Kyleigh Mae (6 months)

Kyleigh Mae,

 

My sweet, little love bug... You are HALF a year old.  You are learning so, so much.  You are like a little sponge that soaks everything up. 

 

At 6 months you weigh 14.11 lbs (25th percentile)

and you are 25-3/4" long (50th percentile)

 

Anytime we are out and about and people ask how old you are, they always comment on how petite you are for your age.  They, of course, always mention how stinkin' adorable you are as well. ;)

 

You are a rolly polly olly... when we lay you down for play time you usually end up across the room in about 2 minutes.  You have figured out that if you want something you can roll your little self over to get it.

We are still working on sitting up.  You can do it for about 10-20 seconds until you fall over. 

 

You took your first (of many) trips to St. Louis this month!! The weather was cold and rainy, so we did not get to get out and about as much as we hoped.  But you did get to meet all of our best buddies for the first time!  We cannot wait to see them all again soon.  And you were AWESOME during the 5 hour car ride!  We are so thankful that you are such a good baby no matter where we are!

 

This month we will be starting solid foods.  I am so excited to see how you do with them.  We get to start with veggies first.  You have been SO interested in our food the last month or two, so I cannot wait to watch you eat!

 

Unfortunately, seperation anxiety is still in the works for you.  You are definitely a Mommy's girl and for the most part do not care to be with anyone but Mommy.  We are working on this... But it is hard for both you and mommy!  If we are out in public and there are plenty of things to distract you, you are great with other people, but if we are at home or in a very small group, most of the time you know who has you and you get upset.

 

You LOVE hands... your hands, mommy's hands, daddy's hands.  If there is a hand in your view, you are very intrigued!

 

We discovered that you are a HUGE fan of Veggie Tales.  We don't like for you to watch TV much, but there are some days you get fussy in the evenings and we can't seem to calm you down, we put Veggie Tales on and it is like magic. 

 

You are wearing size 3 diapers and are in some 3-6 month clothes and some 6 month clothes.

 

You have the most gorgeous blue eyes and the most precious gummy smile. Your belly laughs make our hearts melt! We are the most blessed because of you!!!



5 Months

My precious baby girl,

You turned FIVE months old on March 28.

This has been a very fun, but also challenging month. You are starting to really learn so much and take in things all around you. I love watching your sweet blue eyes observe everything that goes on.

I'm sure I am extremely biased, but you are so smart! Your hand-eye coordination gets better each day, and your little chunky hands are getting so good at grabbing toys (and then immediately sticking them in your mouth).

You mastered rolling from back to tummy this month. Now we cannot lay you down on your back without you immediately rolling over to your belly. That first week you started rolling, you were still not a fan of being on your belly and you would get so frustrated each time you ended up there. That was a not so fun week for you, as you did not enjoy play time because you would constantly flip to your belly and get really mad until we would roll you back over.  You are getting much better now though with either being satisfied playing on your belly or rolling back to your back.  Sometimes we will lay you down and you will roll across the floor in just a couple of minutes.

 

The first week of you rolling over was a rough week of sleeping! We went a full week of practically no sleep.  One night you cried about every 20-30 minutes.  I would put you to sleep on your back and you would roll to your belly right away and cry (while sleeping).  We would flip you back over and then you would just go right back to your belly.  It was an exhausting week!  You finally got used to sleeping on your belly and now (for the most part), if you roll over to your belly while you are sleeping, you stay asleep.

 

You bring us so much joy with your precious little giggles and laughs and squeals.  We love to come up with different ways to make you smile and laugh.  You continue to be such a happy baby and we are so thankful for that!!

 

The seperation anxiety still continues, but I think it is getting better.  You are doing much better with your Nana since we see her so often, and usually you will give others about 20 minutes before you get upset. Once you get upset though, there is no turning back until mommy or daddy have you in their arms.

 

 

We did not get official growth stats this month, but your weight at home is 14 lbs.

You have some chunk on you, but you are still a petite little girl.  We call you fluffy :)

 

You are wearing mostly 3-6 month clothes.  You still fit in some 3 month clothes and 6 month clothes are still a little too big on you.

 

 

We love you with all of our heart, Kyleigh Mae!



KM {4 months}

My precious little girl,

On February 28 you turned 4 months old. Am I allowed to repeat myself each month and say "WOW, time goes by so fast!"? It does. Part of me feels like you were just born, but the other part of me feels like you've always been apart of our lives. Your daddy & I love every second we spend with you and we could not imagine our lives any different now.

You continue to be the sweetest baby! You are so very full of smiles, coos, and our absolute favorite, LAUGHS! When you first started laughing, our hearts literally exploded. We love trying to make you laugh, and we will do anything to try to get them out of you. The very first time I heard you belly laugh was when I started to sing the song "Yo pump the jam" in a very deep voice. You thought it was hilarious! I can still get you to laugh at times when I sing it, you always smile at me when I do. You'll soon learn that I'm so very funny. (Or embarrassing) ;)

You are a DADDY'S GIRL!!!! You love your daddy so, so much! As you should, he really is the best! You are always looking and smiling at him if he is in the room. And the feelings are mutual---he loves his baby girl so much...you're doing a great job of wrapping him around those tiny little fingers of yours! Keep it up ;)

We celebrated your first Valentines Day this year. Daddy had to work late that night, so you were my sweet little Valentine for the day. He made sure to take his girls on a dinner date the next night though. You were so excited that you slept through it.

You started what has been a not so fun case of separation anxiety. Unfortunately, you do NOT like it when anyone else holds you but mom or dad. It makes me sad, especially seeing it with family members. But I'm not really sure what to do about it since I stay home with you and your only used to me and your daddy. I try to get you out and about as much as I can so you are used to seeing others. We see Nana at least 3 to 4 times a week, and you're 50/50 with her...even when I'm close by. I am hoping this is a quick phase and you get over it soon!

You are now sleeping in your crib in your room at night and for naps. You've always been an awesome sleeper, so I wasn't too worried about the transition. I didn't sleep too well that first night because I was constantly checking on you...but you were just fine and you slept 12 hours! Aside from a couple nights of what I think is the start of this so called "4 month sleep regression", you've done great in your crib! Even if you do wake in the middle of the night, we usually just stick your paci in your mouth and you fall right back asleep. We are forever grateful that you are such a great sleeper! Keep it up, please!

We are still nursing and it continues to go well. I love the bonding time with you. Now that you are become more and more aware of what's going on around you, you've made it clear that when you eat, it has to be quiet. If I talk or daddy tries to talk, you're not a happy camper...or if your belly is a little full, then you like to turn and listen to what's going on and wait until its quiet to eat again. I think it's funny. You're definitely our child...when we eat, we mean business. ;).

Your favorite toy is your hands!!! You always have a fist in your mouth and you love to just look at them out in front of you. I love watching you explore and take everything in. You are also starting to grab ahold of your toys and bring them to your mouth. We are working on some coordination with that.

I think you are SO smart...and I know I'm the first biased mommy to ever say that about their child. But it's true, you are!

At your 4 month well check up, your stats were:

Weight: 12.14 lbs -30th percentile
Height: 24 inches -50th percentile

You are wearing a size 2 diaper and wear 3-6 month clothes. You still fit in some 3 month clothes, it just depends on the brand. A lot of your 3 month sleepers still fit. You still have the TINIEST feet! Size newborn shoes still fall off of you. I'm hoping they grow soon bc we have some sweet little shoes to wear this spring/summer!!

You bring us more joy than we knew our hearts could ever hold. We praise The Lord daily (hourly) for you. Thank you for showing us how to love deeper. We love you so much baby girl!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Kyleigh Mae wanted to wish you all a Happy Vday...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Kyleigh Mae {3 months}

My sweet baby girl,
You turned 3 months old on January 28. I say it all the time, but you are growing up so fast. I absolutely LOVE every little milestone you accomplish. I thought I'd be sad with each "first", but I get so so excited watching you grow. This is one of the biggest blessings for me as I have been able to stay at home with you during this time. I'm so proud to be your mommy!

Here are some things you have been up to:

You found your sweet little hands and they are constantly in your mouth! You love to put them in front of your face and just look at them. And then they quickly get shoved into your mouth :). Sometimes you just put one or two fingers in your mouth, sometimes it's a whole fist, and other times you attempt both fists! (That's a bit harder to do) ;)

You also found your voice. And it is hilarious listening to you chat. You will sometimes go a couple days without jabbering, and then there are some days when you wake up and just chat all day long. I prefer the days you chat all day long. You will talk to your toys, your hands, and to us. We can't get enough of it. It is, by far, our favorite sound.

I love how alert you are. I can tell you are taking every little thing in. You love to follow us with your eyes around the room.
I wish I could get into your precious little head and see what you are thinking about. I know you are going to be a smart little cookie :)

You started to grab at your toys on your play mat.

You rolled over 4 times on Sunday, January 27 from tummy to back.

We heard your first little giggles this month. You have also been a big smiler! But those giggles, oh they MELT us!

You are a daddy's girl for sure! When daddy is home, you keep your eyes on him at all time. And when he makes eye contact with you or talks to you, you light up and smile so big. It is the sweetest.

But...you are also a mommy's girl! :)) We talk every day about how we are and always will be best friends :). And you smile and giggle so that gives me affirmation.

Your reflux seemed to peak quite a bit at around 8 weeks. You usually spit up (A LOT) after each feeding. We go through about 10+ spit up rags/towels a day and we have to keep a bib on you at all times. You usually go through about 3-4 outfits a day because you will often be covered in spit up. Although it is a pain to be covered in spit up (yes, I get covered in it a lot too), we are so thankful it is just a laundry problem and not a health problem. It very rarely seems to bother you. You are usually all smiles after every spit up :)

You are eating every 2 hours. Like clockwork. If you go 2 minutes past your feeding time, you are not a happy camper. I can't blame you though, I get grumpy when I'm hungry too ;). We are working on stretching these feedings out to 2.5 to 3 hours. Your reflux seems to get worse when we wait longer between feeding, but I think if we do it slowly, we can figure it out.

You are still nursing and it is still going great! But if I am gone, you take a bottle with no problem.

Sleep had been incredible. I think we sleep more now than before you were born! We usually put you down for bed around 9 or 930 and you wake up anywhere between 7 and 830. Thank you, thank you, thank you for being such an awesome sleeper!!! And please keep it up....forever ;)

Nap times during the day are never very consistent. You are so laid back and go with the flow. Some days you nap for about 30 minutes, other times about an hour. You usually nap 4 times a day.

You love your big brother Louie. You think it's funny to just watch him walk around or if we are playing fetch with him you get the biggest smile on your face. He loves to lay down next to you while you play on your play mat. (He also thinks your toys are his, and he also manages to snatch your paci's if they are in his reach). I think you two will become best buds.


We don't have official stats for this month because we did not have a wellness appointment.

According to the scale at home you are
12 lbs

You wear size 1 diapers.
You are just now transitioning from 0-3 month/3 month to 3-6/6 month clothes. The 0-3 are too small and the 3-6 are too big, so you are just wearing them with the sleeves rolled up and a little baggy looking for now ;)

We cannot get enough of you, Kyleigh Mae. You light up our lives more than we ever thought was possible.

Picture Dump

I have great intentions on blogging more consistent in 2013. My life is a bit different now with a little one, and I'm sure that 90% of my posts from now on will be about Kyleigh Mae, but I also want to start back to blogging about our lives; work, friends, family, etc. I created this blog several years ago to document the incredible blessings God has given us. It's a journal for me and I want to make more of an effort to record the important (and maybe not so important) things that go on.

But today's post will include a lot of pictures of the most perfect little human being. {yes, I'm a bit biased}
:)

12 in 12

2012 was a year that we will never ever forget.  God has blessed us tremendously throughout the years, and I feel like each year continues to get better and better.

This past year was full of major, life changing events.

 

Unfortunately, I did an awful job blogging this year, but I am going to make an effort to document our life more, especially now with Kyleigh Mae.

 

 

Onto my top 12 of 2012.

 

12. We rang in the new year with our best friends in St. Louis.  We were so very blessed to have made life long friends while living in St. Louis.

  

 

 

11.  At the end of January, I took a trip from St. Louis to NWA with my friend, Jill.  But... we hadn't met in person until the long car ride. My husband was not happy about me riding 300 miles in a car with a "stranger", but I am so glad I did.  We had so much fun.  The evening we got into NWA, we met up with some other bloggers for dinner.

 

 

 

10. In February, I met one of my now dearest friends, Jenn. We met through the blog world/twitter and instantly became very close. Although she lives several hundred miles away, we still chat daily, and she makes me smile so big! I am so thankful for her friendship, and that God orchestrated our friendship through this silly little thing called the Internet. ;)

 

9. On March 7, I took a test that turned out POSITIVE. It knocked me to my knees and I am still praising God at the top of my lungs for this precious miracle.

 

8. The end of April brought us to a very bittersweet day, Reddell's graduation of Chiropractic school. He worked his little booty off for 3-1/2 years and I cannot express how proud of him I am for all of his hard work. Graduation also meant that we had to part ways with our best friends that we grew so close to while living in St. Louis.

 

 

7.  Reddell and I made the big move back from St. Louis to Arkansas.  We cried many tears leaving, but we were excited to be back home and closer to our family.

 

 

6.  On May 15, we had our ultrasound to reveal that we were having a precious baby GIRL!!

 

 

5.  Reddell and I celebrated 4 years of marriage on May 24.  (Four years already?? WOW!)

 

 

4.  We had a reunion with our St. Louis pals over Labor Day weekend in Nebraska.  Our 3 day weekend went WAY too fast, but we had some much needed time together.

 

 

3. Our first nephew was born in November, and we made a trip to Oklahoma City to meet him. 



2. We celebrated our first Christmas together as a family of 4. (if you count Louie)
:)


1.  The BIGGEST blessing of 2012 was welcoming our precious baby girl into the world on October 28 at 4:15 a.m.  This love bug brings us so much JOY and we look forward to 2013 and watching her grow.