Baby A {2 Months}

It's no surprise that I am slacking here, is it? I started this post I can't even tell you how long ago. Distractions, other projects, baby cuddles and feedings, and toddler melt downs and/or beyond exciting toddler stories may have added to the halt on this post. But, here we are only a few weeks late! Our littlest baby girl turned 2 months old on November 26, 2014 :) So this post is about her little life between 1 and 2 months, even though she's now moving right along into the third month soon. But not yet, let's slow down and enjoy her while she is still my 2 month old! We've had family in town for just about the entire last month, which has been wonderful seeing so many familiar faces in our neck of the woods! Baby girl had a wonderful 2nd month of life and we have had so much fun with all her new milestones every day.

She is such a sweet baby and her smiles, coupled with her pretty little dimples, make my heart melt! I sure do love having a newborn to hug, kiss, and cuddle with!

Baby A {2 Months}

2 month stats:: 9 lbs, 2.5 oz

(10th% for weight)

Eating::

Baby girl nurses about 7 times a day and it is much smoother than the long drawn out painful nursing experience I had with E..whew! Thank goodness for that.  She is certainly a very efficient eater and gets a lot with each feeding!

Since I don't have eating photos, I'll leave you with a "burping" baby girl photo haha..cute little Minnie :)

Sleeping::

I must say we are very, and I mean very, lucky with the way our sweet girl sleeps! She is still in our room in the bassinet and sleeping from around 8:45pm-ish til about 6am-ish. I've been trying to get her on a decent nap schedule and we usually get a nice long nap in the afternoon, overlapping with E's nap.  And well, it is just an added bonus that she just looks so precious while sleeping :) Oh, I love her!

When baby girl naps on Daddy...



...it's no surprise that he naps, too. Just give it 3.5 minutes.



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Misc.::

Baby A had her very first Disney World trip at a mere 6.5 weeks old. We went to celebrate E's 2nd birthday (yes, she's TWO now, ahh! - hopefully a post will come on that, too, along with the many others I've been slacking on).



She donned her best Minnie outfit.



And met the real mouse herself - just two Minnie's - face to face. Minnie asked (in her let's-play-sharades hand gestures) how old Baby A was and proceeded to share (hand gesture) how it melted her heart!



We had their BFF's (so far, by default - soon to be by choice!) come meet us at Downtown Disney to celebrate E's birthday. FIVE girls between the two of us, ahh!

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Baby A has been loving her play mat, and started to really watch the lights and hanging toys above at around 7 weeks.





Her smiles melt us and remind us just how lucky we are, how blessed we have been, and how wonderful she has made our family! We are very, very lucky. I can stare at her face for minutes on end and just be reminded that everything else in the world truly doesn't matter, nor compare to how blessed we truly are to have this beautiful girl, along with her big sis E.







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E has still been loving her role as big sis and tries to cuddle and love on A a little too much. I often have to remind her that she can't just do whatever she wants with A, like attempting to pick her up onto her lap or hand her every toy in sight. She is always sure to tell me when A is starting to cry and then follow with her loudest "SHE NEEDS HER PACI MOMMY!!!! PACI! PACI! A NEEDS HER PACI RIGHT NOW!" in the greatest concern possible. Just doin' her job, you know!



E sits on the couch with her hands out asking "I take it?! I take it?!" ready to hold her and love on her. Apparently I need to teach her 'it' should be substituted for "her". "I take her?!" would be the better way to ask ;) She is quite the help, though. She really does do anything I ask her to do to make my life a little easier, and I'm so thankful she's such a sweet big sister (most of the time!!)



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As a momma to two now, I admit that it is a bit harder to manage my time and get all the cuddles and quiet time with my newborn that I'd love to. Obviously, getting better at managing my time will come in time, see how that works?! We're still learning the ropes of life as a family of four, and really, it's usually just the girls and I while Daddy works long, long hours and days this year! I strive to get as much cuddle time with Baby A as possible, but obviously not as easy with a wild child 2 year old running crazy at times. So while E is napping or playing independently, I am sure to admire my sweet baby A and soak up all the time I can while she is so new, teeny-tiny, sweet and calm.



To admire the innocence and sweetness of a brand new life blossoming is a blessing and makes my momma heart burst. Seeing Baby A reach new milestones every day and watch how happy the littlest things (aka momma's crazy faces/noises) make her is so wonderful.


Happy 2 Months, baby girl! We love everything about YOU and love everything that you bring to US as a family! Most importantly, WE LOVE YOU!

Baby A {1 Month}

...and just like that, our littlest sweet baby is 1 month old.

Actually, she's 1.5 months old at this point, but let's just pretend I was on time with this blog post ;)

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Baby A {1 Month}

Baby Girl had a jam-packed, very exciting first month of life! She met lots of family and had a wonderful time getting comfy in her new life with Mommy, Daddy, and big sis!

{Stats}
Weight: At 2 weeks old, she was 7 lbs, 3oz, which she surpassed her birth weight of 6 lbs, 8 oz, by a few :) I can already tell she is not going to be in the 5th-20th percentile like E always was. Or at least I don't think so!
Height: 21" (19.5" at birth)

We did not have a checkup at 1 month so we're going off the 2 week stats :)

She still has blue eyes and dimples -- and is simply beautiful!



{Eating & Sleeping}

Baby A took to nursing a bit better than E did in the beginning and she's doing great with it. It took E a few months before we had our latch just right, but Baby A knew what she was doing from the moment she was born and was ready to eat right away! Now, she eats about 7-8 times a day.

And her sleeping is nothing to complain about. She wakes up once or twice per night to eat. In the first 2 or so weeks, it was a struggle just to wake her up to eat! She'll eat around 10-11pm, and then wake up around 4am to eat. Sometimes there is a waking in between, but that's hit or miss. Of course, I hope this pattern continues...cause it is wonderful for all of us.

Baby A at just 4 days new! She's already lost some of this hair.


We've been working on a schedule that works best for all of us, and so far both of our girls are doing great! We eat dinner around 6:30, I give both girls a bath around 7 and then we all put E to bed at 7:30. Some nights Daddy is home to help and of course the nights he's working, I am on my own! But we manage ;)

This is usually how it goes! I lay on the other side of Baby A to nurse her while reading a book to E, and shortly after, peace and quiettt! Note the 'usually.' As in, it doesn't ALWAYS go this smooth!


{What We've Done & Where We've Been}

In just her second week of life, Baby A took a day trip to St. Augustine to explore, and even an overnight trip at a beautiful resort on the beach in Palm Coast.



We've taken lots of walks around the neighborhood and trips to local restaurants and stores. Baby girl LOVES being in our Solly Wrap (which I highly recommend and will discuss in a future post!

We've had lazy days and cuddle days, play dates with friends, and football days to root on our Noles!



She went to her first pumpkin patch, and celebrated her first Halloween as the sweetest little Minnie Mouse!

Yes, it's been a jam-packed first month!!

{Misc.}

E took to being a big sister wonderfully. She learned to say her name right away, and loves singing 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' to Baby A. She is so in love with her and helps me a ton. Between getting diapers, wipes, throwing things away for me, singing to her sister, patting her nicely and telling her 'it's okay! it's okay!' (even if it is in the loudest voice possible!) and always letting me know when she is 'CRYING!' as if I can't hear it myself ;) She is sure to let every single person we meet or comes over know that she has a new baby sister, and won't stop until they acknowledge that. Ha, she is an amazing big sister. They are very lucky to have each other.





The first month with my little punkin' has truly been a blessing and I'm soaking up every moment now, while looking towards the future at everything I am excited about for our little family of four.

Being a mom just keeps getting better.

Happy 1 Month, Sweet Baby A!

3 weeks old