What should a 3 month old be doing?

[musica]

Just wondering what your experiences at 3 months were. I can't remember from ds, but dd who is 3 months today is smiling lots, laughing a bit, starting to make some vowel sounds, but not much, and sucks her thumb a lot. She sort of bats toys on her activity arch, but hasn't really found her feet yet. She is sleeping through the night, and has 2 naps a day, though obviously this varies.

Sounds like a perfect 3 month old to me! Enjoy!

she sounds just about perfect to me! From memory, that's roughly what dd used to do at 3 months. It's lovely when they start sleeping throught the night, how long has she been doing it for?

Answer: Not much of anything! Definitely smiling and should find (be able to use) their hands by 18 weeks. That's about it. Babies are very boring until 6 months old or they start crawling (IMO).

I agree Zebra - why couldn't we have maternity leave at around 6 - 10 months instead of in those boring first few months?

Musica, your dd sounds perfect! (how can I make that a green smiley face?)

Can I have all your tiny babies, Zebra and Fisil, and give them back to you at 6mths?? I love the itsy-bitsy-ickle ones!

You babe sounds gorgeous, Musica.

I'm first in the queue suedonim, I adore tiny babies, they are sooo helpless an wonderful, I love that nurturing bit.

Mine did much the same.

Have to say this time round I'm enjoying the little stage much more.

Through the night, eh. Always? you lucky wotsit

Sorry, Alibubbles, I asked about two minutes before you, so I'm first in line!! You can have them at night, though.

Fisil, Zebra I agree about the going back to work at 6 months bit. DS will be all giggly & squidgy and doing stuff and I will miss it. Yet now all he does is eat, shit & sleep. Could have done with mat leave in 6 months.

Let's be fair Suedonim, we'll have one each!

Oh, okay then, Alibubbles, that's fair enough. I dreamt that I was looking after one of these babies last night, only five days old and it could talk!!!!

My DS slept through the night at 12 weeks. It was a trick he didn't do it again for weeks. Was about 12 weeks when he started reaching out for things. He reached for my hair in bed and I thought "ah he can do it" and started encouraging it.

OK, next time round, can you provide me with an address label & I'll post him/her round? But I will want him/her returned on the dot of 6 months, weened & sleeping through.

Lol, Fisil! Date of return will depend on the Post Office, of course. We don't want the wee mite hanging round in a sorting office for weeks, do we?

From memory, I don't think mine did much other than suck, look about, cry, sleep and look unbelievably beautiful. Oh, and stay awake all night. Very, very good at that.