Monday, June 30, 2008
Her Obsession with Socks
She LOVES to pull off her socks and eat them. Thank God it is summer because I can't seem to keep a sock on her foot! Weird thing is though, she prefers her right foot!
Somebody give this girl a teething ring already!
Somebody give this girl a teething ring already!
Friday, June 27, 2008
BabyHawk Fits Her Again!
When the baby was really small, we able to put her in this. Then, she got a bit bigger and she wasn't long enough to face front. Now, she can face front and look around! She loves it and its quite stylish as well! Thanks to Renee, we have been able to carry her around in their carrier until she was big enough to fit in this one again!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Cry It Out
Now, I know I was on here before letting you all know about the pains and horrors of the Cry It Out Method. The thing is, we hit rock bottom this past week. Maeve had gotten to the point that she only wanted to sleep with Mommy and if we were going to try anything else, she was going to scream until we gave in. At one in the morning, it is VERY easy to give in. I wasn't sleeping more than three hours a night and neither was Kenyon. So Kenyon and I had had enough. We came up with a plan. Here it was:
7:00- Bedtime routine which includes, bath, changing, lotion/massage, read a book, play music, nurse, wake up (because she falls asleep while nursing), and place in bed.
Ten minutes later- check in on her, pat her, wipe her tears and walk out 30 seconds later.
20 minutes later- same thing
30 minutes later- repeat.
Continue this for every 30 minutes for as long as she screamed.
We were sticking with our plan no matter what! So as a team, we began. And everything went as planned. She started screaming the second I put her down. I walked out of the room praying that this would work. I went downstairs where Kenyon watched the clock and we did our budget. Ten minutes later (with her still screaming bloody murder) Kenyon went up and did exactly as I said. He left her screaming even more. My heart was breaking. Twenty minutes later, I began to cry. It was awful hearing her scream and hiccup and sob. Now Kenyon had TWO crying babies! But he was good. He went up and repeated. He came back down telling me she was fading. I was like, what? She is???? So we watched her as she stopped crying and just laid there. She was quiet but hiccuping. That is when we realized she had fallen asleep. 36 minutes but she was ASLEEP!
She did wake up again twice during the night but we did not go in this time. She only fussed for about 3-4 minutes each time. But she soothed herself back to sleep with her lovey (a doll with a blanket attached). At 3, she woke up again and I decided to feed her since it had been 8 hours (and I was so full of milk I was going to explode). She ate and zonked right back out. She woke up at 6 am. I couldn't believe that it worked. Now, I know we have a long way to go and this is only day one. But to have 8 hours of sleep was AMAZING. It gives me hope that it CAN be done and it is what she needed. She is sleeping right now in her crib for her nap. She went down in the same way but this time it only took her 3 minutes to soothe herself to sleep. THREE MINUTES! I think this *might* be the beginning of a beautiful sleep relationship!
7:00- Bedtime routine which includes, bath, changing, lotion/massage, read a book, play music, nurse, wake up (because she falls asleep while nursing), and place in bed.
Ten minutes later- check in on her, pat her, wipe her tears and walk out 30 seconds later.
20 minutes later- same thing
30 minutes later- repeat.
Continue this for every 30 minutes for as long as she screamed.
We were sticking with our plan no matter what! So as a team, we began. And everything went as planned. She started screaming the second I put her down. I walked out of the room praying that this would work. I went downstairs where Kenyon watched the clock and we did our budget. Ten minutes later (with her still screaming bloody murder) Kenyon went up and did exactly as I said. He left her screaming even more. My heart was breaking. Twenty minutes later, I began to cry. It was awful hearing her scream and hiccup and sob. Now Kenyon had TWO crying babies! But he was good. He went up and repeated. He came back down telling me she was fading. I was like, what? She is???? So we watched her as she stopped crying and just laid there. She was quiet but hiccuping. That is when we realized she had fallen asleep. 36 minutes but she was ASLEEP!
She did wake up again twice during the night but we did not go in this time. She only fussed for about 3-4 minutes each time. But she soothed herself back to sleep with her lovey (a doll with a blanket attached). At 3, she woke up again and I decided to feed her since it had been 8 hours (and I was so full of milk I was going to explode). She ate and zonked right back out. She woke up at 6 am. I couldn't believe that it worked. Now, I know we have a long way to go and this is only day one. But to have 8 hours of sleep was AMAZING. It gives me hope that it CAN be done and it is what she needed. She is sleeping right now in her crib for her nap. She went down in the same way but this time it only took her 3 minutes to soothe herself to sleep. THREE MINUTES! I think this *might* be the beginning of a beautiful sleep relationship!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Cousins
Maeve got to meet her Doblar cousins for the first time! Dylan made her giggle like crazy and Brooke and Kiley had fun playing with her too. Maeve loved screaming at them in excitement!
My Fan Club
Hi everyone! I am starting a new fan club called the "I Love Liam" Fan Club. I think he is so beautiful with his dark hair and blue eyes! If you would like to join, contact me via my ABC phone! Thanks, Maeve
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Maeve in the Big Pool!
Video to come soon! Be on the lookout!
Maeve helping Daddy blow up her tube....
Look at what a big girl she is!
Not really sure if she wants to smile or not...
OOOHhhhh....Daddy gave me a toy!
Mommy and Maeve
Daddy and Maeve
Maeve helping Daddy blow up her tube....
Look at what a big girl she is!
Not really sure if she wants to smile or not...
OOOHhhhh....Daddy gave me a toy!
Mommy and Maeve
Daddy and Maeve
Friday, June 20, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Photoshoot!
Maeve with Daddy showing off her new shoes!
Trying to get that perfect shot....
Seriously, this one is PRICELESS!
Man to have her eye color and lashes....oh wait- that's Kenyon! Now I remember why I fell in love with him!
She's just so happy!
This was the first outfit before she decided to take her arms out of the sleeves and eat them instead!
Trying to get that perfect shot....
Seriously, this one is PRICELESS!
Man to have her eye color and lashes....oh wait- that's Kenyon! Now I remember why I fell in love with him!
She's just so happy!
This was the first outfit before she decided to take her arms out of the sleeves and eat them instead!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
This is what happens....
when you take the swaddle away! Sorry the pictures are so blurry.... it was dark in her room!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Playing
MMMM.... yellow ring
Look at me. I am so BIG!
Must. Eat. Toy.
Close up so you can see her hair!
I may be chubby, but I sure am pretty!
Mommy bought me this cool penguin...it's as big as I am!
Look at me. I am so BIG!
Must. Eat. Toy.
Close up so you can see her hair!
I may be chubby, but I sure am pretty!
Mommy bought me this cool penguin...it's as big as I am!
Trying to Crawl
Our baby has started "scooching" to get places. I thought I would be smart and get it on camera. Things don't always work out how you want it to though! Check out the two videos to see her progression.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Just some cute pics!
Look at this adorable outfit from Aunt Heather! I can't believe our baby is fitting in 6-12 month clothing now!
And here she is playing with some of her toys!
And here she is playing with some of her toys!
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