Check out that smile...

 (And that dimple!)

 I absolutely love this little girl!

I can't believe Aurora is 3 months old already! Time flies and she grows fast. (Even though she's still way petite.) I'm finally at the point where baby life is getting easier. She sleeps 10-12 hours at night-which is awesome!!! And she's not colicky anymore. I get more sleep so I'm happier, both kids accept and tolerate each other, and we have all learned to cope with our new way of life. :-) It's great! But I'll tell ya-I really hate the first few months of babyhood. Ya, they're precious and so lovable-but I hate having to get up several times in the middle of the night and I prefer coo's and smiles to just plain crying a lot. So, I'm happy! Yeah! I also don't have to worry so much about protecting her from her brother. She's not as fragile and he's getting used to knowing how to treat her. (only after several time outs and being nice and soft lessons) :-)

Aurora's 3 Month Stats: 11 lbs    22 1/2 inches

About Aurora:
She loves to sleep on her side (thus the balding spots on the sides of her head :-) ) and she can put herself to sleep! It's awesome! She eats 5-6 oz every 3 hrs or so and she doesn't fall asleep while eating! (Cooper always did.) She still prefers the bottle over me, so I don't always get to nurse her. She loves to smile, talk, and look at things-particularly the computer or TV with all the moving lights. She's very wiggly. She likes to take baths (now that it's warmer weather and she doesn't get cold). Her naps are still inconsistent. But I'm just really thankful she sleeps through the night! She now fits into some of her 3-6 months clothes. She doesn't like loud noises (including her brother). So sometimes it's hard to get her to eat or stay asleep when it's noisy. She has found her hands and likes to suck on them. :-) She rolled over from her tummy to her back last week (by accident I believe).  She still has a lot of dark hair that everyone likes to comment about. She looks like her brother. Her binki makes her body melt. :-) She's smiling and cooing and we love her bunches! I just want to kiss and squeeze her all the time. We love you little Rora!

Here's some (more like several) pictures to illustrate her first 3 1/2 months of life...

April 2011

 Aurora with Grandma Scholle and Great Grandma Merrill 

(Buela and GG)

Can you tell they're related!?!

 Studying with dad

 Studying wore them out :-)

 Trying out the swing

 1st Bath

 Sleeping

Trying out the bouncer

 Our Sleeping Beauty

 More sleeping

(with her hands on her face)

 Even more sleeping

(with her arms raised)

 Smiling in her sleep

 Tummy Time

(She's not sure what to think of it)

 Look at those big eyes

 Her little toes

 Precious

 She fell asleep taking a bath :-)

 More bath time

 I love her hands

 Hands raised again

You can tell she really enjoyed sleeping her first month :-)

 A better picture of her take home outfit

 The Einstein Hair Do

 (this was daddy's doing)

 Lookin' cute in pink polka dots

 So cute!

(for some reason blogger decided to rotate the picture and I can't figure out how to rotate it back)

 With Great Grandma Christensen at Aunt Cami's wedding

 With Auntie Tiffy at Rumbi in The Gateway just after we witnessed baby boy Flanagan's ultrasound

 I love that little face :-)

Fun with her brother...

 Trying out the new double stroller

 The face Cooper makes when he says Rora is cute in his little 'I'm talking to a baby' voice :-)

 "I old er!"

 Observing bouncer time

 So cute!

 Fun with dad

 Rora's attacking Cooper!

 Watching baseball

 Awe!

 Cooper likes to try to climb into the crib with her

 Brother feeding her!

Sibling Fun

May 2011

 Fell asleep after changing her diaper

 awe

 she likes to be bundled

 trying out her pink dress

 With her friend RJ who is 3 weeks younger than her

(But he's a lot bigger!)

 Holding hands

 Chillin' outside with dad

 She looks so big!

Yawn!

 Hanging out in the hammock with brother

 and dad

 brother likes to bug you when you're sleeping

 with mom

(I know, kind of an awkward position)

 Sibling love!

(love her smile & Cooper's artwork)

June 2011

 She fell asleep while in my baby sling

 I love you!

(again, not sure why it's rotating my pictures) :-{

 Sleeping away

 Look at that smirk

 Getting cuter and cuter!

 Hi mom!

 She fits in daddy's mit!

 She found her hands! :-)

 Lovin' bath time

 1st time in her bumbo

(Steve would say buttbo)

 One of her cute Sunday outfits 

(and one of the few times I've put a bow in her hair)

 I can't believe how big she's getting!

She figured out how to pull on the ring 

 brother trying to sneak in bed with her

 Trying out the chairs 

 Daddy with his three kiddos!

 Stroller time at Emma's house

Cooper likes to swing with her

July 2011

 Watching daddy during his volleyball tournament

 fell asleep in the middle of Cooper's birthday party

 Kind of an awkward sleeping position

 tongue!

 Smiles!

 Brother kisses!

 Watching an Owlz baseball game
She really liked watching the fireworks.

 Coop trying out your bed

 You trying his bed

 Trying out Cooper's swing

 Silly kids

 They both got a sink bath!

 Helping mom unpack the suitcase :-)

Helping mom make jam

Look how much longer she grew in 2 months.... 

 

Newborn

2 months

She has way long and skinny legs!