My stuffed dog

This is the stuffed dog my Grandma Hughes got me before I was born, Mommy finally brought it out for me to play with. He is so soft and cuddly, I like to play with him in my new jumper. I don't have a name for him yet.

7 Months

I am now 7 months old, I am learning new things everyday. I have discovered my feet. I lay on the floor and play with my feet all day long if I could. I roll around all over the floor and army crawl. I haven't figured out how to crawl yet. I can get up on all fours but am not sure what to do from there. Mommy gets on the floor with me and crawls around, I just don't get what she is doing. That will come in time I guess.

I have been eating more solid food lately, Mommy feeds me breakfast in the morning of rice cereal with a little fruit mixed in, after all that food I am ready for a nap. After I wake up Mommy feeds me a snack of vegetables, then I usually take another nap, and when I wake up Mommy feeds me another snack of fruit. When it gets close to bed time Mommy feeds me supper. Mommy is so proud of me, she says I am being such a big girl and eating so good. I still drink a lot of formula. I have a 6oz bottle after each meal.

I have started to sleep through the night, with all the food I eat during the day I don't need to get up at night any more. Now Mommy needs to learn to go to bed early. I get up around 7 each morning. I play in my crib quietly for awhile until Mommy is ready to get me. I don't mind playing in my crib.

Daddy and Mommy took me shopping today. I got a new toy, as you can see by the pictures Mommy took I really like my new toy. I was a little tired from all the shopping. I will play with it more in the morning. My new toy bounces up and down, and has lots of new toys to play with. The seat spins around so I can move easily from toy to toy. Sometimes I don't know which toy I want to play with. Mommy likes it because this way she can get more stuff done around the house without worrying about me getting hurt.

I guess that is all for now, will post again when something new happens to me.

Me in my Easter dress

Mommy took pictures of me in my Easter dress. Don't I look cute? I wanted to play with everything around me. The bunnies where fun to play with. I tried to give one a kiss.

Goofing around

Mommy was getting camera happy and took alot of pictures of me. I was rolling around on the floor and watching Wonder Pets. Mommy kept calling my name so I would look at her. Daddy says she takes to many pictures of me and I have to agree with him.

Bath time

I love taking baths, I hate it when Mommy washes my hair. I would much rather play with my toys, My frogs are my favorite. Grandma Joyce gave them to me so they are very special. My hair is starting to grow a little longer and Mommy was trying to give me a mohawk, but it isn't long enough yet. Silly Mommy

My remote

I may be 6 months old but I have control of the remote. No one changes the change when Spongebob is on.

Mommy and Me

Here are some special times I had with my Mommy, I love cuddling with her.

Daddy and I

Daddy and I played in the snow the next day. He let me touch the snow. It was cold on my hands. I didn't know what to think of it. Once I am a little older I will have more fun. We didn't stay out to long. All the snow was melting so it was nice and warm out. That is why I didn't have a jacket on. Mommy wouldn't let me out of the house without one if it was cold.

Snow in Tennessee

On Friday March 7th it started snowing early in the morning. By the time it was all over we had about 6 inches of snow on the ground. I don't think Tennessee gets that much snow. Unlike Minnesota 6 inches is nothing. Down here people don't know how to drive in it. Steve really enjoyed the snow, reminded him of Minnesota. He wanted to go and play in the snow when he got home from work, But I didn't let him. He knows how to handle driving in snow it is just all the other idiots out there that don't.

I took pictures the next day...all the snow was already melting. I did take one picture the night it was snowing. It is the one with all the white dots.

Sitting up by myself

I am doing good at sitting up by myself. Mommy will put me in the sitting position and I stay that way for awhile. It makes playing with my toy alot easier. I just need to learn to pull myself up into a sitting position. I have alot to learn, but I can only learn one thing at a time.

6 months

I am now 6 months old. Halfway to a year. Went into the doctor again for my 6 month shots. I hate shots but Mommy said I don't get anymore til I am a year old. Yeah!!! I know weigh 15lbs 4 oz. and am 26 inches tall.

I still give Mommy problems at night with sleeping. I like to fall asleep early in the morning. Who like to go to bed early and miss everything. When I am ready I will go to bed early but I am having fun at night. Mommy wants me to go to bed early so she has a chance to get things done.

I am still eating solid food. Most of it still ends up all over me. I like to chew on my hands in between bites. I don't like it when Mommy cleans me up afterwards. I wish she would just put me in the tub. That is alot more fun then getting my face wiped with a washcloth.

I enjoy watching SpongeBob and the Wonder Pets on tv. When I hear the theme song I stop what I am doing so I can watch it. I like alot of other shows too, but those are my favorite.

Feeding time

Mommy was feeding me squash and she couldn't feed me fast enough so I grabbed the container from her hands and started eating out of it. I made such a mess.Mommy still held on to the container even though I was trying to hold it myself. I got a bath after we where done.

5 months

I am becoming more mobile. Besides rolling around I started scooting. I pull myself around with my arms and use my legs to push. I haven't figured out how to crawl yet. Mommy crawls around on the floor all the time trying to teach me. I will get it sooner or later.

I still don't like to sleep through the night. Mommy is trying to get me on a schedule but I just don't want to corporate. I like to stay up late.

Mommy started feeding me solid food in the morning. I am not quit sure if I like it yet or not. Most of it ends up on my bib or on the floor. I would much rather have my bottle in the morning.

It snowed a little one day and mom put me in my snowsuit and took me outside. I didn't really know what to think of the snow. It was cold, so Mommy took me in right away. She didn't want me to get to cold.

January 2008

I am still 4 months old. I slept through the new year. Don't know what the big deal is.
I had my doctor's appointment on the 9th. I now weigh 13lbs. 6oz. and am 25 inches long. I am really gaining the weight and growing like a weed. I like my new doctor she is nice. She was very happy with my progress.

My First Christmas

It is Christmas day and Daddy is cooking dinner in the kitchen, Mommy is visiting with Grandpa. Their are presents under the tree. I wonder what is in them. The paper makes noise when I grab it. Mommy said we can't open presents til after we eat.

I took a nap while everyone ate dinner. I wanted to be awake when we got to open presents. After everyone was done eating they cleaned up and got ready to open presents.

I couldn't open the presents by myself so Mommy and Daddy helped me. I couldn't wait to play with my toys. Everyone was more interested in taking pictures. I had to pose for so many pictures, all I wanted was to play.

I can't wait til next year when I can open my presents by myself.

4 Months

I am now 4 months old. I am rolling over all the time, I love to play with my toys and put them in my mouth. I am not sleeping through the night yet. I don't want to miss anything. My Daddy gets home from work late and I want to play with him.
Mommy scheduled my next doctor's appointment for the first of the year. I don't mind waiting. I don't want to get any shots.
Mommy and Daddy took me shopping for a pretty dress. They said it was a Christmas dress. I like shopping, I get to look at all the different people and hear different noises.
Mommy told me that Grandpa was coming to visit us for Christmas. I can't wait to see him.

3 months

We are moving into our new place this month. I can't wait. Mommy will be busy for awhile getting things set up. So between me needing attention and getting things unpacked She will be very busy.

Our new town is Clarksville. It is a bigger town with alot of stores with toys in them. Daddy loves to buy me toys.
Mommy found me a new doctor in this town. I can't wait to meet her.

This month I learned how to roll over. I rolled from my back to my stomach. Watch out Mommy you are in trouble now. I am becoming mobile. I have also discovered my hands, I love to chew on them. We also have a ceiling fan in the living room that I like watching. I have become more vocal too. Mommy got me to laugh, she tickled my tummy. She thought that was so cute.

I am drinking 6oz. of formula during a feeding. I am a growing girl. I get up a couple of times a night to eat. So Mommy still isn't getting much sleep.

Daddy loves to play with me. He gets on the floor and plays with all my toys with me.

2 months

I am now 8 weeks old. Mommy is doing better. I still don't let her sleep at night. But she sleeps when I sleep.

In October I go for my first road trip. My grandma isn't doing so well. So my Uncle Dave takes me to Indiana and my Uncle Jim took me to Illinois. The next day I get to meet my grandma for the first time. As soon as Mommy put me in grandma's arms she started to rock me and hum to me. I really liked my Grandma. We stayed there for a couple of hours. I enjoyed my visit. While I was there I got to meet my Grandpa.

4 days after my visit with Grandma she passed away. I now have her as my guardian angel. She will be with me always.

So we all headed up to Minnesota for her funeral. I got to meet a lot of people at the funeral. I met my Great Aunt Mary and Great Uncle Chuck. I was passed around a lot. I also met my Cousins. They really liked me. We where their for 4 days. It will be nice to get back home.

We had a safe trip back home. I didn't make it easy on Mommy and Daddy. I didn't want to be in my carseat that long. So we got a hotel room in Indiana. It was so nice to get out of my carseat and sleep in my crib.

Went in for my 2 month check up. It was a little late because of the funeral. I now weigh 10lbs 11oz. and am 23 inches long. I have almost doubled my birth weight. This was the last time I will see this doctor, we are moving to a different town. I really liked him as a doctor. But I am not worried Mommy will find me another good doctor.

1 Month

Mommy got a picture of me smiling.

3 weeks old


I went in for my 2 week check up and I weighed 8lbs 0oz. and I was 19.75 inches long. I grew alot in just a couple of weeks. My mommy fed me well. The nurse was surprised by how much weight I gained. She said that at this age they are back up to their birth weight.



I kept Mommy and Daddy busy with feedings and diaper changes. Mommy and Daddy took turns sleeping. Mommy did most of the night feedings. Because Daddy had to get some sleep so he could go to work.

It was really hard on Mommy the first month. She was getting used to my schedule and I was getting used to being in the outside world. But Mommy did just fine.

Jaundice result

I went in that Sunday for my jaundice test. The nurse pricked my heel and I didn't like that at all. Mommy and Daddy didn't like it either. But after she was done my Daddy gave me lots of loves. That made me feel alot better.
We got the test results back a couple of days later and everything was good. The level dropped from 13 down to 9. The doctor said I didn't have to worry about the jaundice anymore.

Going Home

Our stay at the hospital was over. It was time to go home. Mommy and Daddy dressed me in a cute outfit. It was a 110 degrees the day we left. So I had on shorts.

My doctor wanted to see me again in a couple of days because of my jaundice. But he said I was okay otherwise.

Mommy and Daddy fought with the carseat. I was so small they had to shorten the straps. And the nurse had to okay it before I could leave. They got it figured out, my Daddy can figure anything out.

3 days old

I slept alot in the hospital. I gave mommy a little break.

Don't you just love my pudgy cheecks.

My first visitor

My Uncle Dave came to see me while I was in the hospital. At first he just looked at me in my crib. Mommy said it was okay to hold me. Mommy took some pictures of me and my uncle. I really enjoyed my visit with my uncle.

I felt so safe in his arms I slept the whole time he had me.

Yes those are socks on my hands. Mommy said my nails where to long and she didn't want me to scratch myself. My hands where to small for the mitts she tried to put on. They just fell off right away.

My stay in the hospital

I was in the hospital for 5 days since I had a c-section. I never want to do that again. Nurses coming in all the time to take your temperature and blood pressure. Hospital food is horrible. They started me off on a liquid diet. That wasn't so bad, once I started the solid food that was the worse. I shouldn't really complain it helped with the weight lose.

Since I was in recovering for 2 hours following the c-section I didn't get to hold my daughter right away. Once they had me in my room they brought her in. She was so tiny, it was hard to believe she was finally here. It felt so good to hold her in my arms. It made it feel real. Like it wasn't all a dream I was finally a mother.

It was nice to have all the help in the hospital. If I wanted a nap I just asked the nurse to take her to the nursery. I knew I needed to get as much sleep as I could. Because once I left it was only going to be Me, Steve and Alyssa.

While in the hospital they did tests on Alyssa which they do for every baby. She was a little jaundice when she was born. Her highest level was 13. So in alot of the pictures she looks a little yellow.

Proud daddy

When the doctor delivered her and said it was a girl. Steve looked at me and said I told you so. I thought I was having a boy the entire time. I was a little surprised.

As you can see he is very happy to have a daughter. I know you can't see his face but just look at his eyes and you can tell.

I don't think he got to cut the cord. I don't remember them asking him if he wanted to.

While I was in the recovery room he spent alot of time in the nursery with her. So he really got to bond with her before I did.

Alyssa just minutes old

Our little bundle of joy. The beginning of a new life. She came a week early, Guess she couldn't wait to meet us. Or she was tired of the cramped quarters. I can not believe how quick it went. January I found out I was pregnant and 9 months later our little one is here. Now the real fun begins. No more sleeping in for me.