Jake and Katie

Monday, August 30, 2010

4 months!

So last week Leah turned 4 months! We went to her 4 month check up at the doctors, she did really well and is such a good baby as usual :) She weighed 14.1 lbs and is 25 1/2 inches , so she is almost average and he said that she looks healthy and fine. She got two of her shots (we are doing Dr. Sears method) and didn't cry at all! We talked to the doctor and he said that sleepwise she could be doing a little better, but to not worry about it too much yet. He also reccomended that we could start trying to give her a little bit of cereal before bed...we have tried it twice, but it doesn't really seem to do anything. And also I read something today that said you should not start babies on solids till they are 6 months, so ya I am not really sure what to do...any suggestions? He also said that we should continue to give her lots of tummy time and to try and let her sit up without any help so she can start to strengthen her back muscles. Anyway we are finding that there is so much to learn, but we are having so much fun along the way! We love our little Leah bug.

Here is a few recent pictures of her and us...

Leah and her teddy bear. She likes to eat him :)

Lookin' cute in her jean outfit

Daddy and Leah

Mommy and Leah

This was a Sunday afternoon and she was just talking so much that I thought I would get it on tape.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Leah

So my friend Amber took some cute pictures of Leah yesterday and I thought I would share. Leah cooperated for the most part, but I realized now why people get pictures done when they are newborns..because they are so much easier to move around and they stay in positions :) haha well they still turned out cute, so I am a happy.

Leah has learned a few more things recently. She has rolled over quite a few times from her tummy to her back, but I think that she still has a ways to go before she actually realizes she can do it :) She also has found her voice, she screeches all the time and it's so funny to hear. She laughs now when we tickle her, but a few times we have just been playing and she will giggle too. She has also been a little monster at night, sometimes she will wake up every two hours!I think she may be on a growth spurt, but soon we are going to start sleep training. We really do love her so much though, she is our little angel (most of the time). We are heading down to our family reunion this weekend...it will be our first vacation with Leah. It's strange packing for three people now instead of two. We hope she will be good on the drive down :) Anyway thats it for now, I will update again soon!

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Our life the last few months

So our little Leah bug is growing so big! It is amazing how they are a newborn and then all of a sudden they are a 3 month old. She is learning to do lots of new things - smile, laugh, lift her head up for long periods, stand up (with our help), look at her toys. "goo" and "gaa" etc - they may seem like small accomplishments, but for a baby they are big steps :) She is sleeping pretty good, but is still waking up quite a few times during the night. Needless to say we are going to start working on the sleep thing soon, haha. Jake and I are absolutally loving being parents! Leah is such a wonderful baby and we love her so much!
Okay, so a little update on us since it has been a few months since we last blogged...Jake got a new job at APEX Alarms which he is enjoying for the most part. The only issue is that he has 12 hour days during the summer months, so it is alot of work on his part. I am enjoying being a stay at home mom, it has a few challanges, but I love being home with my little daughter! We have done a few fun things this summer... camping in the backyard, blessing Leah, 4th of July fireworks and festivities, having friend get togethers and playing soccer and football. The rest of the summer holds some fun too! We are looking forward to the rodeo with Jake's family and the Newren family reunion at the end of this month. We also get to go see the Lion King on broadway next month, we have heard that it is amazing so we are excited! Anyway that is about it, here are a few pictures from the last month or so :)