Happy Easter!

So thankful that Sunday is coming!  The day we rejoice that the tomb is empty and HE LIVES!  We serve a great God and are so thankful for the many sweet blessings in our lives.  We pray you feel the love of Christ this sweet Easter!

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.  He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.  1 Peter 3:18

Happy 4 Months Caroline!

Happy 4 Months sweet girl!!!  It has been a fun filled 4th month for you and our family!  I know I say this each month but your sweet personality has really started to show with the milestone of your sweet giggles and belly laughs!

Your stats... You weigh 13 pounds 14 oz. today at your 4 month check up.  And you are 25 inches long.  Growing right on track and catching up to big brother!!

Your health... Perfect!  You are 100% healthy and right on track!

You eat... 100% mommas milk.  You take a bottle and nurse and are happy with either.  You are taking ~27-31 ounces a day with 6 feedings.  The last few days you have not taken any of your dream feed so that might be on the way out!  Your morning schedule go a little something like this... 5:30-6:30 - nurse and right back to sleep, 8-9 - awake and take 5 oz bottle, 9-10ish playtime/errands, 10-noonish nap... then the mid afternoon is a bit unscheduled, but you still eat every 3 hours and take a good 2-3 hour nap in the late afternoon.  Then bath, books, last bottle around 8:30 then bed.  We are still trying your dreamfeed around 10:30ish but you have not wanted it the last few nights... We will continue to try but you might be done with it!  So in short... you average 8.5 hours awake time and 15.5 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period.  And sleeping 8-9 hours straight at night... a few 10+ nights... which mommy is super excited about!

You love to... eat, sleep, smile, look at the fan and lights and watch your brother play!  You have also enjoyed tummy time this month since you can hold your head up and can do mini pushups!  You also love to lay on your back and swat at the toys on your play mat and in your bouncy seat.  It is fun to watch brother encourage you to "Get that soccer ball" as he says!!!  So much joy for this mommas heart!

Caroline, this month has been so special for us.  We have really seen your personality and spark come out the past few weeks and cannot wait to see more smiles and giggles in the weeks and month and years to come.  Happy 4 Months to our sweet Caroline.

Happy 3 Months Caroline Grace!

Happy 3 Months sweet baby girl!!!  It has been a quick and busy 3rd month for you and our family!  You have really come into your own this month and showing us more and more of your sweet personality.

Your stats... You weigh 12.1 pounds as of Friday when you went to the dr. for your first sick visit.  You have had a stuffy nose and we wanted to make sure it wasn't anything more serious.  You are growing perfectly and we are amazed everyday by Gods provision in your life.

Your health... major praise report this month... we finally received the "ALL CLEAR" report of your Tyrosinemia.  After a month plus of vitamin C supplements the levels are now in the "normal" range and we couldn't be more thankful!  Other than that just a stuffy noes... you hate it when we have to suck your nose, but are much happier when you can breath normally when it is over.

You eat... 100% mommas milk.  You take a bottle and nurse and are happy with either.  We have moved you to the medium flow nipple and you gulp down your bottles much faster now!  You are taking ~25-27 ounces a day with 6-7 feedings.  Your dream feed has really helped this month as you have officially started sleeping through the night!!!  YAHOOO!!!  Your schedule go a little something like this... up around 7-7:15am and nurse, then awake an hour- an hour and a half then nap till 10 and wake up and take a 5 oz bottle, then awake another hour and nap around 11, then awake around 1 and take another 5 oz bottle, and wake for 1-2 hours then a short nap then eat another 5 oz bottle around 4ish, another short nap and cluster nursed feed around 6 then another short nap then pj's and 5 oz bottle around 8:15 then in bed by 9 and asleep shortly after.  Then daddy does your dream feed around 10:30 and you typically take 2-3 oz. and sleep till 7 the next morning!    On average you are sleeping 15 hours and 14 minutes a day and awake 8 hours and 45 minutes.  We know this from the wonderful tracker we use to track your sleep and feedings!  

You love to... eat, sleep, smile, look at the fan and lights and watch your brother play!  You have also enjoyed tummy time this month since you can hold your head up and can do mini pushups!  You also love to lay on your back and swat at the toys on your play mat and in your bouncy seat.  It is fun to watch brother encourage you to "Get that soccer ball" as he says!!!  So much joy for this mommas heart!

Big happenings your third month include... first stuffy noes, first time for daddy to travel for work, first family outing to Touch a Truck, and first Valentines Day!

Caroline, this month has been so special for us.  We have really seen your personality and spark come out the past few weeks and cannot wait to see more smiles and giggles in the weeks and month and years to come.  Happy 3 Months to our sweet Caroline.

Happy 2 Months Caroline Grace

Happy 2 Months sweet baby girl!!!  I can't believe you are already 2 Months old!  We are loving every second with you and your sweet personality is coming out more and more each day!

Your stats... You are 22 1/2 inches tall and weigh 10 pounds 5.5 oz.  Which is 50% for height and 25% for weight.  Which means you have grown almost 4 inches since birth.  You are long and lean at this point and adding rolls each and everyday!

Your health... you are doing great!  We are still working on getting your tyrosine levels down and have added vitamin C to your milk, and it seems to be helping.  You don't mind it one bit and take your bottles like a champ.  We will have to go back and have blood work done in a few weeks and pray that we receive the all clear!

You eat... 100% mommas milk.  You are still nursing and taking a bottle.  You typically take 3.5-4 oz. every three hours and during the night you have given us a handful of 5-6+ stretches!  Which I am very grateful for!  This last month we have started to get you more on a nighttime routine and it has worked well with getting you to sleep longer stretches.  

You love to... smile, sleep and eat!!!  We have stepped up your tummy time this month and you are getting stronger and stronger everyday.  You can hold your head up without any support and can turn it side to side.  You have started looking around the room for brother and the craziness he brings into the room which you just adore! It bring so much joy to my heart to see how much he loves and care for you and how you look at him with such wonder and love!

Your sleep schedule... you are still on the 8, 11, 1, 5 repeat schedule for the most part, but when you have given us longer stretches at night that resets things for the next day... but I'll take more sleep over a set schedule any day.  We have started the dream feed at 10:30pm each night and it is working well.

Big happenings your first month include... daddy going back to work, our first outing to the park, and lots of playtime at home to keep you away from the cold and flu germs!

Caroline, this month has flown by oh so quickly.  You are the perfect little one month old and we are beyond thankful for your sweet life.  You have brought so much love and joy to our now family of 4 and we cannot wait for more fun to come!  Happy 2 Months to our sweet Caroline.