Two month check up

at 11 weeks

Sweet E weighed 8 lbs 6 oz, 22 1/2 inches long. She's only gained one pound since birth! I was very worried when I heard that, but Dr. B assured me that she is perfectly healthy. She was in the 10th percentile at her one month checkup and the same this time and in the 50th percentile for length.

She is now eating 4.5 oz of formula (Enfamil Lipil) every three hours. I nurse her in the evenings and anytime she wakes up during the night. I am so thankful that is she is able to do both. I love to nurse her. It's such a sweet bond that only a mother and child can share.

We think she has gained a pound since last week! She is getting little rolls on her legs and arms. She even has a belly!!

Everything is going great at daycare aka "school". Her school is a wonderful little place. I have never gone in to see any of the babies unhappy. That makes a mommy's heart smile!

Heading to the doctor for shots. She did great with the shots, but really hated the two hour long visit in the office. Know any good doctors relocating? We need more in our county!

My birthday gift

September 1st was my birthday. Yay! It was Tuesday which meant no school! We enjoyed a delicious dinner at my ILs. I got to choose the menu...yum! fresh peas, hash brown casserole and ham. Of course no birthday is complete without a delicious cake from Sugar Rush! I got an awesome glider for our living room. It is beautiful and I have really enjoyed rocking Sweet E to sleep in it each night. I think she really likes it too! Here are a few shots of us enjoying it together.

Don't ever take for granted...

anything. Sometimes when E is screaming her head off, especially her first few weeks when I didn't know what she wanted or how to fix it I would honestly think to myself...What have we done? I don't know if we're ready to be parents. Then I would think there are so many people who would love to have a child or others who would love for the only thing wrong with their baby is crying. I would just pray for wisdom and thank the Lord for E's health. This same scene has happened over and over again at our house. My thoughts really hit home with the tragic death of the two year old Ramer twins. I stumbled across their family blog this morning as I waited in our condo for Sweet E to wake up. I cried and cried for this mother and father. It drove home the point even more for me to never take anyone or anything for granted. This sweet mother has a strong relationship with the Lord and has found unknown strength in him. You can read their blog at The Ramers . I strongly encourage you to do so. Everyone can benefit from her writing. She even says the devil pulled those little angels into the water, but he's not winning. At the memorial four souls were saved.

10 weeks...just a playin'

We've been just a playin' this week. E tried her Bumbo for the first time and really likes it. Thanks for the sweet gift Ms. Lynne! Also, she's played on her playmat batting at the cute toys. We've played with her lovey that we've named Baby Love (in the picture above). I made up a little song to the tune of The Supremes hit of the same name. I have also found her rolled over in her crib two mornings. We are going to Atlanta this weekend to get a piece of farm equipment. This will be the third state our little traveler has been in and she's not even two months!

Our Skinny Mini is 9 weeks!

Sweet E or Skinny Mini...or more like Kenny Mini when I talk babytalk, is now nine weeks. Time is just flying! I have found her rolled over in her crib two times this week. Also this week I packed up more newborn clothes. Everyone comments on how small she is, but she has grown so much. I started crying looking at her hospital picture. I can't believe how fast she will grow up. I can't imagine all the joys ahead!

I realized today I really need to update our profile and header on our blog. All of this will wait for a while. Every free moment we have is spent with Sweet E. If she is gone with her daddy I use that time to try to maintain some sort of cleanliness is our home and stay on top of homework. It seems this semester is all about projects...some of which have included making homemade instruments, puppets, and colorsheets!

These weekly updates may be a little boring to some of you, but I need them! I haven't had any time to write anything in E's baby book. Hopefully one day I can look through our blog archives and get it all filled in.

Here are a few pictures of Miss E this week. We hope you all are well! Thank the good Lord for your blessings. We thank him for Kenny Mini everyday!

We're already embarrassing....

poor E! As you may remember I wrote about the Max Headroom/Kenaye West sunglasses. Well here they are in our little Target fashion shoot and also here is our sweet girl looking rather embarassed at only two weeks old! Am I the only person who forgets about cellphone cameras?

8 weeks already!

Here are a few quick shots of Sweet E. She is now 8 weeks old and will have her two month doctor's visit next week. She's such a sweet girl. She's had a few new experiences in the last week. Last Wednesday she started daycare part time. Her teacher's name is Ms. Rose. We couldn't have asked for a nicer lady. Her Gimme works right next door and she gets to come feed and rock her sometimes. We are all thankful for that! We also got out her playmat for the first time. I started her out by laying on her on her back and she did enjoy looking at herself in the mirror for a few minutes, but quickly was uninterested. So a few days later I laid it out fir tummy time. She was just a playin'. I sat a rattle and a little crinkle book in front of her too. I walked down the hall to get something out of the bedroom. When I came back I found the little fart (as my Mamaw would say) had scooted off the playmat, off the area rug and was about to hit the hardwood. She's a fast little stinker! I didn't know she could do that! Also, she's found a favorite spot in her crib...at the top all the way in the corner! Everything is just rolling right along at the House of Mack...we hope it's going just as well for your house.