Just a couple pictures of my baby girl at 1 month old

Time's a flying!

1 Month Already

This past month has seriously flown by! I can't believe how much my tiny little baby has changed in that month either! Here are a few stats on Averly at 1 month old.

She weighs an even 10 pounds! That means she has gained almost 4 lbs since she was born!! Because of that significant weight gain we are already in size 1 diapers. She practically went straight from Preemie to size 1s over night! She is still wearing all of her Newborn size clothes but has worn a 0-3 month smocked dress.

Her eyes are definitely going to be blue & like I mentioned before they get a little lighter everyday. She is making more & more eye contact & is now following toys & her mobile. She cries real tears already.

She rarely takes a paci. She makes a face like it's the nastiest thing in the world when I stick it in her mouth. Sometimes if I keep trying she'll suck on it for a minute or so but she would rather not. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or bad thing. I may need a mute button down the road!

Her little personality is starting to come out too. Overall she is very laid back & usually doesn't mind if Riley is poking at her but when she gets tired of it she let's us know. Sometimes a little dramatically! I think we may have a drama queen on our hands! Haha!

She is gaining more & more control over her head & neck. Tummy time is paying off. She is kicking & swatting her arms a lot now. Starting to be more active. Also cooing a little here & there when she plays.

Still sleeping great-only waking up once & occasionally twice a night. Her belly still gives her issues sometimes but it's hard to pinpoint if it's something I'm eating or what because it happens so randomly.

She has started losing some of the hair on the top of her head. :0( We can still wear some bows, but not as many as before.

She is sweet as pie & growing like a weed. I wish I could freeze time so badly but since I can't I'm just trying to soak it all up with her & Riley every minute of every day.

Ruby Clare

On Monday my mom, sister, the kids, & I went to my cousin’s house to meet her new baby girl, Ruby Clare. Ruby Clare was born the day after Averly & we had the same exact due date as well! I have a feeling these girls will be so close as they grow up! It’s going to be so much fun!

My little chunk outweighed Ruby Clare by 2 whole pounds! Oh yea, have I mentioned that Miss Piggy now weighs 10 pounds!?! I don’t know where all this weight is coming from. She literally gains a pound or 2 overnight!

Our sweet girls meeting for the 1st time!

The new Mommy.

My Aunt Nylene & Miss A…missing a shoe…that didn’t match her outfit to begin with!

Two VERY proud grandmas!

Us & our girls. I love Ruby Clare in this one-she’s smiling! :0)

Auntie April & Riley reading in RC’s room.

Riley was pretty excited to meet her too!

What a precious little girl Audra & John have! I love the fact that our family is growing so much with all these new babies being born! Such a blessing!

Easter Weekend

We had a wonderful Easter this year! Easter was also Averly’s first trip to church & she did pretty well, although she did get hungry about mid-way through. Before we headed to church Riley checked out what the Easter Bunny brought him & Sister. He fell in love with that huge teddy bear & drags it around everywhere now. It is so big!

After church we headed to my parents’ house & the Easter Bunny had made a stop there also!

It was such a pretty day & there was a great breeze so my dad & sister jumped on the motorcycle & bought a kite for Riley. We didn’t have much luck getting it to fly though. :0(

Saturday before Easter we had a few guests come by to meet Miss Averly. It wasn’t a big crowd since it was Easter weekend but it was great with the people we got to visit with.

Riley ripped his clothes off before I could get a decent picture of him!

My pretty girl all dressed up!

Happy Easter! Christ is risen!

What’s New With My Kids These Days

Averly, 3 weeks old now, has filled out so much! She looks like a totally different baby! Her little legs & arms actually have some meat on them & her belly & cheeks are so big & round. I just love it! Her hair is growing fast too. It is so long in the back. We already have a mullet going. ;0)

She has started making more eye contact with me when she nurses in the last day or so. I just love to look down & see her staring up at me. That is one of the greatest joys of breastfeeding. She is a little piggy though & basically thinks that if she’s awake, she needs to be eating! We are still working on getting on a better routine for the day. Nighttime is still great. We normally lay her down for the night around 9:30 or 10 right after she gets through eating, then she will wake up anywhere between 2 & 4-4:30 to eat, then again around 8 or so for the day. Not too bad that it’s usually only once or twice to get up, but that/those feeding(s) can sometimes last a while though. Just because she normally is awaken by her belly hurting her so she poops, eats, then she sometimes fusses with her belly again & poops again, then I can finally lay her down to sleep. But before I know it an hour or more has passed.

She hasn’t been much of a spit up baby, but just yesterday she spit up projectile style twice. Once while she sitting in her Boppy Chair beside me. It came out of nowhere too. She had eaten a while before it happened & was asleep in her chair. She started coughing & making gurgling sounds so I yanked her up & about that time she spit up everywhere. It was a lot for her. Then this morning around 5 after she got through eating I burped her, swaddled her back up, laid her in the crib & headed to the potty myself when I heard that gurgling sound again. I ran back into the room but she had already spewed. She was covered in it & so was the crib & some even made it over onto the floor. It scared me to death! Both times she seemed fine. Never cried or anything even though it was coming out her poor little nose! I don’t know what caused it all of the sudden, but if it continues I will definitely be calling her doctor.

I don’t think I ever mentioned it before, but when she was born & the doctor had to use the vacuum to pull her out of my pelvis it made a hematoma (basically a knotted bruise) on the top right side of her head. The bump wasn’t ever very big-about the size of a quarter maybe & you honestly couldn’t tell by looking at her. You had to rub her head to even notice it at all. The doctors assured me that it was not hurting her nor would it affect anything. There is nothing you can do about it. Just have to let it go away on its own. They said it would probably go away within a couple weeks or so & it did! It disappeared out of the blue yesterday!

We are still going strong with Tummy Time & she is getting better each day holding her head up a little longer at the time. She is liking laying on her belly more now too. Where as she hated it before. She is still having belly trouble every now & then and laying on her belly for a little while is really the only thing that seems to help.

My Riley man is doing great too! It still amazes me how much he soaks up with that little brain of his! We try not to let him watch much TV but in the mornings it’s about the only way that I can get him breakfast, tend to Averly & maybe start a load of laundry without him right under my feet. So I turn on the Disney Channel & let him watch a few shows during that time. He never just sits in front of the TV & watches a whole show (although that might actually be nice if he did every now & then! Haha!) but he really picks up a lot when he is paying attention. Some of his favorites are The Mickey Mouse Club, Handy Manny & Chugington. I never really thought of any of these shows as very “educational” but he has learned something from all of them. On “Mi Mow” (Mickey Mouse) they count things & solve problems. Today I said something along the lines of “We can go outside in just a minute if you want to” & he held up 2 fingers saying “two, two”. Even though it wasn’t the correct ‘to, two, too’ he still connected the dots there. Then he’ll say “O doooodle” (it’s also something they say on “Mi Mow”). The other day he brought me an old toy that he hasn’t played with in ages that needed new batteries. I told him that we would have to get some new batteries so it would work. Then he ran to our junk drawer in the kitchen & grabbed some tape saying “fifs fit” (fix it). Obviously they say that a lot on “Han Man” (Handy Manny). Ever since then he has brought us numerous things to “fifs fit”. And Chugington…well he just likes the theme song from that show. He loves to sing “chu chu chu” & dance when it comes on.

His Southern drawl is really starting to come out these days! Yes, we are definitely from the South but this little boy is COUN-TRY! Ball has now become “bawl”, dog is now “dowg” & things like that. I just love his little accent! He has recently become interested in coloring & loves to “drawwwl” on any paper he can find. He got into my bag the other day & even wrote a check for me! ;0)

His favorite thing to do now that it’s warming up outside is to “ming” (swing). We have really been taking advantage of the beautiful weather we are having & it’s supposed to get up to 80 in the next day or so! I am so excited!

Last Thursday was my 1st FULL day alone with both kids. Before that I had either TAG, my mom, or my sister-in-law there with me. When my mom left that last day I cried on the inside, but held it in because I knew this is our new reality & I would have to face it alone at some point. I did much better than I thought I would all by myself but I do appreciate all the help I've had. Especially from my mom. She has done so much!
This picture just cracks me up! He’s looking a little thuggish at the grandparents’ house! Haha! My dad got him that hat & every time he goes to their house he puts it on first thing! He loves it. He usually wears it just sitting on top of his head like the old men at the Co-op do…you know who I’m talking about! But it must’ve fallen & he looks like a little gangster with that big coat too!

Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather as much as we are!

Happy 3 Weeks Angel Baby

We love you so so much!