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Lawson is 3 months old and I just can't believe how time flies! I remember with Oak just wanting him to get bigger and to start doing things, but with Lawson I feel like it is going by so fast! I guess I just enjoy her so much more than I did Oak (not that I didn't love Oak) but it is just easier with the second kid. I refer to Oak as my practice kid. I guess once I could see that he ended up okay (for the most part and as of now) that you really can't mess up and it makes me a little more laid back with her. I just seem to worry less with Lawson and seem to just enjoy each day instead of always looking forward to the next phase.

It is amazing to me how different and she and Oak are. It really is amazing how God just makes everyone so different from the very beginning. She really might be the sweetest baby EVER! You just look at her and she just beams out this most precious smile.

Around 2 months she started to become more than just a lump. That is when she started smiling, laughing, and cooing and gooing like crazy! One of my favorite things to do is just have conversations with her. I was really shocked at how much she chats because Oak was the quietest baby.

She is super strong. I fear that we might have another early walker on our hands! She began rolling over from her front to her back at 2 and 1/2 months. She tries really hard to roll from back to front, but hasn't quite mastered that yet. She can hold her head up by herself in spite of me not giving her much tummy time. I always forget to do it!

When she was born she had her days and nights very confused, which I figured she would because she was always up and kicking in the middle of the night. She hated being swaddled (just like Oak) and would always kick out of her swaddle and just have the most restless sleep, so she spent the first few weeks of her life just sleeping with us in our bed. I had the hardest time trying to keep her awake during the day too. She just wanted to sleep all day! In a way it made it easier to adjust because I was able to just hold her and play with Oak, but it was really hard at night when she would just be awake, not fussy or crying just bright eyed and ready to play.

It just seemed to fix itself. I think with Oak I tried to fix everything or though about everything so much, when most of the time everything just works itself out. So around 3 weeks she began to stay up more during the day and slept in greater intervals during the night. Her typical routine was to eat at 11, 2 & 5. Which was way better than up every five minutes.

Somewhere around 12 weeks she learned to suck her thumb and began sleeping all night long. She now goes to sleep around 8, we dream feed her at 11 and she will sleep until 7:30/8:00 in the morning. It is great because Oak gets up around 7 which allows me to get him fed before she wakes up. Oak never did this until we had to eventually let her cry, so the first night she did I woke up around 3 freaking out! I frantically ran into her room only to find her sucking on her sweet little thumb.

As of now she loves attention from anybody, doing How big is Lawson...so big, hanging out under her playmat, and music.

Enjoy the sweet pictures...be warned her smile will make you melt!