A LONG weekend.. but fun :)

This weekend we went to Bakersfield to celebrate Mother's Day with our Mama's... it was a good weekend, but Lindsay was totally not feeling it! She had several melt-downs and was super dooper tired and cranky..poor girl! The grandparents haven't seen her upset, and they didn't believe their sweet baby grandgirl was ever grumpy... lol. Boy were they in for a reality check!

We took Lindsay to our most favorite restaurant, Sinaloa's... amazing Mexican food! Jarrett and I can't come to Bakersfield without eating there at least once, and went there so frequently the waitresses knew us and what we ordered... lol. It was the first time we went since the baby was born, and she was introduced to a restaurant she will get to know very well as she grows up! Here is our little family... Lindsay had a meltdown shortly after this picture... I at least got to eat some rice and beans and we promptly got our food to go and left right after...lol Sweet Cousins!! Lindsay (left) and Katarina (right) got to get some playtime in when we went over to Grandma Carol's house... Lindsay LOVED her cousin and couldn't take her eyes off of her! Katarina and Lindsay even coordinated their meeting with matching pink and red outfits...lol

Lindsay on the left, Katarina on the right.... I can see they are going to be great friends!

Jarrett and I were exhausted after this trip, and feel like we need another weekend to recover! I am hoping that she has a restful few weeks before we take our trip to Charlotte to visit Auntie Sarah and Cousin Nate!

My 1st Mother's Day

I hope that all you Mother's out there had an sweet day with your family and friends! This year it was my very first Mother's Day (mother of a real baby..not just fur babies:) and it was so memorable. My Mother's Day got started a little early because we were planning on going to Bakersfield to celebrate with our own Mom's (we didn't end up going..more on that later) so Thursday Lindsay sent me this beautiful bouquet of flowers with my favorite color..Pink! It had a really sweet card.. I think Daddy helped :)

Jarrett got me such an amazing, thoughtful gift for my first Mother's Day. It all started last year when we were in London... we had high tea at Harrod's and I got misty-eyed when he mentioned that it would be fun someday to have a tea party with a daughter (little did we know a few months later we would be having one!). There is a tea room in Santa Monica that sells British goods and he got me a gift certificate for a tea for two! Now Lindsay is still too young to go with me yet, but I am looking forward to spending it in the next few months with a friend! He got a basket full of goodies.. biscuits (english cookies), scone mix (yum), three different teas and a cute picture frame and tasty preserves which I sampled on toast on Sunday. He also got me a bottle of my two most favorite Champagnes... party at my house!!
My little bathing beauty... Grammy Kellie bought Lindsay her very first bathing suit from Janie & Jack with a matching hat. It's a little big... but not much and perfect for her to grow into this summer! The pretty blue matches her big blue eyes :) Can't wait to spend the summer in Grandpa's pool!

New chair.... Bumbo! She is not quite sure what to think about her new chair... she is working so hard on sitting up... she tries so hard to grab her feet...it helps that there are bumble-bees on her toes!

Other news... we stayed home this Mother's Day because Thursday afternoon I came down with Mastitis, an infection in a breast milk duct (sorry TMI). I thought that I would be fine by Friday in time to go to Bakersfield, but I didn't realize how sick I really was. My milk supply ran really low and I ran a really high fever for two days (which I think was almost worse than the pain) and have been taking a antibiotic since Friday... its getting better, but not as fast as I would like. I am so grateful for my sweet husband for taking care of TWO babies all weekend... ME (especially when I'm sick lol) and Lindsay (a real baby :) Thank you family and sweet friends for the calls/texts... you made my 1st Mother's day so special!

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin....

Yesterday afternoon Lindsay rolled over from her tummy to her back! She has been practicing pushing up on her tummy with her arms and legs... she was pushing up and leaning to her left and just happened to get some traction and kind of leaned-rolled over onto her back. She didn't look really too surprised, but she was a little perplexed and immediately began checking out the new view of the ceiling. Mama of course started clapping and that did surprise her... she looked at me like, "What's the big deal?" lol... I ran to get the video camera and capture it again... but no such luck. I am going to keep trying so I can post it! It is insane to think she has the possiblity to be mobile... I have to watch her like a hawk when she is on her changer!

She has also been extremely active... when those arms and legs get to movin', look out! She will kick/hit anything near her, and it's hilarious when her crazy arms get going, she frequently hits herself. She has this look like, "Where did that come from?" lol... Lately she has been kicking her play-yard over and it falls on top of her... don't worry Grandparents- it is soft! She smiles a goofy really big gummy smile! I have tried positioning it in different ways to avoid it falling, but it never fails, she finds a way to kick/bat it over!

Tummy Time...first video!

Here is my first video posting... hope you can view it! We recorded it with our new videocamcorder we got for Christmas this year... thanks Grandpa!

She is getting so big and starting to push up! Enjoy!

Two Months...Oh My!

Two Months! Oh how time flys!! I can hardly believe our sweet girl was born two months ago.. newborn no more! We went to the Dr. on Monday and here is where we are:
** 11 lbs, 7 oz 50-75th percentile
** 24 inches long 90th percentile... This is shocking because Jarrett and I are not tall people..lol
** Lindsay's personality has just been shining through these past few weeks and we have been seeing her smile, and respond with cooing when we talk to her. We have heard the begininng of a chuckle and are looking forward to that in month 3!
** Lindsay has been giving Mama and Daddy some pretty good sleep... she goes to bed around 7pm and wakes up at 2am and 6am for feeding (on good nights)... not too shabby!
** Her eyes are still blue... the Dr. thinks they are probably going to stay that way!
** She lost her baby hair this past month and was rocking a mini-mullett for awhile..lol. Now it is growing better on top, however, she still looks like a little old man hair-wise from behind! Her haircolor is a really light brown or dark blonde color...
** Her eyebrows are finally coming in too..
**Lindsay loves bathtime with Daddy at night
**During the daytime she enjoys hanging out in her swing that Grandpa got her... she likes the mobile and music!
** She has been doing so great with Tummy Time and really gaining control over her head and neck! It won't be much longer before she is a pro!

Our sweet happy girl...

Sniff Sniff... Mama packed away her newborn clothes this week... there were a few tears.. but I am looking forward to the next phases!

Before bedtime Daddy reads Lindsay a story. She really tries to focus on the pictures and their colors, and of course, Dad always makes funny noises to go with the story... very entertaining!

At the Dr.'s office she got her first shots (gulp!). She got 2 in one leg (you can see the band-aids above :( and one in the other leg. She was a very brave girl and didn't cry too much... Mama also cried a few tears in sympathy... Tuesday she was back to her happy self, smiling and cooing in her crib when I came in to get her in the morning.

What a blessing this sweet girl has been!! We we can't imagine our lives without her, and love her more and more everyday!

Miss Personality

Chunky Cheeks... love em'

Practicing tummy time....
Silly little girl...

Happy Easter

Easter Bunny (aka Daddy) came to visit Lindsay on her first Easter... he brought her a some Easter videos, books and candy (Mom will help with that :)


Lindsay wearing her "Grandpa's Girl" onsie hanging out with Grandpa Rich on her first trip to Bakersfield! Lindsay got to meet her furry siblings, Jackson and Roxy! Jackson was a very concerned doggie... whenever she would make a peep, he would stand on his hind legs and let us know! Roxy had fun sniffing her and we had to keep them from licking her to death!
Mama and Lindsay in Great Grandma's backyard... Lindsay posing in her Easter Dress...What a little lady crossing her legs..lol

Lindsay getting some snuggle time in with her Great Grandma Rosie!

Daddy and his little Easter Girl... Lunch at Mexicali with Grandpa Jerry and Grandma Carol!

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

This Easter was an emotional one for me as a new Mom! As I think about the incredible love God has for us that he sacrificed his only precious, perfect child it is overwhelming the powerful love that He felt for me (sin and all!). Being a parent and loving your child so much gives you a new sense of the loss and powerful love Jesus has for us. Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter and hope that the 'Easter Feeling' lasts through the year!

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead... 1Peter 1:3