4/23/12
6 month Well Check
Bryn had her well check this afternoon. Everything is on track except for her weight. She's in the 25th percentile and her pediatrician encouraged me to add a nursing session and only offer rice cereal/baby food twice a day. Not quite sure how I feel about that because she's doing well on her eat/play/sleep cycle and that means she'll need to nurse every 2 1/2 hours to squeeze 6 feedings in. We'll see how it all works out. The doc was amazed at her babbling skills and said many kids don't gibber-gabber like that until 9 months. Her length puts her in the 90th percentile and doc said she's as long as most 9 month olds are. We have a long, lanky girl on our hands! Here are her specific stats:
Weight: 14 lbs 12 oz; 25th percentile
Height: 27 in.; 90th percentile
Head Circumference: 16 3/4 in.- they didn't give me a percentile.
If we can get her weight up by her next well visit, we'll be good to go!
4/20/12
6 Months!
Can't believe sweet Bryn is already 6 months. Where has the time gone...seriously??!?! She's our little sweetheart and such a happy girl, 90% of the time. Here is what she's up to at the old age of 6 months:
- babbles nonstop- aaaaa, aa-da, vvva-vvaa, da-da, bbbbb, aa-baa, squeals
- her torso is getting stronger each day (not sitting up yet)
- developing better hand control
- loves to smile
- wears size 2 diapers
- 6-9 month clothes
- naps 3-4 times per day (sometimes she still needs a cat nap before her last feeding)
- nurses 5-6 times per day
- eats rice cereal 2-3 times per day
- watches big sister constantly
- drools nonstop- pretty sure she's working on her front bottom teeth
- sucks her thumb (never took the paci...this habit will be hard to break) :(
- her bald patch is growing back
- would rather be held.
Steve and I marvel at her daily...she's our second miracle and we love her to pieces.
4/16/12
First Bite!
Well, we finally got around to giving Bryn rice cereal for the first time this evening. I didn't intentionally wait this long, time just seems to pass MUCh more quickly with the second child than the first. She'll be 6 months on Friday so I thought it was about time. She didn't love it but didn't hate it either. More came out than stayed in but she'll get the hang of it.
4/15/12
Sheriff Easter
We celebrated Easter with Steve's family yesterday. It's so fun to see the girls interact with everyone. We love spending time with the Sheriffs!
All the grandkids...with one more on the way (not us).
Looking for eggs with daddy. (She just woke up from her nap and we rushed her outside to find eggs before the bad storm hit). She wasn't quite sure what was going on.
She finally "found" one on the patio table.
Doing puzzles with her cousins.
4/9/12
Easter 2012
My dad and step-mom were in town for Easter so we were able to spend it at our house! It was also Steve's 31st birthday so we had a lot to celebrate! My dad grilled steaks and Kathy prepared yummy veggies to be grilled, and toasted french bread with butter and garlic. I made Steve a confetti Angel food cake (one of the few sweets he likes). We enjoyed a non-traditional Easter meal on the deck. It was fabulous!
Grandpa Jeff and Grandma Kathy spoiled the girls with full Easter baskets. Emry got bunny ears, binoculars, and coins, coins, coins! She was in heaven! Here she's showing Grandpa Jeff her money.
Bryn loves her Grandma Kathy.
Birthday boy with his girls.
Best one of Emry we could get.
Hunting for eggs on the deck & patio.
4/4/12
Powerful
I stole this quote from my sister-in-law's, twin sister's Facebook. So very true and powerful. Something all moms and dads should remember.
"God mercifully intercedes in those moments and shows me his ways are above my ways. By God's grace I can resist the temptation to treat my children as interruptions to my will for my life. Instead, God enables me to treat them as precious gifts he is using to shape me into his image according to his will for my life."
"God mercifully intercedes in those moments and shows me his ways are above my ways. By God's grace I can resist the temptation to treat my children as interruptions to my will for my life. Instead, God enables me to treat them as precious gifts he is using to shape me into his image according to his will for my life."
4/3/12
Easter Extravaganza
We headed to Steve's school this evening for an Easter celebration for staff members' kids. They dyed and hunted for eggs, listened to a story, met the Easter bunny, and enjoyed cookies and drinks. Super cute and fun!
4/2/12
Cutie Pa-tooties!
4/1/12
3/21/12
Spring Break in MN
Steve and I had the same spring break this year so we decided to spend the first half visiting my family in MN. The 6+ hour drive had it's interesting moments with a 2 yr and 5 month old, but all in all went pretty well. We had a blast doing nothing in particular. I love how smitten my parents/step-parents are with the girls. Too cute!
Ride on the John Deere with Grandpa Jeff.
Snuggles with Grandma Kathy.
Breakfast with Grandpa Ted.
Dessert with Manny.
Grandpa Ted love.
3/20/12
5 Months
Sweet Bryn is 5 months already! She changes on a daily basis, we love being witnesses to her growth. We feel so blessed to be this precious angel's parents. Our love for her is infinite. Here is what she's up to these days:
- nurses 5-6 times a day (depending on what time she wakes in the morning)
- wakes up sometime between 5-6am to nurse then goes back to sleep until 8:00 or 8:30
- goes to bed between 8-9
- wears size 2 diapers
- wears 6-9 month clothes
- always rolls out of tummy time
- is getting close to rolling from back to tummy (can get onto her side)
- tolerates her exersaucer better
- babbles and squawks
- likes being tickled
- naps in the swing
- takes 3 naps (morning, afternoon, and early evening)
- loves it when Emry talks to her
- getting stronger each day
- still has blowouts (excited to start rice cereal soon to troubleshoot this problem)
- nurses 5-6 times a day (depending on what time she wakes in the morning)
- wakes up sometime between 5-6am to nurse then goes back to sleep until 8:00 or 8:30
- goes to bed between 8-9
- wears size 2 diapers
- wears 6-9 month clothes
- always rolls out of tummy time
- is getting close to rolling from back to tummy (can get onto her side)
- tolerates her exersaucer better
- babbles and squawks
- likes being tickled
- naps in the swing
- takes 3 naps (morning, afternoon, and early evening)
- loves it when Emry talks to her
- getting stronger each day
- still has blowouts (excited to start rice cereal soon to troubleshoot this problem)
3/15/12
Such A Big Girl!
At almost 5 months, Bryn has graduated from the hammock in the baby tub to sitting IN it. Okay, she doesn't really sit, rather leans in it but it's still a big deal in our book. She's so stinkin' cute...we can't stand it!
We'll Miss You
Since our family has expanded, Rosie was not receiving the love and attention she deserves. So, we decided it was time to find a family who could give her just that, and hopefully more. Luckily, an amazing family responded to our post on Craigslist around 8:45am on March 3rd. We called them minutes later, and in about 3 hours they came to our home and adopted Rosie.
They had two cats and the older one(who was 15 yrs old) recently passed away from cancer. Their 3 year old cat was lonely and they were searching for a family/animal friendly cat. The mom was a vet tech for years and also worked at the San Diego Zoo at one point. They have three boys who she homeschools and they live on a horse ranch. It was evident that they are animal lovers and we couldn't have asked for a better family to take our sweet Rosie.
The family has updated us twice since they brought her home and as of now, she has acclimated to the family and her new surroundings. She's not so sure about her new sister Tari. They say the love is one sided right now but I think Rosie will warm up to her soon enough. They say Rosie sleeps with them every night and enjoys looking out the window at the birds and squirrels during the day.
We're so thankful she has a feline friend again. She was much more active when Sam was still around. Hopefully she'll do the same with Tari.
Our farewell to Rosie was hard and tearful but we know she'll be much happier with her new family. We miss her dearly but appreciate their updates and open communication with us. Sort of like an open adoption!
They had two cats and the older one(who was 15 yrs old) recently passed away from cancer. Their 3 year old cat was lonely and they were searching for a family/animal friendly cat. The mom was a vet tech for years and also worked at the San Diego Zoo at one point. They have three boys who she homeschools and they live on a horse ranch. It was evident that they are animal lovers and we couldn't have asked for a better family to take our sweet Rosie.
The family has updated us twice since they brought her home and as of now, she has acclimated to the family and her new surroundings. She's not so sure about her new sister Tari. They say the love is one sided right now but I think Rosie will warm up to her soon enough. They say Rosie sleeps with them every night and enjoys looking out the window at the birds and squirrels during the day.
We're so thankful she has a feline friend again. She was much more active when Sam was still around. Hopefully she'll do the same with Tari.
Our farewell to Rosie was hard and tearful but we know she'll be much happier with her new family. We miss her dearly but appreciate their updates and open communication with us. Sort of like an open adoption!
2/20/12
4 Months
Our baby girl is 4 months. She is such a happy, sweet, laid-back baby (for the most part). We feel so blessed God brought her into our lives. She's doing much of the same as she was at 3 months with a few new tricks:
~ Consistently rolls out of tummy-time so I think it's a learned skill and not just a fluke anymore
~ Giggles and loves it when I sing "London Bridges" while bouncing her on my knee
~ Using the exersaucer
~ Transitioning to 6 month clothes
~ Size 2 diapers
She also had her well check and here are her stats:
~ Weight: 13 lbs. 2 oz. (40th percentile)
~ Height: 24 3/4 in. (60th percentile)
~ Head circumference: 16 in. (50th percentile)
~ Consistently rolls out of tummy-time so I think it's a learned skill and not just a fluke anymore
~ Giggles and loves it when I sing "London Bridges" while bouncing her on my knee
~ Using the exersaucer
~ Transitioning to 6 month clothes
~ Size 2 diapers
She also had her well check and here are her stats:
~ Weight: 13 lbs. 2 oz. (40th percentile)
~ Height: 24 3/4 in. (60th percentile)
~ Head circumference: 16 in. (50th percentile)
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