Wanna See Why I Can't Get Anything Done?

Look at that smile!! 

This little princess is 13 weeks old today and her little personality is in full swing!  She is so happy and sweet!  I seriously can't get a dang thing done around here because all I want to do is hold her and talk to her.  She is cooing and babbling which is fun!  She is about to roll over which is frightening!  How could she be old enough to do that?  I am crazy about this little girl and her sweet smile!

It's not easy...

being this cute!!

O.k.  So I realize how obnoxious the flowers are that I put in my daughters hair.  I get that they are big and over sized and scream, "My Mom thinks I'm the cutest thing on earth!!" But I can't help it.  I'm loving having a baby girl!  So the other day I ran into Kohls (my first time there by the way) to get a black shirt.  As I was waiting patiently in line to check out, the very old lady behind me says, "What in God's name do you have on that child's head?  "Please tell me that is part of the car seat!"  Taken back by her comment, I looked at Berkley wondering what the heck she was even talking about.  When I realized she was shocked by the size and fullness of her second head, oh I mean flower, I calmly looked back at her and replied, "Look lady.  I have three boys and now her.  I've waited a long time for this.  She always looks like this and I love it!"  Her response was something to the effect of, "Well she IS cute."  My point is, this little girlie is beyond loved and adored.  She is fun to dress, kiss, snuggle with, and take places.  I don't care how obnoxious her hair accessories are.  Need I remind all of you how long I have waited for her? And yes, she even wears them while she is at home...sleeping in her swing!!  By the way...Miss B. in 11 weeks old today.  Can't believe it!!

8 Weeks!

It's hard to believe the little Misses is 8 weeks old already!  Where did the time go?  Oh I know, I'm half asleep each day and don't have a clue what is going on!! So yesterday I took Berkley to the pediatrician for her 8 week check up.  Can I just say, I loose sleep over these appointments!  I hate the fact that they are going to juice her up with immunizations!  I hate it hate it hate it!! I know they are good for our kids because they prevent childhood illnesses.  While I don't want my kids coming down with Polio, Whooping Cough or Measles, I don't understand why the shots have to be given all at one time.  Why should my 11 pound baby have to get 5 shots plus an oral vaccination at one appointment?  It just doesn't seem right.  It doesn't feel right.  How could a little body like hers handle all that juice?  It scares me every time I take one of my kids and they tell me they will be receiving 3, 4, or even 5 shots that very day!!  WHY?  I've talked to my pediatrician about it over and over!  He tells me I'm crazy.  Am I?  I've talked to other Mom's and Dad's out there who have kids with Autism or Diabetes.  They SWEAR it was caused by the immunizations given all at one time.  Why do all the parents feel one way, but the doctors feel another?  It puzzles me!  So you may be wondering why I don't just spread the immunizations out one month to another.  After all, it's not like I'm against immunizing kids.  Well the answer is simple.  My pediatrician won't let me.  He says there is no link between Autism and immunizations.  He says there is no reason to do this.  What is your opinion?

My beautiful baby GIRL!!  

Back to my baby girl.  At 8 weeks she is smiling, talking and sucking on her hands.  She is alert and loves to look at everything around her.  She weighs 11 pounds 4 ounces and is 22 and 1/4 inches long.  She loves her swing and spends most her days chillin in it!  Her night time schedule has changed the last week...not for the good.  She sounds congested while she is sleeping which causes her to not sleep as well therefore wanting to be fed and soothed!  I can't complain because she is only getting up 2 times during the night (sounds pretty good Libby...right?) She still sleeps in a cradle next to me each night.  I love this!  Every time she starts fussing at night I can't help but to giggle inside with excitement. Never once have I rolled out of bed to feed her and thought to myself, "When will this be over?" I'm a Mom to a sweet baby GIRL!  How luck am I?

Six Weeks

It's hard to believe Miss B is 6 weeks old today! She is growing so fast!  She is a great baby and a super great sleeper!  She is still eating 4 ounces every 3 hours during the day, but at night, she takes a bottle at 8:00 p.m. and sleeps until 2:00 a.m. She then wakes up again at 5:00 a.m. and starts the every 3 hour feeding from that time!  I can't say who she looks like because her looks seriously change every day.  Sometimes I think she looks like Brody, other times Case and Ledger.  It's weird! She has terrible baby acne right now which is frustrating because not one of my boys ever had it.  Wouldn't you know!  Her hair is a reddish blonde color and she still has blonde eyebrows. She is so light and fair compared to my other boys.  When I look at her I think she looks like my brother H.C. which would mean she is a "Wood" baby like Case.  I don't know, she definately has her own look! Her brothers are still crazy over her.  They get all stressed when we leave the house and she doesn't have a headband, jewelry or tutu on.  Sometimes I have to explain that we are just going to pick up Brody from school or that we are just going to the grocery store!  It's cute!  I love this sweet baby girl and still can't believe she is mine!  I stare at her during the night and realize how lucky I am!  I  love her so much!

Photo Shoot

Miss Berkley had her first photo shoot on Monday with my sweet friend Ashley.  Here are a few of the pictures she got of our little cutie! Enjoy!

"She's Just So Cute!"

Brody is so in love with his new baby sister.  He feeds her, burps her, snuggles her and loves on her all day long.  His favorite thing to do is put his face next to hers and say, "She's just so cute Mom, I don't want her to grow up."  Brody is such a good big brother and I am so lucky he wants to help with Berkley.  I love these kids!!

Bye Bye Belly Button!

I realize how weird this post is.  My sister Ashley will tell you that this day, for some strange reason, makes me sad!  It's the day when I wake up to find that the clamped off belly button cord has fallen off my baby sometime during the night.  Why you ask does this make me sad?  I somehow feel like when this happens, my baby is no longer a BABY.  I know it sounds weird.  I will still be getting up 3 to 4 times to feed this little baby during the night.  I will still be changing a BABY diaper half a dozen times during the day.  I will still be changing a spit up, formula drenched onesie two times or so before bath time.  I will still have to leave my blog 5 times to put a binkie in my babies mouth so she will stop crying and fall asleep.  It's weird, I know.  She is 13 days old today and her belly button is gone.  I guess now she will enjoy a warm bath in the tub instead of on the countertop!! 

What do you all do with the belly button when it falls off?  Do you toss it?  Keep it?  Scrapbook it?  I'd love to hear what you do!!  

Gorgeous...Right?

Case is loving his new baby sister. Yesterday morning  after he woke up he said to me, "Mom, having a new baby isn't that bad...right?" He loves to pick out her clothes each morning.  He finds the perfect outfit, jewelry, head bands, and socks.  He feeds her, burps her and hugs her all day long.  He is in love!  Today after finding the perfect outfit for her he looked at me and said, "She looks gorgeous Mom...right?" She did look gorgeous!