First Christmas (again and again!)

We had a busy holiday weekend! Christmas Eve was spent at my Gma and Gpa Hemesath's house, as it has been every year for the past 31 years. This year it was extra special because Steve and I had Maecy in tow. She was dressed in a cute little red corduroy jumper and snowflake tights. Of course with all that hair, there had to be a headband too!

Of course by the time that Santa arrived, we were already in our pajamas! Maecy was pretty indifferent about Santa Claus this year. I can't wait to see her reaction next year!

We spent the weekend at my mom's, and we had our family Christmas on Sunday. 

She got to play with her cousin Aiden 

(After this picture, there was a small slap in the face!) :)

She also got to meet her Aunt Jenni.

And, of course, there were lots of snuggles with Gpa and Gma!

When we got home that night, Maecy opened the presents from Mommy and Daddy. She had a great Christmas, and got lots of fun and exciting toys that she wanted to thank everyone for!

Now, if you are keeping track, that was only 2 Christmases, but the weekend before, Steve's family was all home for baptism, so we did the Krob Christmas that Sunday (yes, it was an insanely busy weekend!)

Playing with Gpa Jim



Maecy opening her presents

Aunt Jen had the magic touch...she hadn't napped all afternoon

Baptism

Maecy was baptized December 18th. She had a gorgeous hand-crocheted gown made by her Great Grandma Hemesath. Close friends of ours, Rob and Kurin, are her Godparents. After mass, we had dinner at our house for about 20 members of our family. I was happy with how everything all turned out, and the weather cooperated which was great!




My dad came down for the baptism and it was the first time he met her. I think Gpa was pretty smitten with his first granddaughter. It was nice to get a few pictures of them together!



Maecy throwing a tantrum...

which wore her out!

Four generations

Three Month Photos

We had our photos taken for a Christmas card. Maecy was a trooper for about 15 minutes...and then she was ready to be done. I think we got some pretty good shots despite the limited amount of time we had to work with.

I can already tell I won't be able to say "No" to that face!

Does she look annoyed with us already?!?!?

Merry Christmas to everyone!

~ Love the Krobs~

Steve, Jess, Maecy, & Finley

Sleep...at last!

It's happened...I was beginning to think it never would. Maecy has surprised me...She is sleeping through the night!  And not just once in awhile. I have had 6 glorious nights of sleep. Maecy has gone from getting up 5 or 6 times in the night, to sleeping for 10-12 hours straight!

Last Thursday night I had had enough, I was running on about 3 hours of sleep for the second night in a row, and I was so exhausted I just broke down crying at 3 in the morning and decided no more. That weekend we were going to "cry it out" as the books and internet articles say.  I also made the decision to eliminate the pacifier.  It was afterall the culprit of all of our sleeping problems. It would fall out, Maecy would wake up without it, and become upset. I would rush in trying to quiet her. I felt like a big meany, but I decided I was probably a whole lot meaner without sleep! :)

Thank goodness my mom came down on Friday night, so I had her for moral support. And I needed it. Friday night was rough.  She was so mad when we put her down the first time. I proceeded to go in every 10 minutes and reassure her, and try to soothe her (which of course was completely ineffective because she was so worked up). I had to go in 4 times.  I was starting to lose hope...then silence. It lasted about an hour and a half. We repeated the same steps again. The night continued pretty much the same, but the chunks of sleep got longer and longer. I started to think that maybe we were going to get some sleep around our house afterall!

Saturday night was great - she was sleeping within 15 minutes, and while she fussed around 2:30, she was able to put herself back to sleep within minutes.  Since then, she has slept through the night without a peep! :)

Since she no longer has her pacifier, she has found her thumb. Right now I am not thinking about how she might be a thumbsucker until she is five...I am just enjoying a full night's sleep! :) Speaking of sleep...it's about that time!

Maecy's way to tell me she is ready for bed...twirling the hair and sucking her thumb!

All in the Family!

And the holiday season begins! We traveled home Wednesday night for Thanksgiving at my Grandma Hemesath's. I have been spending Thanksgiving at my Grandma's for as long as I can remember, and this year, we had Maecy to bring along (and show-off)!

Maecy was all dressed up and her hair was as crazy as ever (doesn't it seems to resemble ruffled turkey feathers?!?!)

This was the first time many of the family members met Maecy, and she was such a good girl.  Lots of smiles and snuggles!

Maecy got to meet her "cousins" this weekend as well.  The chaos ensued when we attempted to get a picture of all the great grandkids...these are the kind of pictures you look back on and laugh. I think there were six of us in the little room snapping pictures furiously trying to catch that "perfect picture"! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!



2 month check-up

We had our two month check up this week. She weighs 11 lbs 2 oz and measures 20 1/2 inches. The shots were not quite as traumatic as I anticipated, but when they forgot to give her one of them and we had to return two days later to do it again, I was less than thrilled. She was a champ though and cried for just a few seconds. She even gave the nurse a smile before we left!

Check out that little belly!

Giving Thanks

I just realized that 2 weeks have gone by since that tearful Sunday night before I went back to work...and we have all survived. I dropped Maecy off on Monday and got back into my car before I could think about who I was leaving behind. I made it to school without a tear, but when I walked into the office at school and saw a couple of teachers giving me those "oh, it must be so hard" looks, I lost it. I told myself I wasn't going to think about it, which was easier said than done. Luckily, as the day went on, I got busy with work and before I knew it, it was 3:00 ( I may have left a little early that day).

Maecy is doing great at daycare - she loves watching the two little boys, and she is napping better for K than she is for Mom at home! Our nights have been a little rough. That first night home after daycare, Maecy was inconsolable until she finally wore herself out and fell asleep. All I could think was "This was not how I wanted to spend our two hours together."  I told myself she was just exhausted from her first day at daycare, and it will be better tomorrow. Unfortunately, the next four evening were a repeat of our Monday night, with Maecy crying and me trying to figure how to get  her to stop.  I felt completely inadequate as a mom. We have since turned a corner, and have had some great nights together!


We are getting into a routine and everyone is doing well as we begin the week of Thanksgiving - which of course means we will be throwing the routine out the window as we travel home! Oh well, it will be so good to be back at my mom's, and everyone in the family will finally get to meet Miss Maecy! :)

This year I am most thankful for the beautiful and healthy little girl that God has blessed us with. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!