The Oistad Family: Callison is three months old!

Our sweet "Callie girl" is three months old! She has the biggest smiles and is so easy going. While she loves being held and played with, she also doesn't mind exploring her playmat or checking things out from her bouncer seat. This is very nice when one of us is home alone with the kids and we are giving Noah a bath, taking him to go potty, cooking or anything else where it is handy to have to two arms.

She is sleeping through the night which is perfect timing for me since I went back to working full-time on Nov 21st. But I should clarify that her "night" usually begins at 11 pm and ends around 6 am when I get up. She tends to take a nap from 9-11pm and then is ready to party just when we are trying to go to bed. Thankfully, we just swaddle her, turn on her "sleep sheep" white noise maker, lay her in her crib, turn off the lights and go to bed. She seems happy to fall asleep on her own.

Her biggest milestone was that she rolled over on December 1st! My mom called me at work to let me know and when I got home she did a repeat performance for Wes and I. Our little girl is on the move! She is also grasping things too. At her two month check up, she weighed in at 9lbs 9oz. Our pediatrician commented on how she was an overachiever in the motor skills department. We are so impressed by how quickly she can do things. When we put her on her tummy, she can push herself way up on her arms to look around. She is gonna keep us busy for sure!

All in all, our baby girl is pretty content and happy. Unless of course she is getting ready to nurse (insert big sigh here), then she can sometimes get fussy. Nursing has been a hit or miss from the get-go with her. She absolutely refuses to nurse unless she decides she wants to eat, even when she hasn't eaten in several hours. This is tough when I meet her and my mom at lunch or try to feed her before I leave for work. She also won't nurse if there is a lot of activity/noise going on around her (TV, playgroup, her crazy brother yelling/running around). Our picky eater!

Callie also seems to like her big brother. The other night, Callie was giving Noah the biggest smiles while we were reading books. Noah said, "Look, sissy is happy. She is smiling at me!" I have also caught the two of them playing together. Callie was sitting in her bouncer seat and Noah sat in front of her and put his feet up to hers. Then the two of them happily played footsie. I wanted to run to get the video camera, but I knew the moment was likely shortlived and didn't want to miss it. So I just watched them play for a few seconds. too cute. It will be fun when Callie is a little older and they can really play together.