Today was Carden's 2 Month appointment. She is 24.5 inches long (95th percentile), 11 lbs 2 oz (approx 50th percentile), and a head circumference of 38 cm. She is tall and skinny--let's just hope she stays that way.
She did great with her oral vaccine and the first shot, but screamed while getting the second shot. We are going to have to make another trip to Dr. Haley's office to get her Hib Shot, unfortunately they ran out of it so once it comes in we'll have to go back. I did surprising well and didn't cry when she got so upset (or pass out when I saw her get the shot--I'm terrified of needles so this was a concern.) Dr. Haley and nurse Kim said that she may run a little fever and need some extra snuggling and attention. She has been curled up on me for majority of the day and then daddy was more than willing to take over once he got home.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Two Months
It’s hard to believe that Carden Elizabeth is two months old and I only have a few more weeks left before I have to go back to work. She has changed so much since we brought her home; I’m going to miss spending all day with her! I know it will be good for her to socialize with other kids and to get onto a better routine. Next week we start getting mommy acclimated to dropping her off with Miss Marcia for a few hours. We love watching all Carden’s facial expressions. She is starting to melt our hearts with her smile and her cute baby noises. She is very chatty, I know that is hard to imagine with Jason and I as her parents! Carden has discovered her fingers are a good substitute for her binky (aka pacifier). She has managed to get just the thumb in her mouth a few times. Next week is her 2 Month appointment, so we’ll get all her stats then. Here is the monthly picture with Matilda.
Carden loves bath time and we have found the perfect baby spa tub for her—one of her grandmother’s mixing bowls! I love this photo and had to share it.
We had Carden baptized at Kelley Presbyterian Church on February 15. Kelley is a small country church in Kelley Town, Georgia that my grandparents attend, my parents got married in, and just about everyone in the family was baptized in. She wore the same dress that I wore in May 1975 when I was baptized at Kelley. She did extremely during the actual baptism but got fussy toward the end of the service due to being hungry so Jason had to take her out of the sanctuary to feed her a bottle. I failed to take into account the change in timezones when I fed her earlier that morning. Afterwards we had a nice lunch with the family and Carden got to meet all her young cousins. She’ll enjoy getting to know them as they grow up together.
No trip to the Atlanta area would be complete without going shopping and squeezing in a meal at the Varsity.
Carden and I have become regulars at all the various home improvement stores in town trying to get those odds and ends for the house. We can see the finish line with the house! The soapstone counter tops are in and they look incredible. Now we need to put mineral oil on them to make them darker. The floor will be refinished next week and we are hoping to be in shortly after the floors dry and the final touch ups are completed! I’m so excited.
Carden loves bath time and we have found the perfect baby spa tub for her—one of her grandmother’s mixing bowls! I love this photo and had to share it.
We had Carden baptized at Kelley Presbyterian Church on February 15. Kelley is a small country church in Kelley Town, Georgia that my grandparents attend, my parents got married in, and just about everyone in the family was baptized in. She wore the same dress that I wore in May 1975 when I was baptized at Kelley. She did extremely during the actual baptism but got fussy toward the end of the service due to being hungry so Jason had to take her out of the sanctuary to feed her a bottle. I failed to take into account the change in timezones when I fed her earlier that morning. Afterwards we had a nice lunch with the family and Carden got to meet all her young cousins. She’ll enjoy getting to know them as they grow up together. No trip to the Atlanta area would be complete without going shopping and squeezing in a meal at the Varsity.
Carden and I have become regulars at all the various home improvement stores in town trying to get those odds and ends for the house. We can see the finish line with the house! The soapstone counter tops are in and they look incredible. Now we need to put mineral oil on them to make them darker. The floor will be refinished next week and we are hoping to be in shortly after the floors dry and the final touch ups are completed! I’m so excited.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Progress!
We have seen tremendous progress with the house remodel the past few weeks. Tile is complete in all the bathrooms and the laundry room, kitchen cabinets are being installed, and the counter top guys are coming on Tuesday to make a template for our Soapstone Counter Tops. Not sure when the flooring guys will be back to start refinishing the floors, but since our contractor is having hip surgery the first week of March, he is determined to get our house completed before his surgery. This makes me SO happy. I cannot wait to be back into our house! Here are some pictures of the progress:
Carden is making progress as well. She is starting to sleep really well at night—4 to 5 hours! I’m still trying to feed her every 3 to 4 hours during the day to ensure that she is getting all the nourishment that she needs, which I’m still not exactly sure of what that is since every baby book says something different. I’ve come to realize that the baby books are designed to make new parents insane. You read one book and it will basically tell you that everything you are doing is wrong! Other parents have assured me that as long as she is gaining weight, not screaming, and is eating and making poopy diapers then we are in good shape! We are completely captivated by this little girl. She is starting to make great facial expressions and has even discovered her thumb as something to suck on other than her pacifier.
Carden is making progress as well. She is starting to sleep really well at night—4 to 5 hours! I’m still trying to feed her every 3 to 4 hours during the day to ensure that she is getting all the nourishment that she needs, which I’m still not exactly sure of what that is since every baby book says something different. I’ve come to realize that the baby books are designed to make new parents insane. You read one book and it will basically tell you that everything you are doing is wrong! Other parents have assured me that as long as she is gaining weight, not screaming, and is eating and making poopy diapers then we are in good shape! We are completely captivated by this little girl. She is starting to make great facial expressions and has even discovered her thumb as something to suck on other than her pacifier.
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