Thursday, June 10, 2010

2 Months!


I feel like it was just yesterday we found out we were pregnant and that Eli was going to be a big brother, but our little lady is two months old today! I can't believe how much she has changed in two short months. Where to begin...

Little miss LOVES to be the center of attention. Just talking to her can take her from a screaming fit to smiling and laughing in about three seconds! Speaking of smiling and laughing...she has been doing a lot of that lately. If you talk to her she "talks" back. She likes playing under her activity gym and in her bouncy seat. She also likes laying on her changing table, but that could just be because I always talk to her when she is on it.

She is very cuddly and likes to be rocked to sleep. She will sleep some in her bouncy seat or crib during the day but prefers to sleep in the swing at night. She has been sleeping through the night (most nights anyway) since she was about 6 weeks old so Mommy and Daddy are starting to feel a little less zombie like. :)

Jillian is long and lean. She started wearing 0-3 month clothes at about six weeks old but they are a bit big in the waist still. She has also moved on to size 1 diapers. Her eating schedule has gotten better as well. For the first five weeks or so she wanted to eat about every two hours, but now we can usually hold her off to three hours during the day and she is going much longer than that at night (usually 8 hours or so.)

We have been out and about much more with Jillian than we were with Eli at this age. She is not crazy about the car seat but as long as the car is moving she is usually pretty happy. She likes to be out at different places but her favorite way to take in the sites is from the front pack. She loves to be in the upright position when we are holding her so it make sense that she would like that type of carrier.

Having a little girl is already very different from having a boy. It is hard to remember to put bows on her when I'm not used to doing that with Eli. Also, evertime I change her clothes I feel the need to take her picture. lol Little girl clothes are just so darn cute, and of course she looks gorgeous in them! haha

Sadly, with the two month mark comes a doctor visit and the dreaded shots. She wasn't too happy at the doctor's office and screamed when she got the shots but was exhausted and passed out as soon as we got in the car.

2 Month Stats:
Height: 23.5 in - 85%
Weight: 11 lbs. 6 oz. - 70%




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Monday, May 31, 2010

Sunday Fun Day

I think we have a fish on our hands! Last Sunday after church we took Eli to our neighborhood pool for the first time. He LOVED it! It wasn't very crowded so Eli and Daddy had lots of room in the baby pool.Loving the water!

It was REALLY hot so Jillian slept in the shade!

A little water in the face.

He loves to splash!

Eli trying to smile at me but the sun was too bright!

He was much more concerned with swimming than taking pictures.

Sweet smiling girl!



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Saturday, May 29, 2010

BFF's

Jillian got to meet her BFF on Saturday! Our wonderful friends Chris and Amy brought little Avery, who is only 5 days older than Jillian, for a visit and they had a great time! We can't wait to see these girls grow up together!Jillian Jane and Avery Grace
Pretty girls!

Getting a little fussy

Very unhappy. I guess Mommy was taking too many pictures. They were DONE! :)


Wipe Out

This is what happens when you leave a toddler too close to the wipes during breakfast.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Nine Days

Want to see something beautiful? Check out these pictures of Miss Jilian Jane at 9 days old! They were taken by Hollie Anderson and I just love them! You can check out her blog and photography website here.











Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Visit to Meemie & Papa's - Part 5 - Graduation 2010

My sister Meredith graduated high school this past weekend! We were all there to cheer her on! Here is the graduate before the ceremony.


Eli was very good during the graduation. I think he was just taking it all in.


This is how miss Jillian and I took in the event. She was happy as a clam the whole time!


Me and Meredith

Stephen and Eli letting out some energy.

Walking to the car...Eli decided he was done with graduation (at least for the next 16 years.)

Meredith with her cake!
We had a great week visiting the whole family! Hopefully we can do it again soon!

Monday, May 24, 2010

Visit to Meemie & Papa's - Part 4 - The Park!

Eli LOVES the park! He cheers loudly when we pull up and he sees the slides.
Eli went down this slide about 10 times before we could convince him to do something else.

Aunt Meredith and a distracted Eli.

We walked over to the pond to feed the ducks, but I think Eli ate more bread than he threw.

The geese got very close and were a bit aggressive when they realized we had bread.


Swinging high!

Mommy swinging with Jillian in the front pack. I'm not trying to smother her...she just hated the sun in her face. :)