three months already

i'm writing this post as i watch Marley and Me with ryan, while glancing at the baby monitor often.  it seems like yesterday we were at our 37 week visit when the doctor thought E was too small and needing to make her grand entrance sooner rather than later.  friday march 25th was a day like none we've ever experienced.

three months later we are learning her likes and dislikes... dislikes are easier to figure out.  we've noticed she is following her hands all over the place.  she tries to help hold her bottle, she smiles every time one of us looks at her, and we have broken every 'rule' out there for raising kids.  i like the help she gives me during feedings, i love the smiles, and i enjoy breaking the 'rules'.  we are pretty sure she's going to grow up happy and healthy, so we don't care if she somehow figures out that she wants to suck her thumb or sleep in our bed (a king size bed is in our near future, i feel it in my bones).  we will however draw the line with bad attitudes, selfishness, and lying.  in our book, that's makes us pretty good parents.

a few more milestones:

1. the hands thing :)
2. she's wearing size 1 diapers
3. she's fitting into her 3 month clothes
4. she's getting used to the car seat
5. she likes her swing...when she's tired

a few 'rules' we've broken:

1. we let her suck her hands
2. she still sleeps in her pack-n-play in our room
3. we've also let her sleep in our bed... and we like it!
4. finally, we let her watch TV... should this be under milestones?  haha

now here are some pictures of our little 3 month old-

she loves t.v.

PS- Marley and Me has successfully made me cry like a small child that has lost her favorite toy.

PSS- actually, both of us are crying... this is a super sad ending that we knew was coming and we are still sobbing.