Dylan at 6 Weeks...All Smiles!

Our little miss turned 6 weeks today and it has been a very eventful day with her!  So I just wanted to update everyone on what she's been up to.  She's just finished a growth spurt so the past few days have been rough  - she ate round the clock, didn't sleep well and was so crabby.  Needless to say we were all exhausted this weekend but I knew once the growth spurt was over she would sleep.  And I was right.  Last night she pulled her first all-nighter and slept from 9pm - 5am!  It was heaven and she was such a different baby today - so sweet and happy!  It was a great start to the week.  I just hope this trend continues.

I swear when I got her up this morning she looked liked she had grown a bunch!  So I weighed her and in my estimation she weighs about 12-12.5 pounds...which means she gained about a pound and a half in the last 2 weeks. And her 3 month clothes fit rather snugly so I went and busted out her 6 months clothes just in case I need them soon.  This girl is growing like a weed!  She's seriously the carbon copy of Jack.  I can write an entire post about how alike they are....maybe I'll do that soon!

And last but not least, I finally caught her chubby face smiling on camera.  She's been grinning and half-smiling for about a week but I never had my camera handy.   But today she was so happy and these were the biggest smiles yet so I can honestly say these are her first real smiles.  She loves to lay on her changing table and smile at the pictures on the wall.....just like her brothers did.  Then she turned and smiled at me and Gav so I grabbed the camera and shot away.  It was beyond precious!!  There really is nothing better in the world than to see your baby's first smiles. It really makes the exhaustion of having a newborn worth it!  So here are a few pictures of her just being fat and happy...

I seriously can't get enough of this picture!  She's so darn chubby and cute.  And that expression on her face is priceless.  Love her!

I love dressing her up but I'm really not into the super-frilly girly stuff.  That's why I loved this outfit because it's simple and sweet.  You can't tell, but those are cream jeans.  So impractical yet so adorable!

I love watching her sleep.  Her long fingers are always pointed...

I don't like tummy time...

But I love laying on my back and playing with my friends...

All smiles for mommy and Gavin...



Happy Girl!  I love my little sweetie pie...

 

 

I also got a great video of Dylan smiling and talking to me.  It's 3 minutes long but so worth a look...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN9Rg6tdUtg&feature=youtu.be

 

Jack's 4th Birthday Pool Party!

I'm finally getting around to posting Jack's 4th birthday party pics from a few weeks ago!  We threw him a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles themed pool party on July 6th in our neighborhood.  I love throwing parties for Jack because he really appreciates them and he always has an absolute blast no matter what we do.  I just love watching the kid have fun with all the people who love him....and he was definitely surrounded by lots of love that day!  He had all his family and his 4 closest buddies from school there so he was in heaven! I'd say aside from his 1st birthday, this was the best one yet.

But I can't take all the credit for how well it went.  My family really stepped up and helped us out. Given the fact that I had a 2 week old baby and am on a tight budget these days, we really appreciated the help!  My mom and Joey brought food and helped set up, Grammy Delora brought the awesome TMNT cake and my sister brought appetizers and goodies for all the kiddos.  My family rocks!  We really are so lucky to have great people on both sides of our families.  The support we receive from our family and friends is unbelievable! 

So I will warn you there are a LOT of pictures.  My mom and I used Joey's awesome camera and got a little snap-happy.  But there are so many great pictures and I wanted to make sure to include a picture of everyone.  I will spare you all the captions, but I don't think I need them because these really show what a great day it was....

Dylan is 1 Month Old!

 

Here is her 1 month picture.  It's so hard to get a great picture of her with her eyes open!

Little Miss Dylan turned a month old yesterday!  Poor baby, she's only one month in and I am already behind on her blogs.  Get used to it kid...I have 3 now!  Needless to say, it has been quite a month that's for sure.  Dylan has been an amazing addition to our family but it has been a lot of work adjusting to life with 3 small children.  She has been a great baby for me!  She only cries when she's hungry and at night she sleeps in 4 hours stretches which is amazing.  But during the day we don't have her on much of a schedule so it's difficult to get anything done around the house.  It's our fault really because we have spoiled her and we love to hold her while she sleeps.  She's just too precious not to cuddle her as she dreams!  But I have started working a little bit so it will help me to have her on a schedule during the day. 

So I probably have to stop calling her "little" miss because she's quite the porker!  We had her one month check up yesterday and she weighs 10 lbs, 12 oz and is 21 3/4 inches long which are both 90th percentile.  And her 38 inch head is 95th!  She has so many rolls on her arms and thighs which is so adorable!  And I'm pretty sure I have never seen her neck since she's so chubby.  It's hilarious!  The boys were both so solid and never had a lot of fat so this is all new to me.  I hear breastfed babies are chubbier like that.  And let me tell you, the girls loves to be breastfeed.  Again, something that's new to me as the boys hated it.  But I am learning to appreciate it and I know it's best for her.  It really is amazing that my body can provide everything she needs to grow healthy and strong....and fat!  Her new nickname is Chubba-wubba! 

The boys continue to be really sweet with her.  Gavin is still slightly obsessed with her and it can be a bit much at times.  Hopefully the novelty will wear off soon and he won't constantly have to touch her.  I mean, it's cute that he loves her so much, but he needs to take it down a notch.  And Christian and I obviously adore her to pieces.  I just can't get enough of her.  I want to hug and kiss her all day!  I used to wonder if I would have enough love for all 3 my kids.  But I honestly feel like with each child I have opened up so much more and have felt more love for them than ever before.  It's like the bond just gets stronger.  Don't get me wrong, they drive me nuts!  But man do I love these kids!

Dylan has yet to smile or really do anything super cute on camera besides sleep.  So I have a lot of pictures of her sleeping adorably, as you will see. Here are the pictures I took in the last week or so...

Pretty in Pink!  Surprisingly, I do love the pink clothes.  But I also try to mix it up with other colors.  I don't want to get too girly...

Daddy and his girl!  I have to admit, she does look a lot like him.  Ugg!  None of my kids really look exactly like me.  Jack does the most but he still has a strong resemblance to Christian.  The man has some strong genes!

Out cold!  Smoosh face and all...

Check out these rolls and chubby belly!  This was 2 weeks ago.  She has even more now...

Kind of a smile or gas?

Even though she looks liker her daddy, she'll always be mommy's girl!

 

She loves her bath time...until we take away the towel and then she screams her head off!

 



So sleepy just before bed.  Check out those chipmunk cheeks! I keep saying she'll probably be a great shot-putter with that large neck of hers...

Asleep...again!  But I just love how she's got her face in her little hand.  So sweet.  Do you also see how big her hands are?!  Just like her mama's...

This is my favorite picture!  It totally looks like she's striking a pose with her legs crossed and head tilted to the side.  And I love how her fat belly is hanging out of her shirt.  Awesome!

 

I love this one too!  Even though she's crying I think she looks adorable.  She was not happy doing her one month photo shoot and cried pretty much the entire time.  It's like she was saying, "Stop it already mom!"  My poor children, I torture them with these photo shoots for an entire year.  But one day they will appreciate it...I hope!