The Adventures of Ellie and her Dogs: Three Months

Whew! We've been busy! I'm a little late on our 3 month post, and, I didn't even get a picture on Ellie's 3 month birthday. We spent that weekend in New Orleans with my family to celebrate my mom's birthday. Ellie is doing really well. Her most recent weigh in had her at 11 lbs, 5 oz (still about the 25th percentile). She won't have her length or head circumference measured until her 4 month checkup.

After taking 13 weeks off for maternity leave, I went back to work a couple of weeks ago. It's so nice to be back at work and to have a regular routine. I never would have been out for so long had my wound not caused me so many problems. I'm still seeing the wound care doctor, but am no longer on the wound vac. We're packing my wounds with Aqua Cell (packing material made from seaweed and silver) and they're getting smaller every week. They aren't tunnelling anymore, so I have 2 completely separate wounds. My pain is much, much better, and I'm a lot more mobile. It's a lot easier to take care of Ellie now that I'm feeling better!

Ellie is so very lucky to be able to spend her days with her Daddy. Since Jeff works from home we decided not to put her in day care. I think we're going to have to hire a nanny since he'll start traveling again soon, but that will only be on a part time basis. I know the two of them are going to have an amazing relationship because of this time that they are spending together.

This month Ellie:

Started laughing (especially at noises we make with our lips)
Began sleeping in her own room (Presley moved into Ellie's room too, she can protect her better there!)
Has learned how to get her fingers into her mouth and she loves sucking her thumb
Is finally calming down after a colicky couple of months -- evenings are MUCH quieter!
Took her first plane ride (to New Orleans)
Went to the zoo for the first time
Started learning how to sit up

Here are some pictures from this month: