Lucy- 3 Months

We got home from California and I finally had Lucy on a schedule! I realize now that it took me 3 months to get Ellie on a schedule but it seemed faster with Ellie. We spent most of the month of December trying to trouble shoot some nursing issues. Lucy was really struggling, she would latch on and off and was getting really frustrated every time she tried to eat. A few times she just screamed until I gave her a bottle. I did some research and came to my own conclusion that she had a tongue tie. She had all the signs and symptoms: dimple on the tip of her tongue, clicking sound while eating, latching issues, slobbering, etc. I scheduled an appointment with an ear nose throat doctor that was recommended by the pediatrician and the ENT said she wasn't tongue tied. I was at a loss. I saw a lactation consultant and she also believe that Lucy had an oral restriction. So I made an appointment with a board certified lactation specialist. She agreed that Lucy had an oral restriction and the only way to get her back to nursing would be to have a pediatric dentist laser both her tongue frenulum and her upper lip frenulum. I decided against the $400 procedure since she has been taking a bottle fine. So we are done nursing and thats kind of sad for me, I thought we would make it a lot longer. The stress, physical and emotional demand of trying to keep nursing was too much for me though. What's important to me is that my baby is healthy and happy...and she is!

Lucy is smiling lots, reacting to our faces

reaching for toys

loves sucking on her hands

loves watching Ellie and Rosie

wearing 3-6 month clothes (bigger than Ellie was)

I told Jared tonight that our family feels more complete with Lucy in it. It's funny that in just 4 months a little person can make such an impact on all our lives. We love having little Lucy around