Allie is two months old!! How fast it has gone by :)

Good evening! It's time for a new post, as it has been three weeks since the last one. Allie girl is almost 10 weeks old :)

She is such a great little baby. She has been only waking up once or twice per night, and even not crying very much. I usually wake up before she cries, when she first starts fussing.

Last week was a busy week for us. We celebrated Mother's Day on Sunday- daddy took the girls for Sunday brunch at Creekside, so nice. We went there after going to church. We have found a church that we really like, and have been attending service for the past three weeks.

On Monday, May 13, Allie went for her two month appointment. She is lifting her head pretty good, and taking in the view around her. She started noticing loud noises, and following voices really well. She has also started talking quite a bit. Bryan and I favorite's Saturday morning routine is to put Allie in her gym and watch her talk up a storm. It is truly such an amazing time in our lives.

But I digress- the Dr. appointment went ok- she had her first shots, and while she did really good, mama did not do so well. I cried with her, when she cried, but I had read that nursing her right after it was the best thing to do, so I made sure she was hungry right before it.

She did good- no fever, no reactions, just a bit sleepy. She was weighting 11 lbs 3 oz, and measuring 22 1/2 inches, and she is on the 50% percentile.

On Tuesday, we had a nice trip to the Zoo, with two other moms and their little boys. We had a great time, as it was a beautiful day.

She was dressed up as a little monkey :) we had a picnic, and enjoyed seeing some of the new additions to the zoo, including the baby elephant and baby monkey, Augustus.

On the way back, we stopped by Daddy's work for a quick visit. Allie started grabbing into things, like my necklace and shirt. You can really see it on the photo below, how she grabs on to Daddy's shirt.

On Wednesday, we went to a Baby Clothes consignment sale, and we got a few new outfits for baby girl. She is growing so fast, some of her outfits are not fitting her anymore. We grabbed a few items, but one of the things I was most excited about was the Mother Goose book of lullabies. Since I didn't grow up here, I don't know many lullabies in English. This little book should do the trick.

I also got Dr. Seuss's Knox in Sox. I read that for her yesterday, and boy, it was a tough tongue twister. She was laughing as I read the book, probably because she knew I was in trouble reading it fast, like any toddler would :)

On Thursday, Grandpa Dennis arrived for a visit. We went to pick him up in the airport, and had a nice visit. Grandpa spoiled Allie with a brand new outfit, and baby girl wore it to church on Sunday.

We had a nice visit, and yesterday, we went for a long walk in the park before we had to take Grandpa to the airport.

Today, we visited the Babies group again in Silverton, and Allie girl is weighing 11 lbs 8 oz. She was talking up a storm this morning, and smiling a lot. Here is a picture of one of her beautiful little smiles.

 Allie continues to sleep with her arms up, as you will see from the picture below. This is one of the cute pajamas we got her from the consignment sale. We no longer need the swaddles, but we are picking up a few more pajamas here and there, like this bubblegum one :)

Love you all- fortunate to share this amazing experience with all of you,
Mama Rodick

Allie is 7 weeks old :))

Good afternoon! It has been a while since we have made a post to the blog- Allie girl has been keeping us both really busy :))

Gosh, so much has been going on, so many new discoveries each day. I am now currently "wearing" Allie as I write this post, as she is a bit fussy and always seems to calm down when I hold her and she is able to sleep on me. Amazing how smart they are and can sense these little things :) Do you think I can make a point to return to work with her on me, so to speak, since I can wear her and type at the same time? ;)

So, since we last posted: Allie has now been sleeping for 3-5 hour stretches in the beginning of the night, which makes it really nice. We go to bed around 9 p.m., and she will sleep usually until 2 a.m., then will feed, and sleep again until 5:30 a.m. or so. We then typically have a nap around lunch time, and she is nursing every two-three hours during the day, to load up on calories for the evening. It seems to be working pretty well- she is up to 11 lbs, which means she has been right on track of gaining about 1 oz per day since birth.

I have gotten into a nice routine as well. I have two Brazilian friends who have young children, and we try to arrange for one play date a week. This last week we went to Panera on Monday, and had lunch. Samia has a 18 month old boy.

I also have a friend from work, Brenda, who is home on maternity leave with a 3 month old boy, Kaden, and we have had a few play dates as well ( more for the moms at this point, but we go for nice walks, especially since the weather has been so nice here lately. Below is Allie getting ready for one of the play dates, with her little baggy denim :)

On Tuesdays, I usually go to the Breastfeeding Moms group, and through that I have met some other moms with babies the same age as Allie. It is a nice opportunity to connect and share experiences, although Allie is such a sweet baby, I feel like that annoying mom that is just always super peppy and happy. Oh well, she is just such a good baby :)

Grandma Tina- you'd be happy to know that we hit the 6 week mark, and no "real" sign of the dreaded Purple Cry. She is a bit more fussy at night, but nothing like the uncontrollable scream they all talk about. We have developed a nice routine where we give her a bath by 8 p.m., then I give her a little baby massage and then we swaddle her and Daddy rocks her to sleep. She is used to falling asleep on Daddy :)

When it comes to developmental marks, she is definitely holding her neck better now, and looking around for voices and objects with no problem. She is "talking" back to us, especially in the afternoons, when I put her in her gym. She loves her crib and the mobile that Grandma Laura gave her, and will follow around the toys when they rotate.

We have also upgraded tummy time a bit by putting her propped on the Boppy, my breastfeeding pillow, since she can see the world around her better. She is pretty content in there.

I visited the doctor last week, and she gave me the all-clear to start exercising again. I am going to go back to teaching on May 13. On my way to lose those last 10-15 lbs I gained during pregnancy.

We have also gotten into a better routine when it comes to meals. I am planning them much better now, and we're back to eating healthy meals for dinner. For a while there, we had one too many lasagnas.

I had a few visitors from work the other day, and they said everything is going smoothly at work, which is a great relief. I plan to bring her for a visit once she hits the 8 week mark. That way, if she were to get sick, we can give her regular infant medicine.

Our next pedi appointment is on May 13, when she turns two months old. She will start getting her shots then, it should be a good appointment.

That's it for now. We will try to post more often, so it is not always this loooong of a post.

Much love to all of you