Mommy Back to Work

I have been back to work now for two weeks. The first week was really hard. I do preschool in the mornings for three hours. She would cry and cry and I would have to just let my boss deal with her. She has to get used to the sounds of the daycare. It is getting better.

She is very gassy and we are trying to sort out this situation. She gets really bad belly aches and she cries so hard. I feel so bad for her. We got her some gas drops to help. We just started them. I tried to look at my diet and I was already watching what I ate....no spicy foods, brocoli, and so on. I could not really find anything so I looked it up and one of the things was lactose intolerants. So I decided to give it a try! I stopped all dairy and got Lactaid milk. Well, it has been 4 days and she is doing better already. I don't know for sure yet but I think it may have been the problem. She is sleeping longer and she is not as fussy. She has her moments but don't they all. I am going to try to drink milk in about a week and if she gets really upset again I am going to talk to her doctor. So wish us luck on this experiment.

She has another doctor appointment on the 9th and she will have to get a shot. I had my 6 week checkup and all is well. My iron is back to normal. NO MORE IRON PILLS!!!!YAAEEEE!!!! I only need to lose 10 more lbs to get back to what I was. Not telling what the number is:) The hardest to lose but I am going to try to work at it. TRY is the key word there.

Charlette is cooing and telling stories all the time. She has not giggled yet but she is getting close. She gets the biggest smile ever and we think something will come out and nothing does. Soon I think. She is just starting to lift herself up onto her elbows and look around. She is really strong. I can't believe she is almost two months already.

We are trying to decide what she is going to be for Halloween. There are so many cute things.

Here are a couple recent pics.

9/11 She has the best smiles!

9/14 I swear she doesn't get her faces from me!

9/20 One of our first family pics at home.

9/22

Smile Video!!!!!

One Month

We went to the doctor today for Charlette's one month appointment! It went very well. She now weighs 10.8 and is 22 1/4. She is growing fast. The doctor said she is still perfect. When he came in the room she started to smile and coo. He said that that is really good and he thinks she may start talking early. So everything is going good and we have another appointment on October 13th.

She is still waking up about every two to three hours to eat at night. She usually goes right back to sleep after eating so that is good. I am getting used to this schedule but I am glad it will not last forever. She sleeps a lot during the day but when she is awake she is AWAKE. She is very alert and loves being talked to, sang to, and read to. Sometimes she is tired but won't go to sleep so we just dance to her lullaby CD. She loves it!

I go back to work tomorrow and she gets to come with me. I am only going to be working 20 hours a week at first so it won't be too bad. I am a little nervous but I am ready to get back to the real world. I just hope Charlette will do ok at the daycare. She has been a little spoiled while at home with us. Just a little but enough to worry a little. She is just so cute and we can't help but hold her and cuddle her.

We had our last baby shower. My boss had a shower with all the families at the daycare. It turned out great. Every year we have a summer social for the families. This year it was the summer social, my shower, and saying good-bye to a couple families that are going to 1st grade. We got a lot of nice things and it was nice to see everyone. Charlette got to be passed around by all the parents getting their baby fixes. They were all excited to finally see the little person that made my belly so big.


I hope that the rest of the family will be able to meet her!

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Mommy and Charlie 9/1

Charlie's princess outfit! 9/5

3 weeks!

I feel like all I do is feed and change poopy diapers. I really don't mind though... it's funny how you just do it. When I think about what it was like before she was here I wonder what I did with my time. I try to take naps when she naps but I just feel like I need to do the dishes or laundry. I always regret it when I am up with her at night. All well..... I guess I will learn eventually! She sleeps good about every other night. I am hoping she does a little better by next week when I go back to work. She just eats so much. That is the only reason she usually wakes up but some nights she just does not want to go back to sleep after eating. She just wants to play right! I am getting used to being up at night while Joe is at work.


Charlette had a visit from Grandma Traci a week ago. She was a big help and we can't wait for the next visit. Hopefully next time Grandpa will come with her.


We also went to the yearly camping trip with Joe's family. We did not stay we just went for a day but it was Charlette's first camping trip. Here is a pic of Joe's cousin Rachel holding her at camp.

8/22

We try to go for a walk if the weather is nice. She likes them. She usually stays awake for them so we go at night so she will stay up a little later for us. Here is a pic while getting ready for a walk.

8/31

We also had a couple birthday parties to attend . This gave everyone a chance to see Charlie. We had Drew and Parkers party. Which we were late for but we made it and everyone got to see her. We had Jacks birthday party and the rest of Joe's family got to see her. Then we had Braelyn's party. This is my friend Sarah's baby. She just turned one. I have a feeling her and Charlie will be getting into trouble together in the future. CAN'T WAIT! It is a lot of work to go to these parties but it is worth it.

Here are a couple other pics of the little one.

8/28

8/15


We are all three doing well and I will give another update after her appointment on the 8th!