8 Weeks Old!

Today Abigail is 8 weeks old.  Here are her 8 week pictures.  She was so happy during her photo shot!

 

We went to our 6-8 week appointment last week and the Dr. said she was doing great.  She weighed 9 lbs 1.5 oz. (25th percentile) and was 22 inches long (60th percentile).  Hopefully that means she will be tall and skinny.  : )  We ran out of newborn diapers and were hoping she would be able to wear size one.....she can but they are a little big.

She got her first round of vaccinations.....I think it was harder on me than her.  She cried but not too bad and the days afterward she didn't run a fever or seem to be more irritable than usual.  We talked to him about how fussy she has been and he said it sounds like colic.  The bad news is that there is not much you can do other than provide comfort, the good news is that it usually gets better around 3 months.  We hope it gets better because right now it is very hard.  She cries a lot during the day!  She does have a few short periods of awake, happy times where she will look at you and coo.  She will follow you with her eyes and smile some.  She also likes to listen to music.  We downloaded a cd with a lot of kids songs to play and sing to her.  

We had some visitors last week.....my grandmother, aunt and cousin came to see Abigail.  My Aunt Connie brought us this adorable UA dress.  I cant wait for Abigail to wear it....its a little big now but should fit by football season.  

 Also, my cousin drew a picture of me when I was pregnant.  It cracks me up....some days I did feel like I needed a cane!

Andy and I have been out for a couple of date nights thanks to Grammy and Grampy.  It felt very strange the first time leaving the house without Abigail but it was great to have some time for just the two of us.  I am slowly trying to ease myself away so that it won't be so horrible when I go back to work.  I have 4 weeks left counting this one.  : (  Grammy will be staying with Abigail so she will be well taken care of and probably completely spoiled!

Date Night at Dodiyos.

I finally went through some old photos to compare my baby pictures with Abigail and we do look a lot alike.  I dont have one of Andy to compare but he assures me that his baby picture does not look like Abigail.

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Bath Time & Six Weeks Pictures

Abigail LOVES taking a bath!  Even if she is really fussy she calms right down as soon as she hits the water.  Then she just happily kicks her feet and ooooh and ahhhs.  Almost the whole time shes in there she looks out the window above the sink....my guess is that she likes the sunlight.

My aunt Diana gave us this cut ducky that helps keep her warm in the bath.

Trying to look out the window instead of at the camera.

Here are our six week pictures with her elephant.  She is getting so big!

Abigail's Newborn Pictures

Michelle Schnader (http://www.michelleschnaderphotos.com/) did our newborn photos for us.  She was great and I am so happy with how they turned out.  Below are a few of my favorites and more are posted on facebook.  I know some of the family are interested in prints so if you want something just let me know.  I can either get prints for you or email you a digital copy that you can make prints with.  

Abigail is 1 Month Old!!

  This last month has flown by for us. Its crazy that the days go by so fast but it seems like forever ago when we brought Abigail home from the hospital.  We are all doing great.  Andy and I feel like we are getting the hang of things a little bit.  Needless to say we are still learning new things everyday.  Some days are hard but I am really enjoying being a mommy.

I think Abigail and myself are finally getting comfortable with breastfeeding.  It has been a hard process for me but I am proud of myself for sticking to it.  We have been going to a Breast Feeding support group every Thursday which has been very helpful.  I am able to weigh her weekly before and after feedings to see how much milk she is getting.  Its also great because my long time friend, Casey, also goes with her new baby girl Lucy.  We get to hang out at group and we always go to lunch afterward.

Lucy and Abigail at luch.....on there way to being best friends too!!

Abigail has been sleeping good.  At 4 weeks old she is eating every 3 hours during the day and at night she goes anywhere from 4-6 hours.  The last two nights she went 6 hours which was awesome.  Andy and I got 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep.....it was much needed!  Hope she keeps it up.  During the day she seems to have 2 fussy times...one in the morning and one between dinner and bedtime.  Those times are really hard but we are just happy they are during the day and not at night.  

Here are the first of Abigails monthly pictures...

Abigail at 2 weeks.  Weight:  7lbs 2oz

Abigail at 4 weeks.  Weight: 7lbs 15oz

Even with a new baby we have still managed to make it to the lake twice this month.  We went up for a weekend a couple of weeks ago and for a week for the 4th of July.  So far I have not been able to swim  and the weather has been so hot that I usually just stay up at the house with Abigail.  This past week, my parents came up to spend the weekend with us so I was able to go down and sit on the dock for a bit in the afternoon when it had cooled off.  I will be so happy when I can swim again!  We also took Abigail on her first sunset cruise in the boat.  She stayed awake almost the whole time so I think she really liked it.  

 

Brinkley and Bella are adapting well to having a baby around.  At this point, they really just ignore her.    As long as they still get food and some attention they are happy.  Here are some pictures of the day they met Abigail.

 

 Bella babysitting while mommy takes a shower.

Here are more pictures of our sweet baby girl...

Stretching.....or as Andy likes to say:  "Touchdown!"

This is my serious face...