Saturday, April 9, 2011
Sadie is sleeping through the night!
I forgot to mention that Sadie has been sleeping through the night! She goes to bed around 8:30/9:00 and sleeps until 6:15am, when we wake her up for daycare! This morning since it's Saturday, I didn't wake her up and she slept until 6:30am! Yay!!! Mommy is getting more sleep :) :) :) We have such a perfect little baby. We are so lucky! Since she was 2 months old she was sleeping from 8:30/9:00 until anywhere between 3-5:00am... which is really good for 2 months old. But now at 3 months old she is sleeping 9+ hours. Way to go Sadie! I think having a bedtime routine has helped. She gets a bath every night, then a lotion massage and jammies on, lights on low, and bottle. Sometimes we play lullaby music too and read books.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Mommy back to work & Sadie at daycare :(
Well, it's official... I'm back to work! And our little Sadie is at daycare. Yesterday was one of the hardest.days.ever. I'm sure she will be in good hands, but it was just so sad to leave her. ...Do they know she is our most treasured gift? Do they know that she means the world to us? Do they know that she is our everything? :) I hope so!
I cried when I left. And I missed her sooooooo much throughout the day. I'm sure I thought about her once every second ;) When we picked her up they said that she did great!!! She had a typical day... took lots of cat-naps, ate good, pooped, you know... the usual. They said they liked how vocal she is and that she smiled a lot. Everyone loves her. ...what's not to love?! :) Last night she was exhausted, she slept a lot and wasn't in the mood to play. I am hoping this is just temporary from the transition. This morning was easier... each day it will get better I'm sure.
I wish I didn't have to work, so sad to think daycare will get to see her more than I will. Working for the weekends has a whole new meaning to me!!! Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday!
I cried when I left. And I missed her sooooooo much throughout the day. I'm sure I thought about her once every second ;) When we picked her up they said that she did great!!! She had a typical day... took lots of cat-naps, ate good, pooped, you know... the usual. They said they liked how vocal she is and that she smiled a lot. Everyone loves her. ...what's not to love?! :) Last night she was exhausted, she slept a lot and wasn't in the mood to play. I am hoping this is just temporary from the transition. This morning was easier... each day it will get better I'm sure.
I wish I didn't have to work, so sad to think daycare will get to see her more than I will. Working for the weekends has a whole new meaning to me!!! Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Sadie is 12 weeks old!
Wow, time has flown since I last blogged. Sadie is now 12 weeks old and today is my last day of maternity leave... boo! Sadie has changed so much since I last wrote. She smiles all the time now and likes to babble/coo and we love to listen to her voice! She enjoys playing peekaboo and patticake too. She loves to listen to us sing songs like "you are my sunshine" and "twinkle twinkle little star" and she is starting to like books. Sadie really likes when we make funny faces and sounds. She shrieks when she is excited about something which is super cute. Her uncle Jared got her to laugh this past weekend but Jason and I haven't been able to do that yet. She has a ticklish rib on her right side that Jared found. She'll be giggling soon I'm sure... :) She is getting so big! I am in awe of how much she has changed/grown in 12 short weeks. Where is my little baby? She is starting to sit in her bumbo chair and put weight on her feet. She almost weighs 12 pounds and is about to grow out of her 3 month clothing. And tomorrow back to work I go... and Sadie goes to daycare. I am dreading tomorrow...
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
February Sadie Update!
Happy February! Well the month is almost over and I'm a little behind on my blogging. I think you all know why! ...Miss Sadie keeps me pretty busy these days :) and very tired too. But I'm lovin' being her mommy!
Sadie is now 6 1/2 weeks old and she sure has been changing! I swear she gets bigger even after a nap! Her cheeks are getting more and more kissable and she is filling out for sure! She is into her 3 month clothes now, so long newborn clothes! Sadie started smiling at us early this month and we are loving it! Just today she started talking/babbling/gurgling... whatever you want to call it. She is getting more and more social and playful every day :) Sadie loves her swing, which helps me get some things done around the house. The past few days she went through a growth spurt, all she wanted to do was eat and sleep. We were worried something was wrong, but we did some internet/book research and called the pediatrician and she assured us that this is totally normal and very common around 6 weeks of age.
We haven't been up to too much other than hanging out with Sadie. We've ventured out a little bit here and there on the weekends... to Babies R Us, Target, the Mall and to 2 restaurants... but mostly just staying home and getting to know our daughter. We love TV and have been enjoying watching our favorite shows and Netflix movies when Sadie sleeps. Sadie's bottles are timed with my favorite daytime shows: 7am Today Show, 10am Hoda & Kathie Lee, 1pm Days of Our Lives, 4pm ellen/Oprah. It just worked out that way! :) I thought I would be able to get more "stuff" done on maternity leave like read books, exercise, and get caught up on the TV series "Friday Night Lights"... but I am surprised to find out how much time it takes to take care of an infant... she eats, she sleeps, she poops and there isn't a whole lot of "free time" in between. When I do have free time when she's napping... there is always laundry to do, bottles to wash, emails to read/respond to, coffee to drink, and oh... getting my shower in! Sometimes I'm so busy I forget to eat breakfast or lunch! I'm so glad when Jason comes home to help me out. I really don't know how single parents do it, I'm so glad we are a team!
Since I last blogged Sadie has had some important visitors. She got to meet her Uncle Ben and Aunt Mary Ella, they came all the way from Indianapolis to meet their new niece! And Sadie also got to meet her Great-Grandma Lou Vaske. Sadie Lou is named after Great-Grandma Lou and her Grandma Linda Lou. So we got the 4 generation picture and a picture of the "Lou's". We've had some other visitors too! Sadie has now met her 1st cousin once removed Elizabeth Pancratz and some of our Des Moines friends; Lindsey, Nick, Sarah, Bridget, Melissa, Matt, Brian, and Kelly. And I didn't mention in my previous blog that Sadie has met her Grandpa George and Grandma Virginia, they came to the hospital and spent a weekend with us in January. And she also met Uncle Jared, Aunt Tammy, and cousins Ava and Wil too! Grandpa Bob and Grandma Linda have visited too of course. And Uncle Jim and Aunt Toni have visited a lot since they live so close in Ankeny.
I am half way through my maternity leave ~ 6 weeks down, 6 weeks to go. I'm so glad I have 12 weeks!!! I would not have been ready to go back to work after 6, I am so thankful my job allows me to do so! :) :) :) I just started feeling better recently, around 5 weeks post-delivery. My blood pressure has been maintained, my incision has pretty much healed and doesn't bother me anymore and I have more energy. I am starting to feel "normal" again! Now I just need to start exercising and get back on weight watchers so I can lose the rest of this "baby" weight and then some more too. Also, some more sleep would be nice... Sadie still wakes up usually 2 times/night. I'm not much of a napper so I can't wait until she starts sleeping longer at night so I get more sleep!
We had a nice Valentine's Day! We had fun dressing Sadie up in her Valentine's outfits and taking lots of pictures. Sadie even had Valentine's jammies. Our big Valentine's outing this year was dinner at Red Robin :) Jason got flowers delivered to his work from me & Sadie and I received flowers delivered here at home from Jason & Sadie - we had the same idea. Jason got me a massage and pedicure for Valentine's Day! What an awesome hubby! I am so lucky! I got the pedicure last night and it was pure bliss. I scheduled the massage in a couple of weeks, I cannot wait!
Here are some pictures from the last month:
Sadie is now 6 1/2 weeks old and she sure has been changing! I swear she gets bigger even after a nap! Her cheeks are getting more and more kissable and she is filling out for sure! She is into her 3 month clothes now, so long newborn clothes! Sadie started smiling at us early this month and we are loving it! Just today she started talking/babbling/gurgling... whatever you want to call it. She is getting more and more social and playful every day :) Sadie loves her swing, which helps me get some things done around the house. The past few days she went through a growth spurt, all she wanted to do was eat and sleep. We were worried something was wrong, but we did some internet/book research and called the pediatrician and she assured us that this is totally normal and very common around 6 weeks of age.
We haven't been up to too much other than hanging out with Sadie. We've ventured out a little bit here and there on the weekends... to Babies R Us, Target, the Mall and to 2 restaurants... but mostly just staying home and getting to know our daughter. We love TV and have been enjoying watching our favorite shows and Netflix movies when Sadie sleeps. Sadie's bottles are timed with my favorite daytime shows: 7am Today Show, 10am Hoda & Kathie Lee, 1pm Days of Our Lives, 4pm ellen/Oprah. It just worked out that way! :) I thought I would be able to get more "stuff" done on maternity leave like read books, exercise, and get caught up on the TV series "Friday Night Lights"... but I am surprised to find out how much time it takes to take care of an infant... she eats, she sleeps, she poops and there isn't a whole lot of "free time" in between. When I do have free time when she's napping... there is always laundry to do, bottles to wash, emails to read/respond to, coffee to drink, and oh... getting my shower in! Sometimes I'm so busy I forget to eat breakfast or lunch! I'm so glad when Jason comes home to help me out. I really don't know how single parents do it, I'm so glad we are a team!
Since I last blogged Sadie has had some important visitors. She got to meet her Uncle Ben and Aunt Mary Ella, they came all the way from Indianapolis to meet their new niece! And Sadie also got to meet her Great-Grandma Lou Vaske. Sadie Lou is named after Great-Grandma Lou and her Grandma Linda Lou. So we got the 4 generation picture and a picture of the "Lou's". We've had some other visitors too! Sadie has now met her 1st cousin once removed Elizabeth Pancratz and some of our Des Moines friends; Lindsey, Nick, Sarah, Bridget, Melissa, Matt, Brian, and Kelly. And I didn't mention in my previous blog that Sadie has met her Grandpa George and Grandma Virginia, they came to the hospital and spent a weekend with us in January. And she also met Uncle Jared, Aunt Tammy, and cousins Ava and Wil too! Grandpa Bob and Grandma Linda have visited too of course. And Uncle Jim and Aunt Toni have visited a lot since they live so close in Ankeny.
I am half way through my maternity leave ~ 6 weeks down, 6 weeks to go. I'm so glad I have 12 weeks!!! I would not have been ready to go back to work after 6, I am so thankful my job allows me to do so! :) :) :) I just started feeling better recently, around 5 weeks post-delivery. My blood pressure has been maintained, my incision has pretty much healed and doesn't bother me anymore and I have more energy. I am starting to feel "normal" again! Now I just need to start exercising and get back on weight watchers so I can lose the rest of this "baby" weight and then some more too. Also, some more sleep would be nice... Sadie still wakes up usually 2 times/night. I'm not much of a napper so I can't wait until she starts sleeping longer at night so I get more sleep!
We had a nice Valentine's Day! We had fun dressing Sadie up in her Valentine's outfits and taking lots of pictures. Sadie even had Valentine's jammies. Our big Valentine's outing this year was dinner at Red Robin :) Jason got flowers delivered to his work from me & Sadie and I received flowers delivered here at home from Jason & Sadie - we had the same idea. Jason got me a massage and pedicure for Valentine's Day! What an awesome hubby! I am so lucky! I got the pedicure last night and it was pure bliss. I scheduled the massage in a couple of weeks, I cannot wait!
Here are some pictures from the last month:
Sunday, February 6, 2011
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