus. only person not affected is my husband. The baby only had diarrhea, but everyone else had both issues. unfortunately, I didn't really lose weight. ha ha ha...

MiasMomma11 - Sunday, 12 Feb
mommy- while i was bf my LO got one bottle a night since she 2 weeks old and she had no problem with it. they make nipples that are very similar to the breast also. they actually say it good to introduce a bottle before 6 months or they might reject it so its better to get her used to it for when shes older.

cpineapple2 - Sunday, 12 Feb
3charms it doesn't 'go bad' but it does start to lose some of the stuff that makes it so good. But a child won't get sick from.it during that time frame.

3charms1977 - Sunday, 12 Feb
I have pumped milk in my freezer and it says I can store it for 6 to 12 months. I'm just wondering what that means. That's a pretty wide range. Does that mean I can keep it the full 12 months then or are they saying it could go bad between the 6 and 12. This is for a stand up freezer.

Mommy0811 - Saturday, 11 Feb
OK ladies I need your honest opinions... my daughter is 12 wks old and I efb and pump and store occasionally but I have still yet to give her a bottle I'm so afraid if I give her a bottle she won't want me anymore.. . Am I crazy? Anyone else feel like me? Me and the hubby are suppose to go to dinner and a movie next Saturday while my mom keeps my kids so I thought I would just feed her go to dinner,go back to my mom's feed her then movies and then back to get her? Or should I just take a bottle and stored milk to my mom? Will she even take a bottle... I'm in a dilemma lol

cpineapple2 - Saturday, 11 Feb
Th fb group is NOVEMBER 2011 MOMS. When searching it has to be in all caps.

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