Who's Your Daddy?

Even though I did all the work growing this kid, she popped out looking just like her daddy. Everyone tells me how much she looks like John, and I definitely agree. The faces she makes and her expressions are like John staring back at me. When she was first born, though, my initial thought was that she looked identical to me when I was a newborn. I guess only time will tell...

I don't have any baby pics of John for comparison, but here are some of me...you be the judge!

St Patrick's Day

Our annual St Patrick's Day celebration wasn't altered by our new addition. Little Ry fit right in with this crazy bunch, and I think she enjoyed her first Paddy's Day (although she may have not appreciated her various costume changes).

Every year, the boys meet at our house at 8am to watch Boondock Saints. This year was no different. John had the house decorated and the car bombs waiting. Ryleigh and I hung out upstairs while the boys did their thing. Around 11, we headed out to Roscoe's which is where we normally spend the day. Ry was all decked out in her shamrocks and tied her daddy for best dressed. She made her debut at Roscoes and hung out with us there for about a half an hour before Grandma took her home to let mama have her FIRST drink in 10 months! My sweet girl also took her first bottle, so that allowed me to stay at Roscoes for a while longer than I was planning, which was great! It was strange to be out without her and to be hanging at a bar with all my friends like I did pre-baby. It felt great to get a few hours out! Now that I know she will take a bottle, I am planning a date night for J and I!

After a few hours at Roscoes, we headed back home and had a little gathering there for the rest of the day/night. It was a great day, and I'm so happy our munchkin enjoyed her 1st St P's Day. And now, pictures...

All Ready!

She won't be getting pinched!

Daddy and his two fav things!

Uncle Jeff

First drink!

Mmmmmm

Mama and her Shamrock

Grandma and Grandpa

Everyone made fun of me, but I HAD to have a mimosa-I've been craving one for months!

Good girl gulping her first bottle-it made the extreme awkwardness of a breast pump worth it!

Cozy in her pj's back at grandma & grandpa's

One Month!

Ryleigh is four weeks old today! I can't believe how fast it's gone by, but at the same time I can't even remember what it was like to be pregnant!
At four weeks, here's what's going on with Ryleigh:
-She is a great eater and weighs in at about 8 lbs as of a couple of days ago. That's a little over a 2 lb gain in four weeks.
-Her little personality is developing and she is starting to become more vocal and alert.
-She has big blue eyes and lots and lots of blonde hair.
-She loves to sleep snuggled up in our bed, and when we try to put her in her bassinet she makes us pay.
-She has an intolerance for something I am eating and I am in the process of trying to figure it out, which means cutting out all dairy and caffeine. I've pretty much been non-functional the last two days!
-She loves the car
-had her first girls shopping trip at Nordstrom to celebrate her grandma's bday
-She no longer wants to be swaddled. She loves to have her hands up by her face, something we learned about her in utero since we were never able to get a good face shot
-she loves sound. Any loud noises put her back to sleep-especially my hair dryer. Works out well for me getting ready
-loves to be held. Does not work out well for me getting ready!
-discovered her pacifier which gives us more sleepy time at night
- is super strong and wiggly. She can pretty much hold her head up and she loves to roll and thrash around. Our pediatrician warned us that she can never be left unattended bc of how wiggly she is.
-will be experiencing her first St Patrick's day Sat. Stay tuned for some amazing pics!
Here are some pics from the past week

Big enough for her boppy!

Sleepy Girl

One Month Old!

Grandma's Birthday Lunch @ Cha Cha's

Relaxing with daddy

Happy Girl

Snoozing through lunch

Ridiculous looking pacifier, but it's the only one she'll take

Our First Two Weeks

Feb 29th was my due date, and I spent it cuddling my 13 day old baby girl! John was out of town all week so it was just us girls. We packed up and spent the week at my mom's house, where we were waited on hand and foot! We had a fun week, and I even got to do a little shopping for myself! Let me just tell you how great it is to be able to buy normal clothes again! It felt amazing to try on clothes in my old size and actually have them fit! I scored some major loot for my spring wardrobe, and Ryleigh was very accommodating and slept through the entire shopping trip.

Ryleigh has been doing great. She is still such a low key baby. She doesn't really cry at all. She lets me know when she's ready to eat by sort of grunting and cooing, and as long as I feed her within 5-10 minutes of her making those sounds, she doesn't cry. She is a great eater, and she has a decent night time sleep schedule. She goes about 3-4 hours (at the most), which allows me to get SOME sleep at night. She has her longest sleep stretches during the day, but for the life of me, I cannot seem to force myself to nap during the day. My mind won't shut off, and I just honestly don't feel tired. Every night at 2 am, I promise my sleepy self that I will nap the next day, but the day comes, and I feel to wide awake. Oh well...

I weighed Ry on my scale the other day, and assuming my scale is accurate, she's up to 7lbs, which means she gained a pound since her well visit at 5 days old. She has her 2 week check up this afternoon, so we'll get her official stats then.

She had her first photo shoot last Sunday, and I am SO happy with how the photos turned out. I've only seen a couple of them, and I can't wait to see the rest! If anyone is looking for a newborn photographer, Christie Hobson Photography is amazing! I'll leave you with a few pics!

Sleepy Girl

Cozy

Sleeping Beauty

Jr Sox Fan (her daddy brought these Red Sox home from Fenway late last year)