6 Months

My baby girl turned 1/2 year old on April 28th!  I can't believe how much Carsyn has grown.  Her personality is really starting to show.

6 Months Young (26 weeks) - 4/29/2014

At her 6 month wellness appointment she weighed 15 lbs 3 oz (31%), measured 25" long (16%) and her head circumference was 43.6 cm (86%).  She's firmly in 6 month clothing, although I think some 6 month pajamas aren't long enough for her legs.  Go fig since she's obviously on the tiny side!  She had a good 2 pound weight jump this past month which I'm sure is due to rice cereal and stage 1/2 baby foods!  Yup, we started her on pureed baby food about 2 weeks ago and she's been eating like a champ ever since.  Carsyn is even drinking water from mommy's cup!

grunt

As you can see Carsy has mastered sitting up.  She loves to sit on our bed in the morning while we get ready for work and she likes to sit on the couch or the floor with some of her toys.  Anything is better than lying down!

siblings 3/29/2014

All dressed up 4/4/2014

We're thrilled that Carsy is now sleeping through the night. About 3 weeks ago we changed up her feeding schedule.  During the day she only takes a 4-6 oz bottle, but at night we beef her up.  She now eats cereal and/or a stage 1 food around 6 pm and has her last bottle (a whopping 8 oz!) around 8:30 pm.  This works out perfectly as she falls right asleep and stays asleep until 6-6:30am.  Ahhhh, so nice to sleep through the night again!

This is my happy face 4/5/2014

watermelon! 4/12/2014

Carsyn loves to eat!  We started her on stage 1/2 foods a couple weeks ago as we noticed she always wanted what we were eating.  So far she's also tried pizza crust, watermelon and mashed potatoes.  She really didn't eat the pizza crust, mainly just chewed on it, but oh how she loved that watermelon!  I haven't seen any teeth yet, but I bet they pop up in the next month.  Ry's first 2 bottom teeth came though when he was 27 weeks.

Happy Easter 4/20/2014

Got my bunny slippers on ;)

Our little girl is all about noises.  She squeals, laughs, coos and grunts all the time.  Just the other day Malek swore to me he heard her say 'mama' on the way to daycare.  I'm sure it was a fluke and she was just making random noises. 

looking up to big brother 4/24/2014

I'll protect you

Carysn started day care this month.  Her first day was Monday 4/28, the day she turned 6 months.  So far she's having a ball.  I watched her all morning on the live video feed, the teachers love her and can't put her down.  ;)  Her first day they sent us a video of her playing with her toys and smiling.  I'm excited to see how much she will learn from the other babies.  

mafia girl 4/25/2014

Carsyn is a happy little girl with an infectious smile and gorgeous brown eyes.  I love her reaction when she sees me after daycare, she gets so excited she almost knocks herself out!  Ry and Carsy are quite the pair, they make my heart melt.

Cheese! 4/29/2014

5 Months

Carsyn 5 Months Young - 3/28/2014

Our petite baby girl turned 5 months young on Friday 3/28.  Carsy weighed 13 lbs 7 oz and fits comfortably into 6 month clothes, although we can still stuff her in a few 3-6 month sizes.  She also started sitting up on her own a week before she turned 5 months.  Unfortunately she's still not sleeping through the night.  We have started her on rice cereal so I'm hoping that will help.  My guess is we need to be better about giving her more food at her last feeding to push her though the night.  

sitting up all by myself!

mischievous

muhahahahaha

We've received many compliments on our little girl.  People love her eyes and tiny feet.  One night while out at dinner we had a couple of restaurant employees inform us that she needed to be a baby model!  Proud mama right here.  ;)  Ryland would get the same compliments about his eyes and hair.  Of course baby girl needs to grow some more hair to catch up to her big brother.  She doesn't have enough hair for me to use barrettes, so instead mommy has fun dressing her up in hairbands with giant flowers or bows.

rice cereal! 3/8/2014

Got milk?  I decided to stop pumping/nursing after 4 months, however since I was able to freeze a ton of milk Carsyn was still drinking breast milk until the day she turned 5 months.  :)  She's now fully on formula and takes up to 6 oz per bottle, although sometimes she'll only eat 4.  We've also started her on cereal!  

A couple weeks ago we started putting Carsyn in a sit-up position.  Lo and behold she maintained her balance for about a minute!  She likes to keep her arms up in the air so she will easily fall over.  Practice, practice, practice.  We've also been able to sit her in the highchairs at restaurants and she can support herself in an upright position on the floor and in her pack n play.  You go girl!  Work those abs. 

Sitting pretty 3/25

This little lady is STILL not sleeping through the night.  At her 4 month appointment the Dr told us to start breaking her from the middle of the night feeding.  I think that has only happened twice.  Even if we max her out on food at 9 pm she'll still wake up at 2:30 am like clockwork, after a bottle she'll go back to sleep until ~7 am.  Carsyn has also starting rolling over a lot during the night, she now prefers her stomach.  We still swaddle her so when she rolls to her stomach she looks a bit squashed against the mattress.  I worry about her breathing when she does that, so nerve racking!

Happy St Patty's day 3/17/2014

Carsyn is finally interested in her toys!  She loves her OBall, rattles and plastic rings.  Any toys that make noise cause her to open her eyes wide in amazement.   She still prefers to be close to mommy and daddy and can only stand to be in her bouncer or playpen for 15 mins if we're lucky.  At least she likes her swing again, which really helps to coax her into a nap.  Carsy is also chatting up a storm!  She squeals with delight, giggles and chatters away at us.  Our little girl is just a bundle of joy!

jump jump jump! 3/20

Carsyn's 3 Month Pictures

Finally getting around to posting Carysn's 3 Month pro pics (From 2/2/2014).  Than you Noelle Kai Photography for another sweet session!  Big sissy was able to join us this time for some great family and sibling photos.

Random Ry Pics

Random pictures of Ryland so far this year.

Haircut to start the year off right! 1/2/2014

Holding baby sissy 1/7/2014

Icemen 1/24/2014

braving the ice storm 1/24/2014

Fun with the paper shredder 1/26/2014

Eating with chopsticks! 2/11/2014

Yay!  All the kids are asleep! A rare moment.  2/23/2014

Ry's new fav nap spot 2/25/2014

Like father like son 3/1/2014

That's right, Ry is in underwear in that picture.  We are SOOOOO close to being fully potty trained.  He's great about #1,  even tells us now that he needs to go.  But he still has mishaps here and there with #2.  He's been wearing underwear during the day for the past 1-2 weeks, and a nighttime diaper or pull up at night only.  99% of the time he wakes up dry! 

4 Months

Carsyn is 4 months young as of 2/28!  At her checkup she weighed 12 lbs 5 oz (14%), 24 ¼ inches long (42%) with a head circumference of 41.5 cm (74%).  The below picture was taken before she received 3 shots.  Thankfully she only cried for a moment and recovered quickly.  She's a happy and healthy little girl.

At the Dr's office 2/28/2014

4 Months Young! 2/28/2014

Let me tell you she is just like her big brother at this age.  Carsyn is crazy for her hands, she can't keep them out of her mouth.  She's also drooling and blowing spit bubbles like nobody's business.  We have to put a bib on her or she soaks her outfit within minutes.  I've had several people ask if she's teething but I haven't seen any bumps on her gums yet.  Carsy is constantly grabbing things, including my hair!  When she gets a fistful she will not let go.  There's been quite a few times she's taken a good chunk of hair with her when I lay her down or when daddy takes her from me, ouch!  And it's not easy prying her little fingers open.

2/23/2014

She's starting to really like her floor mat and dangling toys and there's been a few times that she's played with a rattle or her Oball.  I love how big her eyes become when she sees that rattle.  Besides those items she really hasn't shown an interest in other toys.  Carsyn prefers to be upright so she can check out her surroundings, she's so alert and curious.  She can be quite the cutie and oh so coy, smiling and hiding behind her hands, when daddy talks to her.  After a good meal she'll start jabbering up a storm.

sleeping on mommy 2/2/2014

The Dr told us it's time to try and get her to sleep through the night.  Her normal routine is to eat around 7pm and go to sleep by 9pm, she'll sleep until 2am at which point we feed her another bottle and she'll go right back to sleep until 6:30 or 7am.  Now that we can give her rice cereal I'm hoping that will sustain her longer and we can cut out that middle of the night feeding.

3 Month Pro Pic taken 2/2/2014

Watch out, she's rolling!

Carsyn has been rolling over for a week now, finally caught it on video!