A three month-old Piper cub

For lots of reasons, I'm definitely more intentional with Piper.  Not that I wasn't with McKinley, but after experiencing the reality of how rapidly time flies by, I didn't want to miss precious moments or wish her to grow up any faster than she already is.  I can't believe she's three months old!  For McKinley, this age was a turning point in her development, more specifically with her sleeping patterns.  She began sleeping through the night and has ever since.  Piper....not so much. Her night time sleep is more unpredictable. She has nights where she's asleep by 9:30 pm and doesn't make a peep until 6-6:30 am.  There are other nights where she awakes an hour or so after putting her in her crib.  Needless to say, I go to bed wondering what kind of night it will be. She has begun to grasp toys hanging from her play mat but still can't keep a pacifier in her mouth. She will take a better nap when swaddled and her favorite position is to stand.  We haven't re-visited training her to self-soothe during nap time and instead bounce her to sleep on the exercise ball.  She currently weighs a womping 13 lbs, 2 oz.  She definitely needs to be held much more than McKinley required and prefers being upright so that she can suck on my shoulder.  Positioning her so that she can watch McKinley sing and play almost always diffuses any fussiness, and she already turns her head to see the TV when Mickey Mouse clubhouse is on.  She's the most fussiest after dinner, but after feedings she'll coo and smile and squeak.  Her eyes remain a grayish blue, and her hair is dirty blonde, especially in the front, just like her momma's. She is truly a blessing