I Wish Everyday Could be Saturday

Dear Family,

I wish everyday could be Saturday. I get to sleep in with daddy, I get to hang out with my big sis, and mommy is always happy when everyone is home.

Love,
Casey

Casey's First Date

This past Thursday Casey had her first (play) date with a boy, baby Tommy my friend Karen's son. Tommy is a big 8 month old so he was ready to play but yet again all Casey wanted to do was sleep...she will get the hang of these play dates one day I am sure. In any case Paul was happy to hear Casey shows no interest in boys yet, I think he wishes he could say the same for Cheyne:)

1 Month Check Up

Last week we had Casey's 1 month check up with her doctor and we had to brave the pouring rain to get there so we bundled her up in about 5 layers...which made getting her undressed for he weigh in so much fun. Casey is doing great she weighed 10 pounds 3 ounces and measured 22 inches long. Casey loves her doctor, she was the happiest baby during her appointment (possibly due to being out of all the clothes I put her in)...we will see if her opinion changes next months when she gets her first shot.

Off to Grandma and Grandpa's House

One big downfall of having a winter baby is that it seems like everyone around is sick. We have been very careful trying to keep Casey away from illness and unfortunately my parents house got hit hard by a cold bug so we have not been able to go visit until this weekend. They were finally all better so I saddled Casey up for her first visit to Grandma and Grandpa's house.

However the half hour drive seems to put Casey into a comatose state where nothing can wake her. I tried bouncing her, moving her legs, and I even pulled out the big guns and changed her to no avail. She slept soundly for 3 hours...

and then woke up as soon as I strapped her in her car seat to leave.

Oh well better luck next time.

My Big One Month Old!

Casey turned 1 month today and we celebrated by having a play date with Madelyn Elizabeth who was born just 9 days before Casey. However there was not a lot of playing going on...she slept pretty much the entire time we were over there. Madelyn however woke up for their photo shoot and looked so cute.

When we got home Casey finally woke up and spent some quality time with dad.

I think she was trying to let him know she was hungry.

During her feeding she managed to drool all over herself so I got her into her pjs a bit early

and she was back out right away. I think she has been awake today for a total on 1 hour so I am guessing it is going to be a long night for me.

In any case happy 1 month birthday big girl.

Riley Stakes her Claim

Before Casey was born I was very a afraid how our dog Riley would react to the new addition. Aside from eating a few burp cloths she seems to be adjusting well and she especially likes all the soft blankets and new pillows that have shown up at the house.

The boppie pillow seems to be her favorite, I can't keep her out of it. She even tries to climb on and snuggle up while I am feeding Casey.

Big Sisters are the Best

Cheyne has been great with Casey, she loves being a big sister and Paul and I love the help. With a lot of reluctance she has started changing diapers, she helped feed her this weekend,


...and she even helps get her dressed :)

Casey's First Bottle

Up until today I have been breastfeeding Casey exclusively which has been going great. She is my little champion eater. However I wanted to introduce the bottle to her because I have heard if you wait too long a lot of babies will reject it. So this morning I opened my breast pump for the first time and pumped enough for her first bottle (don't worry I didn't take any pictures of that). Paul did the honors and she took it with no problems.

The whole experience took a lot out of them:)

Too cute!

Last night after Casey's bath she was hanging out nice and snug in her boppy while I got ready for bed.

and when I was finished this is how I found her...too cute.

Tummy Time

One of the first things my mom gave me when I found out I was pregnant was a quilt that my great grandmother had made for her when she was pregnant with me. Today we used the quilt to get in some tummy time. I didn't manage to catch this in my pictures but Casey actually has a pretty strong neck.

Riley has been very curious as to what exactly this new thing in the house is, she is very funny creeping up and sniffing any chance she gets.

When she had had enough of tummy time I flipped her over and took this picture...she is my mini Paul. I really don't see any me in her I keep wondering if that will change.

Casey's First Friend

While I was pregnant I had a number of friends who were also pregnant so Casey was born with a ready made group of friends....what a lucky little girl. Today Casey got to meet her first friend Nina. As you can see Nina has a few months on Casey...seeing them together gave me some insight on how fast the grow. I am looking forward to Casey growing and developing her own little personality like Nina but I will definitely enjoy this time while she is my tiny little girl.

The Bean Bag

This year for Christmas Paul decided to buy a present without consulting me...that is how we ended up with a 6 foot bean bag chair. My initial reaction was to return this gigantic thing...this bean bag is so big that it pretty much takes up our whole family room but I have to say it was so cute today to see him hanging out on it with Casey and our dog Riley. Looks like it is here to stay I just hope I can figure out a good place for it.