Kimber: Three Months Old

I can't believe Kimber is already 3 months old! The time is flying by way.too.fast!


She looks so much like Daddy in this picture!

I feel blessed each & every day that God picked us to be her parents. She has brought so much joy to our lives in three short months! We have been so lucky that she is such a good baby. From the beginning - she ate well, slept well and hardly cries {except for that 3 week old fussy time}.  Don't get me wrong - there have been hard times - but overall she's so happy & easy going that it outweighs the hard times!

She is such a happy & smiley baby. Especially in the morning when Daddy is getting her ready for the day. I love that Nick gets this one on one time with her. He wakes her up, feeds & dresses her and drops her off at daycare. There is nothing more special than watching the bond between these two grow every day.

 

 

Weight: 14 pounds, 1 ounces {estimate}.

Height: 24.5 inches {estimate}.

Diaper Size: Size 1. But she should probably be in Size 2. We have several Size 1 diapers that we got as shower gifts that we'll use up and then transition her to the next size.

Clothing Size: 3-6 month. The weekend of  of August 17, we packed most of her 0-3 month clothes. At her 2 month appointment, her stats showed that she should already be in 3-6 month clothes, but I was in denial that she was already getting so big! After seeing her in pajamas and not being able to stretch out in them - I knew it was time to move up to the next size. Now all her clothes are so big on her. It seems like just when clothes start fitting her good - it's time to move up to the next size!

 

Sleeping:  Kimber is a great sleeper! She started sleeping through the night on August 5 {almost 10 weeks old}. We put her down around 9:30pm and Nick wakes her up at 6:15am to get her ready for daycare.

She's really starting to establish her own sleep schedule. She typically sleeps in the morning at daycare {since we have to wake her up in the morning} and is awake most of the afternoon. She takes a 20 minute cat nap on the ride home from daycare and will normally take a 30 minute nap in the early evening.

She is still sleeping in our room at night in the rock & play. We plan on starting the transition to the crib in September. I'd like to get her used to the crib before harvest starts and I'm home alone most of the night by myself {and have to deal with a fussy baby if she doesn't like it}
 

Food: Exclusively on breast milk.

She eats every 3 hours. On August 13, we increased her daycare bottles from 4oz to 5oz. I nurse her whenever she's not at daycare - nights and weekends.
 
We have been so lucky that breastfeeding has worked so well for us. From the beginning, she latched on well, I was producing enough milk and it wasn't hurting me. I hear  stories about moms going through so much for breastfeeding to work - problems latching so they use breast shields or not producing enough so having to pump around the clock or other issues - and we have not had any of those issues so far {knock on wood}. My goal is to make it 6 months exclusively breastfeeding her, but I figure if I can make it that long...might as well go for the whole year!!

Some days Kimber spits up quite a bit after eating. Other days she doesn't spit up at all.  We keep a bib on her just to be safe!

 

Likes: Activity Gym. Musical Toys. Oball. TV. Bumbo. Stroller Rides. Being Swaddled.

Kimber loves play time on the activity gym. She swats at the hanging toys, talks to the toys and looks in the mirror at herself! She really enjoys any kind of musical toys. I even play music on Pandora for her and she loves it!

Kimber didn't want anything to do with toys {holding them/playing with them} until a week ago. The Oball has quickly become one of her favorite toy to play with. Along with Sophie the Giraffe and Freddie the Firefly.

We don't watch much TV in our house, but one show that always catches her eye is So You Think You Can Dance - she loves all the lights & music.

We introduced her to the bumbo this month and she really enjoys sitting in it. She likes to be upright and look around, so I figured she'd really like the bumbo. We usually put her in the kitchen with us while we're doing dishes/making dinner and dancing to Pandora!

She's really starting to like her stroller and going on walks. At daycare, they go on a walk everyday {sometimes twice a day} and she wasn't a huge fan on it at first but she really likes it now! Again, she likes to sit up and looks around at everything!

We are still swaddling her at night. I'm not sure how long we'll swaddle her but right now she seems to like it and sleeps well at night.

Disikes: It's hard to come up with dislikes. She's really such a good baby that she doesn't get upset about very many things. She doesn't like to be cold - so she is always wearing socks and we keep extra blankets with us. She doesn't like to stay in one place for very long & wants to look around to know what's going on. But now that she is sitting in her bumbo and other chairs - we don't have to walk her around as much!

Things to note:
Kimber has found her hands and loves them. She puts them in her mouth constantly - as you can see from several of these pictures! She wears a bib all day long due to the drooling {and the spitting up after eating}.

Kimber received a lovie blanket when she was first born and has discovered it in the last month. We've named it Ziggy. She likes to hold onto it in her car seat or while sitting in her bumbo. When she's not chewing on her hands...she's chewing on Ziggy!

She had her 2 month shots when she was 10 weeks old. She did really good with the shots and we didn't have to give her any medicine to get through it!
I blogged about it here: First Shots

Kimber had her first slumber party at Gramma & Papa's when she was 12 weeks old. Gramma picked her up from daycare on a Friday and kept her overnight. Nick brought her home on Saturday after he was done working on the farm. We were able to have our first date night since having Kimber and went out to eat at Texas Roadhouse. We were home & in bed by 9:45!! On Saturday morning, I was able to do some much needed cleaning around the house before she got back home.  Kimber did so great the first night away, she even slept through the night for Gramma & Papa! Mom & Dad were another story! I cried at 6:00pm when I was suppose to be feeding her & had to pump instead, but after that initial sadness I was fine the rest of the time. Nick missed her on Saturday morning when he normally has his one on one time with her. He stopped by his parents on the way to the farm to see her, but she was taking her morning nap so he didn't get to play with her! Overall we did good - I only texted Gramma once to check on her - and I know she'll have lots of fun sleep overs there in the future!

I miss you Blakey....

I thought of you today Blakey. But that's nothing new,  I think of you every day. Today marks a month since you passed away and it's been so hard on me. I think of all the memories I've had with with you.

 
Remember that time we played with Talking Tom on the Ipad? You laughed, which made Talking Tom laugh, which made me laugh, which made Talking Tom laugh...and on & on for 15 minutes straight. We were laughing so hard we were crying.
 
Remember when you were only a couple days old and Auntie DeeDee came to visited you in the NICU? I skipped a big St. Patty's celebration with my friends to come see you. I knew you were special and didn't want to miss out on meeting you!  I remember holding you for the first time and falling in love.

 
Remember when you came to my house for Thanksgiving and wanted to help us cook? We'd find little projects you could help with and not get hurt {even though you wanted to use the big knife and cut things}.

 
Remember your birthday party last year when Batman came to visit you? You were so excited and had the biggest smile on your face!!

 
Remember when you were little and you would go to the zoo with me almost every year? We had the best time looking at all the animals!
 

 

 

Remember when Auntie DeeDee & Uncle Nick would come to visit you? You would fight with Nick - gun fights or sword fights - anything you could find to get him. When you got tired, you'd crawl up on the couch and snuggle me. Those were the best snuggles in the world.

 

 
Remember when you, Daddy and Haley came up to my house in Des Moines to stay with me? We went to Adventureland & the Science Center - we had a blast!
 

 

Remember last year at our 4th of July celebration? You had such a great time!! Swimming in the pool for hours! When you got tired of the pool, you went 'hunting' with Uncle Doug.
 

 

Remember when we went up to Auntie Oobie's house for Easter? We'd have an easter egg hunt and you had so much fun looking for eggs! It was one of your favorite holidays!

 

Remember when you were little and Auntie DeeDee would come to your house for no reason but to hang out with you & Haley? I loved those times with you.

 

Remember when you were in my wedding? You looked so handsome walking down the aisle. And you had such a great time at the reception - dancing the night away with Daddy!





 

 

 

But my favorite memory of you is two days before you passed away. I rushed back to Omaha to see you because Daddy said you weren't doing very good. I walked into the room and told you that Auntie DeeDee and Baby Kimber were there to see you. You reached your arms out to hold the baby. I laid Kimber next to you and you wrapped your arms around her to give her a big hug. She laid next to you for a couple minutes and it melted my heart. I didn't get a picture of it, but I don't need a picture. I'll never forget that moment, ever.

Our special time together

By far, my favorite part of the day is picking Kimber up from daycare. She's always in a good mood and gives me the biggest smiles when I walk through the door!

 

I've changed my work schedule to 7am - 4pm, so I have more time with her in the evenings. She typically takes a 20 minute cat nap in the car and once we get home she is ready to play!  This is our special time together before Nick gets home from work. Sometimes we play, sometimes we nap, sometimes we shop and sometimes we just hang out & give kisses. Whatever we decide to do - as long as we're together it's perfect!

 

Last night I snapped some pictures while we were playing in her nursery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is her "Really Mom?!? Are you done taking pictures yet?" look.

 

Adventureland Fun

It's amazing how my weekends have changed. I used to feel busy on the weekends when I had several parties/events to attend, dinner with friends or traveling out of town. Now I feel busy just being at home - taking care of a newborn is alot of work! Kimber is at the age where she can entertain herself for about 20 minutes but after that it's my turn to entertain her. Playing with toys, walking her around, dancing to music with her...it's all very exhausting!! But I wouldn't change it for the world - I love to watch her grow and change!

Last weekend, I changed out her 0-3 month clothes for 3-6 month clothes. At her 2 month appointment, her weight & height showed that she should already be in 3-6 month clothes, but I was in denial that she needed bigger clothes {I want my baby to stay little}! But after seeing her in pajamas last week and not being able to stretch out - I decided it was time!! I started this project on Friday night and finally finished it on Sunday afternoon!

 

Most of her 3-6 month clothes - I still have a large order from Carter's coming in the mail.

Oops, I may have gone overboard on the shopping!!

 

 

Trying on her new Baby GAP jeans for fall!

 

Hanging out in the nursery while I organize her clothes

 

On Saturday, we went to Adventureland with Nick's family. We didn't go on very many rides, but it was nice to spend time with the family and watch Chloe & Baby Abey having fun! Kimber either slept in her stroller or Nick carried her.

She loved facing out and being able to see everything.



Daddy won stuffed animals for Kimber at Adventureland!

 

 

Daddy named the dragon Smokey

 

 

 

We also introduced Kimber to the bumbo this weekend. She loves it! She likes to look around and see what is going on, so it’s perfect for her. We’re still working head strength, but between tummy time and sitting in the bumbo – she should be sitting up straight in no time.

Loving the bumbo!

Her head is getting so strong



Overall, it was a fun & exhausting weekend! I'm sure that will be the theme of many more weekends over the next couple of years!

Mommy & Me

I feel like I'm the one always behind the camera and am never in pictures with Kimber, so I asked Nick to take a couple pictures of us together after church. I wasn't sure what types of pictures we'd get since Nick isn't the best at taking them {I don't get it?! How can he not take a non-blurry picture??}, but I thought he captured some great shots. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love this one in black & white!

 

 

Sunday Funday

I might have a slight obsession with taking picture of Kimber! But what new mom doesn't? And how can I resist taking pictures of this cutie?!?

It seems like she's changing so much everyday and I want to capture every moment. 
This weekend I put her in the car seat and she looked so big in it. A month ago we were using a head support insert otherwise her head would bounce around. Now it seems like her head it almost to the top of the seat! It's crazy how fast they grow!

 

We got home from shopping on Sunday & Kimber was in a good mood, so I took a couple picture of her.
How cute is she in her bib overalls?!?

 

 

The tongue kills me! So cute!

 

 

 

 

 

Kimber's first shots

Kimber had her first set of shots at her 2 month checkup on Friday afternoon. We had heard from several people to give her baby Tylenol before the appointment so she won't be fussy afterwards, but we decided not to give her any medicine and see how she did. She did GREAT!

She obviously cried a little when she got the shots {and Mommy teared up a little, too}, but we were able to calm her down pretty fast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the appointment, we went shopping at Kohl's to pick up 3-6 month clothes for her since they were having a great sale {and she's quickly growing out of her 0-3 month clothes!}. She snuggled with Daddy most of the time we were shopping.  After shopping it was time for her to eat, so I nursed her in the car while Nick ran into the grocery store for a bbq we were hosting the next day.

 

We headed to the Mexican restaurant for dinner. We hadn't been out to eat Mexican since before we had Kimber and we were both craving it! She did great at the restaurant - playing with her toys and smiling. After a while, she got bored of being in her car seat so I held her while Daddy finished his margarita!

 

By the time we got home and gave her a bath, she was starting to get fussy. We fed her and put her to bed. She slept from 9:00pm - 6:30am!

 

The next 2 days she slept a majority of the time. I didn't realize how much she would sleep during the day after getting her shots and was afraid she wouldn't sleep through the night. But I didn't have anything to worry about - she slept from 9:30pm - 7:30am on Saturday night!

She was back to her normal happy & smiley & awake self by Monday