JoElle rocked Alexa to sleep
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Sisters
JoElle rocked Alexa to sleep
Tandi said...
That is one of the most beautiful pictures of the girls. JoElle is such an amazing big sister. You guys are doing a great job! Thank you for encouraing me tonight Meggie. My heart has been so overcome with sadness, but your wisdom helped me. Hey I spoke with Fred and he echoed what you said. I am luck to be surrounded by such wonderful people. I LOVE YOU DEAR FRIEND!!!!!
-Tandi
Friday, April 4, 2008
Several posts...
April 4, 2008 Alexa is 6 weeks old- Slept through the night!!
Alexa started sleeping through the night (most nights)- anywhere from 6-12 hours each night! She slept 9 hours last night, it was wonderful to have her sleep so long!
April 2nd, 2008
This morning, Alexa was crying in her crib her "I need attention cry" and as soon as I entered the room, she immediately stopped crying! It was really cool how she calmed down as soon as she saw me! She did need to eat too, but wasn't frantic about it!
April 1, 2008
Alexa giggled at Daddy tonight.
This morning, Alexa was being a little fussy in her bouncer while I was putting in my contacts. She suddenly got real quiet, I looked over and JoElle had found her pacifier and put it into her mouth. JoElle was holding it in for her and had calmed her down enough for her to fall asleep!
I went to the dentist and Shirley (the dental assistant) held her while I got my teeth cleaned. Shirley got her to sleep for me. I forgot Alexa's bottle at home...ooops. She didn't have to eat, but she wanted to, instead she sucked on a pacifier for Shirley.
We also went to the DPS to renew my DL, Alexa slept the whole time there. Why doesn't she sleep at home/at night for me as well as she sleeps out in public??
That night, she was up from 2-4 a.m. She ate and didn't want to go to sleep. I finally put her down in her crib and took a bath, she cried a little, but it was only an "I'm bored" cry. She was still awake when I got out of the tub, so I picked her up to comfort her a little, then put her back down. I went to sleep, I guess she did too, I didn't hear her cry until 7:00 a.m.
3-29-08 JoElle loves to hold Alexa. She gets upset with me when Alexa starts to cry and I have to take her. JoElle tells me "Give Alexa back to me after you calm her down Mommy"
3-26-08 (5 weeks old) Alexa loves to smile! She has been smiling at us a lot lately
5 Weeks 3-27-08
Alexa learned how to roll over from her tummy to her back. She rolled again the next day, so it wan't just a fluke
March 26, 2008 Alexa is four weeks old
We have been so busy, the days fly by! Today, Tim took off and we ate On the Border with Alexa. She slept most of the time, until I got her up to feed her. She was trying to wake up, she couldn't even open her eyes! The waitress wanted her to wake up so she could see her.
Yesterday, Alexa and I did some shopping at Target for clothes for me and Tim. She slept the entire time.
Monday, Alexa and I went shopping at Mike's Garden Center to buy a rose bush, two bushes, and some ground cover for our front garden. I held her the whole time (the car seat is too heavy for me, I figured out last week it was giving me lower back pain) and dragged around a plant cart. She slept the entire time. See a pattern here??? hehe
For Easter, Alexa slept in until 10:00 until Granny and Grandad stopped by unexpectedly and rang the doorbell and woke her up.We had planned to go to church, but that didn't happen. We did go to Aunt Ana's house so JoElle could play with Peyton and Madison. Alexa pretty much slept most of the day!! JoElle and Peyton colored Easter eggs, JoElle mixed a few eggs in several cups of dye and made cool colors. The two of them had a ball hunting for eggs in the yard, Madison only picked up one, threw it back down, and wanted to swing instead! JoElle had a ton of eggs in her basket.
Alexa has settled in to somewhat of a schedule over the past few days:
9:00 a.m. Alexa wakes up and eats, we try to get JoElle out of the bed, she doesn't want to get up, Alexa stays awake a little while JoElle gets ready, hangs out in her car seat, bouncer or on the floor watching JoElle.
9:30-10:00 ish we leave to take JoElle to school (We used to leave earlier, but who wants to wake up a sleeping baby??????) Alexa stays awake for about 5 minutes in the car, JoElle tells me "Alexa is happy! She's awake!" Then she sleeps the rest of the time
10:15-10:30 I take Alexa in out of the car seat to JoElle's daycare. All of JoElle's friends want to see the baby (even though they have now seen her every day for the past 4 weeks...) Ethan wants to touch her, I tell him please don't touch her face, he does anyways, JoElle gets a little upset, Ethan tells JoElle not to touch the baby, I remind him that it is her sister... JoElle hugs and kisses the baby, I don't really get much of a hug
10:30-12:00 I run errands, go shopping, or come home and clean up the house a bit
12:00 Alexa wakes up to eat, then falls back asleep
12:30-2:30 maybe 3:30 Alexa sleeps in her crib ON HER TUMMY, yes I said on her tummy, she is sleeping quite beautifully now on her belly, just like JoElle did; nap time for me, or chill and watch t.v.
2:30-3:30 Alexa eats again, probably falls back to sleep, may stay up and play; I either get on the computer, watch Tyra Banks show, do clothes, sometimes nap, depends on the night before
4:30-5:00 We leave to get JoElle, again, Alexa stays up for a little bit in the car, then falls asleep, she typically opens her eyes for a brief moment at daycare, then falls back asleep.....
6:00 We get home, JoElle is normally whiny by this time because she is hungry, she is probably mad at me because I can't carry her, once I get some food into her, she is extremely happy, total Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde...
6:30 Time for Alexa to eat again
7:00-7:30 I give the girls baths
7:30-8:00 I put Alexa to bed in her crib
9:30-10:30 Alexa wakes up to eat, probably falls right back to sleep
12:30-1:30 Alexa wakes up to eat, probably stays up for about an hour
4:00 Time to eat again, I don't want to get up, I let her cry for a few minutes, see if Tim will get up, sometimes he does, sometimes he is too tired and since I am not working, I eventually get up to feed her, normally go sit on the couch and turn on t.v. while she eats. She might stay up for 1-2 hours, or she might go back to sleep, it's anbody's guess...
4:30-9:00 PRECIOUS SLEEP FOR THE ENTIRE HOUSE!!!!!! (except Tim has to wake up and go to work.....)
3-17-08 Happy St. Patricks' Day!
March 11, 2008 Happy Birthday Aunt Ana!
Today is my sister's birthday, Happy Birthday Ana!
March 9th, 2008 Happy Anniverasry Tim!
Tim and I have been married for 6 years, the time goes by so fast! I love you, Tim!
Uncle Aaron babysat both girls for us so we could eat out together. What a brave man! Especially with a fussy baby. This was the first time anybody has babysat Alexa. She did great with him, was fussy and had messy diapers, but he handled her AND JoElle, quite a feat! JoElle is very demanding of her uncle. Aaron even gave JoElle a bath, too! When we got home, Alexa was sleeping peacefully in his arms. Aaron found JoElle standing in her sick, naked, trying to wash her feet off..... you can't win them all, at least she didn't turn on the water and slip.
Alexa started sleeping through the night (most nights)- anywhere from 6-12 hours each night! She slept 9 hours last night, it was wonderful to have her sleep so long!
April 2nd, 2008
This morning, Alexa was crying in her crib her "I need attention cry" and as soon as I entered the room, she immediately stopped crying! It was really cool how she calmed down as soon as she saw me! She did need to eat too, but wasn't frantic about it!
April 1, 2008
Alexa giggled at Daddy tonight.
This morning, Alexa was being a little fussy in her bouncer while I was putting in my contacts. She suddenly got real quiet, I looked over and JoElle had found her pacifier and put it into her mouth. JoElle was holding it in for her and had calmed her down enough for her to fall asleep!
I went to the dentist and Shirley (the dental assistant) held her while I got my teeth cleaned. Shirley got her to sleep for me. I forgot Alexa's bottle at home...ooops. She didn't have to eat, but she wanted to, instead she sucked on a pacifier for Shirley.
We also went to the DPS to renew my DL, Alexa slept the whole time there. Why doesn't she sleep at home/at night for me as well as she sleeps out in public??
That night, she was up from 2-4 a.m. She ate and didn't want to go to sleep. I finally put her down in her crib and took a bath, she cried a little, but it was only an "I'm bored" cry. She was still awake when I got out of the tub, so I picked her up to comfort her a little, then put her back down. I went to sleep, I guess she did too, I didn't hear her cry until 7:00 a.m.
3-29-08 JoElle loves to hold Alexa. She gets upset with me when Alexa starts to cry and I have to take her. JoElle tells me "Give Alexa back to me after you calm her down Mommy"
3-26-08 (5 weeks old) Alexa loves to smile! She has been smiling at us a lot lately
5 Weeks 3-27-08
Alexa learned how to roll over from her tummy to her back. She rolled again the next day, so it wan't just a fluke
March 26, 2008 Alexa is four weeks old
We have been so busy, the days fly by! Today, Tim took off and we ate On the Border with Alexa. She slept most of the time, until I got her up to feed her. She was trying to wake up, she couldn't even open her eyes! The waitress wanted her to wake up so she could see her.
Yesterday, Alexa and I did some shopping at Target for clothes for me and Tim. She slept the entire time.
Monday, Alexa and I went shopping at Mike's Garden Center to buy a rose bush, two bushes, and some ground cover for our front garden. I held her the whole time (the car seat is too heavy for me, I figured out last week it was giving me lower back pain) and dragged around a plant cart. She slept the entire time. See a pattern here??? hehe
For Easter, Alexa slept in until 10:00 until Granny and Grandad stopped by unexpectedly and rang the doorbell and woke her up.We had planned to go to church, but that didn't happen. We did go to Aunt Ana's house so JoElle could play with Peyton and Madison. Alexa pretty much slept most of the day!! JoElle and Peyton colored Easter eggs, JoElle mixed a few eggs in several cups of dye and made cool colors. The two of them had a ball hunting for eggs in the yard, Madison only picked up one, threw it back down, and wanted to swing instead! JoElle had a ton of eggs in her basket.
Alexa has settled in to somewhat of a schedule over the past few days:
9:00 a.m. Alexa wakes up and eats, we try to get JoElle out of the bed, she doesn't want to get up, Alexa stays awake a little while JoElle gets ready, hangs out in her car seat, bouncer or on the floor watching JoElle.
9:30-10:00 ish we leave to take JoElle to school (We used to leave earlier, but who wants to wake up a sleeping baby??????) Alexa stays awake for about 5 minutes in the car, JoElle tells me "Alexa is happy! She's awake!" Then she sleeps the rest of the time
10:15-10:30 I take Alexa in out of the car seat to JoElle's daycare. All of JoElle's friends want to see the baby (even though they have now seen her every day for the past 4 weeks...) Ethan wants to touch her, I tell him please don't touch her face, he does anyways, JoElle gets a little upset, Ethan tells JoElle not to touch the baby, I remind him that it is her sister... JoElle hugs and kisses the baby, I don't really get much of a hug
10:30-12:00 I run errands, go shopping, or come home and clean up the house a bit
12:00 Alexa wakes up to eat, then falls back asleep
12:30-2:30 maybe 3:30 Alexa sleeps in her crib ON HER TUMMY, yes I said on her tummy, she is sleeping quite beautifully now on her belly, just like JoElle did; nap time for me, or chill and watch t.v.
2:30-3:30 Alexa eats again, probably falls back to sleep, may stay up and play; I either get on the computer, watch Tyra Banks show, do clothes, sometimes nap, depends on the night before
4:30-5:00 We leave to get JoElle, again, Alexa stays up for a little bit in the car, then falls asleep, she typically opens her eyes for a brief moment at daycare, then falls back asleep.....
6:00 We get home, JoElle is normally whiny by this time because she is hungry, she is probably mad at me because I can't carry her, once I get some food into her, she is extremely happy, total Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde...
6:30 Time for Alexa to eat again
7:00-7:30 I give the girls baths
7:30-8:00 I put Alexa to bed in her crib
9:30-10:30 Alexa wakes up to eat, probably falls right back to sleep
12:30-1:30 Alexa wakes up to eat, probably stays up for about an hour
4:00 Time to eat again, I don't want to get up, I let her cry for a few minutes, see if Tim will get up, sometimes he does, sometimes he is too tired and since I am not working, I eventually get up to feed her, normally go sit on the couch and turn on t.v. while she eats. She might stay up for 1-2 hours, or she might go back to sleep, it's anbody's guess...
4:30-9:00 PRECIOUS SLEEP FOR THE ENTIRE HOUSE!!!!!! (except Tim has to wake up and go to work.....)
3-17-08 Happy St. Patricks' Day!
March 11, 2008 Happy Birthday Aunt Ana!
Today is my sister's birthday, Happy Birthday Ana!
March 9th, 2008 Happy Anniverasry Tim!
Tim and I have been married for 6 years, the time goes by so fast! I love you, Tim!
Uncle Aaron babysat both girls for us so we could eat out together. What a brave man! Especially with a fussy baby. This was the first time anybody has babysat Alexa. She did great with him, was fussy and had messy diapers, but he handled her AND JoElle, quite a feat! JoElle is very demanding of her uncle. Aaron even gave JoElle a bath, too! When we got home, Alexa was sleeping peacefully in his arms. Aaron found JoElle standing in her sick, naked, trying to wash her feet off..... you can't win them all, at least she didn't turn on the water and slip.
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