Week Fourty Seven

Age today: 46 Weeks


Age Being Posted: Weeks 46-47

Date: November 10 - 16

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium, 3 at night

Clothing Size: 6-9 months and 9 months

Photo of the Week: 

Milestones: Nothing new this week

Development:  You have so many different facial expressions. You seem like a real grown up. This week you threw a little fit and knocked a cup out of my hand. You tell me no. And you say so many words, actually I think I'm going to start a section on just that. Your hair is long, I've been putting it into little hairdos now that I can. It's so much fun! There isn't much to do with it yet but I do want to get you used to it so that later you won't be completely surprised when you have to sit down in the morning to get your hair done.

Words: Mum, da-da, pen (penny, our kitty), bye, hi, no, done

Signs: done, more

Concerns: none

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3- 4 hours, 3 meals and 2 snacks a day

Sleeping Habits:  The beginning of the week was awful. You woke up between 3-6 times at night. Finally one day I decided just to not feed you again and the next night was MUCH better. And the rest of the week you slept really well... You even slept the whole night once.

Health: Healthy

Special Moments- The first time swinging

Other Observations/Activities:  It was cold a few days but then it got really nice outside. It was in the sixties again so we spent the day outside. I put you in a baby swing and you had a blast. We took a walk with the girls and sat outside on the little trampoline and in the grass. I was very excited to be able to do that because then the cold front came in and now it's freezing!

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Week Fourty Six

Age today: 46 Weeks


Age Being Posted: Weeks 45 - 46

Date: November 3 - 9

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium, 3 at night

Clothing Size: 6-9 months and 9 months

Photo of the Week: 

Milestones: Nothing new this week

Development:  You're hair is getting a lot longer. It looks like a little style. It's long in the front and short in the back. Super cute. You understand everything and you try to repeat it too. I say Sit down and you look at me and then say something like "mit ouwn" and it so cute. You play games and you try so hard to make everyone laugh. You think you are just hilarious! You try to be dramatic and throw yourself backwards like "oh my it's just so much work being so cute!" and then you fake laugh. And everyone around you laughs hysterically. Even me. And I've seen it a million times now.

Concerns: none

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3- 4 hours, 3 meals and 2 snacks a day

Sleeping Habits:  Same as it has been. You wake up once at night. Naps are either long in the morning or in the afternoon and then the other is 45 minutes.

Health: Healthy

Special Moments- Aunt alice was playing with you and you wanted to come back to me so you lay your head on my shoulder from her arms and patted my back. I couldn't help it. I had to take you. Sweet girl!


Other Observations/Activities:  We spent the week at Aunt Alices again. We played with the dog and hung out around the house playing peek a boo and chased you around. You climbed up stairs and tried playing with the dog. It was fun but we were in side a lot more than usual because its gotten so cold. And while I like the winter I don't like to be outside in the winter so we spent most of the week indoors.


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Week Fourty Five

Age today: 45 Weeks


Age Being Posted: Weeks 44-45

Date: October 27- November 2

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium, 3 at night

Clothing Size: last time wearing 3-6 months, 6 months, 6-9 months and 9 months

Measurements: Weight: 14 lbs 12 oz
                            Height: 66.5 cm

Photo of the Week: Pumpkin Carving

Milestones: Stood alone for a few seconds

Development: You understand so much now. I talk and I know you get what I'm saying. I'm no longer just talking and talking and not getting through. I see your little eyes understanding. This is obviously not a thing that happened over night. I guess I've really been noticing it these last few weeks but now it just seems so apparent. I say sweet baby and you lay your head on my shoulder. I say kiss and you put your open mouth on my bunched up lips. Its adorable. And I feel so much love that I can't believe it.

Concerns: NONE!

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3- 4 hours, 3 meals and 2 snacks a day

Sleeping Habits:Still waking up once at night and then again at 6 am but naps are better.

Health: Healthy -- no more allergies it seems

Special Moments-
Best: Carving pumpkins

Worst: Nothing... I'm not even sure I should have this anymore. Some times bad things happen, other times they don't. Maybe I'll delete it unless something happens.

Other Observations/Activities:  This week was pretty eventful. We are back in Kansas and with the girls again. I babysat the girls on Sunday and part of Tuesday so it was just me and the three of you. On Sunday we took a walk and went to the park. Monday we walked the girls to school with Grammy. On the way back you almost fell asleep in the stroller. You were adorable! I wish I would have caught it with the camera. Tuesday morning like  I said I had the girls but when grammy came home and took Anna to school we took some fall pictures then carved a pumpkin. You had a ball. I had to be careful with the seeds but you loved taking off the top and putting it back in! We went shopping and took walks. We got you a Halloween outfit that said "litle terror!" super cute! Thursday we went trick or treating. You were adorable as a little pumpkin. So adorable! Friday we went to try to get your SS card but I took my passport instead of yours! So unfortunately I will have to go back and get it. Ugh! For the first time I did your hair, which was super cute!


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Week Fourty Four (10 Months)

Age today: 44 Weeks


Age Being Posted: Weeks 43-44

Date: September 20 - 26

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium

Clothing Size: 3-6, 6, 6-9, first time wearing 9 months!

Photo of the Week: With the Family!

Milestones: Says puppy and hi, plays patty cake,

Development:You continue to grow more and more everyday. Your hair is so long and your expressions seem so grown up now. You're getting more and more used to your sippy cup. You spend a lot of your time crawling and pulling yourself up on everything you can. Grandma swears you stood on your own for a second but I'm not counting it as a milestone until I see it for myself.

Concerns: I'll have to see if I am concerned with it when you get weighted

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3- 4 hours, 3 meals and 2 snacks a day

Sleeping Habits: This wasn't a very good week for us! You woke up a lot at grandmas. It went something like 7-1am and stayed awake for an hour, then awake again for good at 5am which is WAY to early for me. Finally by Thursday night you just woke up at 5 and went back to sleep until 630. I was so happy! Then Friday night was exactly the same. UGH

Health: Healthy but still stuffy... I wonder if you're allergic to something in the air.

Special Moments-
Best: Meeting great grandparents!

Worst: Sleeping habits

Other Observations/Activities: 
This week we went to Texas to meet your great grandparents on my dads side for the first time. We came up on Sunday and then on Monday grandma took us shopping for a few things. On Tuesday we went to Kohls to find a couple of outfits for you (and me!) and we found quite a few for really cheap. You're great grandma is the absolute best at finding deals. And on Wednesday we went to your Grandpa's house and talked with him. You even took a nap there and let him hold you! Which to me was very quick for you, you're kind of shy like your mama. Thursday we just hung around the house and Friday we went back to your grandpas. Then Saturday we headed back to Kansas. But the three of us all had a really great time there. You loved the dog and because their house is bigger you had much more space to crawl around. And to get into trouble!

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Week Fourty Three

Age today: 43 weeks

Age Being Posted: Weeks 42-43

Date: September 13 - 19

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium

Clothing Size: 3-6, 6, 6-9
   

Photo of the Week: Sleeping while eating!

Milestones: No new milestones this week


Development: Teeth are still coming through beautifully! You say mom when you get up in the morning so I will pick you up. You try to climb all over everything and you play with blocks and a little block puzzle grammy got you. And you play with the big girls and handle it when they hover over you and kiss you and try to pick you up. But somehow you deal with it with no crying!

Concerns: I'll have to see if I am concerned with it when you get weighted

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3- 4 hours, 3 meals and 2 snacks a day

Sleeping Habits: 2 naps still but nights are still messed up. Now that we are back at grammys house we have tried some new techniques to get you down without having to feed you. The first day I did pu/pd... well pd (put down) anyway. So now you are not sleeping at night but I only pick you up and hold you then put you back down after a few seconds and you go off to sleep without a problem. If there is a problem I go ahead and feed you.... I'm no martyr!

Health: Healthy but still stuffy... I wonder if you're allergic to something in the air.

Special Moments-
Best: Calling mom from the crib!

Worst: Just the sleeping. Last three nights you woke up at 5 am and didn't go back to sleep.

Other Observations/Activities: This week we spent at grammys house. The boys stayed the first night with us and then went home again and we spent the rest of the week with the girls. We took walks and went outside and played with the girls. On friday we spent the day in wichita with grammy as a girls day.On saturday we spent the day with one of my friends from high school and you played at little bit with her little boys and you loved playing with someone closer to your age.

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Week Fourty Two

Age today: 42 weeks

Age Being Posted: Weeks 41-42

Date: September 6 - 12

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium

Clothing Size: 3-6, 6, 6-9
   

Photo of the Week: Me and Aunt Alice

Milestones: No new milestones this week


Development: The two teeth that have been right on the edge are now popped through which they did on October 7. You are crawling with absolutely no problem. You crawl you turn you sit back up, you are SO grown up that I can't believe it. You throw little tantrums and throw fits when you don't get your way but for the most part you are a

Concerns: You feel heavier so we'll see when I get you weighed next week

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3- 4 hours, 3 meals and 2 snacks a day

Sleeping Habits: 2 naps still but nights are still messed up. No sleeping through the night yet and until we get back home to grammy gails I can't fix it because we can't keep your aunt and uncle up and we are too close to their room not to so we'll figure it out when that won't matter.

Health: Healthy once again though we've got some stuffiness since coming to KS

Special Moments-
Best: Spending time with Aunt Alice!

Worst: The worst is also one of the best because you just want mom! It's annoying when I have to do things like... pee. But its still cute!

Other Observations/Activities:  We went up to Manhattan this week to visit Aunt Alice and the boys. You are still being pretty shy and want me to hold you all the time. You will play with your cousins and aunt and uncle but from moms arms. We took pictures and went to walmart where Aunt alice bourght you some cute little outfits. You met uncle john and weren't sure what to think of him... he was VERY tall for you so mostly  you just twisted your mouth up into an O and stared. We went out to eat and played with the dog, who so badly wanted to play with you but she was a little rough! Then Saturday we headed back to grammy gails!

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Week Fourty One

Age today: 41 weeks

Age Being Posted: Weeks 40-41

Date: September 29 - October 5

Diaper Size: 2 or Medium

Clothing Size: 3-6, 6, 6-9
   

Photo of the Week: With Cousins!

Milestones: Say mama (or dada) indiscriminately

Development: You seem to get older every single day. You are learning so much and talking. I know what you want and you make sounds like actual words. I'm starting to understand your words and what you mean for them. You say yes (ya) and no, I *think you say baby. It's so adorable. You've been waving for a while now but you have finally gotten the hang of it and do it basically every time someone leaves now or when you want to leave or want someone else to leave!

Concerns: Weight gain. I'm really worried now because I've seen a friends 1 year old. He's SO much bigger

Eating Habits: Breastmilk every 3 hours, rice cereal, fruit, veggies, and/or meat 4-5 times a day.

Sleeping Habits: 2 Naps at 9:30 and 2pm, asleep for the night at 8 pm though this week you have been waking up at night... It's no fun for me but your routine is all messed up so I understand it

Health: Healthy once again though we've got some stuffiness since coming to KS

Special Moments-
Best: Meeting the fam at the airport!
Worst: No longer sleeping through the night : (

Other Observations/Activities:  A lot of new things this week. You went on your first airplane! The first one wasn't so great. You didn't want to sleep and being as it was midnight that is ALL I wanted to do. But no ear problems or anything like that and no much crying. And when I finally gave up on trying to put you to sleep you finally fell asleep. The next one was better. Then we got here and you finally met my side of the family! Everyone just adores you! It's all "Emi, Emi, Emi!" but so cute. You are a little shy and your whole schedule is wreaked. You're waking up 2-3 times a night and I have no idea how to fix it. I'm hoping it will just regulate on its on.

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