Beautiful Day

Yesterday was such a beautiful sunny day and it was finally warm enough (60 degrees) for me to take Ashlyn on her first walk. We went down to Capitol Lake and joined a ton of other people who were also taking advantage of the unusually warm winter day. I even remembered to bring some bread for the ducks. Although Ashlyn slept most of the way around the lake, it was really fun to finally take her out in the stroller and I even got a little workout in :)



After we came home it was still so nice out so I decided to break out the Baby Bjorn again (the first time didn't go so well) and go out to the field and play with the dogs. I faced her outwards this time because she did not like facing inwards the first couple of times we tried her in it. She was loving facing outwards and checking everything out. She really hasn't been outside too much because it has been so cold, so besides going to and from the car or in and out of stores, today was her first real look at the great outdoors. The dogs were sniffing her at first, but then lost interest and just wanted me to keep throwing the ball for them. Checkout me and Ashlyn stylin' in the Bjorn.

2 Month Check-up

Ashlyn just had her 2 month check-up yesterday which went really well except for the shots. I think it was harder for me than it was for her. She did pretty well though. She screamed her lungs out for a couple minutes after they gave her the shot and I about started crying myself :( After we gave her some tylenol and got her dressed she calmed down and finally fell asleep once she got settled in her car seat. She was pretty fussy that evening, but tylenol and some cuddling seemed to do the trick.

She weighs 8lbs 12oz and is 20.5 inches long. She is in the 5th percentile for weight and 3rd percentile for height. I think it is pretty safe to say we aren't going to have a basketball star on our hands. Maybe soccer or gymnastics :) She did gain 3 pounds since her 2 week visit so she is growing really well and she is already holding her head up and can roll over on to her side. She can't get all the way over yet, but I have a feeling that isn't too far away. She continues to amaze me every day and we are so thankful we have been blessed with such a beautiful little girl. I'm even more thankful she is almost sleeping through the night. I only have to get up once to feed her now between 4 and 5AM so I am much more rested these days. Here are some pictures I've taken over the last week.

Six Weeks

Ashlyn is 6 weeks old today. She has grown so much I can hardly believe it. I was going through photos on my camera and it is amazing how much she has changed already. At bathtime tonight I decided to take some pictures and do a little before and after. She even did the same little karate pose! I think I might have a future black belt on my hands.

Here she is at almost 2 weeks old.



And here she is today.