Maternity Pics- Sue Baker Photography

 Better late than never.  Sorry I'm a little late.

Happy 2 months Leyton

 Talking to my Grandpa

 I can roll on my side

 cousin visit

Aunt Ann has us swaddled together

 "I'm trying to tell you something"

 Catching some Zzz's

 Love my Daddy

 

 I'm a little sleepy here

 Checking out my hands

 Giving my Grammy some grins

 Cousin Jack came to visit me.

My first boat ride when I was 4 weeks

Wow, It's already been 2 months.  We can't believe it.  Leyton is a lot more interested in her toys and lays on her playmat for a lot longer.  She coos and swats at her toys hanging down for a long time.  She enjoys rides around the neighborhood in her stroller and just being outside.  And boy does she love to smile.  She smiles all the time at us and at her toys.  It's funny to be riding in the car and she's in her carseat talking to her toys.  It's such a sweet sound.

We have discovered the best invention ever...the bouncy seat.  She loves it.  It's been so nice to sit her in there so I can take a shower, eat, and cook without her having a breakdown because she's not being held.  She still cries like crazy when her diaper is wet.  It doesn't matter if you changed it 30 minutes ago, if there's a drop in there she's going to cry about it.  Bedtimes have gotten so much better.  We swaddle her up after her late feeding and lay her down.  She goes right to sleep without a fuss.  It's been wonderful!!!  She sleeps until about 2 or 3 am and then sleeps until 6-7a.m.  Hopefully, this will last a while.

We took her in for her 2 month well-child check-up and she was 12 lbs even and 22.5 inches long.  She's in  the 75% percentile for weight and 50% for length.  She had to get 3 shots today and it was awful.  Daddy went with us thank goodness cause I cried right along with her.  She was smiling on the way home and has done very well so far this afternoon. 

 I love my Uncle Russell

Leyton is going to the river for the first time for Memorial Day weekend.  I think we have packed the entire house.  Luckily most of the stuff we are taking will be staying there.  We can't wait to show you pictures of her in her bathing suit from Aunt Bonnie.  Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!!!

7 weeks

Here's our Sweet Pea at 7 weeks old.  Daddy wanted her to wear her fishing onesie that her Uncle Russell got for her.  Her "colicky" times in the afternoon are getting better and she's not fighting sleep as much anymore.  Thank goodness!!  She is so sweet and still loves to be held a lot.  Her little thighs are getting chunky and so cute! 

6 weeks old

Leyton is smiling and cooing all the time now.  We just love it.  She turns and looks at us when we talk to her and loves to look all around.  She still loves her play mat and coos at the toys hanging above her. 

We have recently discovered that she likes to be swaddled at night.  She went through a growth spurt just before 6 weeks and it was a bit rough around here.  There were a few sleepless nights and we are still working on night "colicky" times.  She sleeps long stretches at night when we finally get her to sleep, thank goodness!!!  She's holding her head up so good and does well with tummy time.  She still loves to be held and, of course, she gets her way.  :)  No complaints on that.  Cherishing it while we can.

Her hair hasn't thinned at all and is getting longer.  I bought her some flower headbands and they are just so cute!!!  She is just so precious to us!!

One Month Old!!

 5 weeks

My crazy hair

Leyton is one month old!  Yay!  She was a whopping 9lbs 12 ounces and 21 3/4 inches at her one month visit.  She is just so sweet and we love her like crazy.  She smiles more and more everyday and loves to be held.  We have the hardest time getting things done because she likes to snuggle so much.  We say she has a case of the "hold me's".She will be asleep in your arms and when we try and lay her down, her eyes pop open like she hasn't been asleep at all. 

Bath time is still fun.  She is so good and she kicks her legs and smiles.  The picture above is right after I've washed her hair.  It sticks straight up and it's hilarious!  We love it!  We've been trying to take her out and about more often to get her use to it.  She screams when put her in her carseat until we get moving.  When we start moving, she's goes to sleep.  We've also introduced her to the bottle and she's done great.  Only refused it twice.

Gas has entered her world as well.  I feel so bad for her and it seems that Mylicon will be a part of her diet for a little while.  She loves to be held up high on your shoulder so she can look around.  She has been doing really well in church.  We can't seem to time it right and she always needs to be fed during the service.  So far, no crying. 

Happy 1st Easter Leyton!!!

 My bib says "Jesus Loves Me"

This is one of my baby dresses and it has a rabbit on it :)

We actually made it to church Easter Sunday only a few minutes late.  Ryan and I are still working on our timing of getting ourselves ready along with Leyton.  It seems to take us forever.  She did so good in church.  She sleep through most of the service and only opened her eyes and looked around a few times.  She looked so sweet in her little Easter dress!!!  She didn't even spit up on it either which is miracle in itself :)

You are Everything



I'm the one with two left feet standing on a lonely street

I can't even walk a straight line

And everytime you look at me I'm spinning like an autumn leaf

Bound to hit bottom some time

Where would I be without someone to save me?

Someone who won't let me fall?

You are everything that I live for

Everything that I can't believe is happening

You're standing right in front of me with arms wide open

All I know is everyday is filled with hope

 Cause you're everything that I breathe for

And I can't help but breathe you in

and breathe again feeling all this life within

Every single beat of my heart

I'm the one with big mistakes, big regrets and bigger breaks

than I'd ever care to confess

Oh, but You're the one that looks at me and sees what I was meant to be

more than just a beautiful mess

Oh, where would I be without someone to save me

Someone who won't let me fall?

You're everything good in my life

Everything honest and true

And all of those stars hanging up in the sky

could never shine brighter than You

You are, oh You are

Jesus, You are

You are everything

song by Matthew West

3 Weeks old

Here's Leyton at 3 weeks old.  She is so much more alert and active.

Sleeping on Daddy's chest.  She loves this!!!

She has started smiling a lot and loves to be talked to.  She acts like she would give anything to be able to talk back to you.  She has a playmat that her Grandma June gave her and she coos at the toys hanging and kicks her legs.  She only likes it for about 20 mins and then she's done.  She reaches up and swats at some of the toys.  We have been really surprised that she even cares about it.  Music seems to calm her when she's fussy.

Bath time has become a lot more fun.  Except for when she had a huge blow-out as soon as I put her in there a few nights ago.  I honestly just stared at it for a minute not sure where to begin.  It was quite funny.  She loves the hairdryer.  I lay her on a towel and blow dry her hair and body after a bath.  As you can see, Cooper enjoys it as well. 

Cooper hasn't seemed to mind her much.  He just likes to sit with you if you're holding her or feeding her.  Almost as if he's protecting her.  She is such a sweet baby and we love watching her and can't believe how much she changes everyday. 



2 weeks old

Here's Leyton at two weeks old.  She focuses on you when you talk to her and seems to be interested in what you are saying.  She is a great baby.  She only cries when she needs to be changed, fed, or has a little gas.  We have discovered that she really hates having a dirty diaper.  There is no telling how many diapers we go through in a day because of this.  If she pees even a little bit, she cries.  It's quite funny.  We love every second of keeping her comfortable and fed. 

She gets up every two hours to eat at night and then goes right back to sleep.  She loves to be held and snuggling to her is so wonderful.  We've also discovered her love of music.  When music plays, she gets really quite and looks around.  She is precious and sweet and gets tons of kisses everyday.  We are so thankful God let us be her parents. 

First Cousin Visit

 Aunt Melissa holding Jack

Uncle Ryan holding Jack

 Uncle Derek holding Leyton

 Aunt Ann holding Leyton

 So sweet :)

 Okay, we've had enough

Here are some pictures of the first cousin visit. Leyton and Jack Gee are 1 week old here.  It's the first time we have been able to get the two together for pictures.  There were able to fit in the boppy and and took tons of pictures of them.  The last one makes me laugh because they were done having their pictures taken.  We can't wait until they are running around playing together and getting into lots of trouble :)

One Week Old

 I smile sometimes even when it may be a little gas :)

Here is our little sweet pea at one week old.  Of course, we are completely sleep deprived but loving every second of it. We stare at her all the time and can't believe that she is ours.  We've had lots of visitors and Ryan's mom has been staying with us to help out.  She sleeps in her pack-n-play in our bedroom and has been doing so good in there.  We do hold her all the time.  We just can't help it.  She sleeps a lot and only cries when she's hungry, needs her diaper changed, or has a little gas.  We gave her her first bath and she screamed like crazy.  Ryan and I were so stressed and we were trying to be so careful with her.  It was more of a sponge bath since she still has her umbilical cord.  But, we all survived it :) God has truly blessed with the sweetest baby.