3 Months

Alexis is already 3 months.  I can't believe how fast time is flying.  We are having so much fun seeing her personality come through.  She may look just like her daddy but she definitely has her mommy's personality.  In the last 10 days or so she has really discovered her voice.  She loves to talk.  There have been mornings when she wakes up at 5:30 to eat but then just jabbers away without any interest in eating.  She is definitely a morning person like her daddy.  She will just jabber away playing on her activity center while we get ready in the mornings.  Then in the evenings she will jabber away as well.  Eric and I will just laugh and smile as we listen to her "talk".

 

 

Weight: 10 lbs (Eric held her and got on a scale, so this isn't exactly accurate)

Length:

Eating: She is still breastfeeding.  I'm so proud of myself for making it 3 months.  It was kind of questionable as far as rotations and pumping, so I'm super excited we have made it this long.  She has been BF around 6:15 in the morning before I go to work, then taking 4-5 oz of EBM at 9:15, 12:30, and 4:00.  Then she BF around 6:30 and 9:00pm.  She was waking up around 4am to eat but these last 2 weeks for whatever reason she has been getting up at 2am.  I'm ready for her to sleep through the night :)

Bedtime: Her last feeding is typically around 9:00pm and then she is in bed by 9:30. 

Awake: She is typically awake for 90 minutes in between naps during the day. In the evenings that is stretched out to about 2 hours.  We are still working on our evening routine to get her to have her last feeding later in hopes of sleeping through the night.  While awake she is either playing under the activity center or doing tummy time.  She typically just jabbers away.

Naps: She typically takes about an hour nap after getting to Ms. Julia's in the morning.  Then she will take another hour and a half nap late morning.  Then in the afternoon she will take about a two and a half hour nap.  Then in the evening she might doze off in the swing for 30 minutes.  Naps seem to have stayed consistent.

Diapers: size 1

Clothes: 0-3 months although she has to wear NB pants.  She has outgrown the 0-3 month footed pjs, so she is in 3 month pjs. 

Favorites: She loves her tongue.  She has figured it out these last few weeks and it is constantly sticking out.  She also always has her hands in her mouth.  She has figured out how to grab things.  She loves her Mr. Moose and Moose Kisses (see pictures above).  She loves Miss Caterpillar that hangs on her activity center.  She loves looking at the baby in the mirror.  If she is super fussy we just go into the bathroom so she can see herself.  She loves to talk to us.

What's Cookin in the Kitchen

Sunday: Crock Pot Buffalo Chili

Monday: Chicken Pesto Bake, Asparagus (e-meals)

Tuesday: Mexican Meatloaf, Green Beans (e-meals)

Wednesday: Savory Pork Chops, Salad (e-meals)

Thursday: Sausage Casserole (e-meals)

Friday: Chicken Peanut Stir Fry (e-meals)

What are you cooking this week?

Let's Go Rangers!

Let's Go Rangers!!!!

This was from last night while cheering on the Rangers.  We had matching Josh Hamilton shirts.  Unfortunately the Rangers lost :(  We can't wait to take her to a baseball game next year :(

2 Months

Wow I can't believe Alexis is already 2 months.  I wish time would slow down just a bit.

Look at those baby blue eyes

And we're done taking pictures because I want to eat my sticker.

Weight: 9 lbs 10 oz (25th %)

Length: 22 1/2 inches (50th %)

Eating: exclusively breast milk;  She nurses first thing in the morning around 6:15 before I have to leave for work.  Then she takes a bottle of expressed breast milk around 9, 12:30, and 4.  Then she nurses around 7:30 or 8:00 pm and then again around 3:00 am.

Bedtime: Her last feeding is typically around 7:30 or 8:00 pm.  That then puts her in bed between 8 and 8:30.  Then she wakes up one time around 3:00 and is back in her crib by 3:45. 

Awake: She is in such a great mood in the morning after she eats before I have to leave for work.  We can usually put her under the activity center and she will grab at the toys above her head and hit the toys on the floor that make noise.  It's so fun while I'm getting ready to hear her toys going off and hear her "talking."  This sure does make it hard for us to leave on time though since we want to sit there and play haha.  At Ms. Julia's she is typically awake playing for an hour and a half between feeds.  

Naps: She typically takes about an hour nap after getting to Ms. Julia's in the morning.  Then she will take another hour and a half nap late morning.  Then in the afternoon she will take about a two and a half hour nap.  Then in the evening she might doze off in the swing for 30 minutes or so while we eat dinner.

Diapers: size 1

Clothes: 0-3 months although she has to wear NB pants.

Favorites: She loves tummy time with "bubba".  She also just loves being in the activity center playing with her toys.  She has rolled from tummy to back about 5 times in this last week now.  She has been "talking" a lot this last week.  She also interacts with us a lot more when we talk to her and she will respond with a smile.  This really has been a fun month with her becoming more alert and interactive with us.  I can't wait to see what this next month brings.