Caroline's First Bath! ~ 10/6/09

Caroline finally got to have her first bath! Her cord fell off on Saturday, October 3rd and the doctor told us to wait a few days for her bath so she got it on the 6th. She screamed through her first and second baths, but by her third, she was enjoying it. I really enjoy giving her her baths and she is starting to enjoy them more and more! Here are a few pictures. She is so cute!

What I Love About You...10 Weeks

10 Weeks...WOW!

I Love...

-how you put your hand on your paci to hold it in. I tried to get a good picture, but as soon as the light from the camera came on, you would move your hand.

-your cool sunglasses that the Lawsons gave you. Daddy says you are already learning how to say, "no more pictures, please!" to the paprazzi.

-watching you sleep on your play mat.

-watching you sleep. I just hated to wake you up this day, but it was getting close to bedtime and I was hoping you would actually sleep that night (and you did)!

-this picture of you! It is probably my favorite picture of you that I have taken. You are so gorgeous!

-how you have discovered your hands over the past week or so. It's so neat to watch you munching on them. ;)

-how lady-like you looked in your sleep gown in your bouncer the other day.

-watching BAMA games with you! You already enjoy them so much and we are already teaching you how to say, "Roll Tide Roll"!

-how you love to play on your changing pad. It's amazing to me how much you just enjoy sitting there and talking and playing!

-watching you wake up.

-how big you are getting! This is the last time you will wear this onesie. It's too small for you. :(

-how cute you look sleeping in your swing! You just zonked out this day, but it wasn't long before you woke up. You teased your Momma with sleep alot this day!

I love you, sweet Caroline! I am enjoying you more and more each day. You are amazing!

TWO month pictures!

We went to our friends, the Murrays', last Tuesday (9/29). Angela took some two month photos of Caroline that are just amazing! We are blessed to have such wonderful friends and as an added bonus, we get two amazing photographers as well! We love you guys! Thank you for these great pictures!



Here is just a sampling of the ones Angela took.

She had David holding Caroline up in the air. It made for some very cool pictures!

Gotta love this. She's holding on to her Momma there!

I finally lost my cord on Saturday!

This past Thursday (10/1), we went to see Dr. Shade about that fact that Caroline had not lost her cord yet. Dr. Shade said that after I messaged her Wednesday, she and some of the other doctors got together to talk about Caroline's cord. They said that it could mean that she has a thyroid problem or also something like "failure to thrive". Well, they checked her newborn screen and it showed that her thyroid was normal. And our little girl is definitely not in the "failure to thrive" category. She nurses wonderfully and is growing great (she was 12 pounds even on Thursday)! So, the only other option was just that she didn't want to let go of her cord (of her Mommy ;) ). So, Dr. Shade put some sort of nitrate on Caroline. It didn't hurt, but 2 days later, on Saturday, she lost her cord.

David had just finished changing her and he went to pick her up. He felt something hard on her back and it turned out that her cord had fallen off and stayed in her gown. I can't believe it is finally gone! Her belly button is just so cute! We are working on getting it clean and are planning a bath for tonight or tomorrow (the doctor told us to wait 2-3 days after she lost it to give her a bath).

So, below is a video and some pictures. We had to commemorate this occasion! It took 9 weeks and 2 days!

*Don't worry about the line around her cord. The doc said it is fine and will wear off.

What I Love About You...9 Weeks

I know I must say this every week, but I really can't believe you are NINE weeks old! At times, it seems like it was just yesterday when you came into this world, but at other times, it seems like forever ago! I still picture you as this little tiny, 23 inch, 7 lb. 4 oz girl, but on Thursday at the doctor you were 12 pounds even! I just can't believe it! You are getting so big!!!!

I love...

-how I found you the other day. You slid down in your positioner which caused the positioner to hold your paci in your mouth. You couldn't get it out even if you tried.

-the little line that your paci leaves on your cheeks. (You have to look really close! Do you see it?)

-how cute you looked the other day when it was cold and we were trying to make sure you were warm for our outing.

-watching your Daddy give you a bottle. This was the third bottle he had given you, but the first picture I took. I was too busy videoing before!

-your little flower-covered pants that used to be Annagail's. I know you and Annagail will be great friends one day!

-to see you when you "hold" your paci. You had your thumb in your paci while you slept the other day. It was so sweet!

-your sweet little birth-marked leg. I'm so glad I get to share that with you!

-the many ways you sleep. I know I say this all the time, but it's so cute!

-how your Daddy just had to try you out in your Bumbo the other day. You did pretty well for being only 2 months old! You have really good control of your head and have had that for a while now. You held your head up for a good bit, but I didn't manage to get a picture of that.

-how much you love your Daddy! It's so wonderful to see you both together. I can just see him light up with so much joy when he looks at you. You are both such a wonderful blessing to me!

-to watch you smile. It's an amazing thing how you smile at me. You love to see my teeth! You almost always give me a huge smile when I smile showing my teeth.

-how completely sweet you look when you are zonked out! I had to wake you up on Thursday morning so we could go see Dr. Shade about your cord and this is how I found you. You were sleeping so soundly, I just HATED to wake you up!

-how you just go with the flow. You are such an easy-going baby that we can do about anything. We didn't get back from the Murrays' the other night until after 10pm and you still did so great!

I love you, sweet Caroline! You bless this Momma's heart!