Happenings

This little chubba gained 2 1/2 pounds in a month.  She weighed 10 pounds 6 ounces at her appointment on Friday.  I kept thinking her size 1 diapers were already looking snug.  Hopefully she'll still be able to wear all of her cute 0-3 months outfits for a little longer.

We got rid of our torn leather rocker/recliner after Braden outgrew being rocked.  I had been missing it with Lia, so we were on the hunt for a cheap rocker to put in our bedroom.  My mom had this sitting unused at her house, so she let us have it.  The baby loves it.  And so do the other kids, as you can see. I usually have to kick one or more of them out of it when I need it.

And finally, Kevin got me a new treadmill for Valentine's Day.  Actually, my other one was starting to bust, and Sears was having a sale, so my new treadmill was ready to pick up on Valentine's Day.  Kevin didn't plan for it to be my Valentine's Day present.  I love it.  The controls broke on my other one, so I basically just ran for a specific amount of time.  With this new one I know how far I'm running, how many calories I'm burning, and how fast (slow) I'm going.  I knew I was not fast, but I was definitely surprised by my slow speed when I tried this thing out.  Now that I know, I can improve that, right?

And that's what's going on at our house lately.

2 Months

My baby girl is two months old today. The only recent pictures I have of her are a couple I took on Friday.

  My sweet friend Elizabeth bought Lia a cute pink sweat suit.  I have a similar outfit, so Rebecca put on my coat to match the baby. 

With Lia's coat

The day Lia turned a month old, we got a few smiles from her.  After that...no more smiles.  This past week she's been smiling at us again.  She especially loves to smile for Kevin.

When we first brought her home, she would only sleep in her bed if she was dead asleep.  Otherwise she wanted to sleep with me and Kevin.  Now she only sleeps in her bed, and I think she likes it that way.  

She's still a good baby.  She rarely cries.  It might be because I hold her ALL THE TIME.  I know how fast these babies grow up, so I'm trying to enjoy her as much as I can.  

Lia's Blessing

We blessed Lia last Sunday on February 3rd.  Since it was Super Bowl Sunday and we go to church at 2 pm, there weren't very many people there.

But most of my family and Kevin's were able to come.