4 months

Such a happy girl!

Weight: 15lbs 6 ounces 
Height: 24 inches
Clothing: 3-6 months, we are still lingering in 0-3 months here and there
Diapers: Size 2's
Feeding: Nursing every 2-3 hours during the day and 8-10 hours at night
 
Sleep: Oh the up's and down's of baby sleep!  We seem to have hit the 4mth wakefull's recently, it hasn't been as bad as it could be but still not great like it was.  She started waking up at 3am then 4am then 5am and now it's more of random waking up between 3-5am for her pacie.  I don't love giving it to her but it's better than getting her back on another middle of the night feeding.  Our next steps are to stop swaddling, we did try last month but because of our other issues we bought a Woombie and have continued swaddling.  We are also trying to have naps on the flat PNP surface because around 6mths we are thinking it's crib time.  After she gets used of the flat sleeping in the PNP we will transition naps to the crib first, then night time (tear).  Still feeling great about B here, I have heard so many Mommy horror stories so I will take the 8pm-7am with some stray wake up's here and there!
 
Updates: Friends we have giggles and they are the very best.  I love that huge smile and now we have combined that with giggles...melt!  She is changing from a newborn to a baby so fast, she is getting bigger and learning so much every day it is amazing to see.  Grandma Mary and Grandpa James got her an Abagail reading bunny and books that we have been reading and she really loves them, she loves talking and singing in general but just loves watching Abagail "talk".


Nursing is better than ever and I think we are going to wait to introduce solids until right around 6mths because she is doing so great and doesn't seem interested quite yet.

Favorite moment this month: on top of the giggles we our little girl is sitting up, she does need the boppy or her chair for the support but she does great.  The Easter Bunny got her a bouncer and she loves it, the sitting with all the toys, so much fun!  My other favorite moments are just our little family times, it's amazing to look at her and Danny and feel so complete!


A couple of my other favorites from our "shoot" this month - it is getting harder to keep her "contained".

awe you can see her boo boo band aids

Daddy give me that elephant!

Ohh Chicago!

 In February B took her first flight, out of my tummy, to Danny's hometown near Chicago!  She is quite the little traveler and did a fabulous job.  The hardest part was nursing but by the flight back we had it figured out, although I will admit pumping in the bathroom at O'Hare was not a high point of our trip :)

Getting to see her Daddy's old house

We got in late Friday night so we went straight back to the house and got to sleep, we bought a pack n play and had it shipped there and luckily B's Uncle Adam had it all put together for her.  We woke Saturday morning, met with the accountant to get our taxes done and headed to Danny's Grandma's where his family was ready to meet Braelyn.  It was a great day and getting a chance to see so many people that love her so much already get to spend time with her!  Later that evening all our friends came over to visit as well, more heart swelling moments!

Four Sax generations!

Sunday we got to spend all day at Uncle Adam's & Auntie Mana's hanging out after our wonderful Walker Brothers breakfast.  Later that evening more friends and family came over to be with B.  It was so amazing to see that so many people love our little girl, and she loved hanging out with them!!  A big thank you to all of the Sax family and Auntie Mana's family who came over to visit with us, we missed you all!

Monday Danny and I took B to visit her Great Grandpa Samuel's grave, her middle name Samantha is after him.  Grandpa Mike joined us there and after we ran to visit with a couple more people and then over to Uncle Adam and Auntie Mana's for a short visit before a VERY exciting lunch at Portillo's (for Daddy anyways).  We visited Uncle Randy and Aunt Courtney after that at their house, Uncle Adam even got to feed B a bottle there!  To end the night we had a lovely dinner with Grandma Nancy, Uncle Adam and Auntie Mana with lots of play time for B.  We left Monday afternoon to head back, our first trip anywhere was very successful and B earned her wings!

3 months in pictures

Sorry our three month posts are a little late, we had a great weekend with some out of town guests that kept us away.  Thanks Megan and Matt for spending Spring Break with us!!  First off, our little girl found her fingers.

She loves grabbing onto things now and of course sticking them in her mouth!

She doesn't mind if it's just her fingers either :)

We of course celebrated St. Patty's day, we went to a yummy lunch with the neighbors after Daddy finished golfing (so we had some photo fun while we were waiting).

 We spent some time working with together, B has lots of fun snuggling!

While I was paying for some work stuff Sister swiped this right out of my hand, we are in big BIG trouble!

Daddy has been very busy, but we made sure to get her 3 mth. picture with him!

Lots of love from our little family, the months are flying by but we are having lots of fun!

3 Months

Too hungry for smiles :)

 Weight: 13lbs 11 ounces
Clothing: 0-3 months
Diapers: Size 1's
Feeding: Nursing every 2-3 hours during the day and 10 hours at night
 
Night time Sleep: Thankfully B has kept her sleeping habits, she sure loves to sleep at night!  She has continued with her going to sleep around 9:30pm and waking up around 7:30am.  We are certainly lucky parents to have been blessed with this little miracle as neither Danny or I function very well on little sleep.  She is still sleeping swaddled in her rock n play but she has grown out of the swaddling blankets and the miracle blanket isn't fitting very well anymore.  I am really nervous that once the swaddle comes off the schedule will be kaput.  We think this week will be the last week in it so we shall see!  We also got her video monitor this weekend and are going to see how sleep sans swaddle goes before moving her to her room.  I am not anxious to get her out but I do want her to get used to her crib, I sure will miss that little baby sleeping so close!
 
Updates: We weren't supposed to have a 3 month appointment but on the 20th B had a horrible day and I was sure she had an ear infection so in to the Dr we went.  Our favorite Dr. Abbey was out on vacation so we saw the same lady we saw for B's eating issues.  Turns out my little girl has bad excema and she wasn't pulling at her ears but scratching at what I thought was just a case of craddle cap.  We are on a prescription hydrocortisone and another shampoo, Danny thinks we can open a store with all our extra's, and that seems to be really clearing things up so far.  

Everything else is going so great, she is quite the eater and now that nursing has become second nature we are both really enjoying the time we have together.  She is getting bigger and more active every day, she is also cooing and chatting away, we are waiting for the giggles to start and we are sure there close with these big gummy smiles she has discovered. 
 

Favorite moment this month: Our little girl ROLLED OVER this month on Thursday March 1st.  She kept almost getting there so Daddy pulled out his IPad and got it all on video.  I was sure it was a fluke but again later on in the month she did it while I was recording so it looks like we have a roller on our hands, only tummy to back so far!  I love these milestones but I really cannot believe our little girl is growing so quickly, time is just flying by!

2 Months

My smiley angel!

Weight: 12lbs 2.5 ounces (75th percentile)
Length/Height: 22.5 inches (50th percentile)
Clothing: 0-3 months
Diapers: Size 1's
Feeding: Nursing every 1.5-3 hours during the day and between 6-9 hours at night
 
Night time Sleep: My little angel must get her parents sleeping habits because sister is on fire!  She has recently cut out her 3am feeding and started sleeping from her 9/9:30pm feeding to 6:30/7am feeding.  At her 2 month appointment Dr. Abbey said she is growing just fine and we aren't at all worried about her weight anymore so she can sleep as long as she wants.  Who am I to wake a sleeping baby so little lady sleeps!  Her daily naps are pretty much the same but she has been staying up a little longer and doing more of the cat nap thing then full napping.  She loves sleeping on our laps, which we have to stop shortly and get her in her crib for naps.  I just like having easy access though and until we figure out this new schedule I don't want to make any location changes.  Same with at night, for now B is staying in the rock n play, I am not ready to part with her so close to me.
 
Updates: We found out last week on our trip to Chicago that we have a class A traveler on our hands!  She did amazing and we will have a full post dedicated to this visit.  B also started doing one of my most favorite things so far this month, her huge cheesy Mommy is smiling I have to smile grins.  I love seeing her face light up when she sees my smile, her smile could melt an ice berg!  She coo's and shrieks, I think she is telling me lots of stories and I love them all.  B is her Mommy's daughter and loves her alone time, she gets fussy when she needs it and once we set her down on the play mat or a blanket she coo's and "talks" to herself.  I am so glad my angel is independent and that is one quality I will be thrilled if she keeps that trait!  She also gets her love of needles from me, poor girl screamed and screamed for her shots.  I couldn't look but Daddy said that needle went in, her face turned bright RED and we all heard the scream of all screams.  Even nursing didn't take away the lip quivering cries right away!


Favorite moment this month: It's a set of "moments", every morning I wake up roll over and see those little eyes looking back at me.  I say "good morning angel baby" and get the biggest smile ever!  Daddy even got to see it while we were traveling.  He went to get B out of the pack n play and said baby, BABY, I SEE IT!  Daddy got the smile too :)  Our girl, she's the best!

1 Month!

Can our little angel seriously be a month old today!?  

Awe, her headband looks like a toupee - whoops!

Happy 1 month to our daughter!

Mom this is for the birds...are we done yet!?

With Daddy

Weight: 8lbs 11.5 ounces (50th percentile)
Length/Height: 21.25 inches (50th percentile)
Clothing: Newborn
Diapers: Newborn
Feeding: Nursing every 1.5-3 hours during the day and between 5-8 hours at night
Night time Sleep: Shockingly she has been "sleeping through the night" recently!  Our night time routine has been go up between 7:30-9PM do bath (sometimes bath with Mommy, sometimes sponge bath), lotion/massage, pajamas, then we either do bottle with Daddy or nursing with Mommy half way, we swaddle and change dipey if we need to in between and then finish eating.  She loves her sound machine with the "womb" sound and all lights and TV have to be off, she is her Mommy's daughter!  The other night we all slept from 9:45PM-6:25AM but most nights she sleeps from 9:30PM-5AM, either way we are ecstatic with all the sleep we are getting so early in the game (for now anyways)!
Updates: Miss B loves tummy time, I think it helps with all the gas bubbles, she can even hold her little head up.  She also loves laying on our tummy's and looking up at us, we love it too!  She has been doing great with going places, and falls asleep everytime in the carseat, we even got to go see Auntie Q and Auntie Katie's cheerleading practice.  I think we went through a growth spurt yesterday because she ate every hour-hour and a half and was fussy fussy!  Thankfully she was back to normal today!  


We sure do love this little missy, we really couldn't be luckier!  

A quick little update - I am feeling much better, although still a little sore all around.  I am also pretty excited, I ended up gaining 34 pounds but I have lost all but 8 pounds so far.  I tried on a pair of my jeans and they fit but they are still a little to tight to be comfortable.  Hopefully those 8 pounds are gone ASAP and I am back to myself by the 6 week check up!

Week 3 & 4 - 1/3-1/20

This post is long overdue but goodness have we been busy with a growing little girl!  Brae and I have also been passing a little stuffy nose back and forth but we seem to be clearing up, just in time for Uncle Adam and Auntie Mana's visit TONIGHT :)!  Since she is a month old and I will be posting that in a few too I won't focus on that but instead the past couple weeks. 

Miss B and Mommy have been having lots of fun together, even while we were sick (excuse the lovely look, this was a picture to tell Daddy I had a temperature).

We have also been doing lots of sleeping, I love her sleepy smiles.

Excuse my chest, I didn't know we would be doing a photo shoot :)

We have been loving our swing, she even fell asleep in the swing, and our tummy time mat (thanks Nikki).

We got to introduce the bottle and Daddy gave her the first one!

One more of our little angels pretty smile!