Category Archives: Family & Friends

Jessica has started to be more observant. In her crib, she will watch her mobile rotate. This is great since it will allow upwards to 10 or 15 minutes after changing her diaper for me to rinse it out or go start a load of laundry or even go prepare my lunch (reheated leftovers or a sandwich) so that I can eat my lunch while she eats hers.

Jessica Watching the Mobile, 11/30/09

On a fabulous side note, Jessica slept through the night for the first time Saturday. She slept from 9 to 7 for a total of 10 straight hours. It was awesome, but last night she was back to waking at 4, so I’ll wait to be super excited when it becomes an everyday thing. I estimate she weighs about 12 or 12.5 pounds and they say 11 pounds is the size needed to be able to sleep through the night.

She also really loves her Daddy flying her around. It is a very calming technique for her, because if she is a little upset or if we’re too slow in getting her to her dinner, it will quiet her cries and get her ready to eat. I still should get a video of the flying in action, but in the meantime, you’ll have to settle for this photo of James and Jessica before flying.

Daddy and Jessica, 12/1/09

Jessica is pretty good at keeping herself occupied. She even tries to stick her whole hand in her mouth. She hasn’t succeeded yet, but she continues to try.

Jessica Sucking on her Hand, 12/2/09

My parents came into town Thursday night after their tax conference ended. They babysat Jessica while I went into the office on Friday for a few hours. When I got home, they said she was an easy baby to care for, any parent’s hope.

Papa and Jessica, 12/4/09

As many people have commented, Jessica has a lot of hair. I finally remembered to put a bow in it yesterday. I initially was going to use a headband, because I thought it might stay in better, but her head is a tad too small for the headband. So instead I clipped it directly to her hair and it stayed beautifully. I can’t wait until it gets a little longer and I can put it in pigtails. Order some finery for your little girl at my friend Jillan’s Etsy shop.

Jessica in her Finery, 12/6/09

Jessica is truly a happy baby and we are very blessed.

Happy Jessica, 12/7/09

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Jessica has begun to enjoy her bath time, or at least not hate it. We discovered the reason she hated bath time. Her parents are noobs. We were so concerned that the water would be too hot, the water was not warm enough and Jessica cried so much because she didn’t like taking a cold bath. I don’t blame her. I don’t care for cold baths, unless I’m really hot, which occasionally occurred when I was pregnant with Jessica.

Jessica in the Bath Tub

Mommy and Jessica After Bath Time

Jessica All Ready for Bed

Look How Curly My Hair is When Wet

Last weekend my parents came into town. They stayed at my brother’s house, but they spent a few hours when they first arrived with Jessica and I. My Dad hadn’t seen Jessica since she was 1 day old.

Jessica and her Papa

We then met up with everyone for dinner where Jessica sucked on her pacifier (since she had gotten fussy in the car) and then fell asleep. She took such a nice nap, we even did a quick stop in the grocery store on the way home. Although, I have to say HEB’s carts aren’t ideal for a baby carrier, so until she gets bigger I won’t be able to go to HEB with just her.

Jessica Sucking on her Pacifier

She much prefers her bouncer to her swing, but as long as she is very happy when put in the swing, she’ll enjoy it and even fall asleep in it.

Jessica in her Swing

Doesn’t Jessica look like she’s praying in this next picture? It was taken after a diaper change, so maybe she’s praying that that Daddy will be faster at flying her in for a milk pick-up. James has taken to flying Jessica to me and she really seems to enjoy it. I need to get a picture of it.

Jessica Praying?

On Sunday, we met up with my parents and my brother’s family for lunch to celebrate Julia’s birthday, who hit the quarter century mark. Don’t Aspen and Jessica look cute together? I can’t wait until they both get bigger and can have play dates.

Cousins Aspen and Jessica

On Monday, Jessica became one month old. Time is certainly flying by. She is rapidly growing. The Gerber brand 0-3 month onesies are now too short, although the Carter newborn onesies are still long enough, but not for much longer. Jessica enjoys eating and can be quite the noisy eater. Sometimes, she gets so excited to eat and will gulp so much that she almost causes herself to choke. She is starting to be more alert during the day and enjoys kicking on her tummy time mat both on her back and on her stomach. She can keep herself occupied for quite some time in her bouncer, which is great since that allows me to eat lunch or get dressed. Jessica is a good sleeper, albeit an often noisy sleeper. She has consistently been going to bed in the 9-10 o’clock hour, waking up around 2:30 AM and then again between 7:30 and 8:30 AM. Although last night, she didn’t wake up until 5 AM and then 9 AM, which made me pretty happy. Although, if I had known she was going to sleep that long I would have put a doubler in her diaper and prevented James from changing the crib sheet at 5 AM.

Jessica, 11/16/09

Jessica, 11/18/09

Jessica, 11/19/09

As a side note, at my postpartum check-up at the OB’s office earlier this week, I’m 6 pounds shy of my pre-pregnancy weight. Of course, since I only gained 30 pounds, I lost a third to half of that weight by the time we went home from the hospital.