Watch out, she's rolling!

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

3 Months

3 months young 1/28/2014

Carsyn turned 3 months young on Jan 28th and has graduated from newborn to infant.  She now weighs ~11 lbs and 8 oz (fully clothed), 3 month clothes are starting to fit a bit tight, she does much better in a 3-6 month size.  All this growing and she was still eating only 4 oz at a time.  I swear she's following Ryland's progress to a T.  The past week she's all of a sudden increased her intake to 5-6 oz a feeding!  Thankfully I started freezing milk when she was 2 weeks old and we have plenty saved up for her.  When Ry was her age we had to start supplementing as I didn't have enough breast milk stored up.  Currently we have ~2 months of milk in the freezer.  Thank goodness because since I've returned to work my production has dropped in half and I beginning to wonder how much longer I can keep pumping.  I've gone from 10 oz every 4 hours to 3-4 oz every 4 hours.

We're a hoot!

Carsyn is still sleeping downstairs in our room in her rock n play sleeper (love this thing!)  It's just so much more convenient than going upstairs in the middle of the night for her 2/3am feeding.  I'm sure we'll move her up to her room soon though, the hubby is anxious to reclaim our bedroom.  She's also very spoiled and will really only fall asleep if you're holding her.  She's such a little ball of heat that she knocks mommy and daddy out as well!  Naps all around.  ;)

Carsy still is not a fan of tummy time, we're lucky if we can convince her to lay on her stomach for 5 mins at a time.  ** update as of 2/1 ** Carsyn is rolling over!  Over the weekend she went from back to stomach at least 3 times.  You go girl!

side sleeper 1/19/2014

exhausted 1/26/2014

Carsy puts us to sleep 1/26/2014

Carsyn is quite the flirt.  She'll smile and coo at you then hide behind her hands.  Oh yeah, she's loving her hands right now, we can't keep them out of her mouth.  Everyone she meets falls in love with her.  It's hard to resist a sweet little baby with big beautiful eyes.

fist pumps 1/26/2014

Daycare at Opa & Juju's house 1/15/2014

Potty Training (IP)

We've been working on potty training Ryland now for a few months.  He's come a long way since we started.  Most of the time he's in pull-ups, but on the weekends when we are at home he'll wear his undies.  We started off by rewarding him with an M&M everytime he went on the potty, now we don't have to give him any sweets.  In just the past 2 weeks he's made vast improvements!  He loves making bubbles, going #1 while standing which causes bubbles to form in the potty.  He'll also get super exited when he makes nuggets (#2) in the potty; running out of the bathroom, yelling excitedly and giving you a high 5.  Hey man, whatever works, right!?!  He's started telling us that he needs to use the potty versus us telling him to go every hour (yes, EVERY hour!).  He's also started waking up dry, not a single drop in his overnight diaper, which is AWESOME!  He's so so close to being fully trained.  Occasionally he does have his accidents, and of course when he's in a pull-up we aren't as dedicated about making him go every hour.  But progress is progress and we're super proud of our little guy.  Heck, he even went to the bathroom all by himself at Chili's, locking me out of the stall no less.  I had to climb on the toilet in the stall next to him just to peer over the wall and see how he was doing.  He had made a huge nugget in the toilet!  I was so excited I almost took a picture, then realized what I was doing and had to reel myself in.  ;)  :proudmommymoment:

Back to Work

I'm back at work now, this past Friday was my last day of leave (1/10).  It's amazing how quickly 11 weeks flies by, especially during the holidays.  My maternity leave managed to encompass Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years!  Perfect timing actually.  :)  As of Monday Carsyn has been going to my parents house, they will watch her until she's 6 months and then she'll attend daycare full time. It's nice having relatives live so close.

Her first day at Opa and Juju's went OK.  She slept fine and wasn't too fussy, however she refused to finish her bottles.  Apparently she'd only eat 1.5 out of 4.5 oz every 4 hours!  Carsy just needs to get used to being around other people.  I picked her up at 5pm and she finished her bottle no problem with me.  Mommy makes it all better.  :D

Smile! 1/2/2014

You so crazy!

cutie 1/11/2014

2 Months

2 Months Young - 12/28/2013

Carsyn turned two months young on 12/28 and had a great checkup.  She measured 21.75" (16%), weighed 10 lbs 1 oz (17%) and her head circumference was 39.2 cm (74%).  How in the world I managed to make such a petite baby I'll never fathom, she's much smaller than Ryland was at this time, although their head circumference is almost the same (Ry was 40 cm).  Carsy did receive shots this time around, 3 shots total and 1 oral, and she only cried for a short amount of time.  Thank goodness as it's hard for me to see my baby so upset.  The Dr is very happy with her progress.  She's very alert, has started smiling and loves to talk to us (cooing, squeals, etc).

sleeping on mommy 12/8/2013

love my bumbo 12/17/2013

Carsyn definitely prefers to be in an upright position.  We've tried her out several times in her bumbo and jumper, which she'll tolerate for 30 mins max.  What she really wants is for you to hold her up, but that gets very tiring very quickly.  Tummy time is still a challenge, she doesn't last more than 5 mins before crying...or she falls asleep.  ;)  Carsy is a fairly decent sleeper at night, usually waking up only once around 3 am to feed, but there have been a few nights where she's had one of us up every 2 hours and she'll only fall asleep if you're holding her.  :SIGH:  Lately after her 3 am feeding I've been using the swing to help lull her back to sleep.

tummy time fail = sleeping 12/18/2013

Carsyn loves the shower!  I think she finds the warm water soothing on her back, she never fusses when she's in the shower with mommy or daddy.  She's still eating about 4.5 ounces at a time.  We've tried bumping her up but she wont do it.  In the evenings she's a bit more ravenous and requires another 2 oz a couple hours after a feeding.  She's such a cutie after eating; smiling, cooing and talking.

All Mommy wants is a silent night 12/13/2013

This was Carsyn's 1st Christmas and she had the honor of sitting on Santa's lap at two different events.  She did great, of course she has no clue who Santa is, we still have yet to get Ry to sit in Santa's lap without freaking out.  We also took the kids to the Trail of Lights and Round Rock Rock'N Lights, ToL was great but we'll definitely wait to go back until the kids are much older (in 5 more years).  Carsyn enjoyed dressing up for all the holiday parties, Christmas eve church service and family gatherings.  I especially loved her red flower hat, very festive.  :)

Santa at the Oasis 12/1/2013

worn out at the HOA party 12/14/2013

Santa and family 12/14/2013

Trail of Lights 12/18/2013

Christmas morning

opening gifts

awesome owl mat

Christmas at Opa & Juju's

Nana

More babies!

I can't believe I forgot to blog about my cousin's 2nd baby!  

On July 26th 2013 my cousin Amy gave birth to her second child, Nathan Robert.  He was 8lbs 7oz and 20.5 inches long.  If I have my relationships correct (because let's face it, it gets confusing), then Nathan and his sister April are my 1st cousins once removed.  Ryland & Carsyn and April
& Nathan are 2nd cousins.

Congrats to the proud parents Amy and Rob!  

New cousin, our 1st nephew!

Congrats to my little brother & SIL Stephen and Christina on their brand new baby boy!  They are proud to announce the newest member of their family - Mason Wilhelm Freund.  Ryland and Carsyn have their first male cousin, and mommy and daddy have our first nephew!  :)

Mason was born on Thursday, November 21st at 9:02 am and weighted 7 lbs and 4.6 oz and measured 20 inches long.  Welcome to the family and happy Thanksgiving!