Three Months...

I have no excuses as to why I'm already a week late for Elizabeth's three month post.  None.  Well, except I have a three-month-old baby.  And a three-year-old big brother.  Besides that, no excuses!

Little Elizabeth is growing by leaps and bounds.  She's in 3-6 month clothing and, I have to say, is looking cuter and cuter every day.  We were walking in grocery store yesterday, she in her baby pink polar fleece, with the hood up, and I was struck by how absolutely beautiful she is.  Stunning, really.  Her round, pink cheeks glow with health.  Her bright blue eyes are so inquisitive.  Her chubby little hands grasp and cling.  Her toothless mouth seems to be caught in a wide smile.

She's still happy baby - in spite of her "moments".  But honestly, sometimes a girl just has to put her foot down and let her displeasure be heard.  And hear it, we do!  Our little Leo roars!

She adores her big brother.  I catch her watching him with a grin on her face while he dances around, talking a mile a minute.  Every now and then, he'll look over at her and swoop in for a hug or a kiss.  She'll grab at his hair, he'll cry out for help and, as I'm detaching strands of hair from her vise-like grasp, he'll look at me and smile, "She doesn't mean to pull my hair, Mommy.  She just likes me."

She's discovered her hands and feet.  She watches them move about with utter facination.  She loves to hold on to anything that gets in her path.  Most often, whatever she finds ends up in her mouth.  So far, her favorite "toy" seems to be my canning jar rings.  I gave her one to keep her busy when she was in the kitchen helping me cook one night.  From that point on, the bright, plastic teething toys have been pushed aside.  She'll look at her flower ring and toss it, eyes and hands greedily latching onto the bright metal rings instead.  When she's not chewing on them, they end up as bracelets.

She's rolling from front to back and from her back to her side.  She gets around too.  The child can scootch across the floor using sheer leg power.  I shudder to think how fast she's going to be once she's really mobile.

We're able to "tri-pod" sit her.  Basically, if we spread her legs into a "V" and balance her just so with her arms resting on her thighs, she can maintain a sitting position for about two seconds before crumpling over.  Right about now you're feeling very, very sorry for her, aren't you?

She's still sleeping through the night, but whereas Joseph was the Nap King, logging two or three hour naps three times a day, Elizabeth is a cat napper.  She takes a nap every three or four hours, but only for an hour or so.  I'm not going to complain if the trade off is uninterrupted sleep through the night.

Overall, we're growing even more madly in love with our princess every day.  Who wouldn't?