Hanging with Mommy and Daddy

Here are a few pictures from the past weekend....

Carmen hanging out with Daddy

We were trying to get some cleaning done and Carmen wanted to be held so we tried out the baby bjorn for the first time.  Carmen didn't like it at first but here's the end result.

Picture of the day..............

Carmen's Room

My sister Laura came over Sunday to finish painting in Carmen's room.  She has one final coat of paint yet to put on, but otherwise it's complete.

Awesome job Laura!  

Thank you so much!  We love it!!!!

Pictures

I don't have much to update.   We have been keeping busy the past few weeks.   It's hard to believe Carmen is almost 8 weeks already.  I go back to work in two weeks and Carmen starts daycare on Valentines day. :-(  Not really looking forward to that!

Here are a bunch of pictures from the past week or so.   Carmen is changing more and more every day! :-)

 We put Carmen in her papazan one day when we were eating lunch and didn't strap her in..... she kept sliding further down and here's how she ended up.

 Daddy multitasking..... playing playstation while taking care of sleeping Carmen :-)

Happy Girl

Carmen loves to have her diaper changed.  The video below is just a snapshot of how she smiles and talks to us.

Cute outfit

Just had to share pictures of Carmen from today and the cute outfit she's wearing.

Six Weeks and Random pictures

Wow! It's hard to believe Carmen will be six weeks old tomorrow.   The time is sure flying by.   We haven't been up to much the last few weeks.  Just enjoying our quiet time at home and usually looking forward to Daddy getting home from work each day!

Here are some random pictures from the past few weeks.

Check out those blue eyes!

Carmen was quite hungry one night and Andy was trying to keep her happy while I was finishing something.  She must've been pretty hungry as she tried to eat Andy's nose.

We still can't believe how much hair she has.

Smiles from Carmen

 We think it's pretty funny how Carmen always curls up in a ball when we hold her.

 

Last night when Andy was holding Carmen she got a grip on his sweatshirt string and wouldn't let go.

First time out

I have survived my first two nights away from Carmen!!!! I only shed a few tears!! I have to admit it was nice to get out and have some adult interaction, but I still missed my baby!!!

Friday night we had Andys company holiday party at Kierans downtown. Grandma Skala was quick to accept our invitation to come over and babysit. We think Grandma lucked out as Carmen is typically pretty fussy at night but she slept almost the whole time we were gone.

Saturday night we had bowling for the bowling league we are in. Auntie Laura accepted our invitation to babysit. Laura wasn't as lucky as Grandma..... I guess Carmen was a handful and cried almost the whole time we were gone. Hopefully she doesn't take it personal and will be willing to babysit again. Thank you Mom and Laura! We greatly appreciate your help.

Since we were going to be gone we tried to give Carmen a bottle ahead of time. Here's her first bottle..... It was quite a battle but got better. Just an adjustment and something I'll have to work on with her before I go back to work.

Happy New Year!

We spent New Years Eve at home this year.  All three of us are now sick! :-(  We are slowly getting better.  Carmen was running a fever and she now has a cough and she's congested.  I feel so bad trying to take care of a newborn who can't tell you what hurts.   Andy and I have had the joys of attempting to use the bulb syringe to clean out her nose..... not the most fun.  Usually one of us has to hold her down and the other tries to get the junk out.  

Mommy and Daddy just have a plain old cold.... not fun!  Both of our noses are so raw from blowing them so many times. :-(  It's one thing to take care of someone else when you are sick, but then being sick yourself on top of it is no fun!

We have been very blessed with a wonderful 2010 and the addition of Carmen to our family! 

We can only hope that 2011 will be just as good!

Happy New Year!

A cold.....

Carmen has slowly seemed to get more and more congested.  I took her temp this morning and she was running a fever, so off to the dr. we went.   It just so happened that her one month checkup was supposed to be this coming Monday so we were able to combine the appointments into one.

They were concerned that she had the RSV virus which is very common in children and if not caught early, could lead to hospitalization.  After a bloody murder scream from the swab in her nose, thankfully the test came back negative.

Next they drew blood to check her white blood count.  Again after some very intense screaming, they were able to get enough and concluded that Carmen has a viral infection.... :-(  So we let it take its course and give her tylenol in hopes that will help..............

Her one month stats:

21.5 inches -  75th percentile
11.2 lbs - 95th percentile
14.8 inch head - 75th percentile

What does this mean.... my baby likes to eat :-)

Hoping she gets better soon!!!!!!!!!!!!

Skala Family Christmas

We spent Christmas Day with the Skala Family.  Another fun and memorable day.  Although Carmen won't remember it,  she again got lots of great gifts.

I didn't get any pictures, but a few years back we started the tradition of sledding on Christmas.  All the kids go outside and sled down the hill.   This year, Grandpa even joined us.   The snow was so deep he had to snowblow a path down the hill for us.   We also put silicone on the back of the sleds to make them go faster.   We had a great time!   I ended up going the farthest and I think Andy won for the most creative falls....... he was starting to get a sore neck yesterday.

Thanks Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie Erin, Uncle Adam, Conor, Riley and Auntie Laura for a very fun and memorable day and for all the great gifts!