Two Months Old!

Cacy turned two months old yesterday and she will be 9 weeks old tomorrow - Jan 1 2014!! Look at what God did, we are so blessed. She is getting so big and so long. She is more alert and cooing at us.  She has, on a few occasions, put the pacifier back in her mouth. And of course she always tries to hold the bottle like all babies.

Monday we have another appointment. I think, but not sure, we are getting shots. I'm really nervous. I dont want to see her in pain and I don't want to monitor a fever. But I want her to be healthy and I want to stop panicking every time  someone coughs (I guess this will never go away).

A Week of Firsts

This week my little Cacy made her debut. Sunday we went to church. She did so well. But at the end of service she woke up hungry and she let everybody know. We rushed out and got her fed. Then we got us something to eat. On the way home she started wailing again. I thought I got her calm, and she looked at me with  the big eyes, once I started to carry the seat in. I thought it was funny until I got her out of the seat. There was poop on her, me, and in the seat. Then I realized why she started wailing again :).

Yesterday she started day care. She did excellent. I cried and cried and cried. I literally sobbed out loud. It was awful. Thank goodness she was sleep and didn't get upset too. Daddy picked her up. And when 5:00 hit I was out the door I couldn't wait to get home to my two favorite people. I walked in and they were on the couch napping. It was so sweet.

Now we are headed to my family's Christmas Eve gathering. She will get to meet my family for the first time. I'm excited and nervous. She doesn't get her shots until next month. I'm going to have to play goalie and look out for coughs, sneezes, and runny noses...

We had fun!!!!

Christmas Photo Shoot

5 weeks old

I decided to take some amateur photos for Christmas.  She did well for a while, and by the second outfit she was over it!!

1 Month Old

As of Nov. 30th (my grandpa Paul's 82nd birthday) Cacy is 1 month old.  She is an absolute delight.  I think that daddy is going to have to Ferberize Canita and Cacy.  I know it's the "I have waited for this youngin for so long" Syndrome, but I am so not ready for her to sleep in her crib.  (I am ready for a full night's sleep, but that's expected.)  And, I know that I am dangerously close to spoiling her rotten, but I like holding my baby, and talking to her, and singing to her.  I love it when she sleeps on my chest.  I can't stand to hear her cry.  I just look at her little face, and hands, and feet, and think look at what God did.  You know He is awesome, and is constantly blessing us.  But, I also know, that I am just human, and I fall short everyday.  And, He could chose any moment, or situation, to teach me a lesson.  We all know that lessons are hard, and sometimes painful.  So I try not to fall short, and to do His will - and I soak up every moment I can with this little girl.  Time is flying by, she has changed so much, and I am going to blink and be back at work too soon.

I am interested in finding out if she has grown in length.  She is already growing out of some of her NB clothing.  The outfit she came home from the hospital in, was huge, but now it fits.  It's amazing what a difference 2-3 lbs makes. I am going to post a picture of her in her Snuggle Nest.  This is supposed to last until she is 4 months old  But it looks like she has about 3 inches before it's too short for her.  So we will see how this goes.

Next month she will be getting her shots, I am ready for this (but not ready for her discomfort).  I am sure all moms know how stressful it is to know that people come by for a visit and you have no idea what/who they have been in contact with.  Washing your hands, a great habit, but if you are carrying a bug, well it is what it is.  I also think back to learning that you are sick three days before you show symptoms - it absolutely freaks me out!

4 weeks old

As of yesterday, Cacy is 4 weeks old. She will be a 1 month old on the 30th. I'm reading the book The Baby Sleeps Tonight (by Shari Mezrah), to help us get her on a schedule. Because of it I am now trying to, not only keep her awake during the day, but keep her awake around feeding time. A little more each week. I will see how this goes. I'm already off on the feeding schedule.

There is No Crying at Bathtime!

So for the first time Cacy did not cry during bathtime! Yay!  Us 1 - Bathtime 5.

She didn't even need to be consoled afterwards. The end result... She is knocked out!

3 weeks old

As of yesterday, Wednesday, November 20th, Cacy is 3 weeks old.  So many things have happened over the past 3 weeks. 

Week 1

She shedded her first layer of skin.

She had her first pediatrician appointment. She was still 19.5" long and weighed 6 lbs 15 oz

Her umbilical cord fell off

Week 2 

Cacy found her crying voice (mommy did her share of crying too)

She had an exploding poo! It went everywhere.

She developed baby acne

Week 3

She started to shed the next layer of skin

She had her 2 week well visit.

 - still 19.5" (17%)

 - 8 lbs 8 oz (51%)

 - 35 cm head (35%)

 - All of her tests came back negative, she is as healthy as she looks.

 - 3 weeks still in progress...

Her face has changed so much over the last 3 weeks. Sometimes I look at her and think I can't believe she was in my tummy! She is kicking more, and moving more in general. We sometimes, loving, call her "2 chins". 

We are going to try and transition her to the crib soon. What am I going to do when that happens?