First Easter!

Kaylie is coming up on 11 weeks old tomorrow and has just celebrated her first Easter, but she slept through most of it!   But then, that is not particularly different from any other day.  The top photo is one of many photo attempts we made to try and capture her at home.  Photography is definitely not my calling.  I think I am going to have to rely on one of  the great beauties of digital media.  That is if the picture is not that great, delete!  No film wasted.  I suppose if you take enough photos, some have to turn out okay, right?  The second photo was taken outside Jana's parents home.  

Kaylie continues to sleep through the night so we are very relieved.  What a difference.  The gas also seems to be getting better.  Hopefully she is growing out of it.  We also made progress on the bath front.  Up until the last week, Kaylie absolutely hated baths.  We're talking primal screams hatred.  Her  little tub had this type of hammock that was strung across the tub to keep her from getting submerged.  I noticed that she had the same look in her eyes while in the hammock that she has when I am moving her through the air to go to the tub.  It seemed like she was afraid she was falling.  We opted to removed the hammock device and each bath has gotten progressively better.  They are bordering on peaceful.  Not there yet, but SIGNIFICANT improvements.

She also continues to grow.  I'll try to have some of my weight estimates next post.  I'm guessing she is 12 pounds or more by now.  We're working on tummy time now to strengthen her neck.  No problems on the lungs or legs so I'm sure she'll be rolling around in no time.

Here's to Peaceful Nights!

Kaylie Chillin' in her swing

Where's Kaylie? (our version of Where's Waldo)

The photos above were taken in the last week or so. As you can see, Kaylie is really growing. We need to weigh her as I'm sure she is at least 11.5 to 12 pounds. She is REALLY filling out. She is continuing to interact more and more. Lots of cooing, laughing and eye contact. She is still having the periods of fussiness, but hopefully she will be growing out of that in the next few weeks or months. I think it has gotten a little better, or perhaps I'm just getting a little acclimated to it.

Jana started back to work this week, so it has been an adventure during the mornings. We're still working on exactly what time we need to start our morning in order to drop Kaylie off and get into work at a reasonable time. This week, we had a friend baby sit Kaylie in our home on Monday, and then Jana's mom watched her Wednesday through Thursday. Jana is only working 4 days a week now, so she is at home with Kaylie on Fridays.

The really good news is Kaylie's sleep pattern. This week she started sleeping through the night!! We try to get her down by 10:30 PM but it is often 11:00 or 11:30 PM by the time she falls to sleep (ie stops crying..). The first night she woke around 5 or 5:30 AM. The next day was 6 and by Thursday I was waking her at 6:15 or 6:20 so I could feed her. Of course, it is still taking a us a few more days for our sensitivity to dissipate. The first couple of nights she slept the night through, I was still awake and listening for her. Since it has been four days in a row, we are hopeful that we are over the middle of the night feedings. I am sure there will be other reasons for middle of the night wake ups. But here's to peaceful nights!