More Lawyers and Stuff

I started this most recent blog by complaining that no one had gotten back to me regarding the paperwork we needed to get the paperwork filed to the court, however, the next day, we received a packet in the mail confirming that everything had been sent/received. Woo hoo! Gam-ma and Gam-pa have been here this week. It's been nice to have them here. Dad has been going to his appointments at Mayo, and although we have an answer to what is wrong with him, at least what is wrong with his intestines, they are not sure what the next steps are. Apparently, what is wrong with him is quite rare and most GI docs have never heard of it, and the only place they can test for it is at Philadelphia Children's Hospital. Weird! Right now, momma and daddy are going to get their flu shots...then in a couple of weeks, we are going to get our H1N1 flu shot. Lola is too young for that, but we are not, and we don't want to bring those nasty buggers home to baby girl! It's been a while since we've had any big news to report, I guess no big advances in her development have occurred and we really haven't done anything worth reporting on...until now! This week has been very restful...the big reason? We have all of a sudden decided we want to SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! The first night it happened, we thought it was a fluke, or I thought that I had slept so hard I missed the wee early morning grunts that alert me to the tummy rumbles. But nope. Four out of the last 5 nights have been straight through! And from months 1 to 2, she was inconsistently eating between 3 and 4 oz. at each feeding (about 4 hours apart) but the last week or so, she has DRAINED the 4 oz bottle in about 10 minutes. This morning, she didn't seem quite satisfied, so I made 2 more oz. and she drained that too. Wow! It's like a switch was flipped. Officially, she won't be three months old until the 4th, however, week wise she hit three months on Saturday. It has been so fun to watch her grow. She's still sporting the "Terry Bradshaw" hairstyle (if you don't know what I mean, tune into Fox NFL Sunday...you'll see what I mean) in case any of you are wondering what's going on under the hats! She is also getting big! Last weigh in she was 11 lbs! That's twice the size she was when we left the hospital! Holding her head up, "supported sitting", and rolling over --when she feels like it. Gam-ma said she runs 10 miles every day just wiggling her feet. I'm guessing we will bypass the crawling and go right to running!
Lola had a rough evening, she knows Gam-ma and Gam-pa are leaving in the morning and it will be a while before she sees them again. :( But it was a lovely visit and we wish we all lived closer!

Grandparents and Fun!

Last week, Nana and Papa Jay came to visit us in Phoenix. Lola really enjoyed spending time with her grandparents and wishes they lived closer. We also enjoyed our time with Rodney's parents. This week, MY mom is here helping us out while we are at the Sylvan conference. Lola was great the first day, then the second day, Ga-ma didn't know that Lola sleeps A LOT; so there was lots of play time...and LOTS of fussy! She went to breakfast with us that last day of conference and Lola was decked out in her Sylvan garb...it's never too early to start Sylvan! We really enjoyed showing her off! We also couldn't have done it without my mom here to help!

Week Ten and Visitors

Not a lot new happening here. Nana and Papa Jay have come to visit and Lola is just getting so big. Last week we went to the pediatrician and Lola was 21 inches long and 10 pounds, 6 ounces. She's very animated, and as reported last time, she is turning over!
The pediatrician called her "determined".
Agreed.
We aren't sure what that means for the future exactly, but we have an inkling that means we will be chasing a little girl everywhere once those feet get some balance. She is often not content being held like a baby, and prefers to "stand" on our legs while looking at us, which is fine, but she has much more stamina (and apparently, attention) than we do and this usually can go on for a while.
After the pediatrician, we had some returns to make at Target and while we were there, we picked up the Bumbo.

If you aren't familiar with the Bumbo, it's a foam rubber type of baby seat that allows her to sit upright without being held--which she still LOVES to do. This has been a life saver when it comes to getting things done around the house. I was able to fix dinner the other night with limited interruption because of the Bumbo. Lola sat on the counter and watched me work. And she was completely entertained. Of course, she is still a little small for it (a fact that MANY people have pointed out to me) so she will quickly become this little puddle-y blob in the seat of it when she has had enough. Since she hasn't discovered toys yet, this has been good entertainment. Yay, Bumbo! Here she is with Nana in the Bumbo. She is trying to get Nana's new sparkly glasses!

The other thing people have had very strong opinions about is the green fluffy head piece. I happen to love it and she was a show stopper the day we wore it. However, I have been told not to put it on her again, and that she looks like a troll doll (to quote a few people). I'm glad my friends and family feel like they can speak their minds to me! :) I will say that my favorite look on Lola is her little feety pajamas. Here we are having some play time last night in her feety pjs!