2 Month Recap

Adalyn,

  I have never wanted to pause life more than I do right now!

  I can't believe you are almost 5 months old and I am just now getting to your 2 month post!!!

  You reach new milestones each day- some small and some big- and I don't want to forget any of them.

  We love you more and more each day, and with each day that passes you get more and more "fun".

  You truly light up our world and we are so so thankful for you!

At your 2 Month check up:

Weight: 12 lbs {75th%}

Height: 23.5" {80th%}

Head: 75th%

You got your first set of shots and it was the saddest thing ever.

For both of us. 

I even had tears in my eyes, which I totally didn't expect!

You were a trooper though, took a nice nap and woke up a happy girl!

1.22.12

We dedicated you to the Lord.

We are so honored that the Lord chose us to be your mommy and daddy.

It is a big responsibility and we gladly give back to God what he so graciously blessed us with!

We are thankful for prayer, the Bible, friends and family to support us, keep us accountable and guide us as we do our best to raise you to be the best you can be for Jesus!

You are doing well on Similac Sensitive.

You eat about 5 ounces every 3-4 hours.

And you are packing on the sweet little rolls.


You sleep through the night and just wake a few times for your paci.
You go to sleep after your bath and bottle around 9:30/10.
You love love love tubby time.

And you wake for another bottle around 5:30/6.
You take that bottle in bed with mommy and sleep until 9 or 10.

You are always the happiest girl in the mornings.


1.26.12 
You became a lot more alert and were smiling away at your doll.
You've seen this doll many times before, but this night she was the most exciting thing for you.

And two days later you discovered Gia in your room.
Again, she has been there the whole time but you just noticed her..

 

and loved her!
You love to stand- your legs are really strong.
You've also noticed your hands and try so hard to get them into your mouth

1.31.12
You used the exersaucer for the first time and did great!

You didn't last too long, but you did enjoy it.
We got you a special pillow to help support you and you thought it was the comfiest thing!

You are wearing mostly 3-6 and even a few 6 months.

Nana bought you a cute outfit for Valentine's that was size 6 months....

And too small!
The buttons unsnapped every time you moved your legs.
It was pretty funny!




The winter weather has been so "warm" we've been taking a few walks outside!

02. 05.12
The Patriots were in the Superbowl

I sent this picture into the local news and they showed it on TV!!!
I had no idea and completely missed it :(


We celebrated Daddy, Auntie Olivia and Papa G's birthdays

Mimi and Papa G got new puppies

And a new playmate for you and Roxie

You wore your cute little jeans for the first time

02.14.12
You celebrated your first Valentine's

 And slept in your first big girl PJs from Mimi

You love bright colors and toys that light up.

You are getting stronger every day.

You love to smile

You love to sleep

You take 3-4 hour naps in your swing in the morning and the afternoon.


You spend every day with mommy, but we got to go on a special date to Rachel's bridal shower.

2.19.12
Your first time sitting like a big girl in the highchair

We got ready for your first trip to Colorado and you helped mommy pack to move to our new place

You are typically a very happy baby, and although you can't tell in the pictures- this month was actually our hardest with you!

There were days when you would randomly start screaming bloody murder and we could not figure out why.
You seemed to be showing some signs of separation anxiety even though it was a bit early.
I left you at the farm with Mimi to get a manicure and pedicure with my friend and you screamed almost the whole time. 
It was so not like you!
Then it became more than that, you would go to sleep and wake up around midnight screaming in pain.
I think you had acid reflux for about a week??
I took you to the Dr., before we left for vacation, to see if you had an ear infection..but you were healthy!
Thankfully this phase only last about two weeks though!


We were so thankful you returned to your normal self.
It was really sad to see you in pain and not know why or what to do.


We love you so so much. 
You are growing up way too fast.

1 Month Recap

Adalyn,

   I can not believe how quickly you are growing. The phrase"don't blink" is no joke!! I will probably say that every month and I will probably be in denial every month. Watching you grow up is so very bittersweet. I try not to focus on the bitter though- there are so many fun milestones that you have reached, and that you are going to reach, that make it so exciting to watch you grow.

 {Although I wouldn't mind if it went by just a tiny bit slower!}

This month you had your first trip away from home. 

We went up to the mountains and stayed in a big house to celebrate Grammie and Grampa's 50th anniversary and Christmas.

When we arrived you were hungry and decided you were big enough to feed yourself. 

You don't always hold your bottle, but sometimes you like to. 

Your hands just kind of hold onto it- I don't think you really know what you're doing, but we can pretend.

You are still on Similac Sensitive and doing really well on that. 

You eat 4-5oz every 3-4 hours. 

Each family had themed Christmas PJs and ours was reindeer- you looked so cute!

The house that we stayed in was older and our room was freezing so I was sure to bundle you up nice and good to make sure my little reindeer stayed warm!

We were so excited to wake up with you on Christmas morning, although, to us, every morning is like Christmas with you!

On December 27th you had to have your hearing re-evaluated. You didn't pass your hearing test at the hospital on one of your ears when you were first born. Typically that is due to extra fluid in the ear and it goes away- we were praying that was the case for you!

You were such a trooper with all the monitors stuck to your head and your ears and buds put in your ears!

You needed to be sleeping for them to perform the testing-which I thought would be tricky-but you did a great job. You woke a few times because it was uncomfortable, but quickly fell back to sleep. The testing lasted about 2.5 hrs and you passed!

After all the Christmas traveling and festivities I decided it was time to get more serious with our cloth diapering.

 You've made it really easy on us- you are really consistent with your poop schedule{every three days} so when it's a "poop day" I usually put you in disposables. You are in a size 1 and you wear them through the night also.

I also decided it was time to move you to your crib. I knew you were going to enjoy it because you really like sleeping flat rather than at an incline.  So on December 31st we swaddled you up and said goodnight.

I am so thankful for the Angelcare Monitor or I would not be as comfortable doing this! An alarm goes off if you stop breathing and I get to check on you through the video monitor. You did a great job and you've been sleeping through the night ever since we moved you there!

And usually between 5-6am I bring you into bed with us for some extra sleep after your bottle.

For a while I would have you wake up around 10pm and feed you  with hopes that it would fill you up and you'd sleep through the night. I was starting to notice that if I did that you were then overtired and would be up until 1/1:30am. That was not gonna fly with me-so I decided to try a new schedule. You have your long day/afternoon naps and then you usually wake around 6:30/7. Daddy comes home from work and plays with you until 8:15/8:30 and then I give you a bath.

You love tubby time! After your bath, I lotion and swaddle you, feed you your bottle and you go right to sleep in your crib around 9:15/9:30 and wake between 5-6. So far it's been a great schedule that seems to work week for us all!

You love to cuddle and sleep with Ellie the Elephant.

It's so sweet.

You crack us up with all your funny faces! You are so expressive and I think it will be even more funny the older you get.

[PS- that mark on your forehead is because daddy accidentally made me drop my phone on your head. That was our very first accident with you-thankfully you whimpered and fell right back to sleep and the mark quickly disappeared}

You are a very laid back, easy going baby.

You got some new toys for Christmas that you've really enjoyed playing with

I saw another baby girl in church that had a bow in her hair and I thought that since you have hair in the back and not really in the front that it would work.

You weren't very impressed with that.

We were happy that Tim Tebow got a touchdown and they would be going to the playoffs.

You weren't overly excited, but we appreciate you going along with the celebration. 

Your neck has gotten a long stronger and we decided to give the bumbo a try.

I'm pretty sure you were counting how many seconds you could stay up. 

You did a great job but you weren't quite ready yet.

Your neck is strong, but your torso isn't quite strong enough to hold you up. 

Thankfully, you love your carseat.

I can always count on a smile when I buckle you in. 

On January 12th you had your first snow day at home. 

I don't think you got what the big deal was. 

 You've recently started to get spitty.

And you don't really know what to do about it. 

You get the hiccups all the time- just like when you were in my belly. 

You get them at all times of day- usually 5-6 times/day.

Gripe water has become our life saver. 

This stuff is magic and we don't go anywhere without it. 

You're great during church.

You're usually awake during worship and asleep during the message. 

The difference in one month...

At your 2 month appointment you were in both the 75th percentile for your weight and your head circumference and you were in the 80th percentile for your height.

 It looks like you're taking after your daddy in the height department- meaning when you're 5 we will probably be the same height.

Your eyes are still blue like your daddy's.

You weigh 12 lbs

You're 23.5 inches

You have the most kissable squeezable cheeks.

We love you so much, baby girl.

We are beyond blessed every single day. 

You truly make our days brighter. 

And our love for you is so overwhelming.

Your smile is contagious and melts our hearts every time. 

As sad as I am to see you grow, I can't wait to see the milestones you reach next month!