Like the title? My lovely husband came up with that nickname for me. Since I am always taking pictures, I think it suits me well ; )
Here are some photo’s of my beautiful babies from last weekend. I had a mini photo-shoot in our backyard and actually got lucky enough to get some really good shots of them. Good weather + happy kids = great pictures!
Ps. I love when my kids cooperate!
I know that I haven't even done ONE post on Callie's age and development (Bad momma!) But I am going to attempt to do one big update on her development so far, including a 3 month post! Here it goes:
Month 1:
During the first couple weeks our girl was pretty "by the book", eating every 2 to 3 hours. And sleeping most of the time. By the 3rd week, just as every website and doctor will tell you, if your baby is going to have colic...usually it will be present by then. Sure enough, Callie started to cry A LOT at this age.
At 1 month our girl was eating every 2 to 3 hours during the day and night.
Sleeps pretty good at night, only waking to eat. Although, I did have one BAD night where little miss decided to wake up and cry off and on from 1am until about 4am. That was a hard night!
We took her to the doctor to get some advice about her crying and she was put on Zantac for Acid Reflux. Which, did not help the crying, but did help with the feedings and spitting up!
Wears NB clothes and diapers :) She is a tiny little thing
Loves to be held and snuggled
Has amazing head control and loves to look at her surroundings.
Here is our 1 month old baby girl…..
Two Months Old:
At two months old we were still having a hard time with her Colic. It wouldn't be everyday at the same time, some days she was great. Others, she would get all worked up (this could happen at any time!) and once she did, it was hard to calm her down! I started her on Soy Formula thinking it might help, but I soon realized that was a mistake. I took her off of Soy and switched her to Gentlease.
At 2 months old our girl is:
Still fitting in some NB outfits, but can also wear some of her 0-3 month clothes now. Depends on the brand.
Wears size 1 diapers
Drinks 4 ounces every 3 hours during the day, but can go longer at night. She went 6 hours this month without eating, but still didn't sleep through the night. She woke up and as soon as I would pick her up, she would go right back to sleep!
We've started a bed time routine now. Usually Callie goes to bed at the same time as Carter...sometimes a little before, sometimes a little after. She still wakes up several times throughout the night, but she is in her crib so we're making progress!
She smiles a lot now! She started smiling at 7 weeks and now does it all the time.
She loves taking baths, and being held...she is definitely a snuggler :)
Three Months old:
Wow, a lot has happened over the last 4 weeks. Let me get to it!
On top of showing us that beautiful gummy grin of hers, our girl has started to talk! She loves to 'coo' and can get pretty loud doing it! it's the sweetest sound, I love her little voice :)
I am also happy to say that her crying jags have pretty much come to an end! She still gets fussy, but what baby doesn't? Usually we can calm her down now...if she gets upset, its either because she is tired, hungry, wet, has gas (which she does still have it bad, unfortunately!) or just wants to be held. The good part is that when she does have gas, usually I can calm her down by doing leg exercises and helping her relieve some of it!
She is wearing 3 month and some 3-6 month clothes now! Pants are still smaller sizes though, my girls legs are still little! She has a pair of NB jeans she still wears :)
She is still in size 1 diaper, but only because I am waiting for them to run out, then she will be in size two! She is squeezed into a size one, so I know it's time to move up!
She has lost a lot of her hair on top. With it just naturally falling out and then me trying to get rid of the cradle cap, she looks pretty bare on top, but she's still cute. We just put her in a lot of hats to keep her head warm in this chilly weather.
She started at daycare full time this month and I went back to work! So far, she is doing ok. I call and check on her every day, a few times a day, lol. I know I probably drive those ladies crazy, but oh well.
She is still on a pretty good/consistent bedtime routine. Going down every night around 7 or 8. No sleeping through the night yet, but I pray every day that she does soon, lol!
She loves to watch Carter and all his silliness. He likes to call her by her nickname, which he made up, Callie-Cal.
She is drooling A LOT and loves to chew on her hands now! She even blows bubbles sometimes... :)
We love her so much and everyday is new and fun with her around. Here is our big girl at 3 months!
And I can’t forget to mention just how awesome of a big brother Carter is being! He is so sweet and gentle with his little sis :) Everyday he impresses me more and more with his caring and loving ways!
Callie 10 weeks
Besides the dimples, I’d say they look pretty similar! Carter was also a little chubbier at this age ( I think he is 12 weeks in this picture and Callie now is 11 weeks!), but you can definitely see a resemblance!
Our weekend was pretty laid back. Saturday Carter and I ventured out to Mikey’s football game at Milton Somers. We had a lot of fun together and got to spend some quality mother/ son time thanks to Grammy :) Then on Sunday, we decided to go outside and get some pictures done. It was such a pretty day out, we couldn't miss the opportunity! Plus, its been too long since we’ve taken any and now that Callie is here with us, we needed some up to date pic’s with our girl :)
Uncle Jimmy and Denise with Callie
She was sleepy :) but tried to be a trooper!
Carl and Denise
Proud grandparents with they’re granddaughter
Goofing off ;)
We tried to get a good group shot!!
But as you can see, the kids weren’t really behaving lol…. Carter wasn’t in the mood for pictures most of the time and neither was Callie! But hey, there’s always next time!
Our new, updated, family picture….
My boy and me, he’s such a clown ;)
Denise with her boys
And even though my favorite boy wasn’t very cooperative, CJ managed to get this sweet shot of him…. he is so handsome :)
I’m glad we finally made the time to get some photo’s of all of us and I know that with fall in full swing, we’ll have many more pretty days to take pictures in the coming weeks!
These are all from the last week and a half… just random pictures of our days and nights! These two kids make my heart happy :)
He’s got the mischief look down!
Happy girl
Notice the lovely slippers, ha!
What a handsome big brother!
A pretty day we had last week, I went a little picture happy….. :)
My girl and her beautiful smiles
Then it was inside for a few pictures!
Denise got me loving the backs of babies heads ;)
More pictures to come soon!
Here is a video of our baby girl cooing and babbling :) I love her little speaks and squeals, she has the sweetest voice! She’s been smiling since about 7 weeks old, but around 8 and 1/2 weeks she started to talk back to us here and there, and now she won’t stop!!
Today was Callie’s 2 month doctor check up. Its hard to believe that two months have come and gone already! Its bitter sweet because I love watching her grow and change everyday, but I’m sad to see my maternity leave coming to an end :( I guess I just have to soak up and enjoy every last day that I have with her until the end of the month!
Our baby girl is growing so big! She is weighing in at 9lbs 11oz and is 22 inches long! She is in the 25th percentile for weight and the 50th for height. The doctor was very pleased with her growth and said she is doing wonderfully :) He examined her and she is developing right on track. She got all of her 2 month shots today, poor girl. She did so good in the office and was sitting on my lap so peacefully when the nurse stuck her with the first shot and her little face wrinkled up and the tears started flowing :( I almost started crying, ugh, I hate shots! But, its over now and we don't have to worry about it again for another 2 months!
We stopped by Olivia’s to visit before her appointment! Here are the pictures from our visit :)
burping ;)
