1 month!

JUST MAD!!!!

LAYING DOWN WITH MY BIG BROTHER!

RELAXING!

That's right yesterday Avah turned 1 month! It's amazing how fast and how slow the first month goes by. Avah is doing well. I'm guessing that she is around 8 and a half to 9lbs. She is only waking up two times during the night to nurse! Awesome! We are currently experiencing some difficulties nursing right now, my fault not hers. We are working on them though and hope that we can have nice peaceful feedings by the end of this week. Colin managed to get a non-gassy smile out of her this weekend and then on Monday morning she smiled a couple of times for me. Of course these smiles don't come often because she is a very GASSY baby. Christian has been doing well with Avah. He loves to lay down next to her while she is on the floor and he loves to give her BIG brother kisses when she is crying. He always asks to hold her but the minute she starts to cry he freaks out. I think it's pretty hilarious if you ask me. Avah has been joining Christian on his playdates! Which are so akward now that I have two. I find myself having to get people to help rather than enjoy our time together! Playdates with one child are def. a piece of cake! Colin has also been a huge help and will take a night shift over the weekend so that I can catch up with my sleep! Other than that we are doing well and we are def. looking forward to going back to church and getting into our routine again!

Seems like just yesterday!

Miss Avah "Art" Christian has made up a new name for his Sissy! LOL

Riding on Chauncie with his MiMi "To the rescue!"

My mom, Avah, Me, and Christian! Sweet Goodbye's!

Well today we had to tell MiMi goodbye! It was so hard to say goodbye to my mom today. She helped out so much over the last week, especially with Christian. I guess saying goodbye was hard because I know that the next time she see's Avah she will be older and changing and because Christian had such a great time with her. Or maybe I should just be honest and admit that i'm a momma's girl. Christian and my mom came up with some really crazy things like burying the treasure under the treasure pot, playing hockey with golf clubs and a playdough top, and his new thing of course, cleaning the dishes. (Which is a plus for me) I really wish that we could be closer to family but I know that God has a reason for us being here in VA...I haven't figured out what it is but i'm sure it's a good one. This week I will be trying to get back into our regular routine. Christian really misses his friends and I miss my friends also. We will try to do a couple of playdates this coming week and I will be getting geared back up for MOPS this week also. Avah is doing really well. She's eating well but seems to be getting really fussy after her meals so I've started giving her the soothie which seems to help a little. She is also a VERY VERY gasy baby. I feel really bad for her and I will try to start watching what I eat. Hopefully we can come to some sort of conclusion. We have had to give her a couple of Mylecon drops over the last few days because she would just not stop crying. Her poor little belly was super tight. She sleeps really well at night, of course she wakes up to eat every two to three hours but she normally goes back to sleep right after that. It is so awesome to have two kids and I treasure every moment that I spend time with them! So until the next 1:30 post lol.....

Alot going on!

Avah had her two week apt. today! She has gained almost 2 whole lbs in the last week! lol. When we brought her in last week she was back up to her birth weight and now she is right at 7lbs 12 oz. She is in the 5oth percentile for height and the 55th percentile for weight. She is doing great. Her nasty belly button has fallen off and to our suprise we cannot find it! lol. Oh well I am sure that it will pop up somewhere's around the house. We enjoyed Easter at our house with my mom and the kids. Christian really enjoyed his easter basket and is loving his movie BOLT! He is also enjoying his time with his MIMI. We were bummed that we couldn't go to church so we just stayed in and ate a delicious gumbo that my mom cooked. Where has the time gone??? With two kids....you really have no time for ANYTHING! So until next time..............

3 days old!

Everything is going well. Avah is a constant nurser! If anything gets by her face beware because she might eat you! lol. Her weight dropped from 6lbs 14 oz to 6lbs 6oz and as of last night is now back up to 6lbs 10oz. She gained 4 oz in one night! That's def. alot for such a little baby. Her jaundice will need to be checked again on Monday, this will be the third time. Christian is doing really well with the baby and is being a really good big brother! He was super excited when we let him hold her for the first time. Colin is being an amazing dad and has been taking care of Christian while I take care of the baby!