Baby's 3.5 months update

Rainbow is currently 3.5 months. She has become so chubby, roughly at 7kg now. She's updated to wearing 3-6 months old clothes. She has really chunky thigh, double chin, I would describe it as baby fat. She still has her 2 big eyes. Everyone still commend on how big and lovely those eyes are. Overall, she is really well.  She's definitely more awake and more aware of the surrounding now and she needs a lot of stimulation. She loves laying on the bed and looking up and about. During breastfeeding, she will feed for few minutes then look around for few minutes then back again. I am still watching silent movie while breastfeeding because she gets distracted with sound!

She has gotten better at bathe time. She used to hate it and cried every bathtime previously but now she seems to loving it. I'm still breastfeeding her exclusively. Don't intend to start bottle yet since it's more convenient for me. I don't have to express out. When she's hungry, I just lift up my shirt and there she can drink. She's getting enough and still growing. So, that's good and I'm happy too. 

She chews on her fists a lot more now and makes the chewing sound which is so cute. She's bubbling up her saliva and dripping lots, so much that she will soak her clothes and few handkerchiefs in a day. She has discovered her voice and loves talking to people. She sometimes loves voicing out her opinions too.

She still doesn't sleep through the night. We start our night routine at 7pm and she will fall asleep probably at 8pm or 9pm after feeding. Then she will wake up every 3-4 hours for feeding and feed for 5-10 minutes but she's good at going back to sleep right after feeding. Generally she sleeps 10-12 hrs at night. We used to co-sleep but now I will transfer her back to her cot next to our bed once she sleeps. She still needs to nap on baby carrier during the day. She needs 3-5 hrs nap in spread of 3 naps. When she's sleepy she will yawn, rub her eyes and ears and then I will settle her down from activities to nap/sleep before she starts getting cranky. 

She definitely has strong head control now. She tries lifting up her head when we lay her down in a reclining position. We started her tummy time since she was 1 month old. She used to hate it (every babies hate tummy time) but now she loves it. Probably because she sleeps on tummy and that helps with the muscles. Also, if we hold her in a standing position, she's really strong on her feet. She will really try to stand up. Overall, she's quite an easy baby. She's happy and contented once she's filled up and have enough sleep. 

As for me, Im feeling really good. I'm pretty much gone back to my normal self. The confidence being a mother has definitely improved.

It's definitely been a roller coaster ride since her arrival, with blissful moments that gradually increased but with traumatising ones we'd rather forget. She's now a delightful mini version of us and a true clown making us laugh out loud most days. I've never seen such determination, fearlessness and joy to live in another human being. She can be tricky when she doesn't get her way but when she's happy she brightens up my world and her smile and giggles fill me up with inexplainable joy. Papa mama will persevere! We love u our rainbow!