4 months

March 20th, 2012

Today, my precious daughter, you are four months old.  We have had a very exciting month!  This month, you...

-smile and laugh all of the time (especially at Daddy)
-wear size 2 diapers, 3 and 3-6 months clothes
-still have no hair and really don't seem to mind the silly bows Mommy puts on your head!
-have a scattered sleep time, usually about 4-6 hours, eat, then 2-3 hours
-still do not have a nap schedule and only nap for very short periods of time
-love bath time (STILL!)
-hate, hate, hate your car seat!
-ROLLED OVER!  Mommy missed it but Daddy got it on video tape!
-tried rice cereal and HATED it
-have found your hands useful as chew toys
-still have GERD but seem to be doing alright
-started Day Care with Miss Amy's Babies
-developed your first cold (probably from day care...)
-went to the zoo for the first time
-rode in a real swing for the first time
-got a NEW cousin, Locke Steven Michel, 3/20/12

Dear Kinley Jo,
  This month has been a difficult one for Mommy.  I have felt like I missed so much of your little milestones while I've been back at work.  Daddy and Miss Amy do a great job trying to take pictures and get as many things on video camera.  You laugh all of the time, usually at people making faces, but occasionally you seem to laugh at nothing at all!  We love seeing you smile and think that it lightens up our entire day!  You are so strong!  You are always straining to sit upright, even in your bouncer!  You love to stand up and can do so with very little help from Mommy and Daddy.  We can prop you up on the side of our coffee table and you can balance there for almost a whole minute!  You rolled over from your tummy to your back!  You did this for the first time on Monday, March 12th!  Daddy was home with you and he got so excited that he grabbed his phone camera, put you back on your tummy, and caught you rolling over the 2nd time on his video camera so Mommy could see!  You are starting to figure out your jumper and even push off with your toes when you get excited!  You are grabbing EVERYTHING!  The first place it always goes is to your mouth!  You are also a slobber monster!  Dr. Baker thinks that you might be trying to cut your first teeth!  She said that this "slobber stage" can go on for months before any teeth break the surface though!  Ouch!  We will be watching for any buds and make sure that we capture it on camera too!  Kinley, you are the absolute center of our lives!  We are so lucky to have such an awesome daughter and cannot wait to see what the next month will hold!

We love you more than words!

Love, Mommy and Daddy

3 months

February 20th, 2012

  Today, the light of my life, you are 3 months old!  I cannot even believe that we have been so blessed with such a sweet little angel for three whole months!

You...
have absolutely no sleeping pattern (ugh!)
smile a LOT and laugh quite a bit too!  It is awesome!
are wearing 3 month clothes and some 0-3 and 3-6 mos clothes!
love bath time (still) and seem to really be relaxed in the water!
love your fingers/hands, lights, activity mat and bouncy seat
hate the dark, tooting, tummy time and falling asleep
still have GERD and are taking Prevacid at night time.
are only a formula fed baby now.
love watching the dogs, but they still don't seem to notice you
sleep in the Nap Nanny at night


Dear Kinley Jo,
  This past month has been so amazing and so tough.  Mommy went back to work on February 13th and feels terrible leaving you.  However, we have so many wonderful people stepping up to help out!  Oma came the first week, Grandma is watching you the 2nd and 4th week, BoomMa is coming up the 3rd week, and Daddy will have you the 5th week.  Then, you will be starting daycare.  I am worried about that, but that is a whole month away!  When Oma was here, we found out that you don't like the binkies we had chosen for you and she bought Nuk binkies which you really like!  What a lifesaver!  When you sleep several hours at night, you are such a pleasant baby during the day!  My favorite time is right after you wake up and before lunch.  You laugh and giggle the whole time!  Right now, Mommy and Daddy can get you to smile pretty easily but it takes a little more effort to get a smile from you!  We are so in love with you, little girl.  We cannot express to you how much you make our lives better and make us thankful each and every day that God gave us you!  You are the light of our lives!

We love you, Sweetheart, with all of our hearts!
Mommy and Daddy

** Yes, I know that this is terribly late!  This whole "working mom" thing takes a little bit to get used to!  Plus, my camera broke, meaning any and all pictures were taken on my ghetto phone!