Mother's Day

This was my very 1st Mother's Day and it was wonderful! There is no better feeling than being a mother. I still can't believe how much I love Sadie more everyday.  We started off the morning by going to church.  She was so sweet in church! Never made a peep even when being passed around by the family.  After church we joined my parents for lunch at the country club.  Chip, Vanessa and Eliza came too.  We ended up getting a room because with a 10 and 12 week old, we didn't think the dining room would be very appropriate! We ate in shifts so while some ate the others held the babies.  It actually worked out very good.  After that we headed to Booneville.  I still have my great grandmother so we went there to the nursing home where she is to get a 5 generation picture.  It was very special and I know Sadie will appreciate it one day.  All of my Turner side of the family was there, so we got lots of pics.  Once we got home we were able to rest for about an hour before we headed to Tyler's parents for dinner. To say Sadie was exhausted and ill would be an understatement.  She was DONE.  She was quiet while we ate dinner while she was swinging but after we got done she cried and fussed for almost an hour, so we decided to go home.  She had been passed around all day and wasn't ever able to sleep longer than about 20 to 30 minutes.  Poor baby was tired! So I gave her a bath and she was out.  Matter of fact, that was the first time she slept completely through the night! 10pm to 7am.  She has been going from around 9:30 to 4:30 or 5am, which is technically considered "all night", but I like her sleeping until 7 much better :).

Before church

Mimi and Poppy (my parents) 

    

   

Love my girl

Angel

Sadie snuggling with her Poppy

Talking to her Great Great Grandmother

Sadie and Eliza chatting

5 Generations: Nora, Sudie, Danny & Freddie, Chip Lori & Kristen,
Hannah Evan Eliza & Sadie 

the whole crew

Just our 5 generations

This weekend we are headed to Madison to see my "little" cousin get married.  I don't think I will ever be able to call my cousins on my mom's side of the family anything other than my "little cousins".  I can't help it.  They aren't little anymore for sure.  One is married with 2 kids, one getting married and the other graduating college! Just habit I guess.  So we have another busy weekend ahead.  

Cat Napper

I have come to the conclusion that I have a precious little cat napper on my hands. Since she has been born, no matter what I do (hold, lay down, ride in the car etc...) she cat naps on and off all day until around 6ish, then she (normally) conks out for the rest of the night (minus when I wake her up for bath/last bottle). Sometimes she will take a good nap around 3 or so but it is not consistent. Our good "schedule" starts around then. Mornings are always a toss up. I talked with another mom I know and she said her son does the exact same thing. Cat naps all day then sleeps soundly at night. I hate to really complain because she does sleep SO good at night. This has never been a problem. Last night she went from 9:45pm to 5:00am. It was fabulous. And after 5 she went right back to sleep. No complaints here! I will be honest though, she is still in the bed with us. I have had mixed emotions from people on this subject. People tend to feel very strongly on their opinion on this. I have gotten a lot of "what are you doing?! Get her out now!" and "hey just do whatever works or you, no judgement here". People love to give parenting advice, which most of the time I am completely open to because I love to hear tricks that work for other people. I am willing to try, almost, anything at least once to see if it will work for whatever particular problem I may be having. Anybody know anything you think I should know...send the advice my way!! Although, I am a believer in "do what works best for you and your family" (within reason of course). No one thing/schedule works for every baby or every family. They are such unique amazing individuals right from the start. There is nothing more amazing than watching your child grow and develop every day! Children are a true blessing from above.
Ok, I think I have rambled enough:)

Instagram

When I got an iPhone a couple of months ago I downloaded Instagram. I have always loved pictures so this is right up my alley! My pictures early on are of Buster....they have recently changed to pictures of Sadie, of course! If you follow me on there you have probably already seen most of these pictures but I want to share on here as well.
Side note: I also discovered PicFrame which allows you to put more than one photo in a picture, which is even more fun.
Happy Tuesday:)

8 weeks old

May 1st little Sadie bug turned 8 weeks old! She is such a sweet, loving and snuggly baby.  She is smiling and cooing all the time now.  She loves to sit and "talk", especially while she is laying on her changing table.  Her nighttime/sleeping schedule these days is usually like this: bath around 8, bottle around 8:30, lay down for a bit, "dream feed" (usually around 2 or 3 oz) around 10:30 or so, wake around 3:30 then again around 7:30.  Of course our times can vary 30 minutes or so either way of those times depending on how the day goes.  

We went for her check up on Wednesday and she is now 12.14 lbs and 23 3/4 inches long.  90th percentile in both areas.  Growing little girl! Everything else checked out just fine! Such a blessing. 

2 month pics!

this was the 1st so I was a little nervous for the rest! haha

whoa mom! I don't feel so secure!

so we moved ......

roly poly

I've grown!

trying the chair out again...

Aunt Rach this one is for you!!

on the move!

balance...balance....

We love you more everyday Sadie!!

Easter

This Easter was quite different! Its so fun having a child to share it with.  The Saturday before we ate lunch with Tyler's family.  That Sunday we went to church followed by lunch at my parents house.  The girls were a bit too small this year to hunt eggs so we just took a few pictures instead! Trying to get 2 little babies to look your way is quite the task so these are the best ones we got!

Sadie in her Easter pajamas!

What is that? I have a hand???

The girls Easter baskets

First family Easter! 

All of us and the babies! 

I have about 15 pictures like this...trying to get little babies to look your way is pretty much impossible! This is the best one we got though!

Mom, really? I'm over it.

But...I really wanted to get a good picture of her in her basket.  Right after this was taken she spit up everywhere!
Photo session done.

What do you do all day?

I have been asked that question quite a few times here lately! So here is a typical 24 hour period for me

12am- we are usually asleep at this point

Then, depending on how the night goes there are 2 typical schedules:

Schedule 1:

2am- bottle/change time then back to sleep....

5:30am- another bottle/change then back to sleep

9am-bottle/change then we get up!

Schedule 2 (my preferred schedule):

5am- bottle/change then back to sleep

9am-bottle/change then we get up!

At this point we get back to the rest of the day!

9:30-12ish- If she is going to be fussy, this is one part of the day where she will be.  She is normally awake during this time and if she isn't fussy, we "talk" and do things around the house and if I'm going somewhere for the afternoon, I try to get ready in bits and pieces during this time (people with new babies understand this!). Sometimes we go to Mimi's (my mom) house and visit for the rest of the afternoon while Tyler is at work.

12:30pm(sometimes to 1:30)- another bottle/change

1:30-4:30pm- she is usually asleep during this time no matter where we are.  I have started trying to be at home (or my mom's because she has a cradle and she sleeps good in there) and putting her in her bed during this time.  I have quickly figured out that if she doesn't get a good nap during the day, she isn't her happiest that night before bed time.  This is also the time that I will usually go and run errands or get out and about if I need/want to.

4:30pm- bottle/change

5:00-8:00pm- she will nap on and off during this time and we are either at Mimi's or at home visiting with dad (if he isn't playing golf! ha) Sometimes she will take a bottle around 7:30, just depends..if not!....

8:00pm- usually bath time! She still loves her baths so this is always a favorite time of the day.  I am still trying to get some sort of schedule down with her and this part is working out pretty good.  Since she is so little still, a "schedule" sometimes goes to hell in a handbasket :)

8:30pm- bottle/change, change into pjs and start trying to get her to sleep for the night

9:00pm- this is another time during the day that she will get fussy...I think sometimes she is worn out and is fighting her sleep and/or tummy issues.

From this point on we are usually in the bed for the night until the next feeding and we do it all over again.  So, this is what I do all day :)

Might I add, that as I type this, she is napping, peacefully and soundly (she'll probably wake up and I post ha) in her bed. Enjoyable:)

One Month Old!

My sweet little Sadie bug is a whole month old! It hurts me to say that already.  It is unreal that over 4 weeks has gone by since she has entered the world. Other than the occasional stomach pains and fussy periods,  she has been a great baby and we feel so blessed. She sleeps in between bottles at night and is still going around 3 to 4 hours in between bottles. Although, I will say, that for some reason after her nightly bottle (which is usually between 7 to 9, depending on how the day has gone) she goes 5 to 6 hours until her next bottle.  She also gets a bath every night now and she LOVES it! It is the sweetest thing.  She turns into a limp noodle when you put in her the bath.  Makes my heart smile!  I am starting to get out with her a little more now but still not too much.  She hasn't entered Wal Mart yet, I just can't do it.  Too many germs and nastiness there! Yuck.
It is amazing how much one little person can change your life.  My schedule is now HER schedule, she is 100% in control! I never knew I could love something/someone so much until she was here.  We are still falling more in love every day!

I bought some stickers for onesies so I can take pictures of her every 4 weeks, so here they are! She has grown so much!

I love my passy :)

What's over there?

Or back here?

Eeeekkk! Not real sure what she was looking at here haha

Chunky Monkey

I kinda like my chair!

We love you Sadie bug!!