She Rolled Over!!!

I dont' think it was really on purpose. She looked pretty surprised- but part of that surprise was "Why is mommy screeching?" I was sooooooooo excited! Like I said though, i think it was kind of on accident- she didn't mean to do it and hasnt' really been trying to do it again. But, nonetheless, pretty exciting milestone! She's for SURE teething, just waiting for that tooth to pop. Yesterday was the first day she was fussy because of it, so I gave her some homeopathic teething tablets and I think they worked. She's been talking a lot too, so cute. She's got a lot of important stuff to say! And she's all smiles, as well. She's been sleeping through the night- 7:30 until 5amish (except last night she kept wakign around 3, after I gave her teething tablet she fell back asleep). She still cries a bit when I put her down, but its just cause she doens't want to miss out on anything. And she only cries for more than a moment when there's people here- she's a party animal!
Anyways, so here a couple pictures. some are her newborn feets and hands that my friend Jessie edited for me- for those of you who have gotten thank yous (we're still working on them!!!) it would be that picture taht we used! so cute. the others are some pictures i just took of her when her dad was holding her and she was all nekid except for her diaper. he was wearing a black shirt, so perfect for b&w pictures! enjoy :)

have a fabulous rest of the week!!!!

Best Mothers Day EVER

Ok, so it was my first as a mother- but it was a pretty awesome day. We've started doing the ferber method to get Jessica to sleep in her own bed (more on that later). Saturday night she fell asleep at 7:30 and slept till 4!!! I fed her at 4:45, then she went right back to sleep, then she woke up at 7:30. I brought her to bed with me, fed her and she fell right back asleep and I did too! We slept till 9:30 am. Funny, back in the day that was NOT my idea of sleeping in (more like 11 or 12.......), but it was so awesome!!! Then Steve and my dad took me, my mom, my mother in law and grandmother in law, and of course jessica, to a mothers day brunch at the Escondido center of teh arts. Awesome food. fun music. very good times. when we got back, i took a 2 hour nap with jessica on the couch! and that night i took a bubble bath with a glass of wine and the latest Creating Keepsakes magazine. Perfect way to end my perfect first mothers day!

Here are a couple pictures from mothers day
this first picture is pretty cool- all the mommies that are connected by one baby girl! (and actually, 3 of them are missing- my two grandma's in iowa and steves' paternal grandmother who's in sacramento)

i love her little headbands! so cute. and this blue dress was SO adorable on her- i paired it with white tights with ruffles on the behind ;)

So, now let me tell you about the Ferber Method. Bascially its teaching Jessica how to "self soothe" and put herself to sleep. and most importantly- not sleep in mommy and daddy's bed!!!! For those who don't know what it is, it is not "crying it out" but it is hard. you put them the baby to sleep, and if they cry (which they will, cause- especially jessica- they don't want to miss out on anything!!!!) you let them for 5 minutes, then go in a reassure them- with out picking them up. then you let it go for 10 minutes, then 15 minutes and 15 minutes until they sleep. This took about 2 hours for Jessica. And then that night she was up every 2 hours! But it went faster than i expected. but not easier- i totally bawled. cried and cried. and i cried the night before, knowing it was her last night in our bed. she's growing up too fast! anyways, tangent. ok, so then the next night you let it go for 10 minutes, check and reassure, then 15 and then 20 and 20 until they're asleep. it only took 45 minutes- and she stayed asleep until 4 am!!!!! went back to sleep for 20 minutes, and then woke up so i fed her at 5ish and she went right back to sleep until 7am. so saturday night i got SOOOOOOOOOOOO much done, its insane. it was awesome. ( (and by the way, the next day she still smiled at me and loved me (i was scared she's hate me forever) ). the next night its 15, 20, 25. it took her about an hour, and i think it was because it wasn't me doing the check ins- i was in my bubble bath. but she stayed alseep until 4ish again, this time i didnt' need to feed her, just stuck in the binky. and then she went back to sleep until 7:30, where i brought her to my bed, nursed her and we both slept till 9:30am. SO GREAT. last night though, not so much. i think i put her to bed too early. her bedtime is 7, so the earliest she's been in bed is like 6:45. Last night she seemed tired so i started her routine early and she was in her crib at 6:30. it took a little over an hour (and its supposed to get easier, not harder!!) adn then she was up EVERY TWO HOURS again. not cool . so i'm going to do the 7 pm bedtime again tonight, and tonight i think we're up to 25 minutes. each night she gets better though, and she's not crying crying- more like complaining. but it makes a HUGE difference not having to sit with her for almost 2 hours before i can move or do anything. HUGE. last night i worked out on the elliptical for almost a 1/2 hour, the night before was my bubble bath and magazine, the night before i did all my arbonne stuff. its been great. and its supposed to take up to 7 days- so wish me luck that by friday night she'll be going to bed no problem!!!!

Wow, that was a long ramble. hope it made sense...

two more cute pics of Jessica. Enjoy!!!

At 3 months old....



Jessica is huge!


she has more than doubled her birth weight (a whooping 15 lbs 8 ozs)


can roll on to her side


is drooling lots- teething maybe???


talking lots and lots!


naps in her swing. sometimes.


only wakes up once to eat at night- and is only snacking


we're moving her to her crib on Friday- doing the "Ferber method" and I'm a bit nervous...


size 3 diapers, pampers

has discovered her hands, and its hysterical watchign her try to "aim" them into her mouth

loves to sit up and watch what is going on

still spits up a lot


has the best outfits ever

still has never needed her toenails clipped- but her fingernails a couple times a week!!!

will let other people hold her now- but when shes' tired and hungry, only mama will do!

loves a good party

is so loved by everyone who meets her, especially her mom and dad


check out her cinco de mayo outfit:

hope eeveryone has a great weekend!!!!!

They're Back!

well, grandpa is anyways. my mom is coming in tomorrow- and we are sooooooooooo excited!!!! jessica will be 12 weeks on thursday, but not 3 months till the 8th. confusing. but she's getting HUGE, pushing up on her arms, reaching for her friend the monkey- and babbling tons! i love her so much i just want to squeeze her all the time!

We've been busy busy! I had my first Arbonne party- and she screamed the whole time. Luckily my mother-in-law and grandmother in-law were there to help me out, so I got to relax a little bit and enjoy.............. and that night she slept from 10 - 6am, then ate, and slept till 9!!!!! That was awesome. Of course I didnt' go to sleep until after midnight, but i still got to sleep till 9am. But she hasn't done that since. Dang. Anyways, here are the latest pictures;

Grandpa came to visit and we picked him up in her cute new outfit (she's now in the new size, so she has a whole new wardrobe!) Yep, matching hat and all!

Grandpa's been taking her for walks, having long talks, and reading her books

She actually listens to the book and looks at the pictures! One book has pictures of baby faces, and she gets so excited! She starts kicking her legs and squeaking. Its so cute.

So I've discovered how cute she is in hats. Any kind will do

And here's a picture just to prove how much she looks like her daddy! We just need to stick a bow on Steve's head and they'd be twins ;)

Look at her tired eyes. She never wants to sleep- she'd rather see what was going on.

I love this picture- all the boys love her ;) Too cute

Thats all for now. hope you enjoy and have a fabulous rest of the week