The Alexander's: March 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

{3 Months}

My sweet Tinley turned 3 months today. Wow! She is growing right before our eyes. Yesterday our sitter was sick so she spent the day home with Daddy and today she was sick again so Mammy came up to watch her. She did something exciting today....she rolled from her back to her tummy twice....bad thing....she did it when Mommy and Daddy were at work. I came home and my Mom was telling me about it because she assumed she had been doing it for a few days and just hadn't told her. It made me sad because I wasn't the first to get to see it. We tried to get her to do it tonight, but she didn't. Hopefully, she will do it for us this weekend. This is the hard part about going back to work, I may miss some of her first milestone moments. Something she has been doing for several weeks that she did start with Mommy was when I pull her arms up so to lift her in a sitting position she actually has been going all the way up to the standing position and holds it until I put her back down. She sure is a strong little girl at 3 months. I just love her to pieces. Happy 3 month to our beautiful baby girl!

My babies! One wore out from learning to roll over and the other wore out from work.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Back to Work

Twelve weeks sure went by fast. Today was my first day back to work and to be honest it was really hard on me. I knew it would be, but man was I a mess. It started last week. I cried a few nights thinking about it in bed, then Saturday while Justin and I were at dinner and then last night...oh last night was bad. I didn't want to lay her down when she fell asleep I just kept holding her and when I did lay her down I was a mess. I love this little girl like crazy. If I could stay home with her I would in a heartbeat, but it just isn't in the cards for me. This mornings routine went smoothly, but as I was driving her there I broke down and while I was inside the daycare and leaving I totally lost it. Those first few hours at work were the toughest, but gradually it got better because I knew I got to see her at lunch and her Daddy was picking her up early. Miss Lisa said she did really well. She text & sent me some pics of her throughout the day which helped. I am hoping tomorrow is easier on me, but I am not sure. I was never so excited to get home today and see her only to finding her sleeping in her swing :( But I got a few hours with her tonight and I treasured them...I always will.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Happy 3rd Birthday Mason Charles

I can't believe little Mase turned 3 today. It is crazy how big he is getting. He got lots of great gifts and he especially loved his swing set from his Mommy. Bubba, TT and Tinley got him Toy Story movie, jammies and toy story car. He is such a little ham and adores his little cousin Tinley. It is just too cute. He wants to hold her all the time.

Happy Birthday Mase, we love you!

Birthday Boy

Dolled up for the party in her dress & shoes from Aunt Kaysi

Friday, March 25, 2011

Thanks Dr. Cluver

Tinley had her last chiropractor appointment with Dr. Cluver in Clinton today. We were going three days a week, but since I go back to work Monday this is not going to work for us anymore. We may switch to another chiropractor up here if we feel it is still necessary.

Dr. Cluver was wonderful with Tinley! Tinley would always smile big for her. We will miss seeing her. She truly is passionate at what she does and has made Tinley a more comfortable baby. We still have problems with acid reflux and projectile vomiting, but since we have been seeing her Tinley has made progress.

Dr. Cluver and Tinley

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Trial Run

Tinley had a trial run at her daycare today. Things went pretty well. She slept for 2 1/2 hours out of the 3 1/2 hours she was there. Mommy was able to run a few errands, have lunch with friends and get a pedicure. I didn't want to leave her, but knowing I could go back and get her anytime made it easier on me. Miss Lisa took pics of her and sent them to me. Next Monday will be the test. It is going to be a hard day.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Time Flies....

Really??? My baby girl will be 12 weeks on Friday and my maternity leave is coming to an end faster than I have wanted it to. I thought when I had her I would blog every day about every little thing that she has done, but boy was I wrong. I have been so busy enjoying my time with her that when I do have a free minute I am doing things around the house or trying to catch an hour or two with my husband once she goes down. I wouldn't have it any other way though. I adore this child. Even if some days are rough her smiles make things all better.

What has Tinley done in the last 8 weeks since my last blog:

She started smiling and now does it all the time when you talk to her. I love going into her room in the morning to see that amazing smile.
She is cooing like crazy. I think she wants to talk back to me. She may just be a talker like her Mommy...haha!
She has really discovered her feet and hands and will stare at them.
She has started sucking her thumb more often, but sometimes has trouble keeping it in for a period of time and she gets frustrated.
Loves her bath time! I know I mentioned this in my last post, but she gets excited to take her baths and we give them to her almost every night. It's part of her bedtime routine. I hope she continues to enjoy them.
She is a strong baby girl. She holds her head up so well and really has always had good head control. This week I put her in her bumbo and she did really well.
She enjoys her play mat and can hit the toys with her hands and kick them to make the sound go off. Smart little baby!
She isn't fond of tummy time and I am not sure if this is due to her tummy issues or not. Speaking of tummy issues. We saw a specialist and he says it is just acid reflux. He suggested using rice in her formula and put her back on Zantac. The rice made things worse for her tummy so we stopped that. I refuse to put her back on meds and instead have been taking her to a chiropractor. We still have projectile vomiting, but she seems more content then she did 7 weeks ago when we started seeing the chiro. Her pediatrician says it will get better once she can sit up on her own around 5-6 months.
She started pulling herself up in the last few weeks. Seriously should she be able to do that already? She has sat up in her bouncer, swing and while being feed. She is a mover for sure.
Something she has started in the past couple weeks is pushing herself to the top of her bed. I had her comforter draped over her bed and a bear in it that I have to remove because she can move. Last Sunday morning at 4:30am Justin woke me up to come look at her in her bed. She had pushed herself to the top and turned sideways laying against her bumper pad. She scares me!
She enjoys looking at the colors on the TV so I decided to try her Baby Einstein movie and she loves it. I am going to have to get her some more.
We finally switched her to size 1 diaper about three weeks ago and she can wear her 0-3 months clothes, well most. Most of her pants she can wear are still newborn. She is taking 4 oz of formula every 3 hours. However, we started giving her more this evening because she wanted to eat every 2 hours today so I think she is ready to start taking 5-6 oz now that she is almost 3 months.

I just can't believe how much she has grown and learned in this short time. I love her to pieces and am really getting very sad about going back to work and missing all her new little things she learns. My time with her will be short at nights now, but I will make the most of them. She has truly changed our lives and we can't get enough of her.

Here are some pics of my beautiful baby girl....