Asleep on the Job

Ok. So I have been told not to call Makayla’s new skill a “farting” sound but rather “raspberries” . She is completely into making raspberry noises a lot. We were on our way home from a surprise party last night, and she kept doing raspberries all the way home. Josh turned down the music, just so we could listen to her enjoy herself.

Three and a half months has gone by so fast with her, and it is amazing to see how much she changes. She started sleeping through the night about 8-9 hours at 2 months.  We put her down anywhere between 8:45-9:30 depending on if she gets fussy and just wants to sleep. I think she is finally giving in to waking up early because she knows mom isn’t going to go get her if she wakes before 5:00am. Even if she wakes by 5:00, I don’t go in because she isn’t making a horrible cry like she is hungry but rather “Come get me I want to play” or “Mom, I can’t get back to sleep come help me”. Lately, when I do go in her room when she is finally awake, which has been around 6:30/7:00, I go in and peak over her crib. I say “Good Morning Makayla”, and she gets this huge smile, kicks her legs and then blows raspberries at me. Let me tell you, her raspberries can hit you in the face if you don’t watch out.

During the day we try and get out at least once if not more. We love to go visit people and hang out. Next weekend we are going to Johnson City for Josh’s family KFC (Kerr Family Campout). No, we are not camping out for two reason. 1) Makayla is way to young right now 2) I am not a fan of camping. However, I know I am going to have to give in eventually, but I am not camping in a tent. Or if I am, there better be bathrooms close by and showers that have shower curtains. I have had two bad camping experiences, which make me completely dislike camping. So, next weekend we will just take Makayla up there to finally see Josh’s side of the family.

We can’t wait to meet Makayla’s new cousins Sydnee and then my sister and brother-in-laws new baby.  Sydnee will arrive around August 17 and my sister’s baby will arrive around September 17.  My sister probably will not find out the gender as she already has a boy and a girl.  It was a family thing this year to all get pregnant .  My poor parents, but I know deep down they love it.  If only we can get my sister and family to move here so all the cousins will be close and grow up together.

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It is hard to believe how fast time goes with a baby. She is growing so much these days. She still isn’t a good napper. Some days she takes a long 1-2 hour nap, but mostly they are just 30-40 minute cat naps. She does sleep through the night and has been for about 3 weeks. Some days she wakes early at 4, so I go in there and she must think it is play time because she starts smiling at me like “Ha, I got you out of bed”. Of course she expects food when I go in there, so I feed her and put her back to bed. I don’t say one word to her the whole time so it goes pretty quick sometimes. I finally got tired of her doing this like 2-3 times in a row, so I turn off all monitors til 5am. If she wakes at 5, she normally still goes back to bed after feeding til 8ish. Her newest thing is she notices her hands and loves her hands in her mouth constantly. She even is holding and playing with toys, which she also tries to get into her mouth. Below are pics of our precious angel.

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Here is a picture taken 2 months after she was born and one taken a week and a half after she was born.

We went on our first overnight trip this past weekend. The whole family was finally together in almost 2 years. I think this was the best weekend we have had in a long time. Those that have family close by you, enjoy every minute with them. We hardly get to be together a lot. It will be harder to get together now as  my sister in law and sister are both due a month apart. My sister in law is due August 17 and my sister is due September 17. My sister in law is having a girl, and I think my sis is going to have hers be a surprise.

The kids in the picture are my sisters, besides Makayla of course .

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Makayla turned one month this past Wednesday. It’s hard to believe how time flies. She is doing well, for the most part, at nights.

Some nights she can go up to 6 hours between feedings. Like all newborns she has her good days and bad days. Lately she thoroughly enjoys it when I change her to then decide to go poop in her nice clean diaper. Oh Yes! And she loves spitting up all over me. The other day my shorts were soaked and she hardly got any on her. Oh the joys of babies.

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