Kenzies 1 month check up

We went to Kenzie's 1 month check up on the 17th and everything was great!
Weight: 8 lbs. 10 oz.---40%
Height: 21 1/4 in.---60%
Head: 14 1/4 in.---35%

Considering that she was in the 18th percentile in weight, the 48th% in height just two weeks ago I am extremely pleased with her growth!

A few accomplishments/milestones for the 1st month:

• lost umbilical cord
• took first real bath....she didnt seem to enjoy it
• rolled over from tummy to back on the 15th...I was shocked and excited, because this seems to be a little early for that, but excited because I didnt miss it. (I missed the first time Maddie rolled over :( Josh was at work that day so he has missed both girls first roll over. The next day when Josh got home he put her back on her playmat for some tummy time and lucky for him she did it again!
• she still eats every 2-3 hours but on most nights she has 4-5 hour gaps which is nice

As for Maddie I have a funny yet quite strange story. Yesterday as we were leaving Abilene there was a beautiful rainbow. We got Maddie to look out her window and see it, and I told her that God shows us a rainbow every time it rains. She said Oh, and then said theres a guy walking behind us. I looked out the back window and saw nothing, so I asked her. what guy? She said the man in the dress.......I just turned around and looked at Josh. Maddie is so imaginative, but really? Why on earth would she just say something like that? All I can say is that if my daughter sees people, Im glad its a man in a dress!

2 weeks and then some

Kenzie is 2 weeks and 3 days old today.

Wednesday was Kenzies 2 week check- up. They were very happy with her growth.

When she was born she was- 6 lbs 7 oz.....at her 2 week checkup she weighed 7 lbs. 3 1/2 oz (thats 12 1/2 oz past her birth weight!)
She was 18.5 in. when born........................2 week checkup- 20 1/4 in. (1 3/4 inches taller)
Head at birth- 13 1/4...................................2 week checkcup- 13 1/2 (only a 1/4 of an inch bigger but they said that sometimes the birth measurement isnt acurate because they are in such a rush, we will see how it compares at her 1 month checkup)

Overall he said she was growing GREAT! She is still eating about every 2 hours for the most part and on occasion 3. Her nights are very unpredictable...She almost always between 11-2 wants to eat every hour, and then sleeps for various periods till we get up. My nights are always a surprise. Her umbilicle cord is still attached, and Im so ready for it to come off so I can give her a good bath. Shes also a little congested and thats never plesant. She is sounding a little better today so maybe we are getting past that.

And no I still havent gotten my pictures off my camera, lol

Just Us Girls!

Today was the first day that Josh had to be back at work :( I have become spoiled by all his help these past 2 weeks for sure! I was really nervous, but it is already 7:00 and the day has been a success. I even gave both of them a bath. This may not seem like much, but when you have two it makes things quite complicated. Im not saying that its impossible, but there is for sure a big difference between 1 and 2 children. I didnt notice near as much when Josh was at home, because it was still a 1 to 1 ratio. So for those single mothers out there that have 2 or more children...KUDOS!


Maddie has had a cough for almost 2 weeks, but with no other symptoms that apparently warrant a call to the doctor. Everything I read said that if they were still coughing after 3 weeks, then call the dr. Well Saturday she started running a 101 fever also, so I called first thing this morning and the nurse said to try Triamentic cough (we looked at the store for cough medicine, but every single one said "do not take" if you are under 4 years and some said 6 years) The nurse gave us a specific dosage for her, and to call back if she was still coughing after a week. I am so relieved that I can actually give her something to help instead of watching her cough all the time helplessly.


Kenzie is now eating for the most part in 2-3 hour intervals, and things are going much better with nursing. She is growing and I cant wait to see what she weighs in at when we go for her 2 week appointment on Wednesday.


I have my check up tomorrow, and am glad to say that I am feeling much better....Last week I started getting severe sharp pains in my stomach that lasted all day and all night long, I was miserable. I thought it would go away, but after 3 days I finally called the nurse. After I talked to her, she thought I may be "backed up". Well I started taking some stuff she recomended and WOW! Almost immediately there was some relief, and today after taking the stuff for 3 days I can say that I am finally cured! My incision has not cause any pain at all...and it looks great. Its longer than my first but the actual cut is healing better and faster than it did the first time.

I havent had the motivation to take the pictures off my camera, but I will post more pictures as soon as I do.