Lamb Photos

We are taking Mary Beth's pictures with the lamb that Aunt Carrie gave her every month in order to have a visual of how much she is growing. Here are her photos so far. She is getting so big! (Note: I stole this idea from Katie Douglas.)

Five days

One Month

Two Months

Two Months!

Mary Beth has turned two months old which unfortunately for her meant that she had to get shots today. Poor girl! She was not happy about it and we both cried again, so sad. The good news is that she has grown and is 23.5 inches long (90th percentile), 10 pounds 14 ounces (45th percentile) and her head is 15.5 cm (70th percentile). Everything looks great and she is doing really well! We started letting her sleep through the night last week and she is sleeping anywhere between 9 and 1o hours a night which has been amazing!!! This month has been a completely different experience from the first. We feel like we have a better handle on what's going on and are enjoying her so much. Here are a few things that we have learned about Mary Beth in the past month:
- She loves bath time
- She has a very sweet voice when she "talks" to us
- Her smile is beautiful and we will do anything to see it
- She isn't a fan of getting in and out of the car seat
- She doesn't like to drive in the dark
- She is very strong and is good at tummy time
- Her best buddies are the blimp and sun on her play mat
- She snorts when she cries and gets upset
- We now can tell when she is tired and needs a nap
- She is social and doesn't want to miss anything when we are out and about

A hard life

Our sweet girl

Her poor thighs!

Where did daddy go?

Dan started his new job today with the construction company Woolard-Attman and we have missed him all day long. He has been home with us for the past few weeks and it has been great. Can you believe that his first day is not over yet? There is nothing like pulling a 14 hour day on your FIRST day of work!!! He drove with his boss to check on two job sites, one in Nashville and one close to Kentucky. I thought first days were supposed to be about filling out paperwork, going on a tour, being taken to lunch, those type things, not 14 hours in a car with your boss. Can't wait to hear about his day when he gets home tonight.

This is what Mary Beth thought of her daddy being gone all day long, she was so sad.

Rolling Over!

Mary Beth rolled over for the first time on Sunday night. She did it four times in a row!!!! We were so excited....video to come soon!

Obsessed with Shoes

We went to a party this past weekend and Mary Beth was sporting her first pair of shoes. It's apparent that the love obsession of shoes is starting early since she couldn't take her eyes off of them. Who wouldn't love to have shoes with a pink bow on them? We thought it was so funny because this is the first time she has even noticed her feet. She stared at them for the entire drive, I had to take a picture of it. The shoes didn't stay on for more than a few minutes after we arrived to the party, she still prefers to be barefoot and fancy free.

New Friends

My friend Camila and her family recently moved to Atlanta and Mary Beth and I went to see them last week. Winlon is adorable and he is such a sweet baby. He is five weeks older than MB, they will be good friends. MB slept through most of the visit and it was great catching up with Camila and seeing her and Sean. We also introduced MB to Gabriel Smith and Jax Jackson this past week but I forgot to take pictures of them together. She will be great friends with them too!

Busy Girl

Mary Beth has been enjoying her play mat. She is getting really strong from tummy time and she loves being on her back and looking at the toys. Here are a few pictures that we have taken of her playing.

How could you not love her?

So proud of herself

Smiling during tummy time

She loves the blimp

Mesmerized

Smiling

Here is a video of Mary Beth showing off her big smile, we love that she is smiling so much now!

For the grandparents

These videos are for the grandparents, anyone else will find them extremely boring. What can we say, even though she doesn't do too much yet, we find her very entertaining. Please ignore the cheesy mom voice. :-)



Waking Up

Play Time

Loving the swing

Busy in the workshop

One of Dan's mottos in life is that you can never have enough clamps. This picture makes me laugh because it proves that he may have a point! Now we all know what to get him for Christmas.

What a day

My 30th birthday was wonderful! It started off with breakfast in bed which was delicious and then the day continued with a massage at the spa. I returned home to a house that smelled of cake baking and to the sight of my amazing husband holding a birthday cake that he made, it was his first cake ever! I was very impressed. Mary Beth did her part by sleeping while I was away so Dan could have time to make the cake. That evening, Emily and Owen came over to babysit so we could go to dinner in downtown Norcross. It's so nice to have family close by and Mary Beth was great for them so hopefully they will keep her again. It was a great day!

My 30th birthday cake with the candle leftover from Sadie's first birthday.

Mary Beth sleeping peacefully, she has the longest fingers!

More Photos

Click here for more photos from her third and fourth week.

Big Week

Mary Beth has had a big week. Last Wednesday we had three outings in one day which is a lot for us and then the next day she had her first trip to Moultrie. She experienced many firsts while we were gone and we had a great time. She is now five weeks old and is such a great baby! We are enjoying her more and more each day!

Some of the many firsts:
First time out for dinner to celebrate Coop's birthday
First time being in the car for more than a few minutes (it took us six hours to drive to Moultrie)
First encounter with gnats
First encounter with Lucy the wild dog
First baby shower
First time meeting her great Maw Maw
First time going to church
First time going to family supper and meeting the extended family

Ready for the birthday dinner

She loves her great Maw Maw

Being spoiled by her Atlanta uncles

Meeting cousin Andrew for the first time, he is three weeks older than Mary Beth

Sleeping through the night and one month check up

One Month Photo
Sleeping good in the miracle swaddle

She loves sleeping in only a diaper

Mary Beth has been sleeping through the night and we were so excited and proud of her! We were bragging to our pediatrician (big mistake) about how well she is sleeping at night and he told us that she didn't need to be going more than 6 hours without eating at night until she's two months old. So, we are setting our alarm for the middle of the night and are waking her up to eat. She is starting to go to bed a little earlier which has been great and is starting to get on a more normal schedule instead of one a teenager would keep. The good news is that she is a great sleeper and when she is old enough we think that she will sleep through the night.
Her one month weight was 9.0 pounds and her new length is 21.5 inches long. She has gained a pound and has grown 1.5 inches since she was born which is great! She also had to get a shot at this appointment and she was not excited about it. While we were at the office, she pooped on their scale and then had a blow out in front of the pediatrician, she was letting them know how she felt about everything! I don't know who cried more after the shot, me or Mary Beth. Dan had his hands full with both of us!