Adding a newborn to the mix of crazy summer life at our place has been a challenge for everyone, I have to tell myself to stop and just take a second to enjoy the craziness. It has already gone by too fast. Two weeks and we are working on getting back on track. Ali sleeps a lot and I have had to get used to nursing again… you forget how much it hurts after two years!
A nurse in the hospital told me not to cut Alison’s fingernails until after she was a month old. So I have had to fine them twice, they grow fast and I don’t want her scratch her face up.
I have to pump every four hours whether Alison is ready to eat or not… sometimes she is ready to nurse and other times I just have to relieve that pressure.Every baby is different. We have been blessed with sleepy baby number two! We are working on getting back on schedule… wake up at 7, lunch at 12 then nap soon after, dinner 5ish, bath and ready for bed by 8:30. It’s hard but we all need to know what is coming next. Alison got a ton of diapers at both of her baby showers… I think she got the perfect amount of newborns, size ones and size twos. We have tried LUVS, Parents Choice, and Pampers… Huggies are my favorite with her too.
I can always tell when one of the kids have been around Alison… she has had everything from chocolate to play-doh on her face from all the kisses they give her.
Alison is still a great sleeper, she averages 15-45 minutes of awake time each day… sometimes it is during the day other times it is in the middle of the night.
Another successful week of teaching and learning from everyone. We are so excited to see what life has in store for the up coming weeks full of lessons and summer fun… thanks for reading.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Alison's Announcements
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double sided 5x7 postcards... on linen card stock. So excited to get them in the mail!!!
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double sided 5x7 postcards... on linen card stock. So excited to get them in the mail!!!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Alison's One Week Lessons
Life teaches us lessons every day – we can either pay attention to them, take note and learn or let it pass us by. I take note and try to learn, these are the lessons that Alison is teaching me. Every pregnancy is different and every baby is different… my girls are pretty similar but both very special in their own way. With these lessons I plan to make a book and give to Ali when she has her first baby.
At her one week check up Miss Alison weighed 9lbs 3oz and is 21.5 inches tall… her head is 14.5 inches around.
Alison poops every single diaper change… just like her sister. I wonder if it is just because they were both nursed – or if it is just me? Without thinking I ate a sandwich with hot pepper jack cheese, now Alison is paying for it. Her little butt is so red and sore.
Alison sleeps all the time. She wakes up to eat and get her diaper changed then once she has burped and her belly is full she goes right back to sleep. She stayed awake for almost an hour on her one week b-day.
Nursing HURTS! No matter if you have done it before or not. You will never forget the feeling – and getting up in the middle of the night just to pump… because the baby isn’t ready to nurse gets old fast too. I am ready to get my boobs on a schedule. I already have over 30oz in the freezer on Saturday.
Daddy loves to snuggle with Ali, she is so soft… got to love that peach fuzz. I remember when Jessy told me that Gracee had to sleep in her own bed, five days old and dad has someone tiny sleeping in his arm pit.
Baby Ali is special to all of us – Jared loves to ‘baby-sit’ Gracee loves to gives kisses and mommy can’t stop staring at her. We are so blessed and hope you read our lessons and learn with us… or remember fun things about your baby.
At her one week check up Miss Alison weighed 9lbs 3oz and is 21.5 inches tall… her head is 14.5 inches around.
Alison poops every single diaper change… just like her sister. I wonder if it is just because they were both nursed – or if it is just me? Without thinking I ate a sandwich with hot pepper jack cheese, now Alison is paying for it. Her little butt is so red and sore.
Alison sleeps all the time. She wakes up to eat and get her diaper changed then once she has burped and her belly is full she goes right back to sleep. She stayed awake for almost an hour on her one week b-day.
Nursing HURTS! No matter if you have done it before or not. You will never forget the feeling – and getting up in the middle of the night just to pump… because the baby isn’t ready to nurse gets old fast too. I am ready to get my boobs on a schedule. I already have over 30oz in the freezer on Saturday.
Daddy loves to snuggle with Ali, she is so soft… got to love that peach fuzz. I remember when Jessy told me that Gracee had to sleep in her own bed, five days old and dad has someone tiny sleeping in his arm pit.
Baby Ali is special to all of us – Jared loves to ‘baby-sit’ Gracee loves to gives kisses and mommy can’t stop staring at her. We are so blessed and hope you read our lessons and learn with us… or remember fun things about your baby.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Willard Update - Baby Alison is HERE
Time goes by so fast, seems like just yesterday we were making the announcement that we were expecting another little baby… and now she is one week old. Alison Jean was born at 1:26pm on June 22nd 2009 – we are so proud to announce she is not only absolutely beautiful but perfect in every way. We have been blessed yet again.
Jared and Gracee waited patiently in the waiting room at St. Lukes with Papa Kenny and Memaw Donna. They got to come in one last time and talk to baby Ali through my belly button. Everyone ate lunch and played with play-doh then next thing you know Alison was here. Alison weighed 8lbs 13.5oz and is 21 inches long, she is so pretty and tiny compared to her brother and sister.
Jared went to his bio-moms on Tuesday and came back home after his t-ball game Wednesday night. Gracee on the other hand didn’t get to meet Alison again until Thursday afternoon. She stayed with Memaw Donna and Papa Kenny but kept running a fever of 100+ and couldn’t come around the newborn baby until we found out what was wrong. Finally after a long wait we were all back together again, everyone is still trying to get used to the change a new baby brings to a family, but we couldn’t be more happier.
It is really hard to believe that she is already a week old. Jared loves to baby sit his new sister and Gracee cant help but kiss her every time she can. They are so funny around her and usually don’t start to act jealous until they get tired or aren’t getting enough attention from daddy.
Life is good. I feel great (a little tired) and Jessy is soooo busy right now with fixing everyone’s A/C we haven’t had much time to do any updates. We have such a great support system it is amazing – tons of volunteers willing to take one or more of the older kids to let us rest or just get a little extra bonding time with Ali.
Jared and Gracee waited patiently in the waiting room at St. Lukes with Papa Kenny and Memaw Donna. They got to come in one last time and talk to baby Ali through my belly button. Everyone ate lunch and played with play-doh then next thing you know Alison was here. Alison weighed 8lbs 13.5oz and is 21 inches long, she is so pretty and tiny compared to her brother and sister.
Jared went to his bio-moms on Tuesday and came back home after his t-ball game Wednesday night. Gracee on the other hand didn’t get to meet Alison again until Thursday afternoon. She stayed with Memaw Donna and Papa Kenny but kept running a fever of 100+ and couldn’t come around the newborn baby until we found out what was wrong. Finally after a long wait we were all back together again, everyone is still trying to get used to the change a new baby brings to a family, but we couldn’t be more happier.
It is really hard to believe that she is already a week old. Jared loves to baby sit his new sister and Gracee cant help but kiss her every time she can. They are so funny around her and usually don’t start to act jealous until they get tired or aren’t getting enough attention from daddy.
Life is good. I feel great (a little tired) and Jessy is soooo busy right now with fixing everyone’s A/C we haven’t had much time to do any updates. We have such a great support system it is amazing – tons of volunteers willing to take one or more of the older kids to let us rest or just get a little extra bonding time with Ali.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
The pregnancy book week 24, 28, 32 and 38
Time is going by so quickly with this pregnancy... could it be because our kids are full of energy and we have no time to sit back and think about it? Who knows... we are all really excited to meet our newest addition.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Gracee's 2 year lessons...
Has it really been two years since I pushed a baby out of my body (took three hours) and met her for the first time? It’s amazing to think that she is already grown up to be such a smart little girl and continues to learn new words each day. Her two year lessons…
Gracee is teaching us what it is like to be parents of a princess. Boys and Girls are different – no matter what you hear as babies, toddlers, and then on to children… they are different. Gracee is much more demanding then Jared ever was and she still has trouble with the 1… 2… 3… time out concept.
Gracee is getting so big -- She is already 29lbs and 35.5 inches tall.
Gracee likes to talk – still has tons of help from her big brother but for the most part she says what she wants… it gets clearer each day.
Gracee is now in daycare on Tuesdays and it has made a difference in her attitude when around other little people. She has always done well in the nursery at church but that is only a 30 minute time span. She goes to daycare from 9-5.
Gracee is still working on potty training. She gets two m & m’s when she goes in the potty and she loves it! She always gives one to her bubby! Going potty isn’t that hard its poo that she likes to run and hide then tell you to get it off when she is done.
Gracee is a good eater… now that we got past the two year molars. She will try just about anything. Some days she eats like a horse others she is more like a bird but she still loves her fruit and veggies. Hasn’t had a sippy-cup for over a month and loves red gatorade.
Gracee is a tom-boy. She isn’t into dresses very much anymore unless they are made out of t-shirt material and then takes it off right after church. She would rather wear her ‘working clothes’ and play in the dirt with her brother.
Gracee still likes to play with babies and I think she does a great job… feeding them, changing them, and singing night-night songs. She is going to be a great big sister.
I feel like I could go on for days but these are just the main points I could muster up while the kids play with daddy after dinner. Gracee is a wonderful little girl – we have been blessed in so many ways from all the new things she teaches us each day.
Gracee is teaching us what it is like to be parents of a princess. Boys and Girls are different – no matter what you hear as babies, toddlers, and then on to children… they are different. Gracee is much more demanding then Jared ever was and she still has trouble with the 1… 2… 3… time out concept.
Gracee is getting so big -- She is already 29lbs and 35.5 inches tall.
Gracee likes to talk – still has tons of help from her big brother but for the most part she says what she wants… it gets clearer each day.
Gracee is now in daycare on Tuesdays and it has made a difference in her attitude when around other little people. She has always done well in the nursery at church but that is only a 30 minute time span. She goes to daycare from 9-5.
Gracee is still working on potty training. She gets two m & m’s when she goes in the potty and she loves it! She always gives one to her bubby! Going potty isn’t that hard its poo that she likes to run and hide then tell you to get it off when she is done.
Gracee is a good eater… now that we got past the two year molars. She will try just about anything. Some days she eats like a horse others she is more like a bird but she still loves her fruit and veggies. Hasn’t had a sippy-cup for over a month and loves red gatorade.
Gracee is a tom-boy. She isn’t into dresses very much anymore unless they are made out of t-shirt material and then takes it off right after church. She would rather wear her ‘working clothes’ and play in the dirt with her brother.
Gracee still likes to play with babies and I think she does a great job… feeding them, changing them, and singing night-night songs. She is going to be a great big sister.
I feel like I could go on for days but these are just the main points I could muster up while the kids play with daddy after dinner. Gracee is a wonderful little girl – we have been blessed in so many ways from all the new things she teaches us each day.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
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