Success!!!!!

So last night we had a breakthrough! I got a sleeper for Fi to sleep in, instead of a traditional bassinet. It is suppose to be much better and mobile, so you can take it with you. Well she is now getting a little big for the sleeper so I thought I would start transitioning her into her crib before she is definitely too big for the sleeper.
Up until now I would put her down, no matter the time of day or night and she would wake up within 5-10 minutes. I was starting to get worried that she would never sleep in the crib. Well last weekend I decided I was going to tough it out and no matter what she would sleep in the crib. Well I say HA to that!
Friday night I was totally prepared for it, I put her down for her last nap before bedtime and she did so well, she slept for 40 mins in her crib! I thought HA this is totally going to be easy! Well I think I cursed myself at that point. I had her well swaddled and put her down on the wedge I got at the babyshower and when she fell asleep I put her down and she woke up within minutes. Ok I thought this happens sometimes in her sleeper as well, so no worries, I rocked her back asleep and put her down again. Woke right back up, we went through this for about an hour, I couldn't take it anymore, the next time I got her asleep I put her in the sleeper. This is how it went all weekend long.
Well, last night I changed how I did things, I still rocked her asleep but I didn't tightly swaddle her, it seems she is now fighting to get out of the blankets, and I removed the wedge, she kept sliding down it and kept getting her arms trapped. If there is one thing my baby hates is having her arms trapped by anything. So when she fell asleep I laid her down on a blanket and loosely wrapped her up, so if she moved around it wouldn't pull and wake her up, then I also took a warmer blanket and put that ontop of her. She slept for 3 hours!!!
She ate and went back to sleep and slept for 4 hours this time and then another 2.
WE MADE IT!!!!!!!
Funny thing is I missed her being at the foot of the bed on my side...

Photos for September

Just getting caught up on photos. We seem to take more than I have time to write about.

My Jail-House Baby!

Visiting Family

Last weekend we went to visit my Aunt Kristi and her family. Grace took Fi for a walk around the block. Joel fed her. Kristi held her. They bought her these really cute feet rattles, basically they are socks with rattles on them. She loved them. Most of the pictures I got with her wearing them, her feet are blurry because she was kicking them so much, she just smiled and laughed at them. I think we all had a good time.

Immunizations!!!!

Shots!!! Never Never NEVER do I want to do this again! We had to take Fi for her immunizations. She was so happy and cheerful before, she was laughing and cooing at us. Poor baby, when the nurse came in to give her the shots, oh I will never forget that look on her face. She cried real tears! I cried and Mike even got a little teary-eyed. She was kinda fretful all weekend, but finally by the end of Sunday she was feeling better.

Work, Doctors, and Car Trips

"Wow, gotta say I didn’t realize how truly busy you get with having a wee one in your life. Man I have trouble keeping up with any and all other things that need to be done, although the truth is that I really don’t want to do them, I would much rather play with my daughter. But oh well, I have so much to write about.

I returned to work on the 25th of August. Boy that day was hard. I cried after giving my baby to my mother-in-law (who is truly wonderful that she is watching Fi for us), I cried all the way to work, then at lunch when I called to check up on her (I am proud of me I only checked up on her twice that day!!!). Then of course I cried that night when I was holding her, I missed her so much. Oh there I go tearing up at the thought of it!

Last Friday we kinda had a freakout moment. When Fi and I got up for her 3 o’clock feeding I noticed all these red bumps on her face, just thought that it was baby acne and didn’t think about it for awhile until I noticed it was getting worse and was on the top of her chest and shoulders. Totally flipped out!!! Called the doctors office and they had me bring her in, so I did, I love her pediatrician, did I mention that? He didn’t make me feel stupid (even though I did) about bringing her in. Turns out it was just baby acne and cradle cap on the sides of her face and forehead. Whew!

This is Fi waiting for the Doctor to come in look at her.

So we also had our first long car trip this weekend, we went to Little Rock to visit my Aunt Terri and her family. She did so good on the trip, I really thought that she would be screaming all the way there, but no she slept up until the last 30 minutes of the trip there and back again. She did have to have the overhead light turned on for the last 30 mins of the trip there because she is afraid of the dark.

I am so dreading Thursday, she is getting her immunizations in the morning, and she is so going to not be a happy baby that morning.

Pictures and more pictures

Here are some of the photos we have taken recently.

This is fast becoming a morning tradition, I lay Fi next to Mike on the bed in the mornings before we leave and she will lay there laughing and talking to us. Mike will tickle her and kiss her bye, then Fi and I leave for the day.

She really Loves her Daddy!