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3 months, first Mother's Day, growth spurt?

Wren turned 3 months a couple weeks ago! She's becoming increasingly aware of her body parts. She's now using her hands to play with her lovey and put it in her mouth. One thing that has significantly improved over the past couple weeks is she no longer cries the entire 45 minute drive to daycare. I purchased a mirror so she can stare at herself, started playing classical music in the car, and gave her a lovey to play with. She'll sometimes fuss a little, but she's WAY more chill. HUGE for my mental health!

A new challenge we're facing is Wren started waking up at 2 am the past three nights after sleeping through the night the past few weeks. We suspect she's going through a growth spurt, because she's been super hungry and fussy lately. She's also recovering from back-to-back sicknesses from daycare. They say your baby will be sick nonstop once you put them in daycare, and that's no joke.

My first Mother's Day was special. Cameron surprised me with beautiful flowers and a card from "Wren" (he wrote it though because she's still "learning to use her hands"). We had pancakes and mimosas on a patio with both of my babies, and the weather was absolutely perfect.







Mother's Day

Mmm...pancakes. One day, Wren. 

Big steps at daycare - finally sleeping in her crib.



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