Amelia's dedication

We held a special dedication for Amelia at our church on my birthday. Here are a few pics!

Christmas 2010

3 months

Wow! Amelia is 3 months old today!

**She weighs 13 lbs. 4 oz and is 24 inches long.

**She is wearing size 2 disposable diapers when we are out, and cloth diapers at home (most of the time now.)

**She can still fit in some 0-3 month clothing, but 3-6 month sizes fit a little better.

**She loves to have her diaper changed and to lay on her changing table.

**She loves laying on her playmat. She can bat at the toys now and can grab and hold onto the rings.

**She still hates tummy time!

**She does little laughs, but no belly laughs yet.

**She is still breastfeeding. I am still dealing with soreness though. Not sure what the problem is...hope to make it at least 3 more months.

**We have taken her off of the zantac for reflux. She is gassy now and still spits up...but she has been waaaay less fussy PTL! I'm thankful to have her on no meds though.

**We have learned that she sleeps alot better being swaddled. I tried a few nights without it, and she just didn't sleep as well. She does break free from it though sometimes.

**She is officially in her crib every night now! Patrick said, "no more swing or rock n play...she is sleeping in her crib!" The mattress was propped up, but it is now flat and she does fine with that too.

**She has been in a growth spurt, waking up a few times a night to eat. She has good nights and bad nights.

**We have been able to get her to bed earlier lately too, so that's nice.

**She loves her hands and sucking on them. We usually have to keep a dribble bib on her because she drools up a storm!

**She loves watching T.V. We actually googled this one night to see if it was OK for a baby her age. I guess she just loves the colors and shapes. We do not want to get her into the habit of this though.

**Amelia was dedicated unto the Lord on my birthday, December 12th! This was the best birthday present ever!! We had a nice dinner after and she got some very nice gifts.

**Her left eye still has a clogged tear duct. We tried drops, which did not work. Hopefully this will clear on its own by 6 months.

Wordless Wednesday: Amelia and Santa at the mall :)

2 months old (11-21)...late post

She loves her mobile in her crib!


Big smile!


Chillin in the rocker in her room.



Close-up



**Miss Amelia is 2 months old!

**She weighs 11 lbs. 12 oz. and is 23 inches long. Her lowest weight after birth was 6 lbs. 4 oz...so she has gained 5 1/2 lbs in 8 weeks.

**She still hates tummy time.

**She still hates the pacifier. I am still determined to get her to like it. I went out and bought 5 different kinds. She will suck on the NUK kind for maybe 2 minutes tops.

**She no longer crosses her eyes, but actually can follow objects now. I love seeing her watch us.

**She is still in size 1 diapers (probably could wear size 2) and 0-3 month for clothes.

**Breastfeeding has had its ups and downs. My supply has been plenty, which can be hard for Amelia. I also think I have an overactive letdown. I have dried a few different methods to make this easier for her. She has only taken a bottle of breastmilk 3 times. I need to start pumping to get a supply again for the freezer...eeeeek!!

**Amelia comes along with me to work. We usually work Monday through Friday in the afternoons. Not quite sure if this is going to work though. It gets kinda complicated trying to get stuff done, talk to people that come in, and tend to her.

**She has struggled alot this past month with being fussy and having digestive issues. There have been a few nights where it has taken us 4-5 hours to get her to go down at night. We now have a routine where we bathe her, swaddle her, feed her and turn on the kitchen fan to high. Patrick usually rocks her to sleep. This seems to work for her.

**She sometimes sleeps for 5 hours stretches in the night. But, with some of her stomach issues, she seems to stretch, squirm and grunt alot in her sleep.

**We are just starting to give her Zantac to help her with her reflux. I pray this helps her! The poor girl has been congested alot, has painful hiccups and just seems to be uncomfortable most days.

**I am in love with her smile! Even though she is in pain sometimes, she will still show us a smile. She smiles a ton in the morning. She squeels and coos now too. Her smile is so cute because she scrunches up her nose and almost shuts her eyes completely (she looks like her daddy when she does this)!

**We are trying to transition her to her crib. We lay her down for her naps in it. She usually just stares up at the mobile, smiling and squeeling. Then after about 10minutes she starts to fuss. We will hopefully have her in her crib full-time by the end of the year.

**She was a lady bug for halloween. Her friend Kilah was a ballerina and spent the evening with her passing out candy and watching a movie.


**UPDATED...the Zantac seems to help her. She is sleeping alot better and is overall more happy. I'm thinking that part of her issue is from foremilk/hindmilk imbalance (overactive supply) from what I've read. I hope to meet with a lactation consultant soon to get this all squared away.