Allie Jane

Allie is eight weeks old today!!! I can't believe how fast the time has gone. She's growing so fast, it's crazy! Here are some recent pictures of her, one of which is her first on-camera smile! So cute! She's such a good girl. She's been a good sleeper from the start, we've never had a problem getting her to bed. When she was 5 weeks old she was sleeping for about 5 or 6 hours per night and then I'd feed her and she'd go back to sleep for another 4. Now however, she's been sleeping for at least 8 hours per night and then will go back to sleep for another 2 or 3 once she's been fed. She's been sleeping in her crib since she was 4 weeks old... during the night at least! For some reason she hates to sleep in it during the day. I can get her to sleep in it for a half hour if I'm lucky, but then she's wide awake. I used to have to hold her all afternoon while she slept, but then I can't get anything done. I recently found the solution... this nifty pillow (see below)! It's just like the Boppy pillows, but it's the Walmart brand (cheaper and just as good) and she'll sleep in it for hours! Hurray for me! Now she can have a good nap and I can be productive! Plus it's awesome for tummy time, and it's great for nursing too.

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Here's her first smile for the camera!!!

Taking her afternoon nap. So precious...

I actually got her to smile again after she woke up! She's going to be the best model! :)

Tummy time on the pillow.

It wears her out.

Some more tummy time.

It's such hard work... haha.

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Being a mom is so much fun. I absolutely love it! I've been blessed with the most patient, cuddly, adorable baby ever and I'm so grateful. She's so easy and fun, it makes the job so effortless!

Happy 8 weeks precious! I love you!

Photoshoot

I did a photoshoot of Allie a couple weeks ago and gave Sean a collage of the photos for Father's day. He loved it! But if you want to see the photos, click here. They're posted on my Photography blog.

Daddy's Turn

Sean is a great daddy. I've loved watching him care for Allie these last several weeks. He's so patient and loving, it's absolutely endearing.


Last week, he decided to give her a bath. It was his first time bathing her alone! Usually he'll watch me do it and just hand me the soap when I need it... but this time he decided to get proactive. It was cute. Lucky for him she loves bath time, so there was no struggle involved.

All about Allie

Well I've got a few things to share today.

First up: Bath time! It's tradition in our family that Grandma gives the first bath to the newborns. My grandmother gave me and all my siblings our first bath, and now it's my mom's turn! Allie's stub fell off on May 16th and my mom came over that next Tuesday night and gave Allie her first bath. I was curious how Allie would react to it, but she liked it! She didn't even make a peep! She just layed there, cool and collected while my mom scrubbed her. It was so cute. Here are some pictures!

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Allie was fed her first bottle by her daddy on May 26th, and she did great!

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My mom took my sister, Kylee, and Allie and me out to lunch last week and then we got pedicures! It was such a nice treat. I love my mom! She sure knows how to take care of me :) And Allie was great. She just slept the whole time!

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I took Allie swimming this week! My brother and sister-in-law were in town from Chicago and we all went swimming together. It was her first time in the water, and she loved it! I think she's going to be a water girl. At least I hope, because I love the water too. I can't wait to take her to the beach! Maybe we'll get to go sometime this year... crossing my fingers!

Update

Allie is one month old today! The time went so fast... I don't like it one bit! Time definitely flies when you have a baby to take care of and it's a double edged sword because I don't want to see my baby grow up! I just want her to be little forever. But unfortunely that's not how it works (boo). She had her one month checkup yesterday. She's doing great, really healthy and super big!!!

Allison's One Month Stats:

10 lbs 13 oz

22 1/2 inches long

I believe the doctor used the word "giant" when commenting on her growth. And apparently she's in the 90th percentile. I can definitely say she is NOT taking after her momma (I was prepared for that of course, but it's still a little shocking).