lexi is two months - 6/3/11

Weight: 9 lbs 5 oz (13%)
Height: 22" (34%)

Eating:
She's mostly getting breast milk. After Lexi's 1 month appointment & the concern for the lack of gaining weight, the pediatrician started having me pump my BM and fortify it with formula to make it 24 calories/oz. I was feeding her 2 oz of fortified BM in a bottle, then topping her off by nursing. Then I'd pump and store for the next feeding. This was a difficult task since I was home with both girl and trying to keep Kaitlin occupied.

Sleeping:
Lexi is still being swaddled and still wakes a few times a night. She's also still eating when she wakes up. I'm mostly nursing her through the night sessions and the fortified BM in bottles the rest of her feedings. She's not really on any type of a nap schedule but does follow the 2 hour rule (usually going back down closer to the 1.5 hour mark).

Clothes/Diapers:
She's still wearing newborn diapers & newborn and some 0-3 months clothes. Most of the 0-3 months clothes is still big on her.

Development:
- Still isn't a fan of tummy time
- Gives out lots of smiles (seriously she's really laid back and only really cries when she's tired or hungry)
- Great at tracking people across the room
- Talking/cooing
- Really good neck support
- Blows bubbles    

more photos/videos from may

Kaitlin LOVES her black beans.

Kaitlin holding Lexi. This was one of the first times she didn't try to push Lexi off her lap.

Lexi napping in the Moby wrap at the park.

Kaitlin with Ruth (our old nann) at Gymboree class. I toted Lexi along that day.

Kaitlin playing on our front deck while Lexi was inside napping. I tell Kaitlin to "show me your teeth" to get her to smile. It works every time.

Kaitlin swaddled her baby in her pajama bottoms. She wants to do everything to her baby that we do with Lexi.

lexi's first trip to Iowa - 5/13/11

The Albertson's packed up the SUV and headed to Iowa so Lexi could meet my most of my side of the family for the first time. As you can see from the photos below there were lots of people she met. We even tried to have a bon fire but it was too early in the season so that didn't happen.

Great Grandma & Grandpa

Three generations (we skipped a generation)

Kaitlin outside admiring her grandpa's yard work.

Lexi hanging with Aunt Kelly, while Mason sits on grandma's lap.

 Gavin wanted to hold Lexi. He did a pretty good job and he loved talking to her.

Kaitlin kept asking for "more" water to be poured on her while taking her bath.

Trying to get all four kids to look at the camera was not easy.

 

Meeting Breanne for the first time.

Great Aunt Jenny getting some snuggles.

"Mommie's Ladies"

Mommy's cousin James and his family stopped by to meet Lexi. 

lexi is one month - 5/3/11

This time I bought stickers for her onsies rather than making them myself.

As you can see from the photos, Lexi lost a bit of hair on top ;-)

Weight: 7 lbs 14 oz (15%)
Height: 21" (49%)

It was at this pediatrician appointment that the ped was started to get concerned about Lexi's struggle to gain weight. We started to go in weekly for weight checks ($20 co-pay at each visit) and sometimes went 2x per week.

Eating:
She's exclusively breast fed and eating every 3 hours or so and eating off both sides.

Sleeping:
She's still being swaddled. It seems to be a cue for her to go to sleep. She takes a paci pretty well and again this also helps her fall asleep. She wakes up 2-3x per night (eating almost every time). She follows the 2 hour rule during the day, although she seems to go down for naps closer to the 1-1.5 hour mark. She does love white noise. I'm not sure if this helps drown out Kaitlin. But I've been using an app on my iphone with the sound of water/ocean.

Clothing/Diapers:
She's mostly wearing newborn clothes but does fit into some 0-3 month stuff. She's also still wearing newborn diapers.

Development:
She hates tummy time and gets frustrated withing a few minutes. She does have pretty good head/neck control though. She can track people and looks for someone when she hears a voice. She's very smiley and overall a VERY laid back baby. She seems to only cry when she's tired or hungry.

2011 easter

On April 17th, grandma & grandpa Albertson had an Easter egg hunt for Kaitlin & Jake. Kaitlin wasn't quite sure what was going on but went with it.

Here's Jake helping guide Kaitlin outside to look for eggs.



Kaitlin & Jake had to look around the yard to find their Easter baskets first.

Lexi was inside sleeping during most of the egg hunt.

Next the kids got to color real Easter eggs.

On April 24th we hid eggs for Kaitlin to find at our house.

Later in the day we went to g & g Albertson's. Kaitlin had fun mowing the sidewalk.

lexi's first bath - 4.11.11

Lexi has always seemed to love the bath (or at least not mind it as much as Kaitilin did).

*I'm going to be playing catch up with the photos/updates on the girls from the last few months.