brette: one month

its already the 12th

one month of her little life has passed

and its time for an update.

 

 

 

growth:

she weighs 8 lbs (according to our home scale)

which i think is right on track.

she's still in newborn diapers

and is still only sporting newborn clothes.

we actually got through every piece of newborn clothing this week

and are now wearing repeats.

she has a ton of cute 0-3 months summer clothes

hanging in her closet just waiting to be worn.

i tried her in one of the smallest outfits yesterday and it was still too big.

wah wah.

i plan on buying cardigans and leg warmers so

she can still sport her wardrobe into the fall.

 

sleeps:

on july 5th she slept through the night for the first time

and hasn't had a night since where she wakes up.

i don't want to jinx myself, but so far,

she's an awesome sleeper.

this is what works for us:

we have a little nighttime routine that starts around 8:30.

we either have a bath or a washcloth wipe-down.

then we put on a fresh diaper and

rub her down with aveno calming lotion.

next come the jammies.

then i nurse her and she gets her one and only bottle for the day.

by this time she is so tired and its around 10:00.

i hold her for about 10 minutes just to make sure she is passed out

and lay her in her bassinet.

(within the next week we are going to try to transition her into her crib -

cross your fingers that she likes it just as well.)

she sleeps to about 5:00 or 6:00.

i changer her and nurse her and put her back down and she's normally

 down again to about 8:00 or 9:00.

its so nice. i'm getting plenty of sleep.

 

eats:

right now she is on the boob diet.

she normally nurses every 3-4 hours

except in the morning and it's every two hours.

i figure she's pretty hungry after her long nights rest.

we had to give her bottle in the first two weeks because of her bilirubin score,

so i still give her a bottle everyday just so she doesn't forget how to take one.

hopefully, this makes it easier when i have someone else watch her,

she will be completely comfortable with a bottle.

 

plays:

we don't exactly "play" yet but

i do sing to her and read her stories. 

she is actually awake quite a bit of time.

especially in the evening hours.

she loves being outside or by a window.

i like to put her in her lounger and take her on the deck.

it gives me time to layout, read or get out my laptop.

we also put her in the swing everyday,

sometimes she falls asleep in it and

other times she will just sits there and stare into space.

either way, i think she loves it.

 

 

firsts:

right now, pretty much everything is a first.

besides her first nights sleep

she also had her first bath

her first trip (to warrensburg)

her first jeep ride. (ronnie was dying to take her)

her first pool day. (she didn't get in, but looked good laying out)

her first time without mommy. (my mom and i went to hobby lobby and left her with my dad. i was nervous and we were only gone about an hour. she slept the whole time.)

and was invited to her first birthday party.

so basically, she's doing really well

and we're enjoying watching her grow.

happy one month, baby B!

 

 

 



the cool parents

even though we're parents,

we can still party.

 

leave it to me to think it would be good idea to plan a get-together

a couple weeks after brette was born. 

i knew it would be a little stressful on me,

but i really wanted to do something nice for ronnie.

he celebrated is 34th birthday on the 7th,

he just had his first father's day

and he graduated his apprenticeship program. 

lots of reasons to celebrate.

plus its summer, which is reason enough.

and people want to see brette.

lucky for me, brette had a sleepy day the day before

so i was able to clean house and prepare food.

not so stressful after all.

so last saturday, we invited 30 people over to our house for dinner and drinks.

this gave ronnie an excuse to use his smoker and drink some beers.

it was a really fun night.

our friends and family all got to enjoy a nice evening on the deck.

 

and one of my besties, marge, came in town.

i got to see her baby boy again and she got to meet brette.

loved it.

 

plus we were able to introduce brette to cohen.

future romance?!

 

 

 

while the boys and girls partied outside,

some of us mammas had ourselves our own little nursing party.

doesn't this make you want to hold hands and sing kumbaya?

i can't believe this is my life now (in a good way).

sorry for the lack of pictures, but

thank you to everyone who came and helped celebrate my mister!

another 365

my mister survived another year.

to celebrate yesterday we had a family day.

we started with lunch with his side of the family

and ended with dinner with my side.

 

basically, i ate way to much food.

AND, i don't know how ronnie got so lucky

but kathy and my mom ended up making him THREE types of pies.

say whaaa?

 

lucky bitch.

 

 

happy birthday, ronaldo!

i hope year 34 is the best one yet. 

 

her first fireworks

 

somehow ronnie went from having to work the holiday and all weekend

to having four days in a row off.

it was a nice surprise and

we got to spend our first holiday together as a threesome.

brian and jaime invited us over for a bbq and fireworks.

the park area that surrounds their house has a little festival and fireworks display,

and it can all be viewed from b&j's backyard.

it was nice to have a relaxing night only 10 minutes from home

with all our little girls.

eden was passed out by 8:00

brette exited the party at 9:00

and madeline fell asleep during the fireworks show at 10:00.

but we all had such a nice time.

 

i would like some sort of award for getting brette into her carseat,

back home

and then out of the carseat

and into the bassinet without waking her.

seriously, round of applause?

 

i hope everyone had an amazing day off with lots of food, fireworks and family.

happy independence day!

 

 

ps- i forgot to take ANY photos (something is wrong with me)

so these are all courtesy of jaime

 

 

 

 

another week under our belts

happy three weeks!

 

 

 

we've been changing a lot of diapers.

we spending a lot of time in her swing and lounger.

we love to hang out outside on the deck.

but i feel the majority of time, we are nursing.

(which i have lots to say about it - on another day)

 

right now, ronnie and i are just trying to figure her out

and learn the secret to having a happy, healthy baby.

 

so far, she seems to be both.

i just want to keep her that way.

we had her two week check up last
thursday and she is growing.
baby B now weighs 7lbs 6 oz (25th percentile)
and is 21 inches (75th percentile)
she's officially bigger than her birth weight,
just what we wanted.

 

 

 

ps- i meant to weigh myself this morning to see

 if there has been any change there too, but i was too busy eating cookies.

 

so... i'm waiting another week.

baby model

so i think i might have the cutest baby this side of the mississippi.

i told myself i would totally know if my child was ugly.

but the truth is, i think every weird face she makes is the cutest thing i've ever seen.

but just to prove to you that she really is adorable

we had a photo shoot with moments and memories photography in independence

she captured brette at just a week old.

 

here are the instructions to view all her pictures:

 

go to www.m-mphoto.com

(feel free to mute the music)

click on the link photo cart

click on the portraits box

our shoot is called 6-20 Brooke

when you click on our box it will ask you for a password.

type in cox

a big picture of brette will come up and underneath it will say:

click here to enter

click on that link and you should be able to view all her pictures.

 

i am IN. LOVE. with them.

do you have a favorite?

let me know.

 

 

here is the picture off facebook.

(this must be the photographer's favorite but i don't even think it looks like brette.)

 

 

ps- do you love her chevron headband she is wearing with the blue skirt?

my friend made it for her!  she makes the cutest headbands for girls of all ages.

 visit her page, the pleated polka dot, on etsy to view more.

 

monthly updates

ready to take a little trip down memory lane?

when we found out we were pregnant we took a few pictures.

it just so happens that the shirt i was wearing was one that i normally wear with leggings

so i was able to fit into it all throughout my pregnancy.

(the start of my pregnancy photos outfit - - 6 weeks pregnant)

 

(17 weeks)

(22 weeks)

 

(27 weeks)

 

(32 weeks)

 

and i meant to take one before we left for the hospital,

but i forgot.

so this is the last tummy pic i have:

 



 

it was taken a few days before i had her.

and since i'm always dieting and trying to figure out how to be naturally skinny,

i was worried that my body would never go back to normal again.

but here i am, two weeks later.

it's crazy how fast your body changes.

(don't mind my mirror - i'm cleaning on friday)

 

i weighed myself this morning,

and i've lost all but seven pounds.

BUT - my goal is more like 17 pounds.

 

 

but i know you are really interested in seeing more of brette

she is two weeks old today.

(she's not a fan of tummy time - but once i tried it on the boppy it went much better.)

 

(our little one got a little hot at madeline's

third birthday party and we had to leave early.

a couple ounces of fluid and a cold compress later, she was just fine.)

(we needed a little rest and relaxation on the deck.

she loves watching the leaves.)

 

happy two weeks, baby girl!