4 Months

We were camping (yes, again) on her 4 month birthday, so we got to take outside pics. I love them. Her blue eyes are so pretty and clear. (Her eyes change depending on if we are inside or outside.)

When I thought of camping, I thought of overalls.

Always hanging on

For some reason, I love this one. Maybe it's the big eyes.

This is my favorite grin yet. Love those gummies.

Nosy one.

 

We got this hat as a hand-me-down and I find it to be adorable. It was very useful this weekend in all that sun and she didn't mind wearing it a bit.

Couldn't be cuter!

Already tired of the stickers!

At 4 months this girl :
*Does the belly laugh. And it is great!
*Still naps crazy. But even with a weekend out of town and me working two days right after that, she has returned to her "normal." I was afraid she wouldn't go to sleep by herself like she used to since we rocked her to sleep a lot this weekend. She fussed some but did really well.
*Takes 5-6 oz every 3 hours. She was taking 5 feedings and doing well...then 4 months hit (or a little before). I had heard of 4 month sleep problems and she followed suit, waking up every night for a week. Turns out it's just a hunger issue and as soon as i figured that out, we nixed that problem! So now we moved her last feeding up and give her 4 oz, put her to bed, then she eats 4 oz a few hours later. It's worked so far!!
*Tries so hard to hold her bottle. She has started opening her mouth when the bottle is coming :) Girl loves to eat. Wonder where she gets that?!?
*Weighs 14 lbs 7 oz. 25 inches long.
*Finally in size 2 diapers. We still haven't bought any diapers and probably won't need to buy any 2s. Such a blessing!
*Wears 3-6 months clothes.
*Still loves the playmat. Now she will even play when the music and lights and such aren't on.
*Can ROLL OVER (from belly to back). WOOT! I knew she was so close. I layed her on her tummy one day and within 30 seconds she tucked that arm and rolled on over. She was a proud baby! And Mommy and Daddy were proud too!
*Slobbers like crazy.
*Still chews on everything. Toys, hands, lovey, my hands, bibs, whatever.  She has learned to pull things to her mouth, so she can chew whatever she can get her hands on.
*Likes to cover her face to sleep.she sleeps with her lovey and likes to pull it over her face. (I know, probably not the safest thing) She also scoots to the corner of the crib, and turns her head to the side so it is next to the bumper. (Probably also not the safest but she doesn't keep it there all night.)
* Had her first little cold with a snotty nose, runny eyes, and a little cough. But all that didn't stop this girl. She didn't seem affected by it at all.
*Also had her first fever :( It was a shot induced fever. She didn't do as well with these shots, but that didn't last long.
*Overall we have a sweet, healthy, chunky baby girl! Thankful for that!

Daddy says:
She is a joy to have!

Cousins...Friends

We are so glad our Saylor girl has a cousin pretty close in age. Ellie Grace likes her some Saylor. She always calls her name when she sees us and sometimes when it's just me. She knows that SC should be in the carseat, so if she sees it empty she wonders where she is. It's cute. Hopefully they will be great friends (when Saylor can do something besides lay there and smile). So far this is how they get along:

Saylor is paying attention to whatever EG is trying to tell her :)

Saylor's First Camping Trip

Yep. We took a 3 month old camping. Crazy. I know. Brent's family are campers and they invited us to come one weekend. We spent one night and day there.

Someone got to sleep with Mama and Daddy

Say Say's first hike

Napping in the great outdoors

Always happy

Family photo (for some reason looks funny on here)

Oh so thankful she slept from the time we left the house until 7:30 in the morning. I was so worried she would wake everyone up in the middle of the night.

Frog Legs

I think she has been watching too much Duck Dynasty( and this girl looooves to watch TV, do all babies like to watch TV? hope so!)...

Look at all that hair! It really is growing so fast!

She's eating (toy) frog legs just like the Robertsons!!

3 Months

This sweet little angel turned 3 months on March 5.

So of course we had a photo shoot.

I'm a big girl and sleep all night in my crib now.

 This was today's smile and I loved it!

Looking at my pretty blanket

These days this girl...
*Smiles and laughs all.the.time. Mostly if you talk silly to her, but especially when we go get her from her crib.
*Still loves bath time. Hope she always will!
*Sits up with assistance. She spends a little time each day in her bumbo or activity seat. 
*Naps crazy. No matter how hard I try, she does not want to get on a good napping schedule. She may sleep 30 min for her morning naps then 3 hours in the afternoon. I'm certainly not complaining though, as she has slept through the night for a while now.
*Eats 5 oz every 3 hours during the day. (5 feedings) And has become particular about having warm milk :)
*Weighs about 14lbs. She is not lacking :)
*Wears size 1 diapers still (just because we still have some, big girl will be moved up as soon as we are out of size 1). Speaking of diapers, we have not had to buy a single diaper yet!!! What a blessing! We got so many at our showers.
*Wears some 0-3 months, but moving into 3-6 months. (To all you clothing makers, just make all 0-3 months clothes actually the same size, ect. so I don't have to try clothes on my baby)
*Still loves her play mat. She is grabbing the toys more and just enjoying everything about it.
*Loves her swing.
*Can ALMOST roll over! So close!
*Likes to stand up (with assistance, obviously). She seems impressed with herself when she stands (of course, how could I really know what she's thinking).
*Spits and slobbers a bit. I wouldn't say it's out of control yet, but definitely disturbing to her mother.
*Likes to chew on things: her hands, little Sofie, whatever.
*Ahh licks things! EVERYTHING. It's so cute. Her little tongue just goes in and out of her mouth if it's close to something. Something being my shirt, her bib, the material on her carrier, whatever comes her way.
*Has hair that grows so fast it seems. Nina says her hair has grown EVERY time she sees her.

Word on the street...
 Comments from people out and about.
*"What's her name?....Oh is that a family name?" (which I have come to translate as, "That's a strange name.") or "How do you spell that?" or "Oh that's so pretty." (I prefer this one)
*"She has the prettiest big blue eyes."
*What a good baby."
*"How old is she?...Oh big baby." Thanks.
*"So handsome." Thank you sir, I appreciate your compliment but, SHE is not handsome.
*"Is it a boy or a girl?" With a pink dress, headband, and tights...it will ALWAYS happen.

Daddy says,
"She feels like she belongs."
"She's starting to laugh at me. Never knew it felt so good to be laughed at."

Mommy and Daddy both think Saylor Claire is absolutely the sweetest girl ever. God has certainly blessed us!

Valentine Cuties

My mom bought these sweet girls matching dresses for Valentine's day and we were pretty excited...the girls...not.so.much.

Sunday before Vday

And so we tried again the Wednesday before Vday...

Conclusion: Good thing these girls don't have twins!

My Valentine sweetie

2 Months

Already two months old?? Our girl is growing fast... At her dr. appointment she looked great. Well besides having reflux and a hemangioma on her leg. I noticed a red mark on her leg probably right after her 2 week appt. that kept growing. it's probably about 2 cm and the dr said it looked benign and should go away on its own. Glad it's nothing big and glad it's on her leg. She's been throwing up/spitting up quite a bit these days and the way I described it, the dr figures it is just reflux and will also fix itself. It probably bothers us more than it does her (she doesn't seem to care at all). She did get her first set of shots and this is how she felt about it (disclaimer: this picture was taken at home, not when she got the shots. I did try to soothe her in the moments following the trauma). She cried/screamed for about 2 minutes and then forgot about the whole ordeal. She dealt well with them. No fever. No up all nights. Just went on like normal.

sweet legs

Hemangioma on her left thigh

At 2 months:
*She is smiling so much more and laughing some.
*She is real happy in the mornings when she wakes up (so are Mommy and Daddy since she has been sleeping through the night from about 9 or 10 to 6 or 7). Keep it up, Big Girl!
*She just takes a short morning nap (30 minutes), but the girl can sure take an afternoon nap. Sometimes she sleeps for >3-4 hour! And still sleeps at night!
*She eats 4-5 oz every 3 to 4 hours, except at night.
*She weighs a whopping 12 lbs (75th %)!! And is 23 inches long (75th %).
*She is still able to wear some NB size clothes, 0-3 months, and 3 months.
*She wears size 1 diapers.
*She prefers to sleep on her tummy, but Mommy is scared so she still sleeps in her rocker (what would we do without that thing?!).
*Mommy started subbing again so SaySay stayed at Nonna's for the first time. Daddy dropped her off and she did great!
*In her spare time, Saylor likes to lay in her crib and watch the fishies (a musical aquarium), play on her gym mat, swing, read books, talk to her favorites, go on walks with Mommy, Nina, GiGi, and Ellie Grace.
*She is still loving a bath and splashes like noboby's business, making messes in Mommy and Daddy's bathroom. 

2 Month lovelies:
She did so good smiling for Momma.

Most people say she looks just like me, and I think so too. But we think she has her daddy's eyes (Except hers are blue, where does she get that?).

I got this idea from Angela's blog. She always gets a statement from Josh about El G. I like it, so I will do the same (except I'll ask Brent :) ).

Daddy says," She is sweet as honey and I am proud to have her."

Happy two months Say Claire!!!