Photos from First Christmas

Here are the photos from India's first Christmas. We spent the day at Nana's house with both grandparents and Uncle Troy & Aunt Kristen.

Here are the boys (Shane, Jason & Danny) admiring Shane's new Natural Gas Grill.

Granny cuddling with India.

Kristen about to open a present.

Trixie being cute, like always.

Danny listening intently.

India and I looking at some of her new clothes!

Granny opening a present. Don't mind her injuries. They're battle wounds from trying to pet Nemo over the fence. He jumped up and scratched her. BAD DOG!

Gus relaxing after christmas dinner.

Mom opening her present (it's a Coach purse - she likey).

Opening more presents.

Coolest baby shoes ever! (she has to grow into them)

PawPaw checking out his present.

Uncle Troy and India talking.

Merry Christmas!!

12 Days of India

Count down until christmas.... The 12 days of India.

1 Day til Christmas!

2 Days til Christmas!

3 Days til Christmas!

4 Days til Christmas!

5 Days til Christmas!

6 Days til Christmas!

7 Days til Christmas!

8 Days til Christmas!

9 Days til Christmas!

10 Days til Christmas!

11 Days til Christmas!

12 Days til Christmas!

4 Months Old

Here she is at 4 months old sporting her RAC Worry-Free Beanie. It's one of the only hats she has left that fit her BIG head. She's growing so fast! We went for her 4 month check-up this morning and India has graduated to the 50-75 percentile in weight. She is 14lbs. 5.5oz. and 23 1/2 inches long. The doctor took one look at her chubby little feet and said "Wow, you're gonna have a hard time getting shoes to fit these feet." LOL. They are adorable though. We also get to start her on some rice cereal this month.

8 Hour Nights!

India's been sleeping for eight hours almost every night for the past week. There were two nights when she only did 4 and 6 hours. I hope this lasts. Sleep is so great!

On another note... I'm going to get my hair cut today on my lunch break. It's a much needed change for me. I will post pictures of it when I have a chance.

OK, Here it is....whatcha think? I love it!!

Photo Shoot 12/6/08 - 3months 2weeks and 4days Old

My brother came over Saturday and helped me get some great shots of India. Here is a preview...the rest are a surprise for Christmas!! Enjoy.

This is India's new favorite toy...

She's gonna hate me later for that one. LOL, but I think it's a cute butt!

Follow-up

Nana took India back to the doctor this morning for her follow-up appointment. Poor baby girl – she still has the ear infection and we have to start her on a new Rx. Her sinuses are really congested too so she is sneezing and coughing quite a bit. Her temp is good and she seems to be doing good other than all that. She weighs 13lbs. 11oz. now. That means she's gained almost 1lb. in two weeks. She's growing so good!!

Much Better...

India seems to be doing much better now. She is still taking her antibiotics but doesn't need the ear numbing drops or the tylenol anymore. She is eating and sleeping good. Her mood has also gotten much brighter. 

Other developments:

She has started to really notice her hands. While she's eating she opens and closes her hands alot. She used to just keep them closed the entire time. She's also putting her hands on the bottle, not really holding it yet, but close. Her vision seems to have improved. She will spot someone or something from across the room and follow it with her eyes. Especially when it's her mommy, daddy or nana. I love making her smile!

For her 3 month birthday...

India got an ear infection and a sore throat. Poor thing. She also had a little bit of a fever. Her skin felt like she was on fire, but her temp was running about 99.6-99.8. She didn't eat most of the day because it hurt her throat and ear to suck on the bottle. Once I got home, I picked up her prescriptions and they kicked in late last night. She didn't like laying down, so I held her on my chest all night. She finally started to eat around mid-night and has been eating pretty good since. I've also been able to feed her a little bit of pedialite because I think she got a little dehydrated yesterday.

Needless to say I stayed home from work today to comfort and care for her. I will keep you updated.

3 Months Old TODAY!

Cuddling after a bath.

Tummy Time!

Precious feet.

2 Months 3 Weeks Old - Pictures

She fell asleep like this.

Getting ready to go to Nana's house.

2 1/2 Month Pictures

I've gotten behind with India's pictures, so it's catch-up time. Here we go:

Bath time in her new bath tub. She has outgrown the little rubbermaid bathtub that the hospital gave us. (I blurred out her goods but wanted you all to see her leg rolls!!)

I love all the faces she makes. She's so animated!

The shirt say's it all...

These were just too cute not to post.

Colic/GERD/Sensitive Tummy

I took India to the doctor this morning. She's been having some really fussy nights lately and it seems like nothing we do helps to soothe or calm her down. Last night was especially trying on all of us. She cried from about 7:30 until about 10 non-stop and then was very sensitive until about 12. I held her all night and finally went to bed around 5:30 this morning. It breaks my heart that I didn't know how to make her feel better. 

So anyway, the doctor said she might be a little colicy (if that's a word) and/or have some reflux. She's having me change her formula to one for sensitive tummies and also gave me a Rx for baby zantac. Hopefully one of those things will help her to feel better. The doc also said that I can start giving her some diluted prune juice (1oz juice, 1oz water) if I think she is constipated. So far I think she's ok in that department. She is going every 2-3 days, which the doc said is normal at this point. Her body is still adjusting to the formula, so we'll see.

Other than all that, India seems to be doing great. She's growing and growing some more. She weighs 12lbs. 13oz. and has beautifully chunky cheeks. The doctor said she looks and sounds fantastic!

Giggle-bunny

For the past few days I've heard India laugh in her sleep. I'm not sure what she's dreaming about, but I hope she continues to have those dreams because it's so cute! Nana also made her laugh twice today while she was awake!! She's got some ticklish spots and now we know where they are. Her laugh is awesome (just like the rest of her) and it's the best sound in the world.

Graduated!

India graduated to wearing #2 diapers and 3-6month clothes. She's growing so fast!! I still haven't been able to find her a Dallas Cowboys shirt to wear when she watches the football game with her daddy. The smallest I've found is 12months. Way to big for her right now. Maybe I'll make her one, IRON-ON! 

I bought her a "Baby's First Christmas" stocking on Saturday. It's too cute. I'll post a picture of it later.

5 Hours!

India slept for five hours without waking up last night! Hurray!! Needless to say I was loving it. I haven't slept that many consecutive hours in almost three months. Ah, sleep. It's a wonderful thing.  ;P

Switched to formula

Well, we switched India to formula this weekend. So far she is doing really well with it. It's so much more convenient for me and I think it's better for her because it is more consistent. She seems more content after eating and sleeps better.

Me, on the other hand, I'm in lots of pain. It was expected though. At least now I know what it would feel like to get a boob job. They are huge, hard, and hurtin'! I put cabbage leaves on them all weekend and pretty much stunk, not sure if it helped or not. The enzymes in the cabbage are supposed to help stop the milk production or something like that. It's very old fashioned. It's been two days since I've pumped or fed India from my breast and i'm still producing milk, but it has slowed down. Hopefully it will go away soon.

Happy Halloween!!

This is the costume I wanted to get for India, but didn't order it in time. So – I improvised!

This is what she really wore for Halloween.

BOO!

Staring at her daddy

Sleeping on mommie's shoulder.