Jayne - 2 months

Our little girl has grown so much this last month. I feel like she's changed a lot! She's still our sweet Jayne, just with a lot more interaction. She's such a good baby and I can't believe she's already 2 months old!

Jayne's 2 month stats

• She's now actually smiling at people and will give you a grin that will just melt your little heart.
• She nuzzles into your chest, sternum, collar bone, shoulder...whatever is near, when she is tired. She just likes to burrow right in, even if its just into your bones!
• We put her in her own room to sleep right around 1 month and have never gone back. She's kind of a noisy sleeper so this has been good for both baby and parents! She usually sleeps 6-8 hours at night. She's a champ!
• She's still growing, growing, growing. (she never has lost weight, since birth!) She's really long and is already in 3 month old clothing because of her length. We may have a tall girl here.
• Along with growing-she's filling out her little frame. Her chicken legs are no more. Now she has scrumptious rolls on her thighs and neck...and oh those cheeks!
• Her noises are frequent and so cute! We often refer to them as raptor sounds. Haha...they're just high pitched and short-lived but we love to just listen to her. Crazy how a little person's sounds can just melt your heart and make you so proud. Here's a vid of her little noises:

Here's some photos of Miss Jayne's 2nd month of life...

One morning she was hanging out on my lap and was super drowsy as you can see...

 

...and then not a second later she's awake and happy too! Silly Jayne!

(love me a marshmallow-esque beanie :)

One night Phil was getting Jayne ready for bed and I came in to feed her and found her in the rocking chair ready to eat...

I could not stop laughing. No-sir-ee! I just thought she looked like Ghandi ready to share (Spot's) wisdom with her devout followers. Oh boy-Phil and I were laughing for a loooong time. Ah, even the pictures still get me. :)

"Listen to me my children"

Tell me you don't want to just gobble her up right now...I dare you. :)

Love you Miss Jayne. Happy 2 months!

Jayne - 1 Month

It is crazy how fast the time is passing. The first few weeks were definitely a blur as we all tried to figure out life together but I wouldn't trade it for anything. 

I love seeing how small she was from birth up to one month. She's changing so quickly! 

Some little things about Jayne at 1 month:

• She loves to have her hands right at her face, usually near her mouth.This has made feedings a little tricky. We also have to keep baby mittens on her to protect her face. She just loves to have those hands up there.
• Going along with her hands on her face, we can put our hand or a blanket on her cheek and it instantly soothes her. She must have had those hands up there in the womb because its definitely a soothing thing for her.
• We're both getting the hang of feedings now. It is a difficult skill to learn!
• She loves her soothie binky! and we are grateful that she does. It instantly calms her down.
• She's starting to find her voice meaning she'll make a little noise and then act like she's trying to figure out where it came from. We can't wait to hear more from her.
• Her swing is her favorite thing. Sometimes she's fussy and its like she's telling us, "Stop holding me and put me in my swing!" She's always happy there and will put herself to sleep after enjoying herself for a while. Mommy and Daddy are grateful for that too!
• She's got dad's sleepy genes. She's pretty tired most of the time, but that's normal for newborns. We've recently noticed increased alertness. She seems to get more alert each day. 

 I love her little hands and toes! :)

For the first couple weeks, Jayne hated to have her clothes off. Maybe she was cold? or it was just so different from hotel uterus? :) Anyway, it certainly made nakie pictures difficult! 

Daddy has always been a calming influence for Jayne. Even in my stomach, Phil's hand on my tummy would calm her kicking down. She loves her daddy! 

 photos by our good friend Kayla (Oh Snap Photography)

Happy one month Jayne Lee!

Hospital to Home

We loved our stay in the hospital and treasured every moment as brand new parents. The staff was amazing and made us very comfortable. Here's Miss J getting weighed & measured for the first time.

Our brand new bundle of joy. We couldn't believe that she was all ours and that we had just become parents!

We had a few visitors come to the hospital to meet our new bundle. First up were the fresh grandparents, my parents. Jayne is their first grandchild.

My brothers and sisters all dropped by to visit too. It was pretty surreal to see my siblings hold my child!

 The majority of our time in the hospital was spent looking at our little one, feeding her and walking around our hospital floor. I often didn't want to go to sleep because I just wanted to spend more time with Jayne. Needless to say, we are happy and proud parents!

Momma and her girl :)

Perfection

 Daddy and his girl

We were lucky enough to get to stay at the hospital until Friday morning.We loved it and often referred to it as a little hotel. We loved the food, nurses, service and atmosphere there. I think just how special everything was with a new baby around made it that much better too. :) When we left I found it hard to imagine that everyone else's lives hadn't just stopped for a huge change...whereas ours had just changed forever.

We got Jayne dressed for the first time and ready to go. Her little newborn clothes were even a bit big on her!

Seeing her in the car seat that had sat at our house for the past couple months was surreal. This wasn't "the baby's" seat any more-it was our baby's seat, Jayne's seat.

And before we knew it we were home with our own child! I feel like this couch/room is where I lived for the first couple of weeks at home...feeding, being fed, resting, holding my girl, just getting through the first hazy days... 

Mr. Koda was very friendly with Jayne and didn't take long at all to get used to a new little body in the house.

I love the feeling of having a newborn in the home. There is such a special spirit to them and the love is almost tangible. There was a steep learning curve but I wouldn't have traded it for anything. We're still eventually getting the hang of things as new parents...like Phil here...we were catching zzz's whenever possible!

We're happy to have our little family at home together. Its surreal sometimes that I'm a mom. At times I feel like I'm just babysitting and Jayne's mom will be back soon to take her home. Good thing that's not the case! 

We're so happy she's ours. :)

Bathtime

Jayne loves the bath. She even loves the bath water...in her mouth. We have to watch her closely or she sneaks a taste of it every time! She's just so calm once she's in the water and kicks her legs all around. Plus she looks so darn cute with her little round belly and dainty hands and feet! 

 This is typical Jayne positioning all in one photo...clenched fists on her chest near her face
or arms straight up, cheerleader style. Or both at the same time. Why not?

How cute are babies wrapped up in a towel!? (never thought I'd say that but hey I'm a mom now!) :)