3 months (1 week late)

Tomorrow Piper will be 3 months and 1 week, but better late than never. Just yesterday I was with mom and Ashley and we went back to through her blog of Brady and Avery to see what all they were doing at 3 months. It was so fun to be able pull up those sweet faces and remember those fun times when they were just wee ones like my sweet Piper. It does, for real, happen SOOO fast.

We've stayed so busy and she hasn't missed a beat. She spent her first night last night in her crib. She was still swaddled, but it was the first night out of her rock n play and she did GREAT! She woke up at 6:00am but went right back down and slept until 7:00am. We will be dropping the swaddle shortly, but we didn't want to disturb too much, too fast. She is rolling from her back to her stomach almost daily now. Her favorite way to sleep for naps is on her side. We lay her on her back and she immediately rolls to her side. This morning, she rolled right over to her stomach and had a great nap. (I know this means we must drop the swaddle, but she is actually in the miracle blanket and we wrap her so tight that I don't worry about her busting out of it in the next week)

A rough estimate of her current daily schedule:
-Wakes up between 7-8:30am (slept until 8:45am the morning after Birdfest. Bless her little heart)
-Eats immediately (she is currently still breastfeeding in the morning and night...we will hold onto that for as long as we can)
-plays, tummy time (which she HATES), and watches mom blow dry her hair
-Naps about an hour and half after she wakes up so 8:30-10:00
-11:00am- 6 oz bottle of breastmilk
- plays with either Katbird, Mary Shadler, or Birdie
-Nap
-2:00pm-6 oz bottle of formula (I'm only pumping twice per day for a total of about 7 ounces)
-more play time
-Naps for a LONG afternoon nap. Usually 2-3 hours.
-5:30-6:00pm- 6 oz bottle of formula
-plays with momma and daddy, more of that dreaeded tummy time
-quick nap
-8:30pm- breastfeeds
-plays, quick nap
-10:30- breastfeeds plus is offered a 2 oz bottle of formula which she usually takes at least an ounce.We will be dropping this feeding anytime now and start offering the 2 oz at 8:30pm and putting her down then.
(PLEASE DON'T CURSE FOR ME FOR WRITING THIS) And then she sleeps through the night!

She is still such a smiley girl and loves her hands. She has started to babble so much and loves talking with momma and daddy. She still loves her bath and her daddy! She is now sitting in her bumbo seat (much better than she did at 10 weeks- it's amazing the difference 2 weeks makes). Grant and I often talk about how good she is. She just has the best personality and seems pretty laid back...must have gotten that from G.
4.24.14- 10 weeks old
First time in the bumbo seat. Not quite ready.

4.25.14- Friday night at the ballpark to cheer on the Gamecocks

Ray Tanner and his daughter Maggie loved Piper!! They couldn't get enough. Piper was supposed to go back the next day with her daddy since I was hosting a baby shower for Brannon, but she refused the bottle and Grant was too frustrated to get there. The bottle fight was tough, but we won and I was able to go to the Bahamas after all. Apparently she was picky about the temperature and is now over that as well. Bottle issues are now a thing of the past-THANK YOU, LORD! But she was the cuter bottle fighter ever (see picture of her dressed and ready to go to baseball game below)! That Saturday night, we hosted a cook-out and we had 13 kids! So much fun and all of the little girls loved watching Piper in the swing. I just love our group of friends. They are all simply amazing and such a support system for us. Grant was in charge of the grill all night. After the last people left and I had cleaned the kitchen I found him upstairs in the nursery like this. 

Being a daddy and a grill master is hard work! 

4.27.14- First time wearing mom's outfit to church

4.29.14- My 31st birthday. G and I went to dinner at Cellar on Greene while Gigi and Pappy kept Piper

 I left Piper overnight for the first time on May 1st for 2 nights in the Bahamas. It was a great trip and I did just fine knowing Piper was in great hands with her daddy, Birdie, and Gigi. I couldn't wait to get home and visit with her. I kept she and Avery up in Charlotte while the boys enjoyed the Wells Fargo golf tournament. Avery loves Piper (which sounds like 'Bubble' when she says her name)

5.4.14

5.5.14 My first day back to work. I couldn't wait to get home to this girl! 5.8.14 - 12 weeksP and A modeling their Yala PJs

I had such a GREAT Mother's Day! We spent Saturday by Birdie and Bogey's pool and then Sunday by Gma and Gpa's pool. We got to spend a lot of time with Bravery (Brady and Avery). I noticed Brady playing with Piper and overheard him say 'Piper, I love you so much' MELT MY HEART

Piper got to spend some time with her great grandparents- Mama and Papa. 

May 13, 2014  THREE MONTHS OLD

We celebrated Piper by walking to Za's for dinner. She enjoys being outside just like her momma and daddy. This has been the most amazing 3 months of my life. I'm so thankful that God chose me to be Piper's mom. And her daddy loves her more than I could have ever imagined. I love watching their interactions. 

Piper Grace- we love you more than the whole world and back again.