Annie 2m

Sweet Annie turned two months old on September 24th. Just a few little notes so I don't forget these precious memories!!!

Annie weighed 11 pounds and 4 ounces at her two month check up, where she got her first vaccines which made her HORRIBLY fussy for two or three days...

She was put on a very low dose of Zantac to see if it helped her mild case of reflux ( I couldn't really tell a difference!)

At two months Annie could still wear a few newborn outfits but was mostly transitioning to 0-3 month clothing and size one diapers. Nursing every 3 hours and only waking up once or twice a night to eat. She generally wakes up at around 6 and then goes back for a long morning nap around 8 or so...

She grins alot too!

At seven weeks she got a SEVERE case of baby acne that lasted about 2 weeks or so and finally subsided! It was followed by a case of cradle cap (which both her brother and sister had at this age as well!) Her skin is very sensitive to soaps, detergents, etc so we only use fragrance free and dye free to wash her as well as all of our laundry too!

She is such a sweet baby, and we are so blessed to have her be a part of our lives!

Yard Sale

Hey everyone..me and Stephanie Cassady are having a yard sale here at the house on Saturday starting at 7 am if it doesn't rain. We are having lots of "stuff". However, this is not the fall children's consignment sale. It is tentatively scheduled for the weekend of Oct 16th. Thanks!

Words Can't Express

What I feel when I look at this photo...

Hold Me Closer Tiny Dancer...

So last year sis gave Baby Ballet a whirl and it was what one would call ummm... interesting...

She was barely two years old and she was bound and determined to do the opposite of what the rest of the class was doing. It resulted in me chasing her alot around the dance studio and pulling her off of Ms. Martha's furniture. So last year we became Baby Ballet dropouts.

However, we decided to give dance another shot this year so that Lilly would have an activity to get out and socialize with some other girls once a week (not to mention that her buddy Maggie is in class). So far so good....Lilly really likes getting dressed up in her tutu and ballet slippers (her dancing cwothes and she says) and she asks me every day if it's the day to go dance with Miss Martha. I really hope she continues to like it. I am enjoying watching her!

Genius I Tell You...

So....remember the post about Annie being a little "sensitive" to things? Being unwrapped, having her diaper changed, generally anything that messes up her routine she rewards with a large fuss fest...

Fast forward to Saturday...she had fussed all day and all night and all day again. I didn't set the child down for at least 36 hours seriously. I went to the bathroom with my infant daughter perched crying on my lap (wait is that too much information?) She was so unhappy and very little I did soothed her. We took a trip to Kroger to restock the Mylicon drops, etc and I spied the book The Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp. I recalled somewhere in my sleep deprived mind that a couple of people had recommended the book to me at one time so I picked it up thinking I'd read it while I rocked the unhappy Ann Elizabeth.

SERIOUSLY... why didn't I have this book 7 years ago?!? He basically gives you the formula for calming your unhappy newborn and it has yet to fail me in the past 3 days.

There is specific instructions for swaddling, motion, etc and some really down to Earth advice of feeding schedules, etc. It is great.

This is not exaggerated....Annie was in mid fit the first time I tried Dr. Karp's swaddle method. Before I could even get her picked up her eye lids were nearly closed and she was GRINNING at me and had happily spit out the paci. She then proceeded to take a three hour nap in her crib while I made supper. What???

So please if you learn nothing from the blog...if you are expecting a baby, have a baby younger than 4 months old or know someone who fits this description GO BUY THIS BOOK AND READ IT IMMEDIATELY. You can thank me later...I like chocolate and purses and cash....

Noah Thomas

Since I did my little Annie update for the last post I realized that I hadn't posted anything about my eldest offspring in a while...

Anyone who knows Noah knows that he is a one of a kind kid....

Noah....

-Loves frogs, bugs, creepy crawlies of all varieties

-loves to dig in the dirt or build stuff outside

-Loves iCarly, Big Time Rush, and Spongebob

-Loves his Nana more than life itself (has asked to live with her and me and Daddy just come visit on occasion...)

-has very severe peanut/tree nut allergies

-has a severe egg allergy that has IMPROVED over the past year (YEAH!!!)

-likes UK...shares his Daddy's disdain for UofL

-has a quick temper but is a sweet heart too

-is so smart he is going to pass me up at around 2nd grade

-has the sweetest brown eyes and freckles

-has never lost a tooth but has recently sprouted two permanent teeth BEHIND his baby teeth

-loves FAKE TATTOOS with a passion

-thinks that the Dollar Store and Walmart are awesome

-loves spaghetti

-collects random things (watches, etc and stows them in his desk just like his Papa Tommy...)

-stole my heart six years ago when he made me his Mommy!

-has a great group of buddies that I hope he loves as much 20 years from now than he does now!

One Month

My Sweet Annie is one month old today. It has truly flown by. What is our little angel up to?

At one month Annie....

-nurses very well every 3 to 4 hours

-is difficult to burp (we are using some mylicon occasionally)

-wears a size newborn swaddler diaper

-wears newborn sized clothing

-still can't wear socks on her long skinny feet without losing them

-likes her paci

-likes to suck her thumb when she finds it

-loves to be swaddled but is starting to tolerate being unwrapped

-is starting to smile at people

-loves to look at light fixtures/ceiling fans

-is a really big fan of her mommy and daddy

-likes big brother and sister most of the time

-likes baths until you wash her hair

-despises to be wet or dirty

-loves to be cuddled

-sleeps for 3 to 4 hour stretches at night

-has awake alert periods at around 6 am and 3 pm

-has stolen the hearts of her mom and dad completely

-did well with her first photo session

-has had a couple of trips to Nana and Papa's

-is gearing up to hopefully go to church for the first time in a couple weeks