Easter

Okay, so I'm playing catch up ...

Rather than have everyone over to our house for Easter (read: lazy), Brian's parents offered to have us all out to Meadowbrook Country Club for Easter Sunday lunch. It was delicious, and so nice to not have to cook :)

Edith met the Easter bunny and was not afraid (yet). She was much more interested in eating her dress ... Next year should be interesting.

Although the weather was horrible ... it rained literally all day, it was really nice to spend the holiday with the whole family.

I wish we had gotten more pictures with the family, but Edith decided to nap during lunch, and then was more than ready to go home and eat when we finished.

We got home, fed the baby, and then had a little mini photo shoot.



I'm hoping for a nice, sunny weekend soon so we can get some family photos taken!

4 months

Holy cow Edith, you are 4 months old!! Time sure seems to be slipping by ever so quickly ... it is hard to remember life before you sometimes!


Today you had your four month check up!

• You weigh 13.5 lbs - 46th percentile
• You are 24.5 in - 57th percentile
  
• Your head measures 16.1 in - 51st percentile

Your check up went very well! Everything looks totally normal, and the doctor was very impressed with your muscle control. She says you are very strong! Your shots didn't go so well this time. The first one up was actually the oral vaccine, and last time you had no problems with it. This time, you spit most of it out, and the poor nurse had a hard time. You were very upset when she gave you your shots, and you actually had tears this time. It took you a few minutes to calm down once I picked you up, but when we started walking out, you were fine. I think part of the problem was that the last part of our appointment was during your usual nap time. You fell right to sleep as soon as we got in the car. You did not feel well all day, and we spent most of the day cuddled together. You spiked a really high fever later in the afternoon, peaking at 102 by evening, so we had to give you some baby Tylenol for the first time. You actually really enjoyed the cherry flavor. Hopefully tomorrow will be back to normal because I really miss my happy, smiley, laid back baby!


Here is a bit about what you are doing these days:

You still sleep through the night. You go to bed around between 9:30 and 10 and wake up generally around 8:30. I'm not sure what time you actually wake up, as you really enjoy playing by yourself and babbling away for a while before I actually wake up and come get you. You nap four times per day, for about an hour. You sleep wonderfully on your back at night swaddled in your SleepSack, but will only nap on your tummy during the day. You get a little fussy right before you're ready to nap, and I can usually just lay you down awake, and you will put yourself to sleep. You nurse yourself to sleep at night. You also love your Sleep Sheep set on the ocean waves sound to fall asleep to.

You are still exclusively breastfed and we have an awesome schedule right now. You are eating 5 times per day and you generally eat around 4-6 ounces each time. The doctor says we can start feeding you rice cereal whenever we feel like, so we will probably try it out later this week just for fun. I don't think we'll really start feeding you much else until around 6 months, or whenever you seem ready!

You are wearing mostly 3-6 month clothes, and 0-3 month pants, with a few 0-3 month favorites thrown in. It really depends on the brand and style of clothes. You can't wear your 0-3 month pjs anymore, as they are not long enough. We have a problem with pants because the 0-3 month pants fit you pretty well, but they are a little short, and the 3-6 month pants are too big in the waist, but are long enough! You are wearing size 1 diapers. I am not sure what size shoe you wear, because you haven't worn any yet!



You love to stand up! Your jumperoo is your favorite activity during the day. You HATE tummy time. You will only tolerate it for a few minutes before you get really mad. You still love our morning highchair playtime. We have lots of fun new toys for you to play with, and you definitely have your favorites. You have given up your paci!! You much prefer your fingers now. You love to talk and will babble away. You are learning that you can now make many different sounds with your voice and have different pitches too. You can always make me laugh! You found your feet!! You love to grab them and look at them, and you can almost put them in your mouth. It's really quite hilarious! You will now entertain yourself for quite a while on your back. You love to just lay on a blanket and talk to yourself and play with your feet! You have the absolute cutest smile. You only reserve it for you favorite people. I can always get a huge grin out of you, and so can your daddy. You also smile at Granny, Grampy, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Stine, and Aunt Koz. You only give your smile to certain strangers. You have also become quite attached to your mommy. We've had a few issues with "Mommyitis" so that is something we will have to work on. You're only comfortable with certain people, and will tolerate others for a short time before you want to find me. I hope that's everything ... you are growing and learning so fast, sometimes it's hard to remember it all!


You are seriously the best baby ever. We love you more than life itself!

Blogging Fail

Well ... it's official that I am horrible at updating this!! I will try to be better now that Edith is on a pretty good schedule :)

Here's a little bit that has been going on:

Hanging out with Mommy on the couch


Doesn't she look so ornery in this picture??



We got a new toy!!


Edith and her purple mouth :( Gentian Violet is yucky stuff!



Then we got another new toy - this is her favorite by far!


Being silly with Mommy - she loves to stick her tongue out!


She was having so much fun in her highchair that she just couldn't take it anymore LOL


Sleeping peacefully - like a little frog :)



And she talks!!

That's all I have for now :) We are currently working on rolling over (front to back) and sitting up! Although she'd much rather be standing or playing in her jumperoo. More updates to come with her 4 month post - less than a week away! YIKES!

3 months

Edith, you are 3 months old today!! I cannot believe how time is flying!


You currently weigh 11 lbs 8 oz, and are 24 inches long! You have grown so much this past month, I can't believe it! The doctor is going to be amazed when she sees you next month.

Your current habits:

Sleeping: You still sleep through the night! I love this sooo much! You go to bed sometime around 10 (I know it's late!) and wake up sometime between 7:30 and 8. You take a few naps during the day, but generally only for 30 minutes and rarely up to an hour. You are just so busy and want to see the world! You know sleeping is only for nighttime, and want to know what's going on during the day. You sleep on your back at night, and will only nap on your tummy during the day. You no longer need your paci to sleep at night, as you have discovered your fingers!

Eating: You eat 5 times per day. People think it's weird and not enough, but this is what works best for us, and I know you're getting between 4 and 6 ounces at each feeding. We are still breastfeeding, and have been dealing with thrush for several weeks now. We had an appointment with a lactation nurse, and now have some medicine to hopefully clear this up! You are a great nurser and I hope this continues!

You are wearing 0-3 month clothes. I know you are going to outgrow these very soon, as some of your pajamas seem a little short when you completely stretch out! We just put you in size 1 diapers this week, and they are a little big, but the newborns are too small! Sometimes I wish diapers came in half sizes.

You have excellent head control! You love to sit up and look around. You have sat unsupported a couple of times, but you didn't realize it. We are working on baby sit-ups, and sometimes you'll even pull yourself up when you grab onto my hands! This makes bath time really interesting because you try to sit yourself up and have almost gone face first into your bathtub! You hate to lay down when people hold you because you want to see what everyone else is doing. You also love to stand up! It's one of your new favorite things when someone is holding you. You've even pulled yourself up into a standing position a couple of times. You still love playing in your highchair! We have a few sets of rings, and you love to grab them and bang them on the tray or throw them on the floor for mommy to pick up. You absolutely love music and will sometimes sing along. We always listen to nursery rhymes in the car! You now refuse to roll yourself over from front to back. You know how, but you will roll yourself onto your side and decide you don't really want to go all the way over, so you'll let yourself roll back to your tummy. I'm sure there is so much more to say, but it escapes me!

We love you so much baby girl, you are the joy of our lives! You can always brighten a day with your beautiful smile, and we can't wait to see you learn and grow even more in the years to come!

Playtime!

Edith loves her daily playtime in her highchair. We've made it a regular thing now, usually when I'm on the computer trying to edit photos or post something here! We're still using the blankets for support, but she is getting so much better at sitting up, so we'll probably get rid of the side props soon, but she will need the ones she is sitting on for a while. She's getting really good at using her hands, and can usually pick something up after a few tries. She also loves music. She will "sing" along to the baby einstein toy, it's so cute!

I finally managed to get a decent video of her playing:

Highchair Playtime

Today we decided to put Edith in her highchair to see how she would like it. She is always wanting to sit up and see the world, so we thought this would be good for her! Turns out, she might be a little small still :) We had to put 3 blankets under her so she was tall enough, and a couple stuffed in each side because she kept leaning over. BUT - she loved it!! She learned that she can grab things the other day, and her rings are her new favorite toys, along with Mr. Lion -but only if daddy makes him talk! She sat happily in her highchair for close to an hour, giving us some time to clean around the house. We also had a little mini photoshoot. Daddy had to get out Mr. Lion so we could get a smile - those are so elusive when the camera is out!

2 months

Today you had your two month check up!

• You weigh 10.4 lbs - 29th percentile
• You are 22.5 in length - 44th percentile (although I think you're actually 23 in, and the nurse didn't measure you very well!)
• Your head measures 15.3 in - 45th percentile

Your check up went very well! The doctor is really impressed by how strong you are, and you hold your head up so well! When she put you on your tummy, you just pushed up on your arms like a big girl! You were even going to roll over for her, but we stopped you so you wouldn't fall off the table :) Your shots went so well, you're such a champ. You screamed only when the nurse stuck you the second and third time, and as soon as she was done, you looked around like nothing was wrong. I picked you up, and all was right with the world again! We went to visit Granny afterward, and you slept most of the day. We could tell you weren't feeling like yourself, so the day included lots of cuddles! Hopefully we'll get back to normal tomorrow.


Here is a bit about what you are doing these days:

Sleeping: You sleep through the night!! I am so happy about this, and I know that I am very lucky! You go to bed around 10:30 or 11 and wake up at 7. Your naps are still a little unpredictable during the day, sometimes you sleep a lot, and sometimes you only sleep for 30-45 minutes. I know you'll get better as you get older! You still hate sleeping on your back, but we bought you a sleepsack swaddle the other day and you seem to be okay sleeping on your back as long as you are all wrapped up.

Eating: You eat every 3 hours during the day. And I mean 3 hours on the dot! If I'm late, you let me know! We are still exclusively breastfeeding, and I plan to keep it this way. You will take a bottle, but you know it's not the same and can be a little grumpy afterward.

You are wearing a mix of newborn and 0-3 month clothes. I can tell you will outgrow the newborn clothes very soon! You are still wearing newborn diapers, and probably will for a while. You are a skinny baby with no butt :)

You have started to smile, but it is still pretty random and extremely hard to get a picture of. You really like mommy best, but we are working on that! You have rolled over from front to back twice now, both times while you were supposed to be sleeping, so we haven't gotten to see it yet! You absolutely hate tummy time, but we will work on that!

We love you so much baby girl, and can't imagine our lives without you now!