I Won! I Won!

So last week I logged onto my blog.  I started looking at all the blogs I follow.  Erin from The Vintage Pearl was having a give away that day.  I was feeling a little lucky and decided to put my name in.  Sure enough, I was one of the winners.  I don’t ever win anything!!  I was wanting one of her pieces and was SO SO excited that I won this.  Here is the prize. 

dainty drops:

Sterling silver circle charms (5/8") are hand stamped around the edge with any names or words.A beautiful Swarovski birthstone crystal drop hangs with each charm.  (Callie Beth’s is aquamarine).  Hung on a sterling silver ball chain.

Check out her website…she does amazing work!!! 

I am excited to wear this when I go back to work and feel like CB is close to me when she is away and know that she is in wonderful hands. 

Look What I Can Do!

 

Callie Beth is starting to get pretty good at sitting up.  She still topples over a lot and needs help but is making progress.  She also still prefers to be standing and bouncing.  She is growing so fast!!!

5 Months Old!

Callie Beth is now 5 months old! We can't believe how much she has changed and how big she is getting! She is getting to be so much fun and definitely has Daddy wrapped around her finger :) Here is what is going on with her now:*She constantly has her fingers, hands, toys in her mouth so I'm pretty sure teeth are soon to come. She has also started spitting (not just a lot of drool coming out, purposely spitting it out). She also like to have her bottom lip in her mouth. It must feel good on her gums.
*We are still working on rice cereal. She went through a little stage of blocking the spoon with her tongue, spitting it out, or gagging. The last couple days, she has actually opened her mouth and leaned in towards the spoon. Let's hope it continues. I have not given her anything else yet.
*We have been working hard on sleeping and now we are on a great schedule. She goes to bed around 6:30. She wakes up twice to eat but goes right back to sleep. She usually sleeps until 6:00 a.m. She takes 2-3 naps a day. They last anywhere between an 1 hour to 2 1/2 hours. She is ready for a nap about 2 hours after waking.
*We are now at 1 week without sleeping with her pacifier. We have noticed she goes to bed a lot quicker now and without much fuss, if any at all. I think every time the pacifier would fall out, she would wake up or she would think about it which made her stay awake.
*She is constantly making noise. She went through a happy screaming stage (thank goodness that is over). She loves to just babble and talk all day.
*She loves when we sing to her. She actually starts making sounds. It sounds like she is singing along with us.
*Her eyes are still blue.
*She is constantly moving. She loves to stand up and bounce or kick her legs. She really enjoys her jumper and her Exer-saucer.
*She can roll over but really just enjoys rolling from side-to-side when she is on her back (with her toes in her mouth).
*We are working on sitting up. She is pretty steady when she is sitting on our laps or when the Boppy is around her. She can sit by herself for a few seconds and then topples over.
*She LOVES toys now and will grab anything near her. She loves her little book that makes crinkle noises and she can suck on the ends.
*I am still nursing but I have been giving her more bottles to get ready for when I go back to work! "Hmmm...can I get this in my mouth...nope, won't reach" "Let me see if I can get this one...Yea, I got it!!"

Bye Bye Pacifier

Callie Beth has been going through this stage of waking up during the night and wanting her pacifier. She is at the stage where she can pick it up and put it back in her mouth if she can see it. But when it is dark, she can't do that. So, if we hurry in there and pop it back in, she goes right back to sleep. If we don't, she wakes up and cries. We need sleep! So, she has now gone 3 nights without her pacifier. There is some crying but it isn't as bad as I thought it would be. And I know it will get better and we will all get more sleep! Lets hope it continues to go well!

Routines!!

Lately we have been working on sleeping. She was doing great then things got busy. We went to Cannon Beach and Seattle. We have been out a lot during the day. She got a cold and then got shots. Her sleep schedule got all messed up. So after shots my goal was to get her back on a routine, especially since I have to go back to work in September.

She is doing great! She has been going to bed around 7 (sometimes earlier) and wakes up once, sometimes twice to eat but goes right back to sleep. She is taking 2-3 naps a day (usually all without a fuss). We are working on the pacifier now. Lately when she wakes up, she fusses for her pacifier which means I get up to put it back in. If I do, she goes right back to sleep...if I don't, she cries. We were going to work on her sleeping without it but then she didn't feel well and her little voice was so hoarse. So, we will work on that soon.

Rice cereal has been interesting. She didn't mind it the first couple days but it made her belly hurt. I could hear and feel it rumble. Then, she started blocking the spoon with her tongue and if I would trick her to get it in, she would either spit it out or gag. I have tried it with breast milk, formula, and water. Still the same. I tried different times of the day and different amounts of time after she eats. I have also tried different brands. The last two days have gotten better. We are using the Beechnut brand and hour after her nap and nursing.

I have taken Callie Beth into school a couple times now to start getting my classroom ready. That way I won't have to spend late nights when it is time to go back.

Yes, as you may notice....her hair is falling out more and more each day. She looks like a balding man with a comb over. It looks pretty normal until you look back and see how much hair she used to have.

Here are some recent pics:

Michelle holding CB with little Blake.

Callie Beth and Garrett holding hands.

Going to bed!!

Daddy canning tuna with Callie Beth

Rice Cereal

We gave Callie Beth rice cereal last night for the first time. She did really well. She didn't fuss or anything and didn't really make any funny faces. It was very watered down with breast milk. We did manage to get some down and some on her neck and bib. Let's hope it continues to go well. Here is looks like Callie Beth is saying "this stuff is okay" :)

First Baseball Game

Our good friend, Aaron (Groomsman in the wedding) plays baseball for Triple A: Las Vegas 51s. They were in town playing Portland so we went up for the day to spend some time with Aaron and his family and then to watch some baseball. It just so happened to be the hottest day of the year. The temperature at game time was 108!! We did our best to say some what cool. Callie Beth did great! Here are some pics. We didn't make it through the entire game to get a pic of Callie Beth and Aaron but we will when they come back in September.

Pics from Jeff & Gale's House

Here are some pics from last Sunday. It was a very HOT day!

Sleepy Girl!

Ready to get in the car and go to sleep

Happy Girl!

With Great Grandpa Postlewait

Group Shot

Sweetie

Some of the Grandkids

Chewing on Grandpa

Pics from Summer Festival 5K

Here are some pictures of Callie Beth and I with Kathy and baby Ashley. Kathy works at the bank with Jake and Ashley is a month older than Callie Beth. Look at their 'My First 5K onsie' ") I love how Ashley is just looking at Callie Beth and they are holding hands...we didn't do it!

4 Month Dr. Visit

Well we went today for Callie Beth's 4 month doctor visit. She was a little late on nap time and didn't get a full one in which makes a grumpy baby. Not good when getting shots!! The doctor said she looks wonderful. She is perfectly healthy and developmentally on schedule.

Here are her stats:
weight......12 pounds 4 ounces.......20th percentile
height......24 and a 1/2 inches......75th percentile
head........16 inches................50th percentile

She had a hard time with her shots and it took quite awhile to get her to sleep. She is resting now...hopefully she will wake up a little happier.