Ashlyn @ 4 months

4 month stats

Height: 27" (>97%)

Weight: 14 lbs 11 oz (61%)

Head circ.: 42 cm (69%)

The doctor says she is the "tall girl of the class". She is keeping up with her brother!

We've been given the go-ahead to try cereal!

still in size 2 diapers but now in 6-9 month clothes (some 3-6 mo.)

loves to laugh at her daddy!

goes to bed between 8:30-9:00 and sleeps until 8:00-8:30 the next morning!

nurses 4 times a day

will lay on her back with her feet straight up in the air for the longest time!

loves to "talk"

Ashlyn @ 3 Months

3 Month Stats

13.5 lbs (according to our scale)

wearing size 2 diapers, size 3-6 month clothes

sleeps from 9 pm to 6:30-7:00 am

sleeps most of the morning, a long nap in the afternoon, and a short nap in the evening

nurses about 5 times a day, usually right at 3 hrs apart

loves to be tickled

has the sweetest laugh and smile

has rolled from tummy to back about 5 times

holds head up well

becomes very fussy and wants to be held right when I am wanting to fix dinner

loves to chew on her hand

gives me the cutest little smile when she is done nursing

Carter Update

I've been writing a lot about Ashlyn but not so much about Carter. He has had some things going on lately too so I better get them jotted down before I forget for good!


We attended our very first Parent/Teacher Conference on Sept. 13th. Ms Kristen told us that Carter is doing very well. He has had no troubles coming in to the classroom and starting his centers. He does need to be reminded to go to all of the centers and to spend some time at each one. He knows what he wants to do and doesn't want to do anything else! lol He still plays independently most of the time. He only mentions two other classmates, Fiona and Liam. Everything else she mentioned was on par for a three year old.


We've been having a power struggle lately with Carter. That three year old attitude is fierce!! I had been warned but wow! I'm counting down the days until he turns 4! We've had to come up with different strategies to get him to listen and obey. Hopefully we are doing the right thing! This parenting thing is tough!

One problem we've been dealing with is him purposefully wetting his pullups. He only wears them at naptime and at bedtime. For awhile he would have a freshly wet pullup so we knew he had just wet after waking up. To get him to stop doing that (and wasting a pullup) we started a sticker chart. Whenever he wakes up with a dry pullup, he gets to put a sticker on the chart. 10 stickers = a trip to Dollar Tree. He has earned 4 trips so far. I was hoping that would be enough and we would be able to stop but he still is wet every now and then. I'd rather keep this up than do laundry every day.

Another issue that COMPLETELY frustrates me is him purposefully having BM's in his underwear. He has been potty trained for a year now so I am blaming this on having a new baby in the house. It just drives me crazy knowing that he knows when he needs to go to the bathroom but is refusing to do so. I have started to throw any dirty underwear away because I'm tired of cleaning them out. He only has about 5 pair left so I'm doing laundry more frequently. His reward for going #2 on the potty is a piece of gum and getting to see mommy do the "Happy Poo-poo Dance"! Oh, the silly things we will do for our kids! haha

Carter - 6 wks

Ashlyn - 8 wks

Ashlyn @ 2 Months

Two Month Stats:

Height: 24.5" (>97%)

Weight: 12 lbs 6 oz (87%)

Head circ.: 40 cm (81%)

Accomplishments: has started sleeping through the night (at 8 wks)!

bats at toys on her toy gym

grasps toys and other objects

coos and "talks"

follows objects with her eyes

turns head towards noises

makes eye contact

Places visited this month: St Louis zoo, Aunt Tami's and Grandma Harriett's in Illinois, Aunt Chelle Chelle's

Eating Patterns: nurses every 3 hours for about 20 minutes total. Last feeding is between 7:30 and 9 pm.

Sleeping Patterns: Goes to bed around 9 pm and sleeps until 6 am. Eats and then goes back to sleep until 9 am. Her nap patterns still aren't constant but she takes two longer naps and then some shorter ones throughout the day.

See Any Resemblance?

Carter - 5 weeks
Ashlyn - 6 weeks

Carter - 4 weeks

Ashlyn - 4 weeks




Carter - 4 weeks

Ashlyn - 1 week

**I'll be looking for more to compare :o)

Ashlyn's first trip to the zoo

The last week of my maternity leave saw beautiful weather in the lower 80's. This was a much welcomed break from the 90-100* weather we had throughout most of the summer. Since the weather was so nice and it was going to be one of the last chances we would have to get out, I decided to take the kids to the zoo.

We met friends Alissha, Brady, and Luke, Tara and Campbell, and Aunt Chelle Chelle there.

Brady and Carter were the tour guides

Carter was happy that Aunt Chelle Chelle took the day off from work to join us!

Ashlyn Grace - 6 weeks old

She slept the entire time

We saw most of the outside exhibits but my favorite part was seeing the two baby elephants swimming! Adorable!

We left at noon and headed to a restaurant to meet my friend, Tracey. She hadn't met Ashlyn yet and she had a sweet pink and black afghan to give her! (Unfortunately I didn't think of taking a picture!)

It was a great day and a great way to end my time off!