Two More Firsts!

Hello!

We are excited that we had two new firsts with Signe this week! First, we had the first bath where we had no crying – yahoo!!!! Signe normally likes her baths but hates being naked so getting into the bathtub and out of the bathtub usually involves some crying – but not this time :)

Our other first was a double first – her first stroller ride and her first walk  outside! Who could imagine I would be assembling the stroller in January in MN!?! We put her in her snowsuit and off we went into the 50 degree sunny outdoors.  She did very well and looked around a lot as we walked to Target!

Whew! All that made her very tired.

Much Love,

Sig and the parents

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Sleeping

Well, I think Signe got the hang of sleeping at night (knock on wood)! Tuesday night Signe slept through the night – from 9:30 – 5:00. She got shots for her 2 month checkup Wednesday and slept from 9-5:30 and last night she slept from 9-5:30. After she gets up around 5 she goes back to sleep until 8:30 or 9 which is simply amazing!

Now, we have a baby monitor with a video screen that we got from our coworkers. It is really nice to be able to sneak a peek without going into her room. Because she sleeps in her bouncy seat, because of her acid reflux, we have the camera set back a ways. I had a bit of work to do this morning so I took the monitor with me upstairs to the office with me. When I turned on the screen I saw this

Now, Signe sleeps in what looks like terribly uncomfortable positions on a regular basis so I’m quite used to seeing her strangely on the monitor but this one I had a hard time figuring out (like where is her head and what is that light colored blob in the top right part of her bouncer?). I walked into the nursery and this is what I saw

And there she slept, happy as a clam! She just likes to keep us on our toes ;)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Patrick, Nat and Signe

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Signe rang in the new year with her first night away from Mom and Dad! I have to say, she did better than I did :) She was a great house guest for Nana and Pops.

It’s finally getting colder here in MN so we broke out a new snow suit last night. Her legs are all the way to the feet but either she has short arms or the proportions of this suit are a bit off… I’ll let you be the judge.

By the way, in the second picture her arms are straight :)

We have her 2 month checkup today. Fingers crossed she is where she is supposed to be!

Love,

The Littles

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Merry Christmas!

Ok, I’m late – but Merry Christmas! We had a fantastic Christmas here, full of family and laughter. Christmas Eve we went to my folks house and just had a nice relaxing time. Christmas Day we started at my folks house again, this time with Signe dressed as a Reindeer!

Speaking of, Grandma got run over by a reindeer :)

Looks terrible but rest assured neither Grandma nor Reindeer were hurt during this photography session ;)

Sig went on to hang out in her Christmas dress which was still too big for her, but was adorable nonetheless.

After being with my side of the family, we went to Patrick’s Aunt and Uncles house for the afternoon which was a great time. It was so good to see everyone!

And now that Christmas has come and gone, we got one more cool surprise today – Signe likes her swing! We have tried a few times in the past few weeks with no luck (think happy baby turned screaming baby in 2.2 seconds) but now she likes it! Happy times for Mom and Dad!

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

The Three Littles

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Signe Meets Santa and Finally Gets Her Thumb!

Signe got to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus yesterday and she did very well  - not a single tear or peep out of our little one :)

Our great early Christmas present (other than increased sleep!) is Signe finally found her thumb – without poking herself in the eyes. Before this she would either bring her thumb to her mouth and fold it in at the last second so she would suck her thumb knuckle or she would get her thumb in her mouth but the other four fingers would be poking her eyes which would make her cry. Not anymore, she finally got it!

Merry Christmas Eve Eve to all!

Patrick, Nat and The Little Thumbsucker

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Praise the Lord!

After a rough start to the week, our eating machine had two great nights of sleep but last night took the cake! Signe ate at 9:30, fussed until 10:45 then slept until 5:30! Hallelujah! *insert trumpets playing here* :) Praise the Lord! Granted I was up checking on her at 4 because that’s when she normally is up for a feeding by – Keith was right, there will be times you will get up to make sure they’re still breathing and last night was one of those nights. But wow oh wow! That much sleep feels AMAZING!

While it’s only 6:00 am here and Signe is sleeping again, I’ll get the rest of our update done. Signe, as I mentioned above, is an eating machine right now. She has to be going through a growth spurt, I guess we’ll see soon enough! She eats every 2 hours at best which makes is REALLY hard to get things done but hey, if she wants to eat  every 2 hours during the day and sleep like this at night – GO FOR IT! She is more and more awake during feedings, generally only taking a 20 minute nap or so between. I made the mistake of reading an article saying her awake time between feedings is when her brain is learning so you should take that time to interact with her. Problem is that’s the time I have to unload the dishwasher or eat so I’ve become a pro of describing my day play-by-play to her :) I think I’ll watch a couple football games (American football – Patrick) to try to pickup some more of their commentating skills.

Signe has officially graduated out of newborn diapers which is great! She is starting to wear some of the 0-3 month clothes which I think we will see her fill out more in the very near future. Her Christmas outfit is a 0-3 month one so maybe it will actually fit come Sunday. I’ll post pics for you to decide!

Here is a pic of her in her adorable shirt from her Auntie Amanda – Amanda – this one is for you!!!

We also had her first photo shoot in her Christmas outfit. It was quick but painful since she cried the whole way through – I’ll get those pictures up soon I hope.

Only a few more days to Christmas! Hope you all have safe travels and a very joyous weekend! Check back for pics of Signe as a Reindeer and in her Christmas outfit.

With Well Rested Love,

Nat

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Our first post-baby date!

Patrick and I took our first post-baby date this weekend for my birthday and I think Signe did better than I did :) We had a great time but it’s amazing how quickly she has become a solid part of us. She took her bottles like a pro though which made me feel a lot better when we went to pick her up from my folks house.

I had planned to make this a bigger update post but Signe’s not going to let that happen right now so I’ll try again later.

Much love,

Nat and the big fusser

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Signe Smiles

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Happy Day

For the first time in a long time we’re having a happy day here – full of smiles and coos. We found out Tuesday that Signe appears to have acid reflux which explains the long bouts of crying and why she does better on days when she’s held all day – because she’s changing positions more often. Maybe her medicine is kicking in, it sure would be nice if this was the new normal :)

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So many updates

And we’re back. There has been a lot going on here since we last posted. First, I got the Thanksgiving outfit picture, finally. Here it is!

We had a great time with Patrick’s folks and Amanda and Matt last weekend when they were in town. We got to see a lot of his extended family too which was really neat.  Here are some fun pics from their visit.

A Baby Shower for Signe

Chillin with Uncle Matt and Auntie Amanda

 

Grandpa's Silly Monkey with Both Grandpas :)

Lovin Her Time with Grandma and Grandpa Virginia

Signe did great and was very well behaved the whole time everyone was here which was really nice.

More updates to come tomorrow if Signe lets me get to it :)

Much Love,

The Three Littles

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