Brooke is 13 weeks old today, and tomorrow she is officially 3 months. Babycenter says that although babies can recognize their parents when they are only a few days old, at this age about 50% begin to demonstrate an obvious recognition. While babies at this age still smile at strangers, they are starting to sort out who's who in their life and prefer their parents (and perhaps a few select others).
While it's a while until Brooke utters her first official word, she is developing language skills already. According to Babycenter, "research shows that babies whose parents speak to them extensively have significantly higher IQs and bigger vocabularies when they get older than other children". While babies can't repeat words yet, they are storing information in their rapidly developing memories and parents can set a foundation by exposing baby to a variety of words.
Big Leap For The New Year
Tonight Brooke will be spending the first night in her crib, in her own bedroom. Up until this point she has been in a bassinet in our room. I'm pretty sure it will be more difficult on her parents than it will be on her, but all of us will probably take some time to adjust to the new sleeping arrangements.
