Warning: Those with Weak Stomach... skip reading this one!

Ok, so I just got out of the shower. Why am I in the shower at 3:52am you ask? Is it because it's the only time of day as a Mom that I have 5 minutes to myself? Nope, that's not the reason (in fact she was really good yesterday and let us get a lot of work done around the house). Ok, so anyway, back to my story. So, a shower is necessary after your 11 week old wakes up, cries for food, eats that food, then decides she wants to "give back" and vomits all over Mommy and all over the couch (I'd give the couch a shower too if I thought it would fit). So, the reason I'm posting this experience that you didn't want to know about is that most of my "blog readers" are moms and I would like to know what causes a 11 week old (or any other nursing baby) to vomit... just in case it is because of something that I ate that I can avoid eating in the future. Not that I freaked out or anything, in fact I think I handled it quite well as I gently took her to the diaper changing table to change her clothes as I was still dripping (I told you not to read this if you had a weak stomach). I mean, really, the "old" me would have probably dropped the baby in the bed with David and went running into the bathroom screaming "I'm hit! I'm hit". On a more serious note, I am understanding why it is so important for us to become parents. Your knowledge of words like "love" and "patience" and "rewarding" and "sacrifice" excels to a much higher, deeper level. You develop a better understanding of what your own parents did for you that you had no concept of (not to mention our Heavenly Parents). Not sure I could have experienced this without becoming a mommy. :)

Shhh..... finally got her to sleep :)

Playing In Cradle!

Well, I'm sitting here trying to get this little girl to go to sleep, but she just wants to play :) Can you count how many times she sticks out her tongue??

President Hinckley

President Gordon B. Hinckley, our Prophet, died today at the age of 97. http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/beloved-church-president-gordon-b-hinckley-dies-at-97

Stretching and Filling Up Her Cradle!!

Soon we'll have to break down and buy a crib :(

Note: She is stretching, she hasn't lost her left hand.

I love the cute little feet!

The internet IS true sometimes!

Well, Katelyn had been hating her baths ever since birth (sounds like a long time, right?), so I went on the internet to find out if it was just a phase or if I was doing it wrong. I read that babies get cold easily so they don't like sponge baths and so you should put them in the water so that they will stay warm (and not use the newborn net that comes with the tub like I was doing). Wow! What a difference! She loves her bathtime now... so much so that now she cries when I take her OUT!

2 month checkup!

Here's a picture of Katelyn on our way to her two month checkup. She is 11 lbs. 14 oz. and 23 3/8 inches. She is doing great. She'll sleep for four hours at night, then eat, then go back down for another 4 hours, so I'm plenty happy that she's giving me 8 hours of sleep :) She's cooing and smiling and being just a super duper baby!

Smart!

She's learned how to hold her pacifier in so it doesn't fall out :)

Happy 2 month birthday to Katelyn!

My co-worker took this one when we went to visit one day.

Not Quite Ready for Bed Yet

Waking Up... Maybe Not.

I love it when she hides from me!

Daddy and Katelyn Playing!!

She's smaller than the pillow!!

When you see this, think of her going "bd-bd-bd-bd" :)

Sunday Best

Classic Pooh

Here she is in the outfit that Miss Paula bought for her :) One of the first presents she was ever given!!

Katelyn's New Toy

Well, it dawned on me that Katelyn might want something else to look up than my funny face and she seemed to like the one at Gramma's house, so we bought her a similar toy with the Babies R Us gift certificates we got (thank you everyone). She seems to like it as you can see here... also notice her onesie... she is Daddy's girl :)

Is it the swaddling?

Some of you know that Katelyn has been staying up all night the past couple of weeks. Oh sure, she would fall asleep in my arms, but as soon as I put her down she would scream as if I had left her alone with a boy with cooties. Well, Sunday night I figured I would try swaddling to see if it would help her sleep. Sunday night and Monday night she slept in 4 hours intervals!! Then last night I put her down at 11:55pm and she slept until 5:48 this morning! 5 hours and 53 minutes!! Not sure if it is the swaddling, and frankly I don't care.... I just am so delighted that she is letting me get some sleep at night now. Of course, I still woke up at 4:08 this morning and my first thought was how happy I was that she was still sleeping and then the "I'm-a-new-mom-and-freak-out-easily" kicked in and I knew I had to check on her before I could even think about getting back to sleep. She was fine and still swaddled nicely. Hope this is a continuing trend :) Have I told you lately how much I love being a mom???

New Year's!

Here she is in her New Year's Outfit that my old roommate Nicole bought her!