3 months!

Jaqsy baby, you're 3 months old!! How is this possible? I keep telling you you're not allowed to get any bigger, but you keep doing it anyway ;) Watching you grow is so much fun, and being your momma is the most rewarding 'job' I will ever have. Daddy and I are so very thankful for you sweet girl...you are the light of our lives!

lean with it, rock with it

you are so serious sometimes! cracks us up!

mommy's little sparkler

At three months old:

• You are such a happy baby girl! You smile all the time and love to be in on whatever action is going on around you!

• You continue to be a great little eater, but you have become a little finicky about nursing at times. It can be frustrating for both of us, but we're powering through! You eat 5-6 times a day now, and that makes a world of difference from 7 feedings a day! We usually give you a bottle of pumped milk before bedtime so we're sure that you get plenty to eat to get you through the night. It's worked out quite well!
• You have improved your sleeping once again! We're SO SO thankful for this! We're still working on moving bedtime up little by little, and you're still doing such a good job with that. We generally get the bath/bedtime routine going at 8:30, and you're asleep by 9-9:15. You will then sleep about 11-12 hours! Sometimes you sleep straight through, and other times you wake up to eat around 5 or 6. Either way, we're quite satisfied with this, and I think you are too!
• As for napping, you usually take a short morning nap (45 minutes to an hour) and a long afternoon nap (2.5-3 hours). Sometimes you'll sneak an early evening cat-nap too, but it's definitely not a regular thing.
• You now go to bed all on your own! What a big girl! During those first 6 weeks of your life, daddy and I were sure we'd be rocking you to sleep for the next 16 years ;) You seem to always want your paci to get you to sleep for your nap though.
• You've outgrown your evening fussing now! You definitely still want extra snuggles in the evening, but mommy and daddy (and Grammie & G-Pop when they're here) are happy to oblige!
• You love to read! We read to you each night, and you really seem to enjoy it. Makes me proud!

our little bookworm!

• This month Grammie introduced us to Baby Magic. OH MY WORD. You're the best smelling baby after your daddy-massage. I just breath you while I feed you.
• You still are not a fan of tummy time, so we're doing other things to help build your strength. We do "baby pull-ups" and modified tummy time on the boppy. You are really strong! Your head is as steady as can be, and you study everything around you.
• You push up on your legs all the time...they get so stiff! Sometimes we can't even sit you down...ha!
• Your movements have become more fluid, so you no longer 'direct traffic'. Sad!
• You have started mimicking some sounds that we make. It makes us laugh and laugh! The best thing you do that mommy accidentally taught you is rolling your lips and blowing spit bubbles. It's really pretty humorous! Sometimes we hear you doing it in your crib when you're supposed to be sleeping though ;)
• You are a SLOBBERPUS! My goodness. Surely you're not already working on teeth, right? We're going to have to start putting a bib on you because your shirts end up soaked down to your belly button from all your drool!
• You LOVE your hands! They are either folded together over your chest or in your mouth pretty much constantly. You've started batting at toys too! I think you'll be grabbing (intentionally) very soon!

• We still swaddle your arms down for your long nap and bed. I have to admit, I'm a little concerned about what's going to happen when you're too big for that ;) You're so busy!

• Speaking of being busy, your little legs move SO FAST! You love to "run, run, run, run fast as you can!"
• You HATE your car-seat all of the sudden. You've never been a huge fan of getting in it, but you used go to sleep 5 minutes in to the ride. No more! Sometimes you'll still nap, but it has made for some long road-trips! Hopefully you'll get back to tolerating it soon!

poor girl! we took the insert out, so that seems
more comfortable. plus, it was rubbing your hair off! :(

• As much as you hate getting there, you love to be out and about! You love to look at all the new stuff wherever we are!
• You got your 2-month shots just over a week ago, and you did so well with them. We were proud! You cried pretty hard with the stick, but after daddy scooped you back up you were fine. We went home and fed you, then you napped for 3 hours. You were pretty sad when you woke up, so you got more Tylenol, ate, and slept for another 2 hours. After that you were back to being happy! No fever...what a girl!

• You weighed 11 lbs, 7 oz and were 23 inches long at your appointment! 50th percentile for both. You have very nice leg rolls and a delectable double chin! I love your chub!
• You are still in size 1 diapers.
• You wear 3 month, 3-6 month and some 6 month clothes. I packed away all your newborn and 0-3 month clothes...tear!

You are so much fun, Jaqsy girl! Can't imagine life without you.
We love, love, love YOU!

hill country vacation!

Vacationing with my family is quite tricky...Spring is my dad's busy season, Summer is my brother's busy season, and Fall is certainly out for my hubby. Add a tiny baby into that mix, and we decided that simple was going to best for this year! My parents rented a house on the river in New Braunfels, and we all 'camped' out there for a few days :)

We lazed around the house, floated the river, spent most of one day at Schlitterbaun while Grammie baby-sat, and just enjoyed some time with one another. It was great!

I only got one day's worth of pictures because water and cameras don't exactly mix, but luckily I got some decent photos to capture the memory!

TL: Grammie & G-Pop brought a pool for J-baby, so of course I had to test it out.

TR: These are the shoes mom brought...HA!

BL: Jaqsy girl just chillin on the deck.

BR: Momma and me!

My fabulous parents!

Jaqs had her first swim on her first vacation! She looked SO cute in her Ruffle Butts suit!

She was pretty indifferent about the pool. We tried several different ways to get her situated, but I think it'll be easier if we get in with her in the future! 

Maybe this week we'll try an actual pool! I'll report back ;)

Oh this girl melts my heart. Pure sugar!

Love my hunky hubby!

Of course, Jaqs got lots of loving from her Grammie & G-Pop and Uncle KB & Aunt Cole!

The men in my life. Love 'em.

Thanks mom and dad for a great little getaway! 

Y'all are so good to us, and we love you bunches :)

recently

*I don't know why this post ended up so funky looking...blogger is frustrating sometimes! I did what I could to make it normal, but it just wasn't working. Boo.*

Just wanted share a little of what we've been up to! Life has been a pretty good combination of busy yet relaxing, and this week we'll be vacationing with my family! Definitely looking forward to some fun in the sun and Jaqsy's first water experience. I hope she'll love it! If not now, I'm sure she will be a water baby by next summer :)

One morning last week, I had quite the show when I woke up. I was greeted with my usual happy morning girl, and we had a sweet little chat. Then I went to change her diaper...she sneezed a few times and we had some sort of a projectile poop thing occur.

#mommylife #keepinitreal

of course I had to let Rob know stat

It was everywhere, and I had to laugh. My how my sense of humor has changed ;)
At least I'm not sharing any pictures of the actual poo, right? Ha!


I finally got around to packing up the ol' stretchy waist maternity clothes! It's been nice being back in my regular clothes, but no one ever told me that breastfeeding kind of limits what you can wear also. Or maybe I'm just lazy. I only want to wear things with easy access, if you're pickin' up what I'm putin' down.

until next time!

Another morning last week, I looked in my girl's crib only to be greeted by Spike! Looks like Jaqsy baby was out cruisin on her motorcycle instead of sleeping  all night ;) Told y'all she had some wild hair! Love, love it.

it's a good hair day, mom!

Jaqs has started trying to parrot sounds that we make, and it cracks us up! She also tries to mimic our faces sometimes. Sweet girl, we think you're so smart!

happy face!

Grammie came to see us this weekend! We laugh because we see each other so often, but it's still never enough! Grammie and G-Pop miss this little munch when she's gone, and how could anyone blame them for that?!

reunited & it feels so good!

 Us girls grocery shopped and got things prepped for vacation this week while daddy had football, then when he got home, he took over while mom and I ran around like chickens with our heads cut off. It's amazing how much you can get done when you're not lugging a car-seat and stroller in and out of the car at every stop! We missed the littlest shopper though!

shopping girl!

Baby cakes had her 2-month check-up today even though she's closer to 3! She weighed in at 11 lbs 7 oz and is 22.75 in long....50th percentile for both. The shots, of course, were SO sad, but Jaqs was a brave girl! She cried when they poked her, but was fine after daddy picked her back up and gave her a hug. She's been sleeping a lot since we've been home, but no fever! Praise the Lord for that! Hopefully we'll have our happy girl back in the morning :)

poor little baby leg!

putting our brave faces on! ;)