Family Resemblance

I'm terrible at seeing a resemblance in babies.  It helped a little putting pictures side by side.... so who do you think she looks like?

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Bath Time

Aubrey loves bath time!  She can be fussy and upset and we start to get her ready for a bath and she's instantly calm.  She is not a fan of get out and putting clothes back on though. :)  She still refuses to smile when the cameras are around, but it's starting to show up more and more so I'm bound to catch one soon.

Keeping her feet warm by sticking them over the side in the water.

She's in there somewhere! 

Starting to go crazy arms b/c she knows clothes and a diaper are coming.

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4 Years

Yesterday Matt and I celebrated our 4th anniversary!  It was a great day and really good night.  Aubrey decided to surprise us with a great present by going to bed before 9:30pm and only needing to eat once in the middle of the night!  It was great.  Typically getting her to bed before 11:00 is a struggle, but last night was awesome.  I will be so happy when we can start to make that more of a routine instead of a random occurrence.

It's been a great 4 years and feels like we've known each other forever.  I can't imagine my life without you, Matt.  I love you!

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Guess Who!

Guess who slept for 7 hours straight last night.....

We all did!!!  Next time she has trouble sleeping I think I'll post about it on here quicker.  I know that last night doesn't mean anything for tonight, but oh it was nice to sleep for an extended period of time.  

This is what a happy baby looks like first thing in the morning after a good night's sleep with a super cute outfit on.

We started out seeing if she would sleep in her bed, but that didn't last long.  She did sleep in there for 2 hours after her 4:30am feeding.  

She's getting so big!  She doesn't sleep in the cradle anymore b/c when she starts going crazy arms she hits the sides which probably hurts a little and makes her even madder.  She really likes the monkey seat and that's where she slept for the 7 hours.  If we can get her to start keeping some sort of schedule for a few more days, we'll work towards sleeping in crib.  

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What Season is It?

It sure seems like we've been transported back to Alabama for winter these last couple days.  I can't believe it was over 60 degrees out yesterday.  Since it was so warm and Aubrey really has never seen the outdoors we bundled up and took a walk.  I was still worried she would get cold since it was kind of windy so we bundled up really well. 

All bundled up and ready for a walk.

All tuckered out. 

She didn't even wake up after we took her inside.

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Tired

Well, I think Matt and I have found a whole new level of tired.  Two nights ago I heard Matt burping Aubrey while he was sitting up on the side of the bed.  I was a little confused b/c I hadn't heard her wake up and I hadn't just fed her so wasn't sure why he was burping her.  I even heard him mumbling something to her.  I was even more confused when I looked over and she was still laying in her bed.  Yes, Matt was burping the bed or his pillow or something.  He had no memory of it the next morning. 

The first two weeks I just expected that I'd be exhausted and then it seemed like we'd settled into a little pattern and I was learning how to function on the sleep I was getting, but she's decided to throw us for a loop this week.  This week Aubrey has been pretty much mad all evening every evening and doesn't really want to be set down at all during the day.  I'm not sure what happened to our happy baby of a week ago.  She used to take some good 2 hour naps during the day but now just cat naps in between each feeding.  This means I rarely get to nap during the day now.  I got to really liking my afternoon naps.  I'm pretty sure she's going through growth spurt b/c she seems to want to eat every hour.  I'm hoping my happy and slightly more predictable baby will be back soon!

I didn't dare move her in case she was actually going to take a nap.  It lasted 20 min.

Most pictures will now have the pacifier in them.



Why did you take my pacifier away?!?



I'm very mad at you now and I don't care that you like my outfit and want a picture of it!



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1 Month Old

I made it folks!  1 month old!  Sorry this is a little late, but we were in Kansas City, Missouri at Daddy's Yellow Ribbon Event to learn about his deployment this weekend and Mom wanted to wait for the official stats at my doctor's appointment today.

I weigh 8lbs 13oz and am 21 inches long.
I have just now outgrown newborn clothes and am moving up to the 0-3 month size.  I'll be finished with newborn diapers as soon as this last box is empty.

Things I've learned/can do this month...
   - I am a champ eater now and don't like to wait when I'm hungry.  I don't care if my diaper needs changed.  I wish they would do that later.
   - I am starting to figure out that I'm supposed to sleep when it's dark outside, but I really don't like the hours of 7 - 10pm.
   - I can see things clearer now and like to follow Mommy and Daddy's faces.
   - My favorite thing to look at is the picture on the wall above the couch.
   - I like tummy time for a little while and can lift my head about 45 degrees.
   - I can hold my head steady for short periods when I want to.
   - Mommy calls me Crazy Arms sometimes because I like to move them around all over.  I still need to work on my control though because I sometimes hit myself in the face.
   - Mommy also calls me Houdini Arms.  I can get them out of anything and I'm not sure why they still try to bundle them up at night.
   - I am a super pooper!  Who says the average is 2 - 3 a day... I can pump out 6 - 7 most days.
   - I like to smile and grin but I'm very careful not to do that when the cameras are around or when Mommy and Daddy try to get me to smile.  I have to keep them guessing for a little while.

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Official Pictures

I was reminded by a friend that I didn't post Aubrey's official pictures.  We got some taken at the hospital when she was 2 days old and then some more a week later.  Thanks to Bella Photography and Mitchell Bennett Photography for such great pictures!

There are a ton of great pictures and I had trouble picking out only a few so here are my favorites...

 

 

 

 

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