Hailey had her 4 month doctor appointment today. She weighs in at 13 pounds 9 ounces (50th percentile) and is 24 inches long (50th percentile). The pediatrician is very happy with her development, and checked her muscles and ability to sit and stand with help. She is healthy, happy and growing perfectly both physically and developmentally. Of course going to the doctor meant that Hailey was also due for her next round of shots. They seemed to cause her more pain this time, and she cried pretty hard right after getting stuck. But luckily she settled down pretty quickly and for the most part seems like her usual happy self.
All in all, Hailey is a healthy, happy and adorably cute 4 month old!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
4 months!
Little miss Hailey Marie is 4 months old today! Can't believe how big she is getting, it feels like she has at least tripled in size since she was born! We have our 4 month well-baby check-up at the pediatrician next week, and I can't wait to find out how much she weighs and how tall she is. But this also means her next round of shots, poor baby!
Hailey is such a happy baby, just always smiling, laughing or talking. In the mornings now (Hailey is sleeping SO good at night, usually from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.!), I usually wake up to her jabbering away on the baby monitor; it's so nice to not have to rush into her room because she is crying. Now she just entertains herself by talking and looking around her room. And when I go in to get her she gets the biggest smile on her face, it is one of my most favorite times of the day! Then after her morning bottle she is always in such a good mood and loves to talk and play. I really do feel so lucky to have such a happy and fun baby.
In honor of her 4 month birthday, here are some of the latest pics of my little cutie!
Hailey is such a happy baby, just always smiling, laughing or talking. In the mornings now (Hailey is sleeping SO good at night, usually from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.!), I usually wake up to her jabbering away on the baby monitor; it's so nice to not have to rush into her room because she is crying. Now she just entertains herself by talking and looking around her room. And when I go in to get her she gets the biggest smile on her face, it is one of my most favorite times of the day! Then after her morning bottle she is always in such a good mood and loves to talk and play. I really do feel so lucky to have such a happy and fun baby.
In honor of her 4 month birthday, here are some of the latest pics of my little cutie!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
One year ago today
One year ago today I went to my doctor and found out I was pregnant! Now one year later I have my beautiful 3 1/2 month old daughter, could I be any luckier?
Monday, January 18, 2010
A whole new world
When Hailey was first born people kept telling me that once she got to 3 months she would start changing so much developmentally and how much fun it would be to see her grown and learn. Now that she's hit that 3 month milestone I really am finding out how very much she is changing.
It seems like every day she does something new - her latest is this cough/laugh she does when she thinks something is funny. She loves using and exploring with her hands; she can spend a long time sucking away on her fingers, but also likes to touch things and feel different textures.
Hailey is in such a good mood in the mornings, usually after her morning bottle she likes to sit on my lap and stare at my face while she chatters away about who knows what?! It's the cutest thing to watch all her expressions and hear the different sounds she is learning to make.
Oh, and she is getting to the stage where she doesn't want to miss anything and is always busy looking around every which way. This makes getting her to sleep a little difficult because she fights sleep because she's so afraid she will miss something happening while she shuts her eyes! But eventually she does get tired and sleep well. She actually plays with toys now and really seems to enjoy all the stimulation of various colors, sounds, textures, etc. - it really wears her out!
Getting so big:
Mommy and Hailey busy on their laptops:
Crashed out with grammie:
Trying out her new jumperoo:
Clearly the jumperoo is exhausting:
It seems like every day she does something new - her latest is this cough/laugh she does when she thinks something is funny. She loves using and exploring with her hands; she can spend a long time sucking away on her fingers, but also likes to touch things and feel different textures.
Hailey is in such a good mood in the mornings, usually after her morning bottle she likes to sit on my lap and stare at my face while she chatters away about who knows what?! It's the cutest thing to watch all her expressions and hear the different sounds she is learning to make.
Oh, and she is getting to the stage where she doesn't want to miss anything and is always busy looking around every which way. This makes getting her to sleep a little difficult because she fights sleep because she's so afraid she will miss something happening while she shuts her eyes! But eventually she does get tired and sleep well. She actually plays with toys now and really seems to enjoy all the stimulation of various colors, sounds, textures, etc. - it really wears her out!
Getting so big:
Mommy and Hailey busy on their laptops:
Crashed out with grammie:
Trying out her new jumperoo:
Clearly the jumperoo is exhausting:
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Hailey's nicknames
I've been meaning to write a post with a list of Hailey's nicknames so we will always remember, so here is the list so far!
Hailey Bear
Babykins
Baby Pants
Love
Love Muffin
Muffin
Screamy Pants
Poopy Pants
Cranky Pants
Fussbucket
Princess
Munchkin
I know there are more, but I can't think of them right now. And I'm making an effort to call her by just her name more often now so that she won't get confused and will hopefully begin to respond to her name soon!
Hailey Bear
Babykins
Baby Pants
Love
Love Muffin
Muffin
Screamy Pants
Poopy Pants
Cranky Pants
Fussbucket
Princess
Munchkin
I know there are more, but I can't think of them right now. And I'm making an effort to call her by just her name more often now so that she won't get confused and will hopefully begin to respond to her name soon!
3 months old!
Yesterday Hailey turned 3 months old! It was her second day with the babysitter, and when she got home she was so tired that there was no way we could get picture out of her, so here is her 3 months + 1 day picture!
And here she is hanging out with her new as-yet-unnamed friend.
My little cutie is getting so big!
And here she is hanging out with her new as-yet-unnamed friend.
My little cutie is getting so big!
Monday, January 4, 2010
First day back to work
Here I am almost at the end of my first day back to work after 14 weeks of maternity leave (yes, I'm blogging from work - shhh, don't tell!)
The morning was a little rough, but I'm doing a lot better than I expected I would (figured I would be crying all day!), and I've managed not to shed a single tear since I've been at work.
The hardest part was leaving her with the babysitter this morning. I actually had to wake her up to eat and she did NOT want to get up so early! But she was so cute and cuddly in her jammies, it was so hard to hand her off to Miss Sandy knowing that I wouldn't see her again until 5:30 tonight. I had a really good cry on my way to work, and I called Sandy a couple times throughout the day to check on her, but other than that I feel like I'm coping really well.
From what I can tell Hailey did really well at the babysitter's house. Everytime I called Sandy she was either napping (in the crib even!), or playing with her and the girls. Anthony got off early from work and picked her up about 3 p.m.; he was so excited to play with her and have some daddy/Hailey alone time, but she was so pooped that she passed out in her crib as soon as he got her home!
I've got to make it about 30 more minutes here at work then I'm going to race home so I can snuggle Hailey all night long!
Today wasn't fun, but I survived and I'm sure each day will get a little easier from here on out. And the best part is that I've been able to cut my work hours to 4 days a week, so I will be off every Wednesday to spend with Hailey, I'm so excited and grateful for this opportunity!
So now I know what it's like to be a working mom, and it looks like I CAN survive a whole 8 hours without seeing Hailey; I'm sure it will be really good for both of us and make the time we do spend together that much more special.
The morning was a little rough, but I'm doing a lot better than I expected I would (figured I would be crying all day!), and I've managed not to shed a single tear since I've been at work.
The hardest part was leaving her with the babysitter this morning. I actually had to wake her up to eat and she did NOT want to get up so early! But she was so cute and cuddly in her jammies, it was so hard to hand her off to Miss Sandy knowing that I wouldn't see her again until 5:30 tonight. I had a really good cry on my way to work, and I called Sandy a couple times throughout the day to check on her, but other than that I feel like I'm coping really well.
From what I can tell Hailey did really well at the babysitter's house. Everytime I called Sandy she was either napping (in the crib even!), or playing with her and the girls. Anthony got off early from work and picked her up about 3 p.m.; he was so excited to play with her and have some daddy/Hailey alone time, but she was so pooped that she passed out in her crib as soon as he got her home!
I've got to make it about 30 more minutes here at work then I'm going to race home so I can snuggle Hailey all night long!
Today wasn't fun, but I survived and I'm sure each day will get a little easier from here on out. And the best part is that I've been able to cut my work hours to 4 days a week, so I will be off every Wednesday to spend with Hailey, I'm so excited and grateful for this opportunity!
So now I know what it's like to be a working mom, and it looks like I CAN survive a whole 8 hours without seeing Hailey; I'm sure it will be really good for both of us and make the time we do spend together that much more special.
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