Weight: 23 lbs 10 oz, 80th percentile
Height: 29.5 inches, 70th percentile (I'm skeptical of this one. Only a 1/2 inch in three months? Her clothes beg to differ. Pretty sure the nurse wasn't too precise on that one.)
Head circumference: 18 inches, 85th percentile
Jovie is a fantastic little girl! She is still our sweet little baby in some ways - she hugs us so tightly around the neck sometimes, and at night or nap times, we sing her a song and hold her while she snuggles with us before putting her down in her crib. She is becoming more and more social, and likes to be around people and will even reach for her favorites (sometimes even strangers if she really connects with them!). She waves at everyone (sometimes animals, too), even if it's a delayed goodbye after they are gone. She is still so determined, curious to learn and passionate. Her temper is coming out a bit more, and we can see the face she gets when she's being defiant.
Reminiscent of Daddy, when she's eating, she's all business, and I have to remind her to chew a lot. "Chew, Jovie" and making the chewing motion is something I do about ten times each meal.
She is a healthy girl, and growing so fast! She:
- Points at EVERYTHING! Can walk while pushing things, like her baby doll stroller, or around the furniture. And, she can stand on her own for several seconds at a time.
- Can show us she's "one" with her finger
- Points to our noses, and giggles if we say "beep" when she presses them. However, she refuses to point to her own nose.
- Has six teeth. She's had the bottom two and top fangs for awhile. The front two just cut!
- Definitely says "Howie" now. It comes out like "o-WEE". It's among her favorite words, along with "Dat" for that and "Daddy". She tries to say all kinds of words and makes all kinds of talking sounds. She holds up her side of the conversation! She has attempted "Anna" and "Brayden", as well as "bye," "baby" and "lion". Her most common words are:
- Daddy
- Mama
- Howie
- That, This and See
- Dog
- Hi
- Yeah
- Does a few signs, like "more" and "all done", although her "all done" is a variation that Daddy taught her.
- Is learning to throw a ball, and is so proud of herself when she does it.
- Anything in the sky that moves - birds, airplanes, helicopters
- Leaves on the trees. She points to them, grins and says "eee". She likes to touch them, too.Music with a beat, preferably with a female vocalist
- Making anything into a drum, or pounding/knocking on everything
- Makes her "platypus" face
(and other funny faces)
- Laughs to make us laugh, and now she also laughs when she thinks something is funny or funny looking
- Fake coughs for a reaction
- Thinks it's funny when we toot - don't know how she picked up that one.
- Loves to dance! Either with us holding her, or moving on her own to a beat in her head or one she can hear. She'll sit in her highchair and shake those shoulders, or pull herself up and shake her bum and bounce.
- Has funny variations on her crawl - the lopsided crawl with a toy in one hand, the super fast crawl, head tucked and off she goes!
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