Allison - 2 months

• Weighed 11lbs 13 oz at her two month appointment
• Starting to get chubby, really chubby cheeks
• Has a Buddha belly
  
• Blowing lots spit bubbles
• Starting to drool lots
• Will smile at you, but you have to work hard for it
• Still nursing every two to three hours during the day
• Sleeping great at night, still waking me up once to eat (usually between 2 and 4)
• Still sleeping in the pack in play in our room
  
• Just as calm as can be
• I saw her first tears with her shots at her two month check-up
• Wearing 0-3 month clothes
• Wearing size one diapers, but I am thinking of switching you to twos
• Loves to pee when you are changing her diaper
  
• Not using the pacifier anymore
• Celebrated her 1st Christmas at home
• I think her eyes are going to be blueish gray like her Daddy's
  
• No signs of dimples like her sister
• Starting to bear weight on her legs
  

Loving you more every day baby girl!

Away in the Manger

Hmmm was there a dog there on Christmas morning? According to a certain 4 year old!

It has been a busy busy December. I am finally done with my shopping and am in the process of wrapping right now. Did all my grocery shopping this morning... yeah. Ashley's Christmas break starts tomorrow so it is just going to get busier. Glad to be staying home this year... my parents are coming to visit. Allison had her two month check up this morning and weighed 11 lbs 13 oz... and no I am not feeding her steak!

Have a Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Allison Joy - 1 month

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• 10/29 Happy Birthday!
• 10/30 Coming Home
• 10/31 1st Halloween (no costume, just a cute onesie and hat)
• 10/31 1st Doctors Visit 7lbs 10oz
• 11/2 Doctors Visit 7lbs 13 oz
• 11/5 1st visit to the Highland Springs Country Club
• 11/12 - 11/14 1st trip to The Lake
• 11/15 Doctors Visit 8lbs 6 oz
  
• 11/25 1st Thanksgiving at Gary and Joanne Martychenkos
  
• 11/25 Rolled over front to back (I did not witness this, but David and my parents did)
  
• Sleeps allot, she will go 5 hours at night and I usually have to wake her to feed her. I feed her at 9ish and put her to bed, wake her at 2ish and then she will go to 6ish for the next feeding.
• Nursing started out slow. I had to undress her to get her to eat, but now she eats every 2-3 hours during the day for about 20 minutes.
• Started out swimming in her newborn outfits but is now starting to fit comfortably in 0-3 month clothes.
• In general is a very laid back baby but she does have her moments (especially at night before bed time)
• Uses a pacifier... not a lot but some
• Sleeping in the pack in play in our room
• Doesn't mind her car seat... usually goes right to sleep
• Doesn't mind baths.... gets a curious look on her face
• Loves to sleep on her tummy on your chest, doesn't mind tummy time at all
• Really starting to make eye contact, those cute smiles are just starting to show up
• Nicknames are baby girl and sister

We love you Allison!

Big Sister

Ashley has been an amazing big sister. She constantly wants to know where sister is and loves to give Allison hugs and kisses. I have not really seen any jealousy issues with Ashley. She will ask for cuddles from me occasionally but is always very helpfull with Allison. At first she struggled with remember her name but after a day or two she had it down. She was excited to go to school and hand out her "It's a girl" treat bags and tell all her friends about her new baby sister. She was even more excited when she got to push the stroller into school when I dropped her off last Thursday.

I still am speaking for Allison, just like when she was in my belly, Ashley is constantly wanting to know what Allison is saying. So cute to see her love her new little sister so much.

Allison Joy Cowan

Welcomed into our family Friday 10/29/2010 at 12:32 PM, 8 lbs 5 oz, 21.5 in long.

Wow this delivery was so much better than Ashley. We got to the hospital at 7 AM, I was started on Pitocin at 8 AM and I had a baby 3 1/2 hours later. I really only had to push three times and out she came. It helps that she was a smaller baby than Ashley (9 lbs 8 oz).

I had been saying I just wanted the baby out and boy did I. I felt so so much better just 10 minutes after delivery (the epidural might have helped with that too). I really did want her out and was just so relieved right afterwards. Plus no more gagging on toothpaste, no more heartburn, no more uncomfortableness!

At a little over a week old, all is good. You forget about how much babies really do sleep. She has been nursing really great and will go 4 hours at night, so I have been getting good rest (watch tonight she will be horrible just because I just wrote that).

I think she looks just like Ashley did as a newborn. Same hair, same head shape, same nose, same long fingers and toes. The only difference I see is her eyes are going to be darker, not sure if they will go blue or more gray like Davids.

We love her to death already!

39.5 weeks

Nothing happening here... At my doctors appointment last Wednesday I had no progress from the week before. Barely 1 cm and the baby is still floating up pretty high. Ugh! To say it nicely I want this baby out! Friday is the day, four days and counting!!!!!

We got the crib hardware, so tonight's plan is to get the crib finally assembled. The only thing left is a little white desk that is being painted by my mother in law. I should be able to take some pictures of the nursery on Wednesday. Stay tuned.

Dave finally said on Sunday that we need to get serious about names. Yeah you think so. We still haven't discussed it though. I do have my short list ready. Ashley has names all picked out too. Coconut Dave for a boy and Kenzie for a girl. Interesting choice for the boy name :)

Is it Friday yet?

37 Weeks

I had a doctors appointment today... and nothing. I am barely at one centimeter and the baby is still floating around and has not dropped. I'm sure this one is as stubborn as big sister so it was expected. They have set my induction date for Friday 10/29. So if nature doesn't take its course (which I'm predicting won't happen) we will have a baby on 10/29.... or maybe 10/30.

My sleeping is getting worse, it seems like I make it till about 3:00 AM and then I toss and turn until the alarm goes off. I usually only have to get up once to use the bathroom, but last night I had to twice. David just said today that I have started to waddle (thanks sweetie) and I have definitely slowed my pace down. I just can't walk quickly anymore. Basically I am ready to have this baby.

The nursery is almost done... almost because Babee Tenda's customer service sucks. I have called the company at least five times and I still don 't have my crib hardware. They are real good about taking your name and number, but they don't EVER call you back! So I have a completed room but my crib is still in pieces. I need to paint a desk and find a lamp and it will be really complete. If I ever get my crib in one piece I will take pictures to share.