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!

Here comes daycare...ready or not!

I have been a wreck the last week...my maternity leave ends Sunday night and Monday morning I start back to work, and Maecy starts daycare. I kept hoping that Steve would win the lottery and I wouldn't have to go back to work, but since that didn't happen, I guess I will be returning to the working world.

I have been mentally preparing myself this week for that inevitable Monday morning. I brought Maecy to daycare for a few hours a couple times this week. Once in the afternoon because I had a meeting to go to (yes - a work meeting while on maternity leave...I know!) and once in the morning so that I could make sure we could actually get out of the house before 10.  Both days were a success for two reasons -  I didn't cry when I left her, and she slept the whole time I was gone!

I have also prepared my work area for my departure from my new little bundle of joy. I have loaded my favorite picture of the moment on the desktop of my work computer and I have purchased a picture frame to fill with her photos for my desk. I am wondering if this will have the opposite effect initially, though, and instead I will not be able to get my mind off of her. I am hoping I will be too busy trying to catch myself up on the goings-on of the last 8 weeks. Either way, it will be nice to have her smiling face right there in front of me.

So ready or not, here we go - me to work, and Maecy to daycare...wish us luck!

Trick or Treat!

Maecy is 6 weeks old today, and I decided we better try on our Halloween "costume" before the big day...just to make sure she is able to keep it on, as it says 0-9 months on the tag.  That seems like a pretty big range - and it is pretty big on her.  I am thinking that she may be able to wear it again next year!!Oh well, she looks pretty cute in it, even if it is big, and she seemed to like it to based on the smiles I got out of her...and even managed to capture them on camera! No trick or treating for us this year. Maecy is going to help Mom and Dad handout candy to all the kids in the neighborhood.

HaPpY HaLLoWeEn!

Play time!

Maecy has been spending more and more time awake, which makes it more fun for us! The other day we played with some of her toys with minimal interest on her part, but then we put her on the floor with her "overhead gym" and she was so interested in the toys and music! Of course we had to snap a few pictures.

Finley wouldn't dream of missing out on the fun!

We got tons of smiles while playing, but of course none of them were caught on camera!  Oh well, we are seeing more and more smiles , so I am sure we will catch them sometime soon!

One Month Check-up!

Maecy had her one month check-up today. She is a good little eater and her weight has jumped to 8 lbs 6 oz. I can't believe she is a month old already! Where does the time go?!?! The doctor says everything looks fantastic, and she assures me that in the next couple of months we will get more sleep! She is spending more time awake during the day, so hopefully that means we will start to spend more time sleeping at night...last night was not one of those nights however!! :)

Tummy Time!

First trip to Grandma's!

Last weekend we took a trip up to my mom's house for the weekend! We made a detour to Aunt Chris' house for some baby pictures and then we stopped by Great Grandma Hemesath's house so that they could meet Maecy.

On Sunday, Aunt Cathy and cousins Christopher and Hannah stopped by to meet Maecy.

Needless to say, there was plenty of snuggle time this weekend. 

The car ride went pretty well - Maecy slept the whole way up there, and there was only a little spell of crying on our trip home.  We have a good little traveler! Now I just need to figure out how to pack for a little one - we had plenty of diapers, but ran out of wipes...trial and error I guess!