Where did the last three months go?
Tomorrow is going to SUCK!
I go back to work, and I know I'm going to cry buckets.
I made Campbell promise she wouldn't do any of that cute business she does so well from the hours of 7:30am-5pm.
Oh, what a long day ahead I have.
Big girl pants are ironed for tomorrow. I might even need a Starbucks!
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Celebrating 5 years
I can't believe it's going to be five years this summer since we posed for this picture...
To
we are packing our 
and heading to the beautiful Bahamas!!!!
Happy 2nd honeymoon to us!!!
I cannot wait to wake up and see this...
I will be doing nothing but sitting in one of these,
reading
or something else completely mindless and brain numbing,
drinking a
All this means, I need to get my post pregnancy butt on one of these...
I cannot wait to be in paradise enjoying a full night of sleep, great food, and turquoise waters. I'll be loving life and my sweet hubby.
But oh how I will miss this adorable face...
To
we are packing our 
and heading to the beautiful Bahamas!!!!Happy 2nd honeymoon to us!!!
I cannot wait to wake up and see this...
I will be doing nothing but sitting in one of these,
reading
or something else completely mindless and brain numbing, drinking a
All this means, I need to get my post pregnancy butt on one of these...
I cannot wait to be in paradise enjoying a full night of sleep, great food, and turquoise waters. I'll be loving life and my sweet hubby.
But oh how I will miss this adorable face...
Friday, March 2, 2012
My Hero!
Happy Birthday 
You are amazing!
Thanks from the bottom of my Lorax, Thing 1/Thing 2, Fox in Socks, Yertle, Horton, and Cindy Lou Who lovin' heart!
You are amazing!
Thanks from the bottom of my Lorax, Thing 1/Thing 2, Fox in Socks, Yertle, Horton, and Cindy Lou Who lovin' heart!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
2 months
Campbell- 2 months
You are a growing girl!!!
At your two month check up, you weighed 12 lbs, 8 oz. (75-90th percentile) and measured 24 inches long (90-95th percentile).
This month has been challenging with figuring out the solution to a milk protein intolerance. After we got all that figured out, we started to see big smiles and developmental changes. It's been fun!
Highlights
Eating: You are always hungry! You eat every 3-4 hours. Additionally we give you a teaspoon of dark Karo syrup in two of your bottles and prune/apple juice mixed with water once every other day to help umm keep things moving. You love both of these additions. I suspect we will have a pecan pie lover later in life.
Pooping: You now struggle with this and gas. You have TONS of gas. And you do quite a lot of grunting.
As you can see your mother has no problem discussing poops and toots. Who would of thought talking about poop would be a dinner conversation these days?
Sleeping: On average you can make it 5 hours before you wake up for your feeding. One day you surprised me with making it to 8 hours, but then you deflated my hope balloon by waking up 5 times throughout the night the very next day.
Size: You are wearing size 1 diapers and 0-3 month clothes. Some of your footed pajamas are starting to get too small. Your legs are so long and it's causing your knees to buckle.
Your mom is obsessed with hair bows, dresses, and all things frilly. You look great in blue and lilac which compliments your baby blue eyes. Oh I hope they don't change color.
Responding: You are obsessed with bright lights and the television. You love watching both of these and stare at them for hours. You are making more and more eye contact. At 7 weeks you started smiling. Each day we get more and more smiles out of you. This melts your momma's heart. You also can find me anywhere in the room by listening for my voice.
Tummy time is happening for about 30 minutes throughout the day. You have such a strong neck.
You love taking a bath and kicking your legs in the water. You prefer to sit up like a big girl instead of lying on your back. You are extremely active and can never sit still. You are also a huge fan of riding in the car. You are often asleep by the time we pull out of the driveway.
Sleeping: We are starting to get on a schedule. Every night between 9 and 10 pm we start your bedtime routine. You love to be swaddled. We read a bedtime story, say our prayers, and put your pajamas on. During the day, you usually take three naps, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and an evening nap. I love that you sleep with your arms raised above your head.
Firsts:
You attended your first University of Texas event at 8 weeks. Your mom was super nervous about taking you to the basketball game, but you proved me wrong again. You were an angel. You sat on your daddy's lap and just stared at all the flashing lights. You were mesmerized.
She was made to be a Longhorn!
Happy two months sweet baby girl! We love watching you grow and respond to the world.
You are a growing girl!!!
At your two month check up, you weighed 12 lbs, 8 oz. (75-90th percentile) and measured 24 inches long (90-95th percentile).
This month has been challenging with figuring out the solution to a milk protein intolerance. After we got all that figured out, we started to see big smiles and developmental changes. It's been fun!
Highlights
Eating: You are always hungry! You eat every 3-4 hours. Additionally we give you a teaspoon of dark Karo syrup in two of your bottles and prune/apple juice mixed with water once every other day to help umm keep things moving. You love both of these additions. I suspect we will have a pecan pie lover later in life.
Pooping: You now struggle with this and gas. You have TONS of gas. And you do quite a lot of grunting.
As you can see your mother has no problem discussing poops and toots. Who would of thought talking about poop would be a dinner conversation these days?
Sleeping: On average you can make it 5 hours before you wake up for your feeding. One day you surprised me with making it to 8 hours, but then you deflated my hope balloon by waking up 5 times throughout the night the very next day.
Size: You are wearing size 1 diapers and 0-3 month clothes. Some of your footed pajamas are starting to get too small. Your legs are so long and it's causing your knees to buckle.
Your mom is obsessed with hair bows, dresses, and all things frilly. You look great in blue and lilac which compliments your baby blue eyes. Oh I hope they don't change color.
Responding: You are obsessed with bright lights and the television. You love watching both of these and stare at them for hours. You are making more and more eye contact. At 7 weeks you started smiling. Each day we get more and more smiles out of you. This melts your momma's heart. You also can find me anywhere in the room by listening for my voice.
Tummy time is happening for about 30 minutes throughout the day. You have such a strong neck.
You love taking a bath and kicking your legs in the water. You prefer to sit up like a big girl instead of lying on your back. You are extremely active and can never sit still. You are also a huge fan of riding in the car. You are often asleep by the time we pull out of the driveway.
Sleeping: We are starting to get on a schedule. Every night between 9 and 10 pm we start your bedtime routine. You love to be swaddled. We read a bedtime story, say our prayers, and put your pajamas on. During the day, you usually take three naps, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and an evening nap. I love that you sleep with your arms raised above your head.
Firsts:
You attended your first University of Texas event at 8 weeks. Your mom was super nervous about taking you to the basketball game, but you proved me wrong again. You were an angel. You sat on your daddy's lap and just stared at all the flashing lights. You were mesmerized.
She was made to be a Longhorn!
Happy two months sweet baby girl! We love watching you grow and respond to the world.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Product Love
I don't have many new products to love. Being dairy free will do that to you. I can safely say that I won't be posting a picture of almond milk. Thank goodness I'm done with all that no dairy crud. I like my milk with no words such as soy, coconut, or almond in front of it.
But speaking of almonds, these are delicious.
Yummy! I'd say they sorta taste like bacon, but that might dissuade you from buying. However I don't know how the word "bacon" could possibly do that.
You can thank Mr. Wonka (aka Randy). He bought 4 big bags of these little morsels. Money well spent according to him. I have to agree. I'm not even nuts about jelly beans unless it's the Jelly Belly tutti fruiti or buttered popcorn flavors (stop judging me for the b.popcorn flavor...it is delicious!) These are fab!
But speaking of almonds, these are delicious.
Yummy! I'd say they sorta taste like bacon, but that might dissuade you from buying. However I don't know how the word "bacon" could possibly do that.
You can thank Mr. Wonka (aka Randy). He bought 4 big bags of these little morsels. Money well spent according to him. I have to agree. I'm not even nuts about jelly beans unless it's the Jelly Belly tutti fruiti or buttered popcorn flavors (stop judging me for the b.popcorn flavor...it is delicious!) These are fab!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Validation
Today was Campbell's 2 month doctor appointment. I still have not posted her 2 month post. But don't worry, "Blog" is on my things to do list and it has an asterisk next to it.
This means it must get done. The asterisk means no more messing around and putting it off. It's one of my nerdy ways to go above and beyond the things to do list by prioritizing the things to do.
Our pediatrician made me feel great today. He completely validated all of my feelings from week 4 to about 7.
Pediatrician: "You guys had quite the road to get to this point. Most parents don't deal with what yall were going through."
Amen brother!
Seriously, I'm not trying to sound like a martyr. Campbell is a healthy and active little girl. She just wasn't a happy little girl which made for a long 3.5 weeks.
I felt like such a bad mom. I would feel incredibly guilty when people would comment, "Isn't being a mother the best thing ever?" I would just grin and think to myself, "No, the best thing ever would be throwing a pacifier at your head." I just didn't fit in the "happy mother group."
I was too exhausted and overwhelmed to be happy.
Even our dog groomer who sees Mopac 4-5 times a year commented to Randy when he picked up Mopac from an appointment, "Is Penny okay? She looked exhausted."
Today our pediatrician said, "It's great to see baby AND mom smiling. You and your husband looked so worn out."
Yes, it was taxing on Randy as well. So taxing, he removed himself from the shrieking nightly from the hours of 11pm to 7 am by sleeping in the spare bedroom. See he had to go work. And since I enjoyed the Food Network all day...anyway. It's something that I'm not going to hold over his head. (My fingers are crossed.)
But life is improving. My little girl is smiling and happy. See for yourself.
I love this picture!!
She loves her special formula. And we love seeing her this way. We even are submitting a medical claim and a letter from her doctor to insurance to see if they will help cover the cost of the formula since it's medically necessary (more like psychologically necessary for her parents.)
Another improvement, we are calling her the right name. Randy and I both called her Mopac several times. I'm also happy to announce that I haven't called her Cameron in about 2 weeks.
First rule of parenting: Get your child's name right.
This means it must get done. The asterisk means no more messing around and putting it off. It's one of my nerdy ways to go above and beyond the things to do list by prioritizing the things to do.
Our pediatrician made me feel great today. He completely validated all of my feelings from week 4 to about 7.
Pediatrician: "You guys had quite the road to get to this point. Most parents don't deal with what yall were going through."
Amen brother!
Seriously, I'm not trying to sound like a martyr. Campbell is a healthy and active little girl. She just wasn't a happy little girl which made for a long 3.5 weeks.
I felt like such a bad mom. I would feel incredibly guilty when people would comment, "Isn't being a mother the best thing ever?" I would just grin and think to myself, "No, the best thing ever would be throwing a pacifier at your head." I just didn't fit in the "happy mother group."
I was too exhausted and overwhelmed to be happy.
Even our dog groomer who sees Mopac 4-5 times a year commented to Randy when he picked up Mopac from an appointment, "Is Penny okay? She looked exhausted."
Today our pediatrician said, "It's great to see baby AND mom smiling. You and your husband looked so worn out."
Yes, it was taxing on Randy as well. So taxing, he removed himself from the shrieking nightly from the hours of 11pm to 7 am by sleeping in the spare bedroom. See he had to go work. And since I enjoyed the Food Network all day...anyway. It's something that I'm not going to hold over his head. (My fingers are crossed.)
But life is improving. My little girl is smiling and happy. See for yourself.
I love this picture!!
She loves her special formula. And we love seeing her this way. We even are submitting a medical claim and a letter from her doctor to insurance to see if they will help cover the cost of the formula since it's medically necessary (more like psychologically necessary for her parents.)
Another improvement, we are calling her the right name. Randy and I both called her Mopac several times. I'm also happy to announce that I haven't called her Cameron in about 2 weeks.
First rule of parenting: Get your child's name right.
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