Bottle Business and Milestone Madness

K-Mac has been busy entertaining us with a new talent...bottle holding! On May 13th she held her bottle (un-coached) for the first time.

We also want to point out that our little baby is no longer a newborn!  She is now 3 months old, meaning she is an infant! 

There is a list of "milestones" that most babies reach in their first few months.  It is important to note that not all babies are the same and grow at very different rates.  But for the sake of memory, we'll compare what K-Mac has done and what she'll do soon!

ONE MONTH MILESTONES:

• lifts head while lying on tummy
• responds to sound
• stares at faces
• follows objects briefly with eyes
• ohhs and ahhs
• holds head at 45 degree angle

TWO MONTH MILESTONES:

• gurgles and coos
• follows objects across field of vision
• notices hands
• holds head up for short periods
• smiles
• holds head steady
• mini push-ups while on tummy

THREE MONTH MILESTONES:

• recognizes your face
• tracks moving objects
• squeals
• blows bubbles
• recognizes your voice
• rolls over *
• turns toward loud sounds
• brings hands together
• bats at toys
• put weight on legs
• laughs

The * symbol represents what we can not do (yet!).  So far, that just leaves rolling over.  She has rolled from back to tummy three times so far but we really aren't convinced she did it on purpose.  The times that it has happened, she just kicked and pulled on her sheets until it happened.  Without the sheets though (ie; activity gym, rug) is another story.  We'll see. 

Maybe that's what we'll do this week!