The lost months of October and November!

October Highlights:
Well in the month of October Alisyn started to walk and Stand up by herself! For Halloween She was a Chicken,cutest chicken I've ever seen(but i could be bias LOL).

November Highlights:
Alisyn Started saying juice and mom and dad as clear as day! Her Birthday was on the 30th which we had a great turn out! She got tons of toys and clothes, She had a blast!! When it came to eating her cake, she however didn't get messy enough for me fast enough so, I did what any loving mother would do .... and pushed her face in the cake(she didn't cry one tear!) She loved her cake! I made it from scratch(because i'm a nut like that!) it was a Strawberry Poke Cake...mmmmm boy was it good!

Alisyn's Year Check Up

So Alisyn had her year check up ... Her doc said she is doing great! She just wants Alisyn to gain more weight. She weighs 17lbs, she is 30in long, and her head is 17 1/4in. I expected to hear some resistance when she found out I was still nursing and planned on continuing until baby says otherwise(or until two years), not a word about it! She asked me about vaccines and I once again said no, Then she asked me if I gave Alisyn any whole milk, to which I replied " No, she will not be getting cows milk unless it is raw cows milk, she will more then likely have raw almond milk since it has more calcium then cows milk any ways" and she smiled at me and said i couldn't agree more and she gave me a phone number for a farm that sell raw milk and farm fresh eggs and then asked me how I make almond milk and so I told her and she couldn't believe how easy it was! This made me like her even more!! Ohh and Alisyn likes her as well :)


Alisyn's Mile Stones to date:
walk/run
stand up
spin around
points
gives Hy-5
handshakes
claps
gives hugs
gives kisses
climbs on top of couch
climbs on top of coffee table
when asked if she wants another bite she will say yes
walk with shoes on(this was a big one for her!)

can identify certain objects:
red block
purple ball
her tent (tell her to go get in her tent)
her couch(tell her to sit on her couch)
her cup
her food
her toys

Words she can say:
Mom
Dad
no
yes
juice
nom nom
Uh oh

that's all i can think of right now LOL

9 month check up

So Alisyn hasn't gained any weight since her last check up she has grown though she is now 27 1/2 inches long! She is right on track when it comes to her milestones.

Alisyn now has 4 teeth! .. and let me tell you when she bites while nursing it is not cool!

So i started to sleep train Alisyn and kinda didn't follow through since she was teething ... but the last two nights she has slept from 9pm-4am and then she nurses and wakes up again at 6 am going to try and take away the 4am feeding since she also wants to nurse at 6am. im super happy that she removed the 2am wake up call by herself! Also her naps are no longer short 30-45 minute now they are 1 1/2 to 2 hour naps! (this means i get a nap as well! lol)

Alisyn walks along EVERYTHING! She also pulls herself up and can stand by herself for about 10 seconds! and if she holds onto our fingers she can walk pretty darn good! i cant wait till she starts walking and talking more! just need to get a few more baby gates before it happens lol

Alisyn's First Night ..

So Last night was Alisyn's first night sleeping in her OWN room .. it was bittersweet i did miss her tons! but she did better sleeping in her own room last night then she did sleeping in our room .. so i hope now that she is in her own room she will sleep better trough the nioght she is still up at 7 am UGH! So i guess im going to start ECing again in the morning and after her naps :]]

She is having a rough time with her top two teeth cutting through :/

She is now walking along the furniture, and pulling herself up with ease. She can also stand on her own for a few seconds.

Alisyn has an apt. first week of Sept so will check back then :]]

Top teeth!

Alisyn's top teeth are starting to break through! i cant wait she is going to look so darn cute with 4 teeth!


She now crawls at the speed of light it seems lol, she pulls herself up like nothing and she can take a few steps along the furniture while holding on of course. She seems to have a new sounds everyday and i love it! she can now pronounce mom and dad with ease and its AMAZING to hear her say mama it warms my heart♥

she is now eating two meals a day the consist of fruit/veggies which she feeds herself. She is doing awesome with her food and it kinda neat i guess in a way to see her poop change LOL

besides the two meals she is still breastfeed that makes a total of 8 1/2 so far and not a drop of formula :]]

First Family Trip!

We went on our first family trip to Vegas (for my birthday LOL)

Lets just say the drive is killer! Alisyn did pretty darn good for being in the car off and on for 11 hours there and 13 hours on the way back(we did a 2 hour detour).

She did AMAZING with all the site seeing we did as well. we got some great pictures of our little one! she got to get up close and personal with a big fish tank and she was so intrigued by the fish and the colors! She also had a blast when we saw the Sirens of Treasure Island the color the singing the cannons she was in love!


Alisyn's Recent Milestones:

She can pull herself up on EVERYTHING!
she can walk along the sides in her playpen ... she has yet to walk along the furniture
she says mama like nothing now i love it!
she can recognize herself in pictures
and she is trying to do the bear crawl

Tons of milestones!

So Alisyn has hit tons of mile stones since ive last updated this blog

she has :

Learned how to crawl, how to sit up by herself,learned how to say dada and she said mama for the FIRST time last night ..when she was mad at daddy LOL, she has learned how to pull herself up on EVERYTHING! she is a pro when it comes to BLW now she can chew food with her two teeth♥ she can make gosh knows how many different sounds(i love all of them!), not a milestone .. BUT her hair is getting longer and its turning redder!

on a sad note .. her eyes are no longer blue :/ they are a hazel color with a blue ring around them .. still beautiful eyes but i loved the blue!


Yesterday was our first 4th as a family and we saw a total of 3 fireworks shows, she LOVED the colors, the bangs from the fireworks didnt bother her one bit :]] , she did however invent a new game to where she sit and screams for the fun of it .. and when you look at her she gets the biggest grin on her face!


she weighs a total of 16.2 pounds and she is now 7 months and 5 days♥

Elimination Communication

Alisyn and i just started practicing EC today like 30 mins ago, i decided we were going to jump head first in to EC and i must say when she went pee in the toilet the first time .. i teared up!!! i could believe how rewarding it would be for me, and the smile she gave me was kinda like ... oh ya i just peed! LOL

going to work on it till we have it down pat! cant wait im sure ill get peed on plenty.. but that the name of the game :]]

6 months old!

WOW i cant believe how big my baby girl is getting! we just got home from her 6th month check up, and im happy with the results,

she weighs 14.13lbs

she is 26in tall

if i put her in the sitting position she can stay there until she decides to roll around :]]

she puts her self to sleep (she mumbles until she passes out LOL )

SHE CUT HER 2nd tooth today!!!

so hows nursing with teeth ... she has yet to chomp down so thats good! i feel no difference until she turns her head and breaks the latch that way ... then ya it hurts lol


her doctor said she is looking super healthy and happy(all smiles),


funny thing happened when we were leaving the doctors room one of the ladies at the desk looked at me and said "no shots?" and i looked at her and said "nope, she dont get shots" and she smiled and said she agreed with me and i said i wish more people felt as we did (pretty awesome i thought)


until next time :]]

My First Mothers Day ♥

So my first MD was wonderful!

My love got me a whole new cookware set!! and new oven mittens and pot holders :]] ... ohhh he knows me so well :]] ive been looking for a new set for a while! now just a cast iron set for camping and ill have all my cookware i need for now LOL

then he took me out to eat .. it was just the two of us and it was nice! then we rounded off the day at the shooting range :]]

and when we got home Tj looks at my garden and say hey what are these growing... and sure enough my salad greens are coming in and my broccoli are as well! i am super excited to say the least, I'm waiting for my carrots and peas to pop up now ... and still need to get my matters planted :/


let just say i couldn't have asked for a better First Mothers Day ♥

I see white!!!

I finally see white!! her teeth are finally cutting thank goodness! i cant wait .. once she has he teeth im going to start Baby lead winging :]]

Long Time!

No update ;]]

Ok so here is whats happening so far ...


Alisyn is almost 5 1/2 months,
she has her 6th month check you at the end of the month....someone please slow down time!!!
She is now mobile, she can pretty much roll across the living room and she will sit there and roll back and forth in one spot to change direction/angle LOL
she has masted her sippy cup ... not the straw sippy cup (she dont like the small straw lol )
she loves loves loves her jumper!
she is trying to do the army crawl.....she will work her little feet and her littler arms dont move and get so mad ... but shes trying! and for 5 months i think shes doing AMAZING!
still no shots
i took her off her reflux medicine she no longer needs it been off it for 2 weeks and i think her spit up is now at a normal level if it elevates i might put her back on but i dont think that will happen :]]
she would also give she-ra a run for her money when it comes to her death grip LOL,
she has been doing awesome when it comes to trying new things .. like apple juice i made her from organic cameo apples , she is a little leery of the apple sauce still LOL but she has also tried prune juice (due to not going)...she HATES it lol
it seems like she gets bigger everyday, it makes me sad and happy ... when i stop and think how long she has been here with us its baffling i still cant believe it!


thats it for now .. will update after her appt :]]

Easter!

well Easter was great! i made cream cheesecake cupcakes with raspberry syrup (homemade of course)and they were a hit! everyone enjoyed them ... i also made a ham that i thought turned out dry ... but everyone assured me it tasted yummy :]]

Alisyn had a wonderful day, we started it off by going to the Rivera family potluck .. had fun there, saw family that i haven't seen for years! and they got to meet my lovely daughter ♥

Then we went to the Ritchie family dinner... and it was delish! had a blast, watched an egg hunt, and got to see all the kids with their eggs and baskets&heats;

then we ended the wonderful sunny day at the Nampa shooting range :]] ...our new Easter family tradition LOL Alisyn is awesome at the range .. she usually falls asleep LOL .. and i love shoot when ever i can ... i am currently ambidextrous with our AR-15 .. and im loving it LOL


well that was a quick run down of our first family Easter :]]

4 Month check up!

So Alisyn had her check up yesterday ..

and she dropped in all her percentages :/

she now weighs 12.15oz

she is 24 1/2 inches long

and i believe her head is 24 inches as well ... (not sure :/)

but other then that she is doing amazing!!

shes trying to crawl already .. and she cant even roll from back to belly lol

she just got her Easter pics done yesterday .. and we got some family pics in there as well :]]

cant wait to see all of them! I even got TJ to keep his hat off ♥

Almost 4 months!

Alisyn is almost 4 months! Goodness i can't believe its been that long! (i know i always say that!) but its true time is flying bye so fast its unreal ... i mean i had her wearing shorts(inside the house)!

OK anyway.... Alisyn is very smart! she is VERY vocal ... she screams when she talks i love it .. because she'll do these soft little screams and then she'll get the biggest grin! or she'll just stare and you with her big ole eyes ♥ Oh how i love her so! she is getting so BIG .. i mean she is a chunky monkey! and its all mama milk LOL she does eat fruit from her fresh fruit mesh thingy .. she loves her bananas and strawberries! i mean she goes NUTS for em LOL


She has her 4 month check up on 4/04 .... you think she'll have a luck day ... all fours LOL

Happy St. Patty's day!

Alisyn would like to wish everyone a happy st.patty's day :]]

I would like to tell everyone to be safe tonight! ........dont drink and drive!!


ok so.... i just wanted to post some pics up of Alisyn's Finished Easter dress that i made :]]


first here is pic of Alisyn wearing her first St.Patty's day outfit<3

Here is Alisyn's Ester Dress and matching Headband<3

here is a close up of her dress <3

RON PAUL!

So i cant believe i have yet to post about what a "paulbot" Alisyn is ... she loves listening to his speeches! not to mention she has now gone to 2 Ron Paul rallies! she has her on onesie that i made her♥ she now has a "my size" Ron Paul button! She does amazing when we go to events like the Ron Paul events! She surprised me by how well she did when we were at the Idaho Caucus from 4:30pm to 10:30pm ... not to mention she was in a moby wrap for a good part of that time ...she also only took maybe two cat naps ..she even ended up losing her voice the next day because she was talking and screaming(in a good way) the whole time :]]

Spoiled little girl♥

So last night after i put Alisyn to bed i went to Walmart and got my little princess a few new things!

I got her a new jungle gym! which she is getting use to ... she wont play with the dangly toys .. but she'll kick the ball by her feet lol

i also got her a new teething ring and she likes it a lot better then the small ones i got :]]

and last but not least i got her the mesh net that you can put fresh fruit/veggies in and let them go to town with it ... and she LOVES it! she can hold it by herself and suck on the strawberries!


and here is a pic of our mock babybay that we made with Alisyn's crib(because it was the same height as our bed.. so it work perfectly!):]]



.....pulled away from our bed...to where if we wanted to we could put the front back on it :]]



.....pushed up against our bed :]]




p.s. in her crib i have her wipe warmer, her diapers, "spit rags" as well as her creams/powder/medicine and blankets


here is Alisyn eating her strawberries through her new mesh net teething buddie lol

ROLLING from BELLY to BACK!!!!

Alisyn has rolled from her belly to her back 3 times ... in a row!!!! my baby girl is getting so big so fast!!! i cant believe it i wish her daddy could of been here to see it :/ but its ok she'll show off her new skill when her comes home from work ♥



Oh and i put her in her bumbo and she is on the fence with it LOL!

3 months ♥

Alisyn is now 3 months old! i cant believe how fast it has gone by! i have already started a "pile" of clothes that dont fit her anymore :/ and a lot of them are outfits that i liked ...
oh well i guess that just means she gets to go shopping!

She no longer fits into the mesh sling that went to her tub .. so she is in the "newborn chair" ... and when i give her a bath she is sitting in water rather then laying and well idk its a big difference and a big deal lol

we go a portable swing for her to use and she got tired of it after a few days .... which is why we didnt buy a full size one LOL ...

We got her a jumper that hangs in a door frame ... and well our door frames are to big in our house ... so she cant use it LOL!

She is sleeping in her crib like a champ! she now even takes naps in her crib!! I did however turn her crib into a "baby bay"which just means i took the front of her crib off and pushed it up against our bed .... but she sleeps on her own mattress with her own blankies ♥ it makes it super nice when she wakes up at 5ish-6 to just nurse her and slid her back into bed :]].... oh and when she takes naps i slide the crib back and have the front back on ...so she is used to it both ways ... NIFTY LOL


Also she is STILL teething! but i think it might be over soon .. it seems like they are coming out more so finners crossed that they cut all the way through in the next couple weeks!

She can pick herself up if she is gripping our fingers :]] and if we guide her to stand she can stand with minimal help .. yea shes AMAZING! to say the least ...

She can support her head with no help ... but thats been since day one LOL

She smiles all the time now .. and she giggles!! cutest giggle in the world ... when she does it LOL

she has "conversations" with us ♥

and i HATE her poor bald spot :/ it makes me sad .... but i know its because she is constantly looking around and i know thats a good thing!



Alisyn 3months old .... before her visit to the aquarium♥

Big Girl..... Crib!

So i disassembled Alisyn's crib and reassembled it in our room where her bassinet was ... idk how i made her crib fit in the tiny space where her bassinet was ... but I DID lol

so with that... she slept in it for the first time last night .. and she did awesome! i think she loves her crib .. when i lay her down in it she just looks around and coos ... its AMAZING lol

i think i have the perfect plan ...


once she gets used to sleeping in her crib trough the whole night (to where i don't have to go and pat her little bottom) then i want to move her into her own room .. i think it will be an easy transition since she is already getting use to her crib .. it shouldn't be too hard to move her crib back in her room and to have her sleep in her own room ...


but even if she stays in our room at least she is used to sleeping by her self at night! lol ... just glad she isn't one of those babies that refuse to sleep by themselves....like brianna .... poor Sherri and James LOL



teething ..... still going lol ... she hates the teething rings i got for her .. and i don't think she like the hylands teething gel i got her either LOL ...

so she braves it without any meds ... kinda like her mama♥

Teething.....ALREADY!

yup thats right! my daughter is cutting her bottom two teeth!

her Auntie told us and i didn't listen! guess i didn't think she could get teeth this soon lol

that explains her fussiness and all her drooling! lol

cant wait till they break through .. she doesn't seem bad enough to have to give her meds for her teeth but that is subject to change lol


i will update again in a couple days ... i hope they come through by then!!!

Lesson learned!

So Alisyn is sick ... she now has a stuffy nose and a cough that sounds super dry :/. got the humidifier running and have the nose sucker handy :]] .the boogers are clear still which means no infection! and she doesn't have a temp and she don't seem sick besides the her nose and cough ... so i guess ill wait it out for now , nothing her doc can do for her since it hasn't been 10 days for the cough and she no temp :/

Ok so as for the lesson learned well ....

i gave Alisyn a bath last night around 6ish and fed her then laid her down to rest ... but not for mimis, well silly me let her sleep until she woke up ... didn't want to wake her because she has been sleeping so poorly during the day that i guess i thought she should sleep .... well needless to say she woke up at 3am and stayed awake until just now! she has only been doing cat naps like 45mins or so :/ ..... i put her in her crib for her nap so she can get used to it because tonight she is trying it out over night! her bassinet is getting to small already so i guess she is ready for her big girl bed♥



haha so much for the nap ... at it again going to feed her then try to have her sleep :]]

2 month check up ...

her head is now 15in around ... 3 inches bigger then last time ... she is in the 80 percentile

her weight is 11.01oz which is 2 1/2 lbs heavier then last time .... she is in the 47 percentile

she is 23.4 inches long ... 2 1/2 inches taller ... she is in the 50 percentile!


she is doing AMAZING!
i had her peds check her mouth to make sure there was no thrush ... and there wasnt!
Alisyn's tear ducts are starting to water ... makes me sad.. even if shes not really crying.
her spit up seems to be slowing down a little bit ... but that could change at ANY time lol.



those are her new stats, her peds said she is doing very well and is growing fast, she was also surprised at how well Alisyn can hold her head up by herself.


all-in-all im super happy with what the doc had to say :]]

2 months old!!!

i cant believe how big she is getting! she is so alert during the day and evening. She has her 2 month appt Thursday cant wait to see if she got taller ... i know she has gained weight! she must to be a good 11LBS+ she eats a ton .. but no worries there because she has become very efficient at nursing! no dilly dallying here LOL. Im starting to put her to sleep in her bassinet again lol ... but she just takes up to much bed! so in her bassinet she goes. I dont even think she cares to tell you the truth, i also moved up her bed time from midnight to 10pm. that way if she wakes it will be around 2ish and i should still be up :]].

i will update after her appt of thursday with her new stats!

Alisyn Monroe 2 months old! .... I JUST LOVE HER CHUBBY CHEEKS!

A Homebody....

Well Alisyn is doing well she is gaining weight she has been off the antibiotics for a week now and her face is once again clear! she is getting so big... and gaining weight very steadily! which makes me super happy!


Were both homebodies besides when American Idol is on the we go to Sherri's for dinner and then we watch AI together to get our family time :]] i love it ... not only for the family time .. but just to get out of the house! I love being at home with my daughter ... but every once in a while id like to go out instead of my love always going out ... why cant he have a boob LOL ! But i think i just solved my problem ... im going to be going to the gym ALOT so i can have my me time and well workout and get some me back ... idk if it sounds selfish or not but i want some quiet me time where i can clear my mind of everything and just workout and get control of me .... and then of course go home and spend time with my daughter and lover ♥


I guess i cant wait till Alisyn is old enough to go more then 2 hours between feeding (besides bedtime!) so someone can watch her so i can have girl time instead of it always being guy time!


and by no means am i complaining about being a mom! i love my family with all my heart!!! i just want to feel like myself and be a mom while being about to separate the roles ... does that make sense??

6 weeks old....

So Alisyn is super strong!

she can support her neck, she has a firm grip, and she is learning new sounds!
I can believe how big she is getting and the changes occur EVERYDAY! oh and im pretty sure she weighs 10lbs! she is doing much better her acne is clearing up with some help from vitamin E,her heat rash is being stubborn! i have done everything to help it go away and NOTHING is working to help it fade! her thrush is almost cleared up :]] she is still VERY gassy from the antibiotics :/. But other then that we are peachy! oh and she has learned to turn her head when she is sleeping ... so it scary now at night because ill see her try to turn her head over and she puts her face right into the mattress ...SCARY but i now know how to position her to where she cant do that :]] so all is good.



Oh and as for anything new for me .. im going to try to be vegetarian for a month and im now trying to go running at least twice a week with my friend Chelsea :]]





HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

Weigh in ...

ok so on a whim today i weighed myself it has been over a month since i have had my wonderful daughter and well let just say she has aided in my weight loss as well as me cooking things at home and eating healthier, ok so you wanna know how much i weigh now?? drum roll......146LBS!!!! only 10-15 more pounds to go!!! i got cleared to work out again so when im not watching kids and my love isnt working i will be running the rest of this icky thing called fat OFF!!! i really miss my pre-pregnancy bady .. but i sure do love my daughter! and she was well worth it ... but now this mama has to become the person she feel comfortable as. Well i do love wearing sweats all the time... i really just wish i could fit into my jeans and t-shirts!




Before i had Alisyn i weighed 178

3 days AFTER i had Alisyn i weighed 165

1 MONTH after i had her i weigh 146!

in two months i would like to weigh 130 or 135 ... i CAN do this!!!!

Stuffy nose,baby acne,heat rash AND thrush

well i took Alisyn in today because over night she developed little red bumps all over her face and chest and some on her back...

well the bumps on her face is baby acne
the bumps on her chest/back is a heat rash
got an electric booger sucker for her stuffy nose
and got some antibacterial mouth wash for Alisyn


we should be ok from the thrush in 7-14 days if not sooner since it is a very mild case .... only 2 spots doctor said we caught it in its earliest stage... thank goodness!


oh and the electric booger sucker works great! i got tons out of her it seemed like! .... where as i would get NOTHING from the blue bulb!!!


oh and she got weighed ...she now weighs 9LBS!!!!!! my chunky monkey!