Guinevere | 10 Months

Your monthly picture was done a little different this month because we are in Arizona! 

You have grown so much this past month. You can sit all by yourself now. Took a few backwards falls but you're a tough little chicky. You still army crawl...very fast! You've done a proper crawl a couple of times but not for very long. Your belly always finds the floor. You stood up for a long time today, while holding onto a little Dora chair. You even let one hand go. 

You eat whatever we eat, basically. You love your yogurt melts and enjoy sipping water from your sippy cup. 

Still nursing! You nurse every 3hrs or so.

Sleep? You still haven't figured that one out yet. You're getting better - slowly. Once I put you down at night, sometimes you'll sleep for 90 minutes....sometimes only 15. I don't let you cry - I come rushing in to nurse you back to sleep. 

Sleep has been a little tricky this past week. You've been waking around 11pm a few nights this week and just screaming and crying. I try holding you but you pull away. I think it's gas. After 30-40 minutes of nonstop screaming and crying, you finally fall back to sleep. Not for long though. You still wake many times a night.

You squish your nose, pucker your lips, and constantly use the pincer grasp...even when you aren't eating. You know how to sign "more." 

You love bath time. You do not like diaper changes. You are in a size 4 diaper still. You've gotta be 20lb by now. 

I'm already birthday party planning. You're growing too fast! Love you, sweet Guinevere xo

Guinevere | 7, 8, and 9 Months

She's a little over 2ft now and weighs 19lbs. 

Size 4 diapers.

Still breastfeeding but she does eat solids more frequently, too. 

She doesn't seem to like bananas or eggs too much right now. 

So far she is a good eater, though. Likes most things. She loves the yogurt melts. Can feed herself :)

She doesn't sleep the greatest, still. But now when I put her down for the night, she'll sleep for about 90 minutes before waking up. Before, like a month ago, she'd only sleep for 40 minute when I first put her down. Yikes! Her naps are still generally short. Maybe an hour. She naps 1-3 times a day. 

She now army crawls all over the place, and she's quick! She can now, just within the last day, can go from an army crawl - into splits - and sit up! She isn't fully unsupported yet. Still have to be careful and always sit near by to catch her when she goes tumbling back...or side ways..or forward lol 

She took her first plane ride during her 8th month. She did well!

 She'll be taking another plane ride on July 12th. We are off to Arizona for 5! Weeks!

Still enjoying the bath. 

Likes taking walks in the stroller.

Loves her mommy ❤️

Does the scrunchy face all the time! Let's her voice be heard. If it's loud, for whatever reason, she will yell out a few times to make her presence known. 😀

She has 2 bottom teeth! 

Love you, sweet Guinevere ❤️

Shine bright like a diamond

Gwennie got her ears pierced on Saturday. We all headed to the mall, in-laws included, and got them done at Claire's. 

She got little pink diamonds. Her birthstone color (pink). She looks so darling. They don't bother her at all. I clean them 3x's a day and will do so for the next 3 weeks. 

Guinevere | Six Months

A half a year old already!

Time is going by so quickly. Before I know it, you'll be one!

17lb - almost 18lb! Almost 2ft 1inch long.

She is still breastfed. Started solids! She's had avocado, sweet potato, and carrot. Loves them all so far. We'll be venturing into oatmeal, yogurt, and a sippy cup soon. 

Not a good sleeper. She goes to bed around 740-8pm and is up about 6 times before midnight and about the same after. She sleeps the best right beside me or in her swing. 

She's rolling every which way. Laughs a lot with Gabby. She loves her big sister. 

She's finally ok with going out and about for a little. Before, she would just cry and cryand cry the whole time. 

She claps her feet all the time and it's so adorable. 

She enjoys bath time now. 

Loves seeing herself in the mirror. 

She still is a bit of a serious baby though! She's my little baby grump. Always has her poker face on. 

I've already been browsing Pinterest for first birthday ideas! No shame in my game. 

Guinevere | Two Months

Weight: 11lb 4oz

Height: 21inch

Clothing Size: 0-3 & 3 months. Bye bye newborn sizes :(

Eye Color: brown

Hair: black

Likes: her swing and mobile, rocking chair 

Dislikes: bath time and being cold

She started cooing!! It's the cutest thing ever. 

She started smiling as well. 

She's also in size 2 diapers now. We made the switch right at the end of her first month, I believe.

Still breastfed.

She had her first cold. That was a little rough on her. I felt so bad every time she tried to breathe through her nose, which was all the time. It was all stuffy. 

She sleeps, during a good stretch, 2-3hrs at a time. But, sometimes only for 40min stretches. I put her in her swing when the 40min stretches happen back to back. In her swing she can easily sleep a solid 2-3 hours. 

I'm beginning to think she is a colicky baby. Nonstop crying. All day. Everyday. She has some good moments throughout the day where she'll smile and be a happy baby. Otherwise, it's cry city.

Guinevere | One Month

I realized I never made a post for Gwen's one month update!

Or her birth story. That is on its way next. For now, the one month update. :)

Gwen is such a good baby. I feel like this time around, we know what we are doing a little more than the first time around. She cries but only if she's hungry, needs a diaper change, or is a little gassy ;) 

She has the funniest facial expressions! I call the majority of them her "bitter beer faces" haha

I'm not being strict about having her on any sort of schedule yet. She's still got her days and nights jumbled. After next month, I'll start on being a little more strict with the schedule. Just a little. Right now, all she does is sleep, so I'm not worried about her napping all day because she'll still be doing the same thing all night. 

She weighs 9lb 6oz and is 20inches long! Next month, the shots start. 

She's had a lot of eye boogers, or googers - as we call it, pediatrician also said its just her glands haven't fully opened but it'll pass. 

She was a bit jaundice when she was born. Just slightly. Her pediatrician said to just make sure she's nursing frequently that way she is pooping a lot. We got her tested and all, and now she's jaundice free! 

Speaking of nursing. It's going great! She eats all the time. She wakes about every 2hrs at night. Sometimes every 1hr, sometimes I'm lucky and get a 3hr stretch. 

She's out of the newborn diapers and flying through size 1's. 

Still in newborn clothing. 

Still dolling her up in bows! 

I'm already thinking about her 1st birthday party theme. Too soon? ;)

Love you, little Guinabear!!