3 Months

Wow! I cannot believe that Mary Lee is 3 months old today! Time sure does fly by! Mary Lee is doing great! I cannot believe how much she has changed over the past few weeks. I remember the first 5 or 6 weeks of Mary Lee's life...Griffin and I told everybody about how fussy she was. I remember thinking to myself, "When does this (having a child) become fun?" I know it sounds horrible to think that, but she was so fussy and we often did not know why. I remember just being completely exhausted and not knowing if I could bounce her, rock her, feed her, or swing her one more time to get her to stop fussing. Well, I am not sure if it was just something she had to grow out of or what, but Mary Lee is now such a happy baby. Don't get me wrong, she still has her fussy moments, but those moments are few and far between. Over the past month, Griffin and I have looked at each other many times and just expressed how blessed we are to have such a wonderful baby girl. She is so happy, and that makes us happy! Mary Lee, here are a few things I want to remember about you at this age:

• Your huge, mouth-wide-open smile
• The way you love just laying in the floor on a blanket on your back
• Our conversations during feedings, floor time, and car rides
• The way you open your mouth real wide and stick your tongue out when mommy and daddy kiss you
• Our nighttime feedings together when it is just you, me, and Jesus...Oh I how desperately pray for protection over you before I lay you down
• The way you suck on your hands constantly even though mommy worries about germs
• The way you now roll from your back to your side but when you roll back to your back you get scared
• Your ab work out trick (see video at end of post)

Here are a few pictures that Tori took of Mary Lee at 3 months:

Mary Lee, in just three short months, you have brought so much joy to mommy and daddy! You have become our world! We love you more than you will ever know or understand! Thank you for being such a precious, beautiful, smart, loving little girl. We look forward to watching you grow and change in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead. I love you baby girl!