2 months and a 2 yr old

Wow, these last 2 months have flown by. I can't believe our little princess is now 2 months old, it's crazy to think that I will probably blink too long and she will be hitting milestones like eating foods, crawling and all kinds of other things. I like to think she will stay small forever but we all know that is not the case. She is starting to become more her own little person and her personality comes through more every day. She loves to be cuddled, smiles, coos (especially at 4am when I want her to go back to sleep) and just brightens up even my worst days. I never knew how amazing it would be to have a little girl and she is the sweetest little thing I never knew I wanted :o)

Jack has continued to be amazing with his little sister, he is very attentive to her, he will come over and kiss her head for absolutely no reason and without any one saying anything to him. As sweet as he is though, he is very much a boy's boy! He wants to play ball all the time now, he has always loved to play baseball and hit but now he plays catch with daddy & grandpa too and it's great! He also seems to be showing more of a lack of patience, I must admit he gets this from me, I'm not proud of it but what can you do. I am trying to work on this more and more with him. I am trying to show him that we won't ignore the things he wants us to do or the things that he wants but he also can't have everything that he wants as soon as he says it. It's so hard because before Payton I feel like I jumped at every thing he said and am now paying for it, but so far so good and he's getting better about it every day.

So here is where we are at with everyone:
Payton - 2 months
-you now eat anywhere from 4-5oz at a time
-sleep has gotten a little better and the fight for it hasn't been as bad as it was for a week or so
-smiles are more & more often and light up her whole face
-she is becoming more vocal now and loves to coo & squeal
-she will imitate me sticking out my tongue now & it is so cute!

We went to the dr. yesterday (1/27/11) for her 2mth appointment and she is now 10.6lbs and 21.75 inches long.

Baby/Toddler Room 'Renovations'

So, we're a little late on this seeing that Payton is almost 2 months old already but hey, at least it's getting started now. We have decided that for now, while she's too young to really know anything, we will just paint the wall behind her crib so I can put up a few 'girly' decorations and leave the rest of the room to Jack. When she is a little older and actually sleeping in her room and spending more time in there then we will once again do some renovations. For now, here is the 'progress' we have made, pretty much only painted, hopefully this week we will put the decorations up and finish it up for now.

Before:



After:

'I love you to a 5!'

I think I have said it time and time again int he past but this is really my favorite stage/age with Jack. He has become more than my son, he is like my new best friend. Never in my life, even though I have always loved kids, did I imagine that I would love to be around a 2.5 yr old as much as I do. I am in no way a morning person at all (my mom can tell you about that one from the years of waking me up) but seeing his face at the side of my bed every morning makes waking up a little easier :o)

He now has full on conversations with me and while they may not be the most intellectual conversations, they are real conversations and he does not hesitate to tell you what he is thinking or how he feels. I love the innocence of everything that comes out of his mouth and the excitement that comes along with certain things like when he is talking about his new favorite movie 'Cars' or when he's telling me about the new train he wants. He also comes up with some pretty interesting things which make me smile, giggle, and some times shake my head.

The other night I was getting Jack ready for bed. We have a routine that usually Joe bathes him and gets him in his bed where he lays and watches TV for a little while. When it's time to go to bed I go in, turn the TV off, get him to go potty and then back in bed for our kiss, hug and then night nights, love yous and see you in the mornings. Well this one particular night here is the conversation we had:

me: I love you so much buddy, you are my favorite little man ever!
Jack: I lu you too mommy
me: how much do you love me?
Jack: :after a little thought: mommy, I lu you 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!!!!!!
me: you love me to a 5?
Jack: ::with so much excitement and the biggest smile:: Mommy, I love you to a 5!
me: ::holding back tears of sheer joy:: I love you to a 5 too!

He obviously thought enough to know that when he counts to 5 it is the most and therefore that is how much he loves me. Now every time I ask him how much he loves me he says 'I lu you to a 5 mommy' and I have never heard anything better :o)

1 month already?!?!

Ok, again this too is late but I am trying to catch up. So here is the post I started when Payton actually did turn 1 month:


Seriously, how did this happen? Wasn't I just pregnant with her like yesterday? I can't take how fast time flies now. I remember time going by really fast when Jack was a newborn but this time around it's ridiculous! I feel like every time she wakes up she looks a little different. It's so fun to see everyone look at her and try to figure out who she looks like. I am thinking she may look a little more like me than Jack does and I love it! She does also look a lot like daddy and her big brother though too.

So far she is such a sweet little baby. She sleeps & eats and the very small times that she is awake she loves to look around and take it all in. She is very alert and seems like she is concentrating very hard and trying to figure everything out all at once. We have only had a few smiles here & there so far but I must say, they are the cutest smiles and her whole face lights up when it happens. I can't wait for them to be more often so I can get them on camera to share with the world.

Here is what our Sweet P (like the nickname? It's so fitting :o) ) is up to:
- She eats every 3-4 hours and is up to 4oz at each feeding (most of the time, if not than it is 3.5oz)
- She is wearing 0-3mth clothing. I can't believe I already have to put away all those cute newborn outfits!
- She has rolled from belly to back a few times. I didn't know this could happen so early and thought it was a fluke the first time but seeing as she's done it a few times I'm guessing it's not.
- Her eyes are getting bluer by the day and of course that makes me so happy :o)

Here are a few new pictures of our little princess:
The Best present ever!!!


waddup!


My pretty Christmas baby


look at those baby blues


xoxo,
Jaime