7 Weeks Already!!

Well, Avery is 7 weeks already and growing like a weed. At my final appt. with the midwives Avery had gained 3 lbs from her lowest weight and grew 3 inches!! She is now tipping the scales at almost 9 1/2 lbs!! Martina was almost 3 months old before she was that big! Martina has settled in to being a big sister and is the biggest helper a mother could ask for. Although it comes at the price of an attitude, she is the BIG sister now so she knows it all. LOL. I knew at the beginning when Avery was such a good sleeper that it had to be too good to be true. It was. She sleeps well through the night only waking up at 5:30 or so to eat and goes back to sleep but it is the bedtime routine that is a problem. She takes forever to fall asleep and stay asleep. It has been about 12 or 1 am before she is falling asleep for the night. The last couple of nights it's been closer to 11 or so but tonight it was 9:30!!! Yeah!! Let's see if we can keep this bedtime. It is a 2-3 hour ritual to get her down for the night. Needless to say I'm exhausted but it is all worth it when I see my little baby smile. Check out these pics I took at 6 1/2 weeks. She just started smiling a few days before.

I'll keep trying to post more often. It's easier to keep in touch this way!!

Happy New Year!!

Well, it has been a long month but yet it seems to have gone by so fast. Avery is now a month old and she is bigger than Martina was at 2 months old. She is a very happy, content baby and I'm pleased to say she only wakes up 1 time a night. Martina has adjusted very well. She used to get up in the night at least 1-2 times a week and since Avery has been born she has never gotten up in the night.

Christmas was full of excitement. First we were all hit with a stomach bug, except for Avery thanks goodness. And then Christmas night we blew a tire on the way home from Hamilton and were stuck on the side of the St. Catharines Skyway. We were able to get a tow and changed our tire and we were all safe. But let me tell you it sure was scary being stuck on there.

Martina was thrilled to get the blue princess dress she asked Santa for. She got lots of accessories to go with it and she has been strutting around here in her dress waving her magic wand. She received many other gifts and she has really enjoyed playing with all of them. Avery slept through most of Christmas (hehehe) but she got a lot of clothes and some toys and Martina can't wait for Avery to be able to play with them. Here are a couple pictures from Christmas.

I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays.