Welcome Ella Sue!

Steph and Chris had their baby girl this morning - Ella Sue! She came into the world at 8 pounds 5 ounces and 23 inches long! Good thing she decided to come early or she would have been really big. Hopefully I will get to go see her tomorrow and I will try to remember my camera so I can post some pictures.

Congratulations Steph and Chris!

4 Month Checkup

Ashlyn had her 4 month checkup today and she is doing great! She definitely had a growth spurt. She had shots again, but they don't seem to bother her too much. She does have bruises on her little legs this time. She is still a happy baby though.

Here are her 4 month stats:

Height: 26 inches (97%)
Weight: 15 pounds 12 ounces (90%)
Head: 17 inches (94%)

At 2 months:

Height: 23 Inches (76%)
Weight: 11 Pounds 14 Ounces (78%)
Head: 16 Inches (90%)

At 2 Weeks:

Height: 22 Inches (99%)
Weight: 8 Pounds 13 Ounces (89%)
Head: 15 Inches (97%)

Ashlyn also started daycare at Becky's house today. Becky said she was a good little baby and she had fun with the other kids.

Pictures as promised ;)

She loves her jumparoo!

Fun bath time - yes we do have a puky yellow bathtub :(

Such a big girl!

Ha ha, I guess I should have shut the TV off!

4 Months Old

Wow, time is flying by! I can't believe Ashlyn is already 4 months old. I don't have any pictures to post right now, but I will try to get some tonight. We were in Rochester all day yesterday with my Mom, so I didn't get a chance to take any pictures on her actual 4 month "birthday".

At 4 months.....

-She is still drooling like crazy, but no teeth yet
-Always smiling - so happy!
-Loves her jumparoo
-Rolls halfway, but decides the view is just fine from there
-Sleeping through the night for the most part
-Has her hair in a pony just about every day - so cute!
-I think she has finally come to terms with her car seat - we haven't had a screaming fit for quite awhile
-Tried cereal a few times, didn't go so well - we will wait to see what the Dr has to say
-She goes to the Dr on Monday, so we will have her height and weight stats then

On a side note, my Mom is doing fine, she had a heart attack on Tuesday and they ended up putting 3 stents in yesterday. She says she feels much better now and is just tired, she should be able to go home tomorrow and get some sleep.

Anyway, more to come later.......

8 - 5:30

Ashlyn slept from 8 to 5:30 last night! It was great, although I freaked a little when I woke up and realized she hadn't gotten up at her normal time (3:30-4:00). Hopefully she continues to sleep that long, and it would be nice if she would sleep until 6:30. Just in time to get up and get ready for daycare. Although, starting the 23rd she will be going to our neighbor Becky's house for daycare. That will be so nice! Chad can just take her across the street when they are ready in the morning.

Congratulations Sarah, Steve and Aidan!

Sarah had her baby boy yesterday afternoon. His name is William Joseph Schmidt, born at 12:13 pm, February 9th, 2008. He was 8 pounds 3 ounces, 22 inches long - same size as Ashlyn! I can't wait to go see them tonight after work. I forgot my camera, so I won't be able to post any pictures, but I am sure Sarah will have pictures on her blog as soon as she can. Congratulations Mommy Sarah, Daddy Steve and Big Brother Aidan!

Steph and Jen's Baby Shower

We had a baby shower for Steph and Jen this weekend. We had a good time and they received lots of nice gifts. Steph is having a baby girl, Ella, in March and Jen is having a baby boy, Charlie, in April. How fun would it be to have your sister pregnant at the same time as you!

The baby belly's - aren't they cute!

My masterpiece Diaper Cakes

Ashlyn had a busy day at the shower!

Drinks at Rounders after......

Bad Blogger

Ok, I know I have been a bad blogger. I get annoyed when people don't update their blogs often and now it has been a few weeks since I have done mine.

Not much has been happening lately. Ashlyn is doing great and growing like a weed. She is going to run out of clothes that fit if it doesn't start to warm up soon! She has started using the jumparoo at daycare so I brought ours upstairs yesterday and she loves it! She doesn't really get the bouncing part, but she likes being able to see what is going on.

We tried cereal a few nights and she is starting to realize that the spoon is not a bottle and that rice cereal tastes really weird. She hasn't had any the last two nights, so tonight we will have to try again.

She has been taking a bath in the big bath tub and she definitely has more fun than in the little baby tub. She can kick and splash like crazy! I had to drain the water and refill it one night because she was in there so long the water was getting cold, she was having so much fun that I had to let her play longer.

She also has learned how to blow bubbles, so now her shirts are usually soaked by the end of the day. It is really cute though. I will have to try and get a video.

Tomorrow I am taking the day off and Ashlyn, Taylor, Lisa, Amy and I are going to spend the day with my Mom for her birthday. That should be fun! We haven't seen them all since Taylor's birthday.

Ok, so I was going to put some pictures on with this post, but it is not letting me. I will have to try again later.