GO IRISH!!!!
Oct 31, 2012
Oct 11, 2012
Two Months Old
We FINALLY made it to Fort Rucker. 3,200 miles + four pets + a five week old = pure hell. But more on that later. Hazel is two months old! Where has the time gone? She is growing way too fast.
For the most part she is a very happy baby. She only cries when she's hungry or if she's overly tired (or if she's stuck in her car seat for five days straight--so glad that's over with!) She loves, LOVES to bounce--I guess maybe that has to do with all the time I spent on the birthing ball toward the end of my pregnancy? :) My legs will be back in shape in no time if she keeps this up but I don't mind.
Breastfeeding is still going amazingly well and she loves the ring sling and Ergo. I'm kicking myself for not bringing the mei tai with me on the move but we'll get to try that out soon enough. I can't say enough good things about babywearing--I love it! It saved my butt when the cleaning lady blew us off and Mike and I ended up having to clean our old house before clearing Fort Lewis.
Unfortunately she's spent the majority of this last month in disposable diapers due to the cross-country move but right before we packed them all up she was just starting to fit in the one size diapers. Thank goodness we haven't had any rashes or other issues but we can't wait to get her in cloth again!
She really looks at us now when we talk to her and in the last week she's started to coo at us. Sweetest sound ever! She is happiest in the mornings right after waking up and we'll just sit there and talk to each other for quite awhile.She will follow me around the room with her eyes now. Hazel still prefers me to anyone else and it's pretty funny how quickly she can turn off her fussing when Mike passes her to me--she's giving him a complex! Not really..
We're still bedsharing--I couldn't imagine sleeping any other way. I bought the Arm's Reach Co-sleeper when I was pregnant and had every intention to use it but even that isn't close enough to me. This is how we sleep most nights.
But how can I sleep when I have someone this cute next to me?
My sister gave us Charlotte's playmat last weekend and Hazel really seems to enjoy it. She doesn't reach for any of the toys yet but she spends about 20 minutes at a time there, happily looking at everything and swatting things with her little legs and arms.
I have no idea how much she weighs but hopefully we'll be taking her to her 2 month appointment in the next couple weeks once we get settled and find a pediatrician. She's growing like a weed though! She's going to be out of her 0-3 month clothes in no time!
We really are loving every minute of being parents, even when I was up with her from 0300-0500 this morning! :) She truly is a dream come true.
Breastfeeding is still going amazingly well and she loves the ring sling and Ergo. I'm kicking myself for not bringing the mei tai with me on the move but we'll get to try that out soon enough. I can't say enough good things about babywearing--I love it! It saved my butt when the cleaning lady blew us off and Mike and I ended up having to clean our old house before clearing Fort Lewis.
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| Babywearing at the Farmer's Market in Eugene, OR |
Unfortunately she's spent the majority of this last month in disposable diapers due to the cross-country move but right before we packed them all up she was just starting to fit in the one size diapers. Thank goodness we haven't had any rashes or other issues but we can't wait to get her in cloth again!
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| Helping mommy stuff diapers |
She really looks at us now when we talk to her and in the last week she's started to coo at us. Sweetest sound ever! She is happiest in the mornings right after waking up and we'll just sit there and talk to each other for quite awhile.She will follow me around the room with her eyes now. Hazel still prefers me to anyone else and it's pretty funny how quickly she can turn off her fussing when Mike passes her to me--she's giving him a complex! Not really..
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| Big Smiles! |
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| Celebrating Cousin Charlotte's First Birthday |
My sister gave us Charlotte's playmat last weekend and Hazel really seems to enjoy it. She doesn't reach for any of the toys yet but she spends about 20 minutes at a time there, happily looking at everything and swatting things with her little legs and arms.
I have no idea how much she weighs but hopefully we'll be taking her to her 2 month appointment in the next couple weeks once we get settled and find a pediatrician. She's growing like a weed though! She's going to be out of her 0-3 month clothes in no time!
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| Hazel and the quilt my mom made her |
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| Happy October! |
We really are loving every minute of being parents, even when I was up with her from 0300-0500 this morning! :) She truly is a dream come true.
Oct 8, 2012
Update
I know I have been terrible about blogging from the road. I have a little girl who has absolutely hated her car seat more and more each day we have traveled. We are finally one day away from our final destination and have a six hour drive ahead of us tomorrow. We will be in a hotel for a week unless we can sign for our house sooner, which I'm really praying for. I mean, who wants to stay in a hotel for a week with two huge dogs, two cats and a two month old? Aaah, I can't believe Hazel will be two months old on Wednesday. Where is the time going? I will try to blog about our cross country drive and upload some pictures whenever I can get my laptop hooked to WiFi again. I hope some of you can help pass along my new URL to other mutual blogging friends. Cheers!
Miracle Babies
I can only hope and pray that we're this lucky!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/infertility_n_1933500.html?icid=hp_parents_art_more
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