Showing posts with label Mary Claire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mary Claire. Show all posts

Friday, October 11, 2013

3 Months old came to fast!

I still find it hard to believe that Mary Claire is already 3 months old! Goodness where have the weeks gone??! She is such a sweet and happy baby! 

Here are some facts about her at this age:

- She loves to snuggle! 
- She still loves her paci
- Her hair is still dark and she has only lost a little compared to how much Mallory lost. I don't think the dark hair will stay though!
- She spits up more than you can imagine! But I will take the dirty laundry! 
- Her reflux is still under control with Zantac and we give it to her 2 times a day. She takes 1.2 ml.
- She is loving bath time so much now that she is kicking water all over me and my kitchen floor!
- She is drinking 6 ounces but sometimes will only drink 5. 
- We are still on similac sensitive 
- She is smiling lots and try's to talk too! She just loves to be talked to! 
- I think she weighs around 12 pounds 
- She is sleeping from about 8:30 to 5ish which is great! 
- Mallory stills adores her baby sister! 
- She is still sleeping in the rock in play and sleeps so much better with white noise playing.
- We are still swaddling her! Whoever invented those Velcro swaddle blankets knew what they were doing! I couldn't live with out that right now! 
- She goes to work with me while Mallory is at play school 3 mornings a week and usually doesn't make a peep! 
- She has good head control now. 
- She can still wear 0-3 months clothes, but they are getting tight so we are now starting to use 3 months. 

She is just such a doll and her smiles just melt my heart! I know we are truly blessed! I seriously can't imagine life with out my sweet girls! 

This past weekend, we met our friends the Sweatt's from Georgia in Gulf Shores at the bay house. We met this sweet couple when we lived in Valdosta, Georgia and have been great friends ever since! Even though we now have 7 hours between us , we still make time at least once a year to get together! This was our second year in a row to head to Gulf Shores. They now have 2 little girls like we do. Their oldest is in kindergarten and youngest just turned 1. Man how fun it was to just hang out like old times and also get to see their sweet girls! Mallory and Anna play really well together and had a lot of fun! We went to the beach, had a shrimp boil, went shopping at the outlet mall and also went swimming. It was a fun few days, but seemed way to short! I had a hard time not shedding a tear when we said our goodbyes! Hoping it's not another year before we get to see them again! God definitely blessed us when he put them in our life! 

I guess we are now back to reality ! Looking forward to John's mom coming for a few days this next week! Here are some recent pictures of our trip and of Mary Claire at 3 months old! Enjoy!












Friday, August 9, 2013

1 Month Old Already!




I can't believe it's already been a month since she was born! Goodness time is already flying by! 

Mary Claire is doing good. She weighed 6.9 when we took back at a week old. Since that was below her birth weight we had to return at 2 weeks old. That dr appointment she had gained and weighed 7.4! 

After her 2 week appointment I started noticing some of the same reflux symptoms Mallory had. After trying the 4th formula, much thought and discussion with a friends mom who is a retired pediatric nurse we decided to take her in at 1month.  we are now trying Zantac and hoping it will give her some relief! 

In case your wondering what her symptoms were here they are:
- spitting up
- congestion and horse noises that are much worse at night 
- has choked 3 times on her spit up
- will cry uncontrollably for a solid hour at times after eating due to her throat burning. 
- arches back at times in pain
- frequent hiccups especially after eating 

Due to all we encountered with Mallory as a baby and johns family history with reflux she was probably destined to have it! Thankful I know what to expect and look for but praying hers will not be as severe as Mallory's was!

On the bright side when we took her to doctor yesterday she had gain 2 pounds already since birth! What a relief to know that she was at least gaining weight and keeping enough formula down! Praise God for no weight problems yet! We had problems with weight gain with Mallory most of her 1st year! 

Mallory is still loving all things about her baby sister so far! She wants to help with everything from washing bottles to putting on diapers! She also still loves to hold her! I know this will pass at some point so I will enjoy it while it last! She tells me all the time "I love my baby sister" and "she is so cute mommy!". 

I feel truly blessed to have 2 sweet little girls! Life is good!