And just so you don't think she's absolutely perfect, she does get mad and cry....
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Three Months!
Dear sweet baby girl,
Today you are three months old! Some days I feel like time is absolutely flying, yet at the same time I have trouble remembering life without you. I'm sure I will say this every month, but you have done a lot of changing in your third month of life. You are smiling all the time now, big full out grins. My favorite thing is when I go in to get you in your crib in the mornings or after a nap and you greet me with that precious smile. It just melts my heart because I know that you know me, that I am your Mom and that I am going to take care of you and you are glad to see me. You have stopped crying when you first wake up, and instead you just lay in your crib and "talk" until Daddy or I come to get you. You are pretty much sleeping through the night now, which has been great for all of us!
I started back to work this month, but since I'm working from home you get to stay here with me most days. You have proven to be a great office mate and let me get my work done. On Tuesdays you go to "Nini Daycare". Nini and Dee-Da take such good care of you when you stay with them and they love on you all day long. I am so thankful that you can stay with people that love you as much as we do. It gives me a full day without any interruptions and I really appreciate their help. I do miss you when you are gone though and am so excited to see you when Daddy brings you home with him. The first week that I started working again, Mimi came to stay with us to help us get adjusted. It was quite the week! I realized that I had been holding you pretty much non-stop since you were born. So, when we started to make the shift to taking naps in your crib you were not very excited. After the week was over, you had made the switch and you haven't looked back ever since. Thank goodness for Mimi or I would never have made it through that week! Now we are working on going to sleep without being rocked for 20 minutes and you are getting the hang of that one too.
You made it through your first hurricane scare this month. His name was Gustav and it was looking like he might come pay us a visit, but fortunately for us and unfortunately for others he made landfall in Louisiana. It wasn't as bad as hurricanes before, and was really just a thunderstorm here. We're not out of the woods yet this hurricane season, but I hope you won't experience any more close calls this year!
You are trying so desperately to roll over and I have laughed so hard watching you. You get the most determined look on your face and kick your legs and sway your hips. It's just a matter of days and you are going to find yourself on your stomach. I just know that when you get there you are probably not going to be very happy and will probably wonder why you wanted to roll over so badly! But none-the-less you are trying so hard and we are rooting for you. I'll report back next month on how you did!
You are still loving your playmat and have discovered yourself in the mirror. You are quite fond of the "baby in the mirror" that looks back at you and spend most of your time talking to her and smiling at her.
You have finally discovered your hands. You will hold them up in front of your face and just look at them and clasp them together and eventually make sure that they find their way into your mouth! You still seem to prefer your left hand, so we are thinking that you just might be a lefty. Only time will tell on that one.
You still love to be swaddled when you sleep and I think Daddy is afraid that we are still going to be swaddling you when you are 10 years old! Your paci is still the ultimate soother, it works like a charm. I'm not sure what we are going to do if you ever decide you don't like it anymore! You are trying to suck your fingers/thumb, but most of the time you just end up with your whole fist in your mouth. Sometimes when a finger gets free you end up gagging yourself, we try not to laugh at you but sometimes it sure is funny.
Your hair has started to fall out, mostly in the front. I keep wondering what it's going to look like when it comes back in. In certain lights there is definitely a red tint to your hair, but for the most part it's a dark brown. Your eyes are still a very pretty shade of blue.
You really are a happy baby and we have been so thankful for your sweet disposition. There are not many times that I can recall where you cried inconsolably and couldn't be soothed. I wonder if that means we are in for it when you hit the toddler years? Oh well, if so, we'll cross that bridge when we get there and for now we are going to be proud of the sweet baby that you are!
With all of the changes that have happened this month, one thing that hasn't changed is how much I love being your Mama. You have changed our lives, but only for the better. You are one loved girl!
Hugs and Kisses!
Mama
Today you are three months old! Some days I feel like time is absolutely flying, yet at the same time I have trouble remembering life without you. I'm sure I will say this every month, but you have done a lot of changing in your third month of life. You are smiling all the time now, big full out grins. My favorite thing is when I go in to get you in your crib in the mornings or after a nap and you greet me with that precious smile. It just melts my heart because I know that you know me, that I am your Mom and that I am going to take care of you and you are glad to see me. You have stopped crying when you first wake up, and instead you just lay in your crib and "talk" until Daddy or I come to get you. You are pretty much sleeping through the night now, which has been great for all of us!
I started back to work this month, but since I'm working from home you get to stay here with me most days. You have proven to be a great office mate and let me get my work done. On Tuesdays you go to "Nini Daycare". Nini and Dee-Da take such good care of you when you stay with them and they love on you all day long. I am so thankful that you can stay with people that love you as much as we do. It gives me a full day without any interruptions and I really appreciate their help. I do miss you when you are gone though and am so excited to see you when Daddy brings you home with him. The first week that I started working again, Mimi came to stay with us to help us get adjusted. It was quite the week! I realized that I had been holding you pretty much non-stop since you were born. So, when we started to make the shift to taking naps in your crib you were not very excited. After the week was over, you had made the switch and you haven't looked back ever since. Thank goodness for Mimi or I would never have made it through that week! Now we are working on going to sleep without being rocked for 20 minutes and you are getting the hang of that one too.
You made it through your first hurricane scare this month. His name was Gustav and it was looking like he might come pay us a visit, but fortunately for us and unfortunately for others he made landfall in Louisiana. It wasn't as bad as hurricanes before, and was really just a thunderstorm here. We're not out of the woods yet this hurricane season, but I hope you won't experience any more close calls this year!
You are trying so desperately to roll over and I have laughed so hard watching you. You get the most determined look on your face and kick your legs and sway your hips. It's just a matter of days and you are going to find yourself on your stomach. I just know that when you get there you are probably not going to be very happy and will probably wonder why you wanted to roll over so badly! But none-the-less you are trying so hard and we are rooting for you. I'll report back next month on how you did!
You are still loving your playmat and have discovered yourself in the mirror. You are quite fond of the "baby in the mirror" that looks back at you and spend most of your time talking to her and smiling at her.
You have finally discovered your hands. You will hold them up in front of your face and just look at them and clasp them together and eventually make sure that they find their way into your mouth! You still seem to prefer your left hand, so we are thinking that you just might be a lefty. Only time will tell on that one.
You still love to be swaddled when you sleep and I think Daddy is afraid that we are still going to be swaddling you when you are 10 years old! Your paci is still the ultimate soother, it works like a charm. I'm not sure what we are going to do if you ever decide you don't like it anymore! You are trying to suck your fingers/thumb, but most of the time you just end up with your whole fist in your mouth. Sometimes when a finger gets free you end up gagging yourself, we try not to laugh at you but sometimes it sure is funny.
Your hair has started to fall out, mostly in the front. I keep wondering what it's going to look like when it comes back in. In certain lights there is definitely a red tint to your hair, but for the most part it's a dark brown. Your eyes are still a very pretty shade of blue.
You really are a happy baby and we have been so thankful for your sweet disposition. There are not many times that I can recall where you cried inconsolably and couldn't be soothed. I wonder if that means we are in for it when you hit the toddler years? Oh well, if so, we'll cross that bridge when we get there and for now we are going to be proud of the sweet baby that you are!
With all of the changes that have happened this month, one thing that hasn't changed is how much I love being your Mama. You have changed our lives, but only for the better. You are one loved girl!
Hugs and Kisses!
Mama
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
These days....
we are lucky to make it out the door with our shoes on the right feet! You see, we are baby-loving yet sleep deprived people these days! This is what I found in one of our kitchen cabinets this morning when I went to get something to drink:
This was about 3 hours after we had spent 10 minutes searching the house for Matt's keys after he knew he had just had them in his hands. We finally gave up and he took mine. Now, if only we would have found Matt's cell phone in some random place like this before we had to buy a new one this weekend for $100! I'll admit that I've always been one to "misplace" and "forget" things, but at least now I have an excuse! However, it is bad news that it's happening to both of us now....Lord help us!
This was about 3 hours after we had spent 10 minutes searching the house for Matt's keys after he knew he had just had them in his hands. We finally gave up and he took mine. Now, if only we would have found Matt's cell phone in some random place like this before we had to buy a new one this weekend for $100! I'll admit that I've always been one to "misplace" and "forget" things, but at least now I have an excuse! However, it is bad news that it's happening to both of us now....Lord help us!
Monday, September 1, 2008
War Eagle!
We are getting her started early! She and Grandaddy both "drool Orange and Blue" in case you were wondering!
A new dog for Hannah Cate!
Not a real dog.....Matt would kill me! Granddaddy came for a visit this weekend and brought this furry friend for Hannah Cate. She's a little small to appreciate him now, but one day she is going to absolutely love him! Thank you Granddaddy for the friend, but most of all for coming to visit. We are sorry that Gustav cut our visit short.....come back soon!
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