8 weeks.

I cannot believe my sweet girl is EIGHT weeks old today. This is such a bittersweet milestone for me, I am so happy because she is such a good baby and I love that she is smiling at us a good bit now, it makes my heart melt...BUT I am SAD because her 8 week mark also means mama has to go back to work. YUCK.

Anyways, I've been wanting to write out what all the little one has been up to so I won't forget. Thank the LORD our girl has been sleeping 8 -9 hours a night for over two weeks now!! *with one or two exceptions* I in NO way think this is it, I know babies go thru LOTS of different stages and I am sure there will be a time in our very near future where she will start waking up in the middle of the night...but let me just celebrate this victory for now. She generally goes to bed anywhere between 9:30 and 10 and sleeps anywhere from 5:30 to 7!! I pray she keeps this schedule up for a bit though so I can get adjusted to going back to work...b/c I am sure once I do get adjusted to the working mom thing her routine will change again! She really isn't so interested in a paci, I don't want to force it...but it sure is nice for those times she gets fussy in public. Every once in a while she will take it, but what she REALLY wants is her fingers! She's so close...right now she just pretty much sucks on her whole fist, ha! Every now and then I'll catch her with two fingers in just the way Mikey and myself sucked our fingers!!! How funny! She has rolled over a couple of times from her tummy to her back She generally enjoys tummy time and in fact it sometimes calms her down if she is fussy. She holds her head up really well during tummy time and loves to look around. WHITE NOISE is my best friend...she definitely sleeps to it, but it also works wonders to help soothe her. I have an app on my phone and if I know she isn't hungry and she is just fussy (which generally happens in the late afternoon/early evening) that will help to calm her. She really only CRIES when she is hungry and she will let you know it:) Otherwise, she just fusses a bit, but nothing too loud/intolerable! Thankfully! Of course, I know this could change any day now! We have a pretty good routine right now but we are also on the go a LOT and she does very well adjusting. She has already been to THREE Carolina baseball games! GO COCKS! It'll be so tough going back to work Monday, but at least I know she will be in the VERY BEST hands with my wonderful mom! (she's keeping her until July when she will start childcare).

What we have been up to.........

My best friend Jennifer gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on Saturday April 7, Reynolds Murray Carlisle. Since it was Easter weekend and we were in Beaufort we didn't get to meet him until Wednesday!

Collins and Reynolds getting WILD on their very first play date:)

best friends!
smiling baby!
House Divided! Daddy cheers for the Citadel Bulldogs (the only time he doesn't pull for the Gamecocks)...Collins kept it real with her mama pulling on the COCKS and we won!!!
Another play date! We put them both in the swing together, they don't look too thrilled do they!?! ha!
Happy Weekend!