Happy 2 Months!

Ashlynn Marie,

You are 2 months old! I cannot believe how much you have already grown and changed! At your 2 month appt, you were looking great! Your weight was 11 lbs 10 oz (74 %), your height was 22 3/4 in (68 %). 

Your second month of life brought all kinds of new things. Here are a few of the things I want to remember from this sweet time.

Your first Valentine's Day!

*You are eating 4.5 oz every 3-4 hours.  You normally go 4-6 hours at night between feedings.

*We have started using cloth diapers some while at home.  Mommy is a little nervous to venture out in public with them, but they seem to work well!

Cute cloth-diapered hiney!

*You love cuddling! Being swaddled calms you down, and you love rocking.  Your new paci has a stuffed animal attached to it, and you hold onto it when you are really sleepy.

*You are holding your head up like a champ! Laying on your playmat is one of your favorite activities! You reach for (and have started grabbbing) at it, and you just giggle the whole time. You also seem to like being outside and feeling the wind blow, and you love watching the rain.

Celebrating the start of spring training!

*You have been laughing and smiling so much these past few weeks! You will laugh at funny noises or faces that Mommy and Daddy make! You are also ticklish!  When you hear one of our voices, you start looking for our face.  

*Your taste in music makes mommy and daddy laugh! You love Rhianna and Chris Brown (Ironic!).  Worship music seems to soothe you, and you smile when dancing to country :)

Rocking some tummy time!

*In the mornings, you will lay on a pillow in the bathroom while mommy and daddy get ready and listen to music. You smile and wave your hands and kick your legs!

*Somehow you have started teething early.  We can see 4 of your bottom teeth, and are guessing they will come through in the next few months!

Sweet smile!

*This month brought your first cold.  It was terrible to watch you cough and have trouble breathing, but you made it through just fine!

*Mommy and Daddy left you overnight for the first time this month.  Gator, G-Ma and Uncle Shane said you did great!

Cuddling with Uncle Shane!

I am sure that there are things I am forgetting....it seems like you are changing every day! We love you so much sweet baby girl, and cannot wait to see what Month 3 brings!

Love,

Mommy and Daddy

Oldies but goodies

A few pictures I forgot to add from Ashlynn's first month of life!

After her first bath:

Cuddle time with mommy and daddy:

Precious Girl

Precious Girl,

You're in our lives,

making every moment right.

Your Mom and Daddy love you.

You fill us with delight.

Precious Girl,

so special too.

God has got a plan for you.

We can see it clearly,

as you shine His light.

Do you realize when you shine 

everyone sees you.

The lives you touch,

you're worth so much,

That's just how God made you.

Mom and Dad,

when I'm sad,

you're still proud of me.

God put us together now.

I know He must love me.

Precious Girl,

Can you see?

You're part of our family.

This will be my promise:

God's plan for you is true.

You are worth so much, and 

It's just by being you.

(Song found here)

Happy (Belated) 1 Month!

Ashlynn Marie, 

I cannot believe you are 1 month old! It seems like just yesterday we found out we were expecting your arrival.  The past month has been unlike any other time in our lives.  You have changed your mommy and daddy forever.

Most people say you look just like your daddy!

On your 1 month birthday!

You love:
 To "bite" your daddy's nose
Being swaddled
The moby wrap
Eating
Tummy time
Laying on the boppy
Your paci

You are not a fan of:
You are not a fan of the swing
The car seat (unless we are driving on the highway)
Your clothes being taken off

Tummy time on the boppy

Ever since we brought you home from the hospital, you have been an excellent sleeper.  You normally only wake up 1 time during the night, and have slept through the night 3 times.  You only cry when you are hungry (normally as soon as you wake up), when we have to undress you, or when you have a dirty diaper.

Naptime!

We had a few feeding problems in your first weeks, but that has not hindered your growth! You eat 3.5-4 oz. every 3-4 hours, and mommy has had to pack away most of your newborn clothes.  You were having some bad spit-up problems, but a new type of bottle seems to have fixed that. Last week you had your first shot and you did great!

Food coma

This month held a lot of firsts for you! You went to church for the first time, and went on your first road trip and stayed in a hotel with G-Ma!

Making funny faces...just like your daddy!

Here are your 1 month stats:

Height: 211/2 inches, 64th percentile

Weight: 9 lbs. 6 oz, 50th percentile

Wearing size 1 diapers and 0-3 month clothes

We love you SO much! 

Mommy and Daddy

3 Years

3 years ago tonight, I married my best friend.

I wasn't anxious that day. 

I was excited. I was ready to see what the future held.

Little did we know that 3 years in the future, we would spend the morning cuddling with a precious baby girl. Or that our "night out" would include a trip to Target for toilet paper.

There are a lot of things that we could be anxious about tonight.

But we aren't.

We are excited. And cannot wait to see what the future holds.