Happy 1 Month Carly

Happy 1 Month

I am totally hijacking this idea, of the monthly picture wearing the 1st birthday hat, from Kelly, who got it from Michelle, who ultimately got it from Girl (all of these lovely ladies are Pea Friends of mine, so I’m sure they won’t mind! 😉 ). I always loved seeing the pics of their little guys in their hats… and I just so happen to have some plain pink hats hiding out in my stash… so I’ll just have her wear these until the big 1st b-day, when I’ll either decorate it or buy some other hat that coordinates with it to be her special b-day hat… cause these really are plain for such a special birthday!

So Sweet When They're Asleep

Here are her abbreviated 1 month stats, the nitty gritty stuff can be found on her baby blog. She weighed 9 lbs 6 oz (66%) measured 21.25″ long (66%), and her head was 15.75″ (96%)!  She’s still sleeping most of the time… she just doesn’t seem to be as awake and alert as Jonah was at this age. Unfortunately for us she HASN’T been sleeping from 10pm-2am or 12pm-3pm (Jonah’s nap time). She just seems to not nurse very well in general (gulping a lot of air) but she gets even worse at it after about 10pm so then she nurses and fusses and nurses some more, for several hours on end… very very frustrating for me, and for her too I’m sure. We’re getting better at it though, I have to believe. Other than that, she’s a pretty snuggly baby and we definitely love her!

Double Take - 1 Month - Jonah & Carly in the same Jeans on the Couch

A Trip to the Park

Both kids in the double stroller for the first time

I took both kiddos out in the double stroller today, just down the street a few blocks, to the little swing playground.That’s literally all there is there… some swings. Jonah doesn’t care though. He likes it just the same, and it’s only about a 3 minute walk from our house.

When we got there I tried fooling around with my camera to learn how to get the right settings for outdoor shots, but think I was somewhat unsuccessful because the sky is way too bright in all of these shots. Jonah was fairly patient with me though. He made it into a game of peek a boo!

Boy Child Shoveling to His Heart's Content

After I let him down, I asked him if he wanted to swing, and he said no. Uh Oh I thought. It was because he wanted to shovel though. So he ran around scooping up pebbles with his shovel for a while, and then eventually he did ask to swing.

Girl Child Enjoying the Warm Breeze

Carly and I just chilled in the shade while Jonah played. I could see us doing this fairly often this summer.

Got Alot Done

With my mom hanging around and helping out last week, we got WAY more done than any couple with a nearly 2 year old and a 1 week old should! My mom is a major DIY handy-woman, and just couldn’t contain herself when she came to stay. By the end of the 1st day she was just itching to get started on some projects. Who am I to complain?! I knew it’d happen, so that’s why I had already started a list of little projects around the house that needed doing, that just haven’t gotten done, for whatever reason. She actually started working on things while we were still in the hospital!  My to-do list that my mom tackled this week… as you’ll notice, she didn’t leave us much to do after she left! hahaShe got Jason involved in a lot of the projects too, and some of these he actually did on his own.

• Install Handheld Showerhead & Caulk Around the Ring
• Install Blinds in Our Bedroom
• Fix Drippy Master Toilet
• Fix/Oil Master Closet Door Knob
• Fix the Storm Door Alignment so it’ll Actually Close
• Remove the Satellite Dish
• Remove the Antenna
• Put a Piece of Screen Over the Chimney to Keep Birds Out (need to call chimney sweep first to get current nesting birds out)
• Put Hinges on the Sandbox Door
• Re-Configure the Sandbox Lid Boards to Make an Easier To Open Lid
• Dig Out the Rose Bush in the Front Flowerbed
• Dig Out the Bush Stumps in the Front Flowerbed
• Check on the Roof Leak and Seal Where Possible
• Hang the Letters for Carly’s Name in the Nursery
• Fix the Wet Bar Cabinet Door that’s Sagging
• Install Trim Around the Guest Bath Mirror (need to buy trim)
• Change Light Fixtures in the Guest Bath (need to buy light fixtures)
• Install and Overhead Light in the Garage (Bonus! They ended up re-wiring a bunch of stuff and putting in 2 new outlets too!)
• Paint the Nursery Furniture (need a non-muggy day to paint)
• Some Projects she thought of that I hadn’t –
  • Replace the Missing Toe Kick Under the Dishwasher and End Cabinet in the Kitchen & Install Trim
    
  • Fertilize the Yards
  • Replace Missing Pickets on the Fence
  • Replace the Damaged Board Around the Garage Door (We discovered ACTIVE termites there! Yuck! so had to get that treated first, so that project is sitting unfinished right now.)
  • Clean Some Previous-Owner Junk Out of the Attic

It was such a busy week that I’m probably forgetting some of the other stuff that got done, but we always appreciate having my mom come stay for a while! Jonah CERTAINLY enjoyed having his Mamaw around to play with, and to “help. work. hammer. outside. saw. ears. noise. loud.” with!

The Main Reason for Coming

The Other Main Reason for Coming

Jason Helping With the Projects

Jonah Helping With the Projects