Tuesday, April 29, 2008
0 2 more pics from Saturday
Fara sent me these two adorable pics from Saturday. The first is Fara, Chad's dad, and Leighton. TOO cute! The second is Fara and Pete. What a good-lookin couple! In the background you can see Chad's very masculine Diaper Dude diaper bag.
Monday, April 28, 2008
1 Kickin it up a notch
Ok...here's my first video posting. I'm sorry I'm so shaky with the camera at first. It gets better. And also sorry my voice is SO high. Leighton's started to really make some fun noises the past several days. She gets more vocal toward the end of the video, which is just shy of 2 minutes. Enjoy!
0 Family weekend
What a weekend we had! Saturday, Chad took Leighton to meet his parents, Fara, and Fara's boyfriend Pete in Schulenburg, which is right about halfway between San Antonio and Houston. Fara and Pete left yesterday to go back to Portugal, so they wanted to say goodbye to the baby. I just didn't have it in me for the road trip after going to Austin last weekend, so I stayed here with my mom. I actually cried when Chad left with Leighton. That's the longest I've been away from her since she was born. So funny...I packed Chad's "Diaper Dude" full of everything I thought he could possibly need for the few hours he would be away. I thought of everything! Then about 30 minutes after he left, Chad called and said not one burp cloth made it in the bag. OOPS! Leighton is a huge spitter, so that is a bit of a setback. But they made it. It sounds like they had a great time. I'm trying to get Chad to blog himself, so maybe he can tell you about it. I do know he came back with these two SWEET pictures of Fara saying goodbye to Leighton. They melt my heart. Obviously Leighton loves her aunt!
My mom and I went shopping and then had a lovely lunch and came home and took naps. So it was a nice break from Leighton, but I sure was happy when Chad came back home with her. My dad came up Saturday and spent the night and left early Sunday, but it was nice to see him. It's always fun to get Baby Leighton and Big Leighton in the same room. Although, for the record, still no confusion on which Leighton we are talking to!!
Last night my mom watched Leighton while Chad and I went to see Baby Mama. Funny movie, by the way. You would have thought I'd been on a deserted island for all these months. I about lost my mind at the concession stand and pigged out on a hot dog, popcorn, Mr. Pibb, and chocolate covered gummy bears. I thought I was going to be sick. But it was fun to get out and have a few laughs. I got home to this:
Leighton was a good girl for my mom and slept most of the evening. My mom left today. I cried! I love having her here and I just sat here in shock this morning as she raced around doing a million things to help us before she left. Thanks momma! Come back soon!
We've had these lovies for Leighton since she was born, but she's finally starting to grab them, which is fun. Here she is with her kitty:
So this is strange. Leighton just suddenly out of nowhere does not want her pacifier anymore. I have been thinking of all sorts of clever ways the "paci fairy" was going to have to come in a few years to take it away from her, but it looks like we aren't going to need her. I guess this is a good thing. Leighton sure enjoys sucking on her fingers now that she's able to get them to her mouth. So I'll be watching to see if she ends up wanting it again. (And I had just upgraded her from her green newborn pacifier to a cuter pink one, darn it!)
Leighton has been making some WONDERFUL new noises...I'm working on posting my first video to the blog so you can see her live! Stay tuned!
My mom and I went shopping and then had a lovely lunch and came home and took naps. So it was a nice break from Leighton, but I sure was happy when Chad came back home with her. My dad came up Saturday and spent the night and left early Sunday, but it was nice to see him. It's always fun to get Baby Leighton and Big Leighton in the same room. Although, for the record, still no confusion on which Leighton we are talking to!!
Last night my mom watched Leighton while Chad and I went to see Baby Mama. Funny movie, by the way. You would have thought I'd been on a deserted island for all these months. I about lost my mind at the concession stand and pigged out on a hot dog, popcorn, Mr. Pibb, and chocolate covered gummy bears. I thought I was going to be sick. But it was fun to get out and have a few laughs. I got home to this:
Leighton was a good girl for my mom and slept most of the evening. My mom left today. I cried! I love having her here and I just sat here in shock this morning as she raced around doing a million things to help us before she left. Thanks momma! Come back soon!
We've had these lovies for Leighton since she was born, but she's finally starting to grab them, which is fun. Here she is with her kitty:
So this is strange. Leighton just suddenly out of nowhere does not want her pacifier anymore. I have been thinking of all sorts of clever ways the "paci fairy" was going to have to come in a few years to take it away from her, but it looks like we aren't going to need her. I guess this is a good thing. Leighton sure enjoys sucking on her fingers now that she's able to get them to her mouth. So I'll be watching to see if she ends up wanting it again. (And I had just upgraded her from her green newborn pacifier to a cuter pink one, darn it!)
Leighton has been making some WONDERFUL new noises...I'm working on posting my first video to the blog so you can see her live! Stay tuned!
Friday, April 25, 2008
1 Welcome to the jungle
I haven't posted all week. Sorry! I am definitely busy pretty much every second of the day now that I'm working again. And at night, I pretty much crash in bed by 10. Oh yeah...note to friends and family: We are only taking calls between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.! If you wake up me or the baby after 10 p.m., well, we will not be happy campers!
My mom is here and you know, things just go better when she's here. She's such a hard worker, things JUST GET DONE. She's constantly doing dishes and laundry and picking up, and it's SUCH a help to me. Plus, she made a fabulous dinner and dessert last night and cleaned the kitchen spotless. Thanks momma! We are getting some much-needed TLC. I'd heard once you had a baby, you felt closer to your own mother. I think it's very true. Love you mommy!
Leighton has been really fussy in the early evenings this week. Not sure what is causing it, but she still has been sleeping through the nights, so that's what counts!
My mom got Leighton another bouncy swing yesterday. She had an aquarium one, but the fish didn't seem to be moving like they should. So now she has a rainforest bouncer with lots of fun animals. Here's some pics of her checking it all out:
My mom is here and you know, things just go better when she's here. She's such a hard worker, things JUST GET DONE. She's constantly doing dishes and laundry and picking up, and it's SUCH a help to me. Plus, she made a fabulous dinner and dessert last night and cleaned the kitchen spotless. Thanks momma! We are getting some much-needed TLC. I'd heard once you had a baby, you felt closer to your own mother. I think it's very true. Love you mommy!
Leighton has been really fussy in the early evenings this week. Not sure what is causing it, but she still has been sleeping through the nights, so that's what counts!
My mom got Leighton another bouncy swing yesterday. She had an aquarium one, but the fish didn't seem to be moving like they should. So now she has a rainforest bouncer with lots of fun animals. Here's some pics of her checking it all out:
Sunday, April 20, 2008
0 Another road trip
We went to Austin this weekend so I could go to our friend Lisa's baby shower. It was nice to have a couple of hours with the girls, but I was ready to get back to Leighton of course! Chad took Leighton to Lisa's house and hung out with her husband, Doug, during the shower. I think she had a good time with the guys! I had been looking at this little tutu outfit the whole time I was pregnant (maybe longer) and I finally decided to bite the bullet and order it for her. I'm so glad! Look how cute it is!
We stayed at Erin's house and Leighton and her baby David had another playdate. One funny thing that happened: Erin had David and Leighton facing each other on the floor with David in his bouncer and Leighton in her car seat. I heard all these tooting noises and I couldn't figure out which baby was making a dirty diaper. Turns out, BOTH babies did it at the same time. Hilarious! We said "the family that poops together, stays together."
We had a great night with Erin, Richard, David, and Mary Louisa. Mary Louisa is my goddaughter and she was so much fun to be around. She says the craziest things! She just turned 3 in February and this past week she started using the potty...a VERY big deal! Here's a couple of pictures. I'm surprised we didn't take more of the babies together--I guess we were busy with them. As you can see in the last picture, thank goodness Erin also has a swing. I think it might be a requirement that you have to have a swing for Leighton to come visit you. She just loves it and falls asleep in it.
I'm happy to report that Leighton has continued to sleep long stretches at night. We thought surely last night was going to be a mess after all our traveling, but Leighton slept from about 8 p.m. to...well, she's still asleep right now at 7:40 a.m.! Wait--is that a cry I just heard? I guess I need to wrap it up. This is week 2 of being back to work. My momma is coming on Wednesday to help me, so I'm looking forward to that and hoping the next two days fly by.
We stayed at Erin's house and Leighton and her baby David had another playdate. One funny thing that happened: Erin had David and Leighton facing each other on the floor with David in his bouncer and Leighton in her car seat. I heard all these tooting noises and I couldn't figure out which baby was making a dirty diaper. Turns out, BOTH babies did it at the same time. Hilarious! We said "the family that poops together, stays together."
We had a great night with Erin, Richard, David, and Mary Louisa. Mary Louisa is my goddaughter and she was so much fun to be around. She says the craziest things! She just turned 3 in February and this past week she started using the potty...a VERY big deal! Here's a couple of pictures. I'm surprised we didn't take more of the babies together--I guess we were busy with them. As you can see in the last picture, thank goodness Erin also has a swing. I think it might be a requirement that you have to have a swing for Leighton to come visit you. She just loves it and falls asleep in it.
I'm happy to report that Leighton has continued to sleep long stretches at night. We thought surely last night was going to be a mess after all our traveling, but Leighton slept from about 8 p.m. to...well, she's still asleep right now at 7:40 a.m.! Wait--is that a cry I just heard? I guess I need to wrap it up. This is week 2 of being back to work. My momma is coming on Wednesday to help me, so I'm looking forward to that and hoping the next two days fly by.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
0 Expect the unexpected
I know I said I didn't expect Leighton to sleep through the night every night after she did that one time, but I really was hoping she would. The following night she woke up at 2 a.m. to eat, so there went that! But then last night she slept from 10p.m. until 7:40 a.m. this morning! So I've decided that at least for a while, each night will be a bit of a surprise as to what she'll do. At least we know she has the ability to sleep that long!
We are continuing to have a fun week with Fara. We have offered her several times to come be our nanny. She hasn't accepted yet, but we'll keep trying. She's great with Leighton and it's so nice for me to have someone here during the day that's so fun! Today Fara helped me get Leighton in her Baby Bjorn for the first time. I loved it, and I think Leighton liked it. She got so excited she spit up all over both of us!
Here I am sitting at the computer with her:
Fara had a great idea earlier. I was showing her Leighton's preemie-size diapers that she used to wear and she compared them to the ones she wears now. The following picture shows how much she's grown. Now I realize maybe we should have reversed the order, but you get the idea. On the right is the smallest and on the left is her current diaper and one of her hats:
And a couple more just for kicks:
Fara has to go to San Antonio tonight, and Chad and I are pretty sad. We've had so much fun having her here and I can't believe she lives all the way in Portugal! I think all three of us are going to cry when she leaves.
We are continuing to have a fun week with Fara. We have offered her several times to come be our nanny. She hasn't accepted yet, but we'll keep trying. She's great with Leighton and it's so nice for me to have someone here during the day that's so fun! Today Fara helped me get Leighton in her Baby Bjorn for the first time. I loved it, and I think Leighton liked it. She got so excited she spit up all over both of us!
Here I am sitting at the computer with her:
Fara had a great idea earlier. I was showing her Leighton's preemie-size diapers that she used to wear and she compared them to the ones she wears now. The following picture shows how much she's grown. Now I realize maybe we should have reversed the order, but you get the idea. On the right is the smallest and on the left is her current diaper and one of her hats:
And a couple more just for kicks:
Fara has to go to San Antonio tonight, and Chad and I are pretty sad. We've had so much fun having her here and I can't believe she lives all the way in Portugal! I think all three of us are going to cry when she leaves.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
0 Houston, we have liftoff!
Well, we had a MAJOR event here overnight! Leighton slept from about 9:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. this morning! Without the dream feed. And even better, we all went to bed at 10 last night, so we all got a great night's sleep. Now, I know better than to expect that she'll do this every night, but we sure are happy this morning.
Yesterday I changed Leighton's diaper and at the time I said "this is not mommy's best diaper change." Well boy did that come back to bite me! Note to self: redo diaper if you think it's not on right!
When Chad got home from work last night, Leighton was so excited to see her daddy. She just stared up at him for the longest time. It was so sweet!
My first day of work was really ok. My team at IBM is awesome and very understanding that there's a baby in the house, and it was really helpful that Fara is here to watch the baby while I caught up. Plus, Leighton slept most of the day anyway!
Here's our girl yesterday. She really is getting bigger every day!
Yesterday I changed Leighton's diaper and at the time I said "this is not mommy's best diaper change." Well boy did that come back to bite me! Note to self: redo diaper if you think it's not on right!
When Chad got home from work last night, Leighton was so excited to see her daddy. She just stared up at him for the longest time. It was so sweet!
My first day of work was really ok. My team at IBM is awesome and very understanding that there's a baby in the house, and it was really helpful that Fara is here to watch the baby while I caught up. Plus, Leighton slept most of the day anyway!
Here's our girl yesterday. She really is getting bigger every day!
Monday, April 14, 2008
1 Dreamweaver
We've been conducting an experiment here at the Ferguson house called "dream feeding." It's where at about 10/11p.m. you feed your baby while they are still asleep to help "tank them up" and get them to sleep longer through the night. I feel greedy here because Leighton normally sleeps till about 5 in the morning, which is great. But we'd love to stretch that out to 6 or 7! So we've given her a dream feed the past two nights and I think it's doing something. Last night she ate at 8:30p.m., got the dream feed at about 11:30p.m., and didn't wake up to eat until 5:30 this morning! Not too shabby!
Note: My mom called after reading this post and was concerned that dream feeding is unsafe. It is perfectly fine, in case anyone else was worried. Babies sleep while they eat all the time.
We're still having a great visit with Fara. I would love for her to move in and be our nanny. I don't think her boyfriend Pete, who's in Portugal, would be too excited about that.
Yesterday we had a fun day. The Ehries came by to meet Leighton and it was so fun. Mina has three kiddos and one on the way. Cassidy, Liam, and Declan loved Leighton and were so interested in her. Here's some pics:
Don't ask why we have these costumes, but Chad of course had to make Cassidy and Liam dress up in them. Pretty hilarious!
Last night we met Taylor, Josie, and Eleanor for dinner at La Vista. We fed Leighton before we left and she actually fell asleep when we got there. But about halfway through dinner, she got very upset. Thankfully, the restaurant was really loud so no one could hear her, but Fara took her outside and she was happy right away, so we figured it was just too noisy inside for her. We had a great time at dinner--it was fun just to be out enjoying the evening with friends. I'm especially appreciative after being cooped up in the house all these months! Now I know everyone thinks their own baby is the cutest, but come on. You can't deny how cute Leighton looked last night!
I'm off to work (can you believe it?). When I say "off," I mean I am going to turn my chair around from our home computer to my work computer on the other desk. Leighton is fast asleep in her swing and Fara is asleep next to her on the sofa. So far, so good!
Note: My mom called after reading this post and was concerned that dream feeding is unsafe. It is perfectly fine, in case anyone else was worried. Babies sleep while they eat all the time.
We're still having a great visit with Fara. I would love for her to move in and be our nanny. I don't think her boyfriend Pete, who's in Portugal, would be too excited about that.
Yesterday we had a fun day. The Ehries came by to meet Leighton and it was so fun. Mina has three kiddos and one on the way. Cassidy, Liam, and Declan loved Leighton and were so interested in her. Here's some pics:
Don't ask why we have these costumes, but Chad of course had to make Cassidy and Liam dress up in them. Pretty hilarious!
Last night we met Taylor, Josie, and Eleanor for dinner at La Vista. We fed Leighton before we left and she actually fell asleep when we got there. But about halfway through dinner, she got very upset. Thankfully, the restaurant was really loud so no one could hear her, but Fara took her outside and she was happy right away, so we figured it was just too noisy inside for her. We had a great time at dinner--it was fun just to be out enjoying the evening with friends. I'm especially appreciative after being cooped up in the house all these months! Now I know everyone thinks their own baby is the cutest, but come on. You can't deny how cute Leighton looked last night!
I'm off to work (can you believe it?). When I say "off," I mean I am going to turn my chair around from our home computer to my work computer on the other desk. Leighton is fast asleep in her swing and Fara is asleep next to her on the sofa. So far, so good!
Saturday, April 12, 2008
3 Aunt Fara's here!
Chad's sister Fara is here from Portugal and met Leighton for the first time. Leighton loved her right away...as you can tell!
It's been great having Fara here. Leighton LOVES her we're so happy Fara is getting to spend some time with her. I actually went and had a massage, facial, AND pedicure yesterday! Some much needed pampering. And while Chad and Fara watched Leighton, I went over to Gordon and Leslie's for dinner to help celebrate Leslie's birthday. It was a great day...the most I've been away from Leighton since she was born. I should note that I start back at work Monday, so yesterday was my last hoorah. (I do work out of the house, so it's not like this is going to be a huge change. But it will be challenging juggling work and Leighton.) Anyway...not sure what we have on the agenda for today, but we're just having a great time with Fara. We gave Leighton a bath this morning:
Leighton has a hemangioma on her hip and we had never noticed this, but Fara pointed out that it's in the shape of a heart! Holy cow! She's 100% right! Check it out!
And more sweet pics of our girl:
It's been great having Fara here. Leighton LOVES her we're so happy Fara is getting to spend some time with her. I actually went and had a massage, facial, AND pedicure yesterday! Some much needed pampering. And while Chad and Fara watched Leighton, I went over to Gordon and Leslie's for dinner to help celebrate Leslie's birthday. It was a great day...the most I've been away from Leighton since she was born. I should note that I start back at work Monday, so yesterday was my last hoorah. (I do work out of the house, so it's not like this is going to be a huge change. But it will be challenging juggling work and Leighton.) Anyway...not sure what we have on the agenda for today, but we're just having a great time with Fara. We gave Leighton a bath this morning:
Leighton has a hemangioma on her hip and we had never noticed this, but Fara pointed out that it's in the shape of a heart! Holy cow! She's 100% right! Check it out!
And more sweet pics of our girl:
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