Photos from the past 2 weeks

Although I have numerous posts I'm hoping to write regarding the past two weeks, time hasn't allowed me to complete them yet.  I don't want to keep depriving our family of pictures though, so to fill the gap, here are a few more photos from the past two weeks...

"Awesome Big Brother"

 Karis' first bath

Enoch's crazy hair (due to the humidity + sweat)

Daddy rocking his girl

  

Photo shoot on the butterfly blanket

And just a few notes about the first two weeks that I want to remember-

• She was a sleepy, sleepy baby for the first 2 weeks!  We had to work really hard at waking her to eat for most feedings.  
• She has been a good nurser, and at her 2 week check up she weighed in at 8 lbs 1 ounce (she was 7 lbs, 2 oz at birth).  
• Each time I nurse Karis, it takes about 1 hour because she likes to burp about 3-4 times per feeding (nurse 5 minutes, burp for 10 minutes, repeat) and she sometimes requires 2 diaper changes.  
• I again have an over-abundance of milk, so I started only feeding her on one side per feeding a few days after my milk came in (which happened on day 2).
• Wet & poopy diapers abounded, coming in at 6-9 per day after the first few days of meconium.
• Karis loves being held and sung to (Granny Sandy did lots of singing to her).
• She is notorious for pooping & peeing while being changed.. In fact, she's actually peed on my phone once now (TMI??).  
• Enoch has enjoyed being a big brother for the most part.  He likes to alert us anytime she makes a noise by saying "bah-bah", and he really likes watching her/trying to touch her.  He also enjoys bringing me things for her (whether I ask for them or not).  :)  
• He's definitely realized that she is taking away some of his attention, but I think he's done a good job adjusting to that, and we try to be sure that he gets some mama and daddy time everyday.  

Read more >>

FFF: Hair

I just wanted to share a few cute pictures of Enoch's hair from the past few weeks.  {We haven't had to cut it yet (he's 17-18 mos in the photos below), probably because only the top part seems to grow, and his hair is so thin and fine all over.}

~The Baby Curl~

- -The Mohawk- -

Read more >>

Third Trimester & the Pixie

I canNOT believe that the third trimester is already here (I think there is debate about whether it starts at 27 or 28 weeks... either way, I'm already feeling some of the tiredness setting in)!  Little Karis continues to grow and squirm everyday.  I'm not sure if I'm carrying her much different than I did Enoch, but I do know that she is a little space hog!  She is constantly kicking and pushing her way toward more room, especially if I lean forward, slouch, or hold Enoch in my lap.  haha!


In case you're wondering, here are some stats from this pregnancy so far (I'm technically 27 weeks today):

• Karis is around 2 pounds and 14.5" long.
• I've gained around 10 pounds.
• She squirms all day on and off, and I'm starting to see little body parts push out of my stomach with some of her larger moves.

Also, as I'm sure you can tell in the above photo, I went ahead and chopped my hair back into a pixie cut again to prepare for baby Karis' arrival.  The whole long hair gig was just not my thing (at least during this phase of life) because it took too much time and work, and it was always getting pulled and/or in the way.  So I went with something short and simple.  It takes me a fraction of the time to wash it in the shower, and styling it takes 10 min max.  We'll see how this short do holds up after baby (probably the hardest part is keeping it cut often enough), but for now I'm optimistic and loving the short length!

And speaking of getting ready for Karis' arrival, I've just started working harder at getting ready for labor and delivery.  I've been thinking back to last time and setting some goals to help me better prepare this time (not that I wasn't prepared last time, but I'm just trying to learn from that experience).  More on that in a later post though!

Read more >>