1/3 of a year old!

Sweet little Kelynn! Happy 4 month birthday, lovey. Mommy and Daddy are so excited to report that you have changed so much this month.

First thing's first - your 4 month picture:

Although, I have to tell you, I had to take about 100 pictures to get this one shot. Your silly little self was so squirmy in that cute dress.

 

A few updates from the 4 month doctor appointment.

Height: 25.5 Inches (87th percentile)
Weight: 15 lbs (77th percentile)
Head Circumference: 43.2 cm (100th percentile)(yikes!)

You are becoming so smiley and funny. You love to look at us from across the room and smile real big to get our attention.

 

 You are getting to be such a great eater! You are now eating 6.5 - 7 oz bottles every 3 hours. You like to try and hold them on your own. When they're almost empty, you can do it sometimes!

We also have started giving you (slighly more) solid foods! You love your rice cereal, and have learned how to gobble it right up! You eat about a tablespoon of rice cereal once a day. 

 

 Also, you've developed this super cute habit of rubbing your feet together when you eat, or when you're relaxed.

You also have started to like to snuggle with your Lovies (as we call them), while you're falling asleep for a nap or for overnight. 

 Your new favorite chair is the bumbo. You sit in it for 20 to 30 minutes at a time, playing with your toys.

As you can see, we also have to have you wear a bib most of the time because you are SO drooly! It appears that we're not too far off from the teething phase! As a matter of fact, you love to chew on your Daddy's fingers. 

You are becoming so alert, you love to look around and smile at things you think are funny. 

Because you're getting so big, we've started being able to take you lots of new places! Now when we eat at restaurants, you love to sit at the table with Mom or Dad. 

And this weekend, we got to go to Michigan to spend Labor day with the Zuverink family! You were such a great traveller! You slept through most of the flights completely!

And when you weren't sleeping, you were pretty happy to sprawl out in the seats at the airport.

You even got to meet your cousin Aiden for the first time! 

Bath time is still one of your favorite things to do. 

You are now sleeping from 8pm to 7 in the morning. You take a nap at 8:30am, 11:30am, 2:30pm and 5:30pm. Mommy is working about 25 hours/week, and you love to go to miss Allison's house to hang out with Ashlynn in the afternoons while mom and dad work. 

Favorite thing to eat: Rice cereal

Favorite activity: Sitting in the Bumbo or riding around the house doing chores with mom and dad. 

Favorite book: Baby Baa Baa (Who's behind the red watering can? Fuzzy Duckling! She has an orange beak)

Favorite Song: Bathtime song (Who loves bathtime? Kelynn does! Doo dah! Doo dah!)

Can't wait to see what the next few months will bring! God is so good to us!

Speeding Right Along

Three months old! 

Biggest development in appearance: We can get that hair into a pony tail!

Compared to 2 month: 

At the two month mark, we got to go to your 2 month check up at the doctor. We found out that you weighed 13 pounds, and were 23 inches long. The doctor said that you were the size of a normal 4 month old! Based on our measurements, you are right around 15 pounds now. You are a big girl! 

Lots of changes this month already! You can definitely hold your head up. Right now you can hold your back up for 10 or 15 seconds on your own. 

After about 10 to 15 seconds your little back gets tired and you start to slump over. Once you get a little stronger, it'll be no big deal! 

 

We are having lots of fun trying new hairstyles with you! Your hair is SO long already! It's pretty thin on the sides, but your daddy is convinced that it's starting to fill in. Bless your heart. In another few months, I have a feeling we'll really have a mess of curls to navigate. 

You have definitely moved up a bottle size. You now drink 5 or 6 ounces every 3 hours.

You're also sleeping overnight now! You go to bed at 9pm, sleep until about 5am, and then you go back to sleep until around 8. You also take naps in the morning, afternoon, and right before your bedtime bottle.

We also had our first visit out to New Mexico to see Pops and Momsy! You had fun on the 10 hour trip out there, chatting with your parents: 

Momsy is so talented she can carry both her little babies at the same time! 

You and pops relaxing before bed time: 

We had a wonderful visit to see everyone. They got to see all your new accomplishments.  

When we got back, I learned that you like to help with the laundry! 

And support the Rangers with your daddy! 

And help mommy get free chick fil-a! 

Happy 3 months, sweet girl! We get to fly up to Michigan in a few weeks so you can meet Auntie Kim,  and Auntie Vanessa, and your new cousin, Aiden. Wish us luck on your first flight! 

Happy 2 Months Baby Cakes!

Hey sweet girl! How fast this month has flown by! You are growing incredibly fast, and we are so excited about all the new developments.

First, here is your 2 month picture:

Compared to your 1 month picture: 

See how much you've grown?! On top of growing much faster than Miss Bear, you are so alert now, looking at everyone and checking out your surroundings. 

We have your 2 month check up in a few days to find out how you are doing. We have a feeling that you're growing just fine, though. From our own measurements, we guesstimate that you weigh close to 11 pounds. 

You are a very independent lady! Sometimes you like to be held, but most of the time you'd rather lay on the couch and look around, or sit in your bouncy seat and watch what's going on in the room. 

Your schedule overnight has solidified for the most part. You take your last bottle at 9pm, and you drink around 5 ounces. You sleep until around 2am, then again until around 6, when we're ready to get up anyway! We have gotten a few 7 and 8 hour nights out of you! 

You love your mobile, too! 

You've started smiling at mommy and daddy. You also had a fun day with Miss Paula today, and your smile proves it: 

Mommy has started back to work, so you get to go visit Miss Allison and your friend Ashlynn a few times a week. We love them so much and you always have such a good time over there. 

As you can see, your hair is very curly (especially when it's wet): 

So Mommy has a bit of a hard time taming it... it usually is a big ol' poofy mess. 

So we started experimenting with bows: 

You don't like mommy messing with your hair too much yet, but once we get used to it, I'm sure we can find some fun ways to style your baby fro! Miss Allison seems to have some better luck with your hair adventures so far: 

You also LOVE bath time. You kick your feet all around in the water and suck on your hands (even when they have soap on them) - yikes! 

You also have gotten alert enough that you enjoy reading time: 

Sometimes you like to hang out with mom when she is working. 

We also found out that you really like to go swimming! 

And for the silly part of being 2 months old, these are your phases of meltdown: 

Poor baby... you're just so cute! Even when you cry. Too hilarious. 

During the day, you are still eating every 3 hours, but you take usually 4-5 ounces now. You are starting to put your hands on the sides of your bottle while you eat them. You are learning how to make fun baby sounds when you are kicking around in your crib or in the bouncy seat: "oOOooo". 

Congratulations on all your feats and accomplishments this month, lovey! We will have a blast in the next few weeks getting to month 3! 

One Month Old!

Hey sweet girl!
Greetings from the end of month 1! That's right, we did it. We survived the first month of being up all night, going through diapers at a ridiculous rate, constantly smelling like baby lotion, the house being transformed from a place full of our stuff to a place full of baby stuff, and finally, adjusting to being a three person family instead of a 2 person family. We have loved it! It wasn't as scary as everyone said it would be. Although - that might really be because your dad is a super hero. First a picture, then an update:

You and Miss Bear, who will be appearing in all monthly pictures through the first year. 

Schedule: We haven't settled into one during the days yet, but at night we feed you at 11, then we go to bed and you eat again at 2 or 3, then again at 5 or 6. You nap again for an hour or so, then you're up for the day! 

Weight: A little over 9 pounds. 

Length: Not exactly sure, but you already outgrew some of your small pajamas! 

Fun facts: You sleep SOOOOO much better in your own room than in our room. You must like your space. 

You definitely don't like to be swaddled. We recently realized that you fight against the blanket so much that it keeps you awake at night. 

You love love love to eat! When you start drinking a bottle, you get so excited that you swallow a bunch of air while you try to gulp down your milk as fast as possible. 

We are slowly moving over to cloth diapers instead of disposables. We can't tell if you like them better or not yet, but we certainly do! They last so much longer! 

Milestones: You are getting really good at holding your head up while we hold you upright, although any other big body movements are very jerky. Strong, but jerky. 

Your eyes have started focusing on what is in front of you, instead of having that "stare off into the distance" look. 

You are learning how to suck on your hands to calm yourself down. 

We are so excited to watch you grow and learn lots of new fun things over the next 11 months. We love you so much. Congratulations on everything you've accomplished this month! 

Three Weeks

You got to meet Grandma and Grandpa Zuverink this week! Everyone was very excited to get to spend your 3 week birthday with you! We wanted to go spend some time outside before it gets too hot for the summer, so we headed off to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens! 

You were ready to go! All sunscreened and hatted up! 

Your Dad pushed you all around the gardens - we made sure you had plenty of shade from the sun so you wouldn't get too hot. 

But before we made it too far, you got a little hungry. 

Grandma and Grandpa wanted to take a fancy picture with you. 

And so did Mommy and Daddy! 

Just so you know, this is what your uncle Matt looks like when he's confused: 

Also, here are some fun pictures of you from the last week or so: 

You love to curl up as tiny as possible, especially when you lay on your mom or dad. 

This is how fun you are when you are awake all morning! 

This is the funny face you make when you're really full. 

Also, every once in a while, Mr. Pheeny wants to snuggle with us as a family. We make sure he doesn't snuggle with you when you're alone, but when we're all together, it's pretty stinkin' cute! 

In just one week, you'll already be a month old! 

Home for a Week!

Holy cow! Our little bit has been home for a week today! 

When you're only a few days old, everything is a new experience. Here are some of Kelynn's new experiences over the last week. 

First time to get ready to go home! 

My, what a fancy dress you have on! 

First time in a car seat: 

Don't mind the clashing patterns. We like your bow enough to make up for it! Thanks Grandma Looman! 

First time to have an official professional photo shoot:

Awwww look how cute you are!! 

First time daddy snuck a picture of you and mommy hanging out: 

First at home bath time: 

My goodness - you were NOT happy about that first. But you're definitely getting used to them more and more. 

First time to get dried off - in a really stinkin' cute towel: 

You is a frog!

First time for mommy to comb your hair - how fun! 

First time to play with Daddy in your play yard:

You are so teeny! 

First time for mommy to take an artsy picture of you and daddy rocking:

We love Daddy so much! 

And for the grand finale - the First smile caught on camera. Holy cannoli. You are ridiculous. 

As you can see, we've had a very eventful week! 

We are settling into life with a newborn fairly smoothly. We're quickly learning how to tell when you are hungry, when you're just tired and want to cuddle, and when you'd like us to change your diaper. You are pretty hilarious with all of your faces and your sweet disposition. So far you love to sit in your bouncy seat while mommy and daddy cook dinner or take a shower. 

Mommy's healing up really well and seemingly really quickly, and we are so thankful to God for that. 

Momsy and Pops went back home last weekend, after a whole week of helping us with everything from moral support to laundry assistance and making sure we had food to eat. What a blessing they were to us. We can't imagine what the first week would have been like without all of the help! 

Now we are looking forward to you getting to meet all of the other important people in our lives. More updates to come!