Jibber Jabber

Today is Madelyn's 3 month birthday. I'm still trying to get used to the fact that I have a kid.

Mady is doing great. She is really starting to explore the world with her hands now. My new favorite game is to bring my face close enough for her to reach, and tell her exactly what she is feeling... or punching. Carrie worries that she is going to scratch my cornea. I think she read about that happening to someone. It is probably a legitimate concern. Mady's nails can get pretty sharp. It is really difficult to trim them. I've tried it twice now and both times I've nicked her (which was probably more traumatic for me than for her). I was better at it on my second attempt, but it isn't my favorite thing to do.

The bed time routine is working really well. Mady gets a bath at 9:00, then I wrap her in a warm blanket and read her a bedtime story. She usually gets one last feeding, then I rock her to sleep and put her in the bassinet. We're trying to start putting her down before she is completely asleep so she can learn to fall asleep without being held. We're also starting to have her nap in her crib so she can get used to sleeping in there so it won't be too difficult to transition her out of her bassinet.

Recently she has gotten a lot more talkative. I've heard this described as "cooing." I call it "jabbering." Sometimes she sounds really whiney. She will often try jabbering with both hands in her mouth, which is a bit strange. We took a short video of her jabbering today. Enjoy...