The price of gas.....

Is no sleep, for mom, dad, or baby! Our little angel has been quite the gassy lady these past few days. This has inevitably led to much fussiness, and not much peaceful sleeping. Our poor baby will kick and move her little legs like she is trying to finish the last leg of the Tour de France then all the sudden you'll hear the cutest fart, then some crying. Last night, this went on most of the night. The wee morning hours do become very hazy, so I'm sure there were some sleep in there somewhere, but neither of us think it was very much.

Another reason for the fussiness might have to do with the fact that we're TRYING, hence I capitalized trying to get our babe to sleep in her own crib, or at least the bassinet next to our bed. And yes, that means that she has been sleeping with us in bed. I know, I know, I am sure many of you are shaking your heads right now, but we did what allowed the most sleep for us (selfishly) and that was Kerrington, laying either on our next to mommy. Because I know this isn't a good idea (can lead to accidents) we have been recently trying to put her to bed in her crib. We've only tried the past two nights and it hasn't been successful. I know somethings take time though right? She's been used to being with someone at least 18-20 of the 24 hours of her life each day of the past 6 weeks of her life. It's probably going to take some time to change that idea I guess. Also, we know the best way for her to sleep is on her back, but let me tell you, the child does not enjoy that, at all. I've been putting her down for naps in her crib during the day, and she'll sleep wonderfully on her belly (and don't worry, I'm checking on her quite frequently!) The second though we lay her on her back after falling asleep, the eyes pop open, and if we wait even a few seconds, she wails. A friend of mine recommended some wedges that help the baby to stay on their back, yeah, she doesn't like that either. So, I'm looking for suggestions. What has worked for you other mommies out there? Should we just be persistent? Keep trying with the back thing? I'm open to suggestions!!!

Our little stinker, napping in her crib!

Yet another first...and another!

Kerrington took her first bottle today. I'll eventually be going back to work so we needed to make sure she would take to a bottle. I'm not even sure why we worried... she did wonderful! Dad did pretty well too. He really enjoyed getting to feed hus daughter for the first time.

We had our 1 month check up on Wednesday. Dr. Bird said she was perfect once again, and of course we couldn't agree more! I missed the weight on the screen, but if I would have caught it, it would have said 8 lbs 13 oz, gaining 2 pounds since birth! She's also gained 1 inch, now at 20 1/2 inches long. She's in the 36th percentile for weight and length. Kerrington also recieved another shot, but was easily calmed. What a big girl we have!

Our girl also took a nap in her bed for the first time this week! Miss Kerrington is a napper and sleeper who still likes to be close to her mommy or daddy, so this was a big achievement. Although it was only for about 30-45mins, it was enough to allow me to finish getting ready and get a coulple chores done. We'll see how this first develops over time...

Oh! One more exciting first... Kerrington slept for five straight hours last night! That was her longest stretch so far and made mommy and daddy so happy!

One month old!

Our girl is one month old today! It's hard to believe that it has been a month , but it's definitely been the best month ever! This sweet angel has blessed our lives beyond what we could have imagined. We thank God for her each and every day, and pray that He will give us wisdom and grace to raise her as she grows.
A few highlights from this past month: our girls has learned and excels at breastfeeding (thank the Lord!), loves to sleep on or next to mommy the best, likes to be held standing up when fussy or gassy, celebrated her first Easter, has great head control, is looking at mom and dad, has a few random smiles here and there, was introduced to the paci (only needs it during those fussy or gassy times though!), was dedicated at church, still has dark blue eyes :) and is LOVED more and more each day!!

HAPPY ONE MONTH KERRINGTON!

Stork bite!!

I've been trying to capture a picture of Kerrington's stork bite for awhile now, and finally we got it the other night! I looked up exactly what a stork bite was and basically it's just some capillaries from when she was in the womb. It is usually temporary. When it's on a baby's forhead or nose it's referred to as an Angel's kiss. Here's some more pics of our beautiful girl as well.

Happy baby!

One of the few times she has slept not in someone's arms!

Uncle Aaron changes a diaper!!!

My brother Aaron came over last week. Little Miss Kerrington has opened his world up to all kinds of new things! When Aaron first held his niece, she was the smallest baby he has ever held. Also, when he was over last week, he got to change the first baby diaper he's ever changed! She was very nice to him though, only giving him a pee diaper. There's always next time though!

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter from the Humphreys family! Our weekend was full of fun! On Saturday we ran some errands with our girl, and then came home and decorated easter eggs and put together Kerrington's first basket. On Sunday, we went to church and celebrated the resurection of our Lord and Savior. It was an incredible service and it was a joy to have our daughter with us! After church we began the trek to Sellersburg to have Easter with Drew's family. Kerrington did really well with the drive, she slept the whole way! Kerrington of course was loved on by all Drew's family, and ended up being a fantastic day. We made it home around 9 that night and crashed!!! Here's a few pics of our Easter weekend.

Introducing... Kerrington Leigh Humphreys

Today was our first day at church! Kerrington and I made the brave attempt to get ourselves ready and get to church on time! We actually did really well and made it there early enough to feed before her introduction to the congregation! (considering, Drew has to leave way early to get things ready for church!) I have to say, she did really well, only letting out a small cry during the communion meditation. Of course everyone thought she was so beautiful and couldn't stop commenting on her pretty long, dark hair! Tomorrow is another big day, we have another Dr. appointment for a weight check, and church pictures!