| Aww wait for the top ones, then the fun really.. begins.. ugh lol! She got her top two in a span of like 2 weeks time..
I get what you mean about the look like thing.. I stared at Alex for a day or two before her daddy just piped up and said he thought she looked like an Alexandra Grace (He had been pushing for Alexandria instead of Alexandra up until she was born) and since I didnt have a better solution I agreed to it.. hah Im still not sure if she looks like an Alexandra...
Alex gained I think 3 lbs a month for her first 3 months! She had to be rehospitalized at about 5 days old I think for jaundice, so I was not only nursing but I started to pump as well and feed her that too.. She gained really quickly from there! She was 6 pounds 10 ounces at birth! And all that 17+ pounds of her is all mainly from nursing.. Im still really bad with having her eat solids on a schedule..
I cant wait to see pictures of Eloise! Im so excited as they are so close in age!
Alex looks pretty much nothing like me, other than her nose, and she has a rounder face, and possibly my jaw line.. Otherwise its all Michael.. Same exact eyes, head, hands, feet, and dimple chin. She even has his blood type.
Otherwise Alex kind of scoots, and now uses me for a ladder to pull herself up, thus pinching me repeatedly in the process.. haha.. She can stand holding on really well, as Michael has been making her do "baby exercises" from situps... to standing since she was like a month old.. She just started attempting to wave hello or goodbye but its hit or miss. She otherwise rolls around the house and pretty much can get anywhere by just rolling. Which is funny until you realize shes made it halfway under the bed or something.. So I think shes maybe a few weeks off from crawling. She occasionally gets on her knees while on her tummy but it doesnt last long. Shes also now trying to get into a sitting position from laying down by pretty much trying to do a situp.. Which generally just angers her and she ends up crying so that I will help her, or daddy will.
Hows Eloise doing? I wonder if doctors there recommend other things than they do here, and if it effects development and all that.. For a long time Alex hated being on her stomach. Its only been recently that shes started to enjoy it really, maybe in the last 2-2.5 months or so.
As for another... While I was pregnant we thought maybe.. maybe when she was a year old we'd start to try for another.. And then I had her, and half the time Im still overwhelmed... She is a demanding little thing.. So I think it will be atleast another year from now, but no longer than 2 before we try again.. I do want one more.
And Melster, for normal folk, I honestly dont believe there is ever a great time money wise to have a baby. Haha there isnt enough money in the world, yet you will find a way to make it work..
Well, thanks for reading my babble about my small rug monster. Love her, I do! |