Leah @ 11 weeks old (in photos)

She's slept through the night for 3 nights in a row. Well, it was 6 hours straight starting on Nov. 11th (and after she ate she slept another 4), and then 7 hours the 13th and 8 hours last night! It directly correlated with the day she started sleeping in her own room upstairs, in her crib, rather than the bassinet in our room. Maybe it's quieter for her, or maybe I just don't hear every noise she makes and get her up when she's not really ready. She has also started taking fairly long naps around lunchtime, and then another later in the afternoon.




She's just starting to notice her toys, and will laugh at the ones hanging from her playmat for quite a while. She unintentionally bats at them with her hands or her feet, and it seems like she's starting to learn that she is the one causing the rattling noises.











She loves tummy time and works very hard at holding her head up and trying to roll over. Once she even flipped over from her tummy to her back, but it hasn't happened again, so it was suprising even to her! She's very active on her tummy for awhile, but then tires herself out & falls asleep just like that.







Her eating habits are still pretty unpredictable, but we've moved up to the 9 oz. bottle because she seems to want more than just 4 oz. at a time sometimes. She still wants to "graze" every once in awhile, esp. late evening when she stays awake for 3-4 hrs. at a time, but as her sleeping patterns become more regular, her eating patterns are following suit. Since we got our new glider chair for her room early this month, she's been having most of her meals while rocking!








The changing pad in her room has magical abilities to make Leah the happiest baby in the world. (Either that or she just loves having her mommy or daddy looking down at her and giving her attention.) She's really started to find her voice and makes a lot of cooing and laughing noises. Her entire face lights up when she's happy and she can't open her mouth wide enough to express her contentment. This is the face that makes all the sleepless newborn nights worthwhile!