I cannot believe my little baby is 2 months old! It seems like only yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital. I hate how the time is flying, but each day brings something new and exciting for both her and us. I'm absolutely in love with this little girl and I love being a mommy.
Kirkland isn't the tiny, quiet baby anymore. Now that she's got this cooing thing down pat, she's very vocal and will let you know very loudly if she's bored with something. She's becoming a mommy and daddy's girl and when she's sleepy don't count on anyone else but us to get to her calm down and go "night-night." I makes me feel important and needed. I still feel like someone is going to come and be like, "okay, your time playing mommy is up and I'll take my baby back now."
We had a great first Christmas with her! Even though she's so little, we still had a blast and she was so excited. She woke up on Christmas morning grinning ear to ear. I think she could sense how excited we were! After her morning bottle we sat her on the floor in her Boppy and showed her what Santa had brought to her. Her face and her excitement was priceless. I can't wait until next year when she's into everything and able to open her own presents!
Today we went to visit Dr. Haile for her 2 month check up...and shots. She weighs 11.3 pounds and is 22 1/2 inches long. She's still between the 50th and 75th percentile and is healthy and developing as she should be. And then it was time for her shots...all 3 of them! My daddy ended up going with me because a) I'm not quite proficient enough to take her myself and b) I couldn't take seeing my baby get shots. The nurse made me hold her little arms so she wouldn't wiggle so much when she was getting her shots and I swear I almost cried. Poor Kirkland started screaming and did the cry and then hold her breath until her face had started turning blue. I felt so bad that I couldn't do anything about the pain, but when I picked her up to cuddle her afterwards she immediately stopped crying until she realized that we had interrupted her bottle time. I hate shots, but if that's what it takes to keep her healthy and happy then a little bit of pain for the both of us is worth it.
I have to get back to work on the 10th, so until then I'm going to be enjoying every minute that I can get with her.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
What I've learned
I've been thinking lately about all the things I've learned since Kirkland arrived.
First, the second she was born I learned what loving someone more than anything in the world was like. I've never felt so protective. That's why I'm so funny about people washing their hands before touching her and I give dirty looks at times when another child coughs near her. I can't help it.
I learned to just let go. My house is the messiest it has been the whole time we've lived here. I'd rather spend the time playing with Kirkland than sticking her in her swing or crib. Granted, I do put her under her gym or let her play on the floor or swing so I can get some things done. Over the last 6 weeks, she has already changed so much and started doing new things that I don't want to miss out when she does something new. I'm definitely not ready to go back to work!
I've learned to get over what people think. We were in a restaurant last week and Kirkland got upset and was inconsolable. Luckily there was only one other customer at the time and while the waiter and I were visibly disturbed by my crying baby, the other customer politely looked over and said that she understood because she has a 7 month old. There really are people who understand having an upset baby in public.
Sometimes Jordon and I really do know what's best for her. I've had a hard time telling older and more experienced people what to do with Kirkland, like how she likes to be held or the best way to get her to drink her bottle. We know her better than anyone else. It still seems weird when someone asks me what to do for her because I'm her mommy. Still a little surreal.
I've learned that something so little can get your wrapped around her tiny finger in an instant. Look at Jordon.
Basically, in the 6 short weeks I have learned that I have, by far, begun the best job in the world.
First, the second she was born I learned what loving someone more than anything in the world was like. I've never felt so protective. That's why I'm so funny about people washing their hands before touching her and I give dirty looks at times when another child coughs near her. I can't help it.
I learned to just let go. My house is the messiest it has been the whole time we've lived here. I'd rather spend the time playing with Kirkland than sticking her in her swing or crib. Granted, I do put her under her gym or let her play on the floor or swing so I can get some things done. Over the last 6 weeks, she has already changed so much and started doing new things that I don't want to miss out when she does something new. I'm definitely not ready to go back to work!
I've learned to get over what people think. We were in a restaurant last week and Kirkland got upset and was inconsolable. Luckily there was only one other customer at the time and while the waiter and I were visibly disturbed by my crying baby, the other customer politely looked over and said that she understood because she has a 7 month old. There really are people who understand having an upset baby in public.
Sometimes Jordon and I really do know what's best for her. I've had a hard time telling older and more experienced people what to do with Kirkland, like how she likes to be held or the best way to get her to drink her bottle. We know her better than anyone else. It still seems weird when someone asks me what to do for her because I'm her mommy. Still a little surreal.
I've learned that something so little can get your wrapped around her tiny finger in an instant. Look at Jordon.
Basically, in the 6 short weeks I have learned that I have, by far, begun the best job in the world.
6 weeks old!
I can't believe that this time 6 weeks ago Kirkland was just less than 24 hours old! I guess it's true what they say about "time flies when you're having fun"...and getting much less sleep.
This little girl is so much fun! Her attention span is definately getting longer and she will lay under her play gym for 20 to 30 minutes at a time and try to knock her little toy. We have "play time" almost every night where Jordon and I lay her on a blanket on the floor in the living room and talk and play with her...and she coos and makes all kinds of fun baby noises!
I've determined that this child is a morning person. I always do her 5 to 7am feedings so Jordon can get a little rest before he gets up for work and it never fails that she's wide awake and has the biggest grin when she's done with her bottle.
We took her to the peditrician earlier this week for a little rash (that turned out to be nothing more than newborn acne) and she weighed 9 lbs 15 oz. We had tried to guess and thought she was only a little over 8 lbs. We were totally wrong! Dr. Haile says that she's healthy and growing like a weed. Hopefully no more peds visits until later this month for her 2 month check up.
She can go from happy to upset in 2 seconds!
This little girl is so much fun! Her attention span is definately getting longer and she will lay under her play gym for 20 to 30 minutes at a time and try to knock her little toy. We have "play time" almost every night where Jordon and I lay her on a blanket on the floor in the living room and talk and play with her...and she coos and makes all kinds of fun baby noises!
I've determined that this child is a morning person. I always do her 5 to 7am feedings so Jordon can get a little rest before he gets up for work and it never fails that she's wide awake and has the biggest grin when she's done with her bottle.
We took her to the peditrician earlier this week for a little rash (that turned out to be nothing more than newborn acne) and she weighed 9 lbs 15 oz. We had tried to guess and thought she was only a little over 8 lbs. We were totally wrong! Dr. Haile says that she's healthy and growing like a weed. Hopefully no more peds visits until later this month for her 2 month check up.
She can go from happy to upset in 2 seconds!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
1 month old!
Kirkland is 1 month old! It doesn't seem like she's been here a month!
She's recently started cooing...and doing a lot of "fussing" when she gets bored or mad, especially over the hiccups. She's makes all kinds of noises and she makes more and more everyday.
This week we graduated from newborn diapers to size ones. The newborns were getting too small, but the size ones are still a little too big. Too bad they don't make a size in between newborn and ones.
We had her on the floor playing tonight and Jordon decided to measure her...23 inches!! She's grown so much in just a month!
She went on her first shopping trip with mommy and daddy today to Hobby Lobby to get some Christmas decorations. Of course we took her to Za's for the first time while we were out. She did great with both, but we've learned that it's hard to travel with her and keep her on a schedule with feedings and naps. Looks like we won't be making any trips over about 30 or 45 minutes any time soon.
Another thing I've noticed is that this baby loves her daddy. The moment she hears his voice she starts looking around for him and of course when we were playing tonight and he was talking to her she was grinning from ear to ear. I think we have a serious daddy's girl.
I have to brag about Jordon too. He kept her for the first time yesterday all by himself. It was a little too cold to take her out and I had some errands, so I told Jordon he had to learn to keep her alone and it was the perfect time to learn. They both did good...she slept most of the time and when I got home she had just started on a bottle. The good thing is that I was gone about an hour and wasn't once worried about them.
She's recently started cooing...and doing a lot of "fussing" when she gets bored or mad, especially over the hiccups. She's makes all kinds of noises and she makes more and more everyday.
This week we graduated from newborn diapers to size ones. The newborns were getting too small, but the size ones are still a little too big. Too bad they don't make a size in between newborn and ones.
We had her on the floor playing tonight and Jordon decided to measure her...23 inches!! She's grown so much in just a month!
She went on her first shopping trip with mommy and daddy today to Hobby Lobby to get some Christmas decorations. Of course we took her to Za's for the first time while we were out. She did great with both, but we've learned that it's hard to travel with her and keep her on a schedule with feedings and naps. Looks like we won't be making any trips over about 30 or 45 minutes any time soon.
Another thing I've noticed is that this baby loves her daddy. The moment she hears his voice she starts looking around for him and of course when we were playing tonight and he was talking to her she was grinning from ear to ear. I think we have a serious daddy's girl.
I have to brag about Jordon too. He kept her for the first time yesterday all by himself. It was a little too cold to take her out and I had some errands, so I told Jordon he had to learn to keep her alone and it was the perfect time to learn. They both did good...she slept most of the time and when I got home she had just started on a bottle. The good thing is that I was gone about an hour and wasn't once worried about them.
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