Three Months!



Hey Baby Girl!  You're three months old now!  And for the record, we've quit using the "x" weeks old for a few reasons...one, it'd be like me saying I was "1513 weeks old' (gross!) so now, we say months only.  Also...you were born on a Friday, and some months have had more Fridays than others...so you'd be like 9 weeks, but two months, when really 8 weeks should be two months, etc...you see the problem?

Anyway, what a month!! Let's see... well first off... we had your daddy's election, and guess what? All of our hard work, and doorbelling, and phone calling paid off! HE WON! 68% of the vote too (that's really good!)  So we had quite the celebration...and you wore a pretty coral dress, and everyone loved you!  Also this month...I went back to work and you started going to your Grandma's during the day! It's been an adjustment, but you're happy all in the same.  We also celebrated Thanksgiving and because it was your "first" I made sure you had at least three turkey outfits...I justify it by saying that it's your "First Thanksgiving" ---but really, I think I can use that excuse again, because next year, it will be your "First Thanksgiving" where you can have big people food... see? I'm teaching you early on...

Our best friends are having a baby too and they found out this month that your new best friend is going to be a ......GIRL!! (I knew it the whole time too)...so now you'll have a friend to share clothes with, and go shopping, and have sleepovers, yay!

Oh, and also, the Cougs won Apple Cup! You and Dad spent the day together, which happened to be Black Friday.  We ran out of diapers and totally forgot until Friday morning, so I had to have your dad go to the store...on Black Friday...for diapers. Whoops.  And if that wasn't bad enough, I called him from work because I also forgot the parts to my pump (which would have meant no food for you...Nooo!!!) Yeah, you can imagine, he wasn't a happy camper...also because I called him a half hour before kick off... so we compromised, I would drive over and pick up the parts at the party on my lunch break.  Well, want to know something funny? Your dad called me an hour later...guess what? He forgot the top to the bottle (which would have meant no food for you...Nooo!!!) So I had to go to the store...on Black Friday...for a bottle nipple.  Funny how that all worked out huh? Long story short: You ate = you were happy.  The Cougs won = dad was happy.

As far as new developments go this month.... you have found your hands and you LOVE putting them in your mouth!  You usually fit a few fingers in, sometimes you try to fit your fist, you'll grab a blanket or your shirt and stuff that in too.  You've also started talking alot!  There's a caterpillar on your play gym that plays music and you'll smile and stare at it, then you'll start singing.  It is pretty stinking adorable. 

We also have our own special "girl talk" which usually takes place at night when I'm getting you into your pj's.  Diaper off and totally naked, you start chatting away.  I ask you how your day was, what you did at Grandma's, we sing sometimes...and you just talk and talk and talk.  I love it!

Since I went back to work, I haven't been able to take you in and get you weighed every two weeks like I had been, so I got creative and decided to weigh you at home.  I stepped on the scale (and sighed... too many peppermint pretzels) checked my weight, then grabbed you, stepped back on the scale, and the difference was 14.4 pounds! You're growing so fast!!  You have an appt in January so we'll see officially how much you've grown!

You are such a happy baby Makena, we love you to pieces!  You're still sleeping through the night, even though everyone keeps telling me that will change any day (fingers crossed they're wrong!)...you still look just like your dad, but we keep saying you're getting my personality, like getting completely irrationally upset when you decide you're hungry and you want to eat NOW!  (just like mommy) :)  You've started to discover your lungs and you have three cries: the "I'm STARVING even though I just ate and shouldn't already be hungry" cry.  The "I'm really tired and need to go to sleep but I don't want to miss out on the fun" cry.  And last, and newest, the "This is my fake cry" --but I totally know it and you can't fool me...where do you think you got it from? Haha! 

Here are a few pictures from Month Three -- you're growing up and getting big so fast, we went back to look at your newborn pics, and I can't believe how quickly you've changed!  Love you baby!!

Two Months!

Where has the time gone?!  I'm sure I'll be saying this for the next 18 years, but wow. I can't believe how quickly it has gone by!

Two months... wow.  First off.. the stats:

At six weeks you weighed in at 10 lbs 15 oz! Growing, growing, growing!  At your two month check up you weighed in at.... 12 lbs!  You also grew taller and are exaclty 24 inches long.  Let me just say, this is probably the only time in your life that people will cheer and congratulate you on putting on the pounds, so enjoy it sister!

We went to your appointment on Halloween (exactly 2 months) and your pediatrician was dressed up as Captain America!  I should have taken a picture, it was pretty fun.  You are in the 95th percentile for both height and weight and checked out great!  We also gave you your first round of shots and immunizations - everyone warned me that you'd probably cry your eyes out and be a really fuss, but, because you're such a Rockstar, you were upset for a total of...maybe 20 seconds, then you cozied up and fell asleep.

You are happily sleeping in your own room now in your crib, and sleeping through the night!  That started right about 7 weeks and you love looking at the color of your room when you're awake.  You wake up with big smiles every morning and it's my favorite part of the day!

You are also starting to sit up (with the help of your Bumbo chair) and love being able to look around.   You and your dad like to spend Sundays on the couch watching football, or napping, or both and you have been a busy busy baby helping me with your dad's campaign.  We've enjoyed the beautiful fall weather we've had and doorbelled on the sunny days - and made phone calls on the rainy days.  I will say, you're not too excited about it all, you end up taking your afternoon nap when I'm working (but that's okay!)

Let's see...what else?  Oh!  You went to the Pumpkin Patch for the first time (slept through that too) and had your first Halloween!  We dressed you us as a chicken, or a duck, not quite sure... but you were adorable!  You were nice and cozy in your costume!

You make us laugh and smile everyday!  You have so much character and your expressions are priceless.  You still have that concerned, focused look - but then you'll break out a HUGE smile and squirm all over.  You've started drooling, ALOT, but you're not teething yet, thankfully!  You also rip ones...all...the...time.  Oh my goodness kid, you stink!  But you're so cute we think it's hilarious (as we pull our shirts over our noses...)

It's facisnating watching you look around and discover new things everyday.  We are so thankful and blessed to have you in our lives and you continue to amaze me - we love you so much kiddo!

Happy Two Months!

One Month!

Holy crap!

Unsure when to count "one month" since September doesn't have have 31 days.

Also, no half birthday...February only has 28 days, saddest news.  We'll have to celebrate Happy 3/4 Birthday or something epic, because April 14th is pretty much a holiday in my book, and my daughter needs to enjoy the awesomeness of the 1/2, or 3/4 Birthday.

Anyway, back to month one.  It has flown by! ...the rest of this post is written to Makena....

Stats: At your two week appointment, you not only weighed in at your birth weight (the goal) - you surpassed it!  (Way to go Rockstar!) ...you weighed 8lbs 15oz!

At four weeks you weighed in at 10 lbs 5oz!  What are we feeding you?? You also grew 2 1/2 inches.

You bring happiness and laughter to us everyday.

You are getting more and more alert, but you LOVE to sleep.  I have a feeling 13 years from now, you'll be exactly the same, except it won't be as cute, and I'll likely be yelling at you to get out of bed and get to school.

You're morning stretches and yawns are my absolute favorite.  The way you scrunch your face and raise your eyebrows - the wrinkles on your forehead, and how your little tiny arms stretch above your head with your little fists.

You also have the most serious, focused, old man face - you scrunch your eyebrows into this little scowl face combined with your tight lips, it cracks us up!

You are also quite the drama queen - one minute you'll be content with your focus face, and the next you decide to cry - and almost like you are just checking to see that it still works, you immediately stop crying and go back to your look.  Sometimes when you fuss we blow in your face and you immediately stop, look shocked, and then give us this adorable face - we love you so much!

You LOVE bath time.  I think you'd stay in there forever, and you always fuss when we take you out, but getting you all wrapped up in warm blankets with your towel and cuddling right afterwards is one of the best parts of the day.

You also love the carseat.  You'd also stay in there forever if we let you, usually sleeping.  We get you in the car and within minutes you're konked out. 

Everyone is amazed when we've been out and about - they always tell me "I can't believe you're already out!" But really, you've been such an amazing baby, the first two weeks you would have slept through the night if I hadn't woken you up to feed you. Now you sleep in 3-4 hour chunks - so really, for the most part, I get better sleep then when I was pregnant with you (that last month for sure!)

You're dad loves you to pieces, and I love him so much more seeing how much he loves you.  You bring such a smile to his face and hearing him laugh watching you fills my heart!  He loves to call you "Babykins" and "Stink Bug" (a well deserved nickname!) - He also loves calling you by your first and middle name, "Makena Rae!" 

It's crazy how much you look like him - we joke that we're going to dress you up as him for Halloween - he also calls you "mini-Brandon" and thinks you're pretty stinkin' cute. (I agree).

Part of me can't wait to see what changes you'll make in the next month - but the other part of me just wants time to slow down so we can enjoy these moments before they're gone!

Happy One Month Baby Girl!

39 week recap notes.

One of these days I'll get around to finishing this post, but for now, I'll just post my notes. :)

The. Last.  Photo.

Appt freak out, lying to the Dr saying B was out of town so I wouldn't have to be induced tonight.  Nervous - excited but scared out of my mind - going in tomorrow at 6 freaking AM!  Priority was doing the last chalkboard, worry about packing later.  Total and final weight gain... 60 pounds, hooolleee smokes!  Lime popsicles. Yellow gatorade. No sleep. Lots of movement, lots of energy. Cowboy party...boots didn't fit. No dresses....turned tshirts. Golf tourney...half packed bag...telling B where everything is since the bag isn't packed and just in case. Preggo moment: Trying to swipe ID card for champagne. Seeing friends baby in hospital. Happy, energetic...feel like I'm doing something different, not feeling like "get this baby out!" Fun to tell people when they ask when in due and seeing their reactions. Haha. Tough week politically, appointment and opponent getting back in. Twilight parade...didn't walk it. Back pain, hips out of alignment-pirate peg leg...massage and chiro appts. Tylenol. pics from Challenge...made it! ...turkey timer popped out, must be getting close! Gatorade and chicken ceasar salads... B getting excited, "hey you, come out of there!"  

Yeah yeah yeah....

I know, I know. I'm WAY behind on my postings...especially since my due date is WEDNESDAY.

But really, I promise I have been keeping up with it.  I'm writing this from my phone, so that I can touch base, because that's how busy we are right now!  Pictures and all... I have it!  Just need to spend a few minutes to organize my notes and upload those pics.  Lots going on, which means...lots to share!

I can tell you that as I write this, I feel like she's headbanging in my pelvis.  I keep telling her that 80's hair band music is out, and headbanging is not cool...she's not listening. I think she's having a little "getting ready to move out" party.  Just like her mom, any excuse for a party right?

Well.  Regardless of when she decides to make her debut, I am CAUGHT up on the pics and notes... just not caught up on sharing them with you, sorry. :)

Blog soon!!

Darci

Week 38 in Review

Ok...since I'm stupid behind on these and they've been sitting here collecting e-dust, I thought I would at least post the pictures and my notes from the week...which I usually turn into the journal, which I may or may not do... enjoying mommyhood a little too much right now! :)

Originally written 08/23/12

This chalkboard made me almost wish for fall...so I could have a pumpkin spice latte...and then I told myself I was CRAZY, because I still like summer.  But I really like pumpkin spice lattes....mmmmm.... random.

Crazy Ninga movement
Terrible sleep and kink in my back
Now feel "pregnant" - felt good with a big belly, now I fully feel pregnant.
Bring on the waddle.
Compression Socks = nightmare.
Sleeping at 9pm
Rented movie, popcorn, apples and cheese = date night!
heavy breathing, all the time.
"when are you going to start nesting?"
Going to miss being pregnant, it's a pretty amazing experience.
Hard to really comprehend, oh my gosh, any day this could happen and we'll forever have our lives changed....
Went to Target and got more appropriately sized bras.
Slurged on a few pieces of makeup, as it might be my last chance to spoil myself...ever.
Sleep...tried to use Boppy for cushion, no bueno.  Then tried rolling up blankets to make belly cushion.
EXHAUSTED all the time.
Dilation appt.
Sleep. Waking B up in the middle of the night with all my moving, him complaining about just getting comfortable....what?!
Baby dreams= everything going wrong: csection, taking baby right away, we had to pick up at Dr office, all the shots, and a full on grey moustache and hair!
Finishing up shopping, screaming crazy toddler at Target... oh my gosh, seriously?  Don't ever let me be "that" parent!
Lame weekend of sleeping at 9pm every night.
Prospect at golf course, see lots of people....everyone said I'm too chipper to be as pregs as I am.

Week 37 in Review!

Full Term!  Oh my...

How far along? 37 weeks done...2 weeks to go!  (see, we're really on the beginning of week 38 - cuz that's how I do these) I have to explain it so it makes sense to me, since I still think I messed this whole thing up some how. :)

Total weight gain/loss: 56 pounds. Interesting fact...you know how they say husbands usually gain sympathy weight?  Not B, he's lost weight like crazy!  He's the lowest weight he's been in YEARS.  In fact...we're almost at the same weight.  I have complete confidence that I WILL be heavier than he is by then end.  Let's keep that between us. (wink wink)

Maternity clothes? Totally returned the clothes.  And got nursing bras.  Ugh.  I thought that would be a fun experience, what what I thinking?!  FIRST, pre-pregnancy I was a hopeful 36B - on a bloated day.  Would you believe that when she measured me, she tried to tell me I was a .......40DD.  I didn't have a filter apparently so I immediately responded with, "you're full of "ish" - there's NO WAY." ---and then I apologized - but reassurred her that she was dead wrong.  She tried to explain how much our body changes, blah blah blah - and then said maybe I was closer to a 40D.  I tried on a few, and the cups would have fit on my head!  I came out, told her unless I was going to suddenly have porn star boobs, these were not going to work.  So we compromised on 38C - which I still think are WAY too big.  But, I decided to keep them, keep the tags, and see how things change when "my milk comes in." I also have to share, that nursing bras are a whole other form of birth control, because these are hideous.  I feel like a Grandma.  Maybe Victoria's Secret will start carrying a line of sexy nursing bras...or maybe I need to become a designer.....TM.

Stretch marks? Anyone have recommendations for some magic stretch mark creams/lotions/potions?

Sleep: The previous 9+ months have been managable if not wonderful - so it hit me like a wall this week when all of a sudden, I CANT SLEEP. I wake up every two hours, on the nose, go to the bathroom.  I don't move during those 2 hours, so when I do wake up, I'm still and have sheet wrinkles pressed in one side of my body.  Then, I go back to bed, on the other side, repeat.   ZZZzzzzz....

Best moment this week: Although it was frustrating in the moment, nursing bra shopping was kind of a highlight...it is making is all so real!  I can't believe it...oh and the hilarity of the pack and play assembly..mentioned below!


Best (non-pregnancy) moment of the week: Nothing super amazing that I remember...blame it on the pregnancy brain..you know I can only use the excuse a little bit longer... :)

Anything off this list? We got the pack and play assembled...that was a project!  First we thought it'd be like a popup tent and boom, self-assembly.  Wrong. Then we tried to put it together because we couldn't find the instructions.  Nothing worked.  Then we searched all over for the damn instructions.  Finally found them and assembled.  It is definitely not something that is a quick up and down thing... but, it will come in handy!  Check it off the list!  I also had a good friend come over and help me put together a list of things for the hospital bag...maybe I'll get to that this week... :)

Miss Anything? Sleep is obvious, but I still wake up and work through the day, so I know its doable...I figure this is just prep for the future when I'll be running on no sleep all the time!

Movement: Lots of hiccups and wiggles, the occasional ninja kick that cracks me up - so weird!  I haven't experienced the "foot in the ribs" that a lot of people have talked about, so I guess I'm pretty lucky!

Food cravings: Not craving much, just eating lots.

Labor Signs? Don't think so.  Still getting that pelvic shooting pain once and a while and a TON of bum cramps.  What is up with that?!

Have you started to show yet: I'd feel weird if people didn't know I was pregnant.
Gender: GIRL!

Belly Button in or out? Still flush, I don't think it's going to pop...we'll see!

Wedding rings on or off? I miss my real ring, and I almost made it out to get it cleaned this weekend....almost.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Aside from the sleep and the back pain, still feeling pretty great.  A lot of people tell me I still have a lot of energy for being this close and keep asking if I'm ready to be done - not there yet, we still have a lot to do in the next week or so!  Haha, it's easy right now!