Three Month Photo Session

Here are some photos from Preslie's three month photo session. They were actually taken when Preslie was four months but they're still just as cute!

(These are scans of the printed photos I chose, so they're not the best quality.)

This is our favorite one! It captures her personality perfectly!

Baby in a Basket :)

 

*...sigh...* These eyes slay me.

Four Days In

Well, we are four days in to me being back at work and Preslie going to Ms. Kara's and so far we have survived. ;)

Sunday night before my first day back to work I kept praying and praying that God would give me Peace and Comfort for the next day. I was so nervous about work (starting in a new department) and really anxious about how Preslie would do at the sitters. The good Lord delivered!

It has actually been a super smooth transition. I enjoy work and honestly I'm surprised I don't sit here all day worrying about the Babe. I know she has a ton of fun at the sitters and she's a big hit there.

Our first day. She was a bit tired from waking up earlier than usual.

When I dropped her off on Monday (the first day) I did kind of choke up a bit as I was driving away, but no tears.

One of the best parts of my day is by far when 4pm comes and I can leave work and go pick her up. She's always happy when I see her and that makes me feel good that she's just fine being watched by someone else other than me during the day.

As soon as we get into the car to go home she falls right to sleep. It's tough work playing all day!

For memories sake, I want to outline what our week days look like right now...

5am: I get up and take a quick rinse-shower to wake myself up. Then get ready for work (put my contacts in, then pump as I'm putting my makeup on - multitasking at it's finest!, then do my hair). Pack my lunch and P's bottles.

6:20am: Get P up, change her and get her dressed and lay her on her play mat as I finish getting ready and packing the car.

6:35am: Kisses from Papa and we're out the door and on our way to Ms. Kara's.

6:50am: I give kisses and drop P off and head to work.

7am-4pm: Work, work, work.

4:15pm: Pick P up and head home.

4:30pm: Unload the car and pump while P plays.

5pm: P gets her "dinner." I love this time with her because she's sitting up in her high chair really well and she's so funny while she eats. Then she'll play until it's time to get ready for bed.

Seriously, this child and her tongue are something else. Longest tongue ever!

Girlfriend loves her some squash!

Playing hard.

6-ish pm: Kevin or I will make dinner and eat.

7pm: Bath time and nighttime bottle for P. She goes down for the night at about 7:30pm.

The rest of the night I get everything ready for the next day: re-pack her diaper bag, make sure her bottles are filled, make my lunch, pick out my outfit, pump and then take a shower.

10pm: Bedtime for Mama!

Thank you for all of your well wishes this week!

Preslie Kay at Four Months

Preslie turned four months old on Friday, August 2nd. By the time I get this posted she'll be closer to five months than four, but oh well!

Measurements (from her four month checkup on August 5th)
Weight: 15lbs 6oz (70%)
Height: 25 1/4" (78%)
Head circumference: 16.73" (90%)

Appearance
~ She's starting to get some hair growing back in from the baby hair she lost. It's just fuzz right now that you notice if you're up close.
~ Her eyes seem to be slowly turning from blue to green.

~ She has the cutest, deepest dimple on her right cheek when she smiles.

~ She has a freckle on the inside of her left ankle.
~ When I have my contacts in, I swear I can see really light freckles on her cheeks. I have freckles and so does my mom so that would explain them.

Sizes
~ She's wearing 3-6 month and 6 month clothes. I think I underestimated how fast babies grow because I can barely keep her in clothes before they become too small!
~ Newborn shoes still fit. She has tiny little feet.

~ She's in size 2 diapers.

Nicknames
Still the same as before, but I've also started calling her "Missy Me." No clue why, it just comes out. Ha!

Personality
~ She is a happy baby. When we're around a group of people she tends to be pretty quiet and likes to take things in. She likes to give you a good once-over before she decides to give you a smile.
~ Her Papa and Grampy seem to be the main ones that can really get her going and make her laugh.
~ She's very easy going and is up for pretty much anything.
~ Her "talking" seems to be getting louder each day. She likes to hear herself, that's for sure!
~ Don't worry...she still has some fussy times. HA!

 Pitiful, isn't she?

Likes
Her thumb
Sophie the Giraffe
Papa

The dogs
Milkies

Dislikes
~ Still tummy time. She's close to rolling over, and when we do tummy time she does a lot of grunting (and farting). She has yet to enjoy tummy time.
~ Getting dressed.

Eating
~ She gets 6 ounces of breast milk five times a day. I usually nurse her in the morning when we're both still trying to wake up.
~ We tried rice cereal once and she was not a fan that time (since then she's come to love it).

~ We let her gnaw on celery and she thinks she's big stuff!

~ We'll be starting solids next month.

Sleeping
~ She takes three naps a day at 10:30am, 12pm and 3pm. Her morning nap is usually a good two hours, and the other two are about an hour each. She's starting to skip her evening cat-nap altogether, which is fine by me because she's super sleepy by the time bedtime rolls around.
~ Still sleeping through the night: 8pm-7am. She'll wake up at random times sometimes but we just leave her in her crib and she puts herself back to sleep.
~ She doesn't cry anymore when we put her down.

New Experiences
 ~ She has discovered her legs and loves to lift them up and look at them.

~ When we hold a toy up she will reach for it, grab it and always bring it to her mouth.
~ She reaches up to our face when we're close to hers. It melts my heart.
~ She went on her first big road trip to Los Angeles. She was such a trooper on the six and eight hour car rides.

~ She also stayed in a hotel for the first time. Sleep was a little rough the first two nights, but she got the hang of it and being somewhere different, eventually.
~ She attended her first wedding and was so good!

Double Chin Status

 

~ She celebrated her first 4th of July!

~ We went to a friend's birthday party and Mommy forgot the bottle, and she wouldn't nurse, so she drank Milkies from a sippy cup for the first time!

~ She helped celebrate her Papa's 30th birthday!
~ Preslie also helped throw her Papa's birthday party. She was a rock star and did great with so many people in the house.

~ We visited Grammy in the hospital to help make her feel better.
~ She sits in her high chair at the table while Mommy and Papa eat dinner.
~ Preslie is so close to rolling over from back to front!

~ She met her Great Grandma Pino!

~ She also met her Aunt Luci and Aunt Robyn.

~ She's sitting in her Bumbo and holding her head up really well.

 

I return to work on Monday after having 5 1/2 months off; 4 1/2 of those months have been with my sweet girl. I feel very lucky to have had this much quality time with her and have loved every single second of it. Being able to watch her learn something new each day is the greatest gift. Ever.

Mommy and Papa are your BIGGEST fans, Preslie!