Camille at 1 Month

Our sweet angel bug is 1 month old, literally the fastest month of my life.  Camille has the sweetest, calmest demeanor of any baby that I have ever been around.  She is an absolute doll, and I already don't know how we lived without her!  Her big brother and sister adore her, too!  Some updates on our angel's first month...

Size:  Our baby girl is a little thing.  She got down to 6 lbs, 10 oz, which is well beyond the 10% maximum that they should lose.  It has been a long time coming, but she is slowly gaining weight.  She is in size newborn diapers and newborn clothes.

Stats:  Length~20.25 inches...12%

           Weight~8 lbs....14%

            Head Circumference~14.25...37%

Tricks:  Camille is tracking things really well with her eyes this day.  She is alert a good bit of the day, too!  She doesn't get nearly the amount of tummy time that the other 2 got, I'm afraid one of the big ones will step on her!  She love her activity mat and is starting to hold her head up a little bit.

Sleeping:  We are in no way on any type of sleep schedule yet, but she does take cat naps during the day.  Sleeping at night is going pretty good.  I have been waking her up to feed her just because we have had so much trouble getting her to gain weight.  Now that we are over her birth weight, we are going to let her go longer at night.  Knock on wood, but she might even sleep through the night.  

Eating:  She likes to nurse ALL. THE. TIME.  I have been letting her, just because of the weight issue.  This month, we are going to try to get her on more of a schedule.  Since I'm breastfeeding, I really am not sure about how much she is getting to eat.  She has had to have several bottles were she gets about 2-4 oz.  

Milk coma

We love you so much, precious angel!  You are such a blessing to us and we are grateful the Lord is entrusting us with your sweet little life! 

Benton at 23 Months

This little buddy is 23 months old.  I simply cannot believe that he is almost 2!  Benton is so spunky, funny, and mischievous. He is so precious!  He loves on Camille so sweetly, yet he is so rough with everyone else in the family.  It is so sweet how he is so loving with Camille!  Every time that I am nursing her, he comes over and touches his cheek to her head and sometimes licks her head.  I could do without the licking, but sweet nonetheless.  Some updates on the baby boy...

Talking:  I cannot believe how much Benton has started talking lately.  I mean he is speaking in sentences!  Yesterday, Haisley said, "That boy can talk."  He attempts to say just about everything, although we cannot understand it all.  Some things I can remember right off are, "Get me up."  "I'm all done."  "Mommy do it."  "I wanna go outside."

Teeth:  I am expecting him to get his 2 year molars any second now.  He has been ultra irritable lately and drooling terribly bad.  Other than that, nothing new in the teeth department.

Size:  Our sweet boy is big!  He is almost as tall as Haisley and I think he weighs about 32 lbs.  He is in size 7 shoes and 2T/3T clothes.  He is in size 6 diapers.

Eating:  Benton still loves to eat!  His preschool teacher said that he loves eating, which was not a shock to me!  He isn't picky at all, but definitely has his favorites!  He loves any type of meat, green beans, sausage, pancakes, and applesauce.

Benton, your sweet, funny, life-of-the-party personality keeps us on our toes and busy.  We wouldn't trade it for the world!  You make us laugh so much and we adore you!  We love you!

Camille -3 Weeks

This sweet precious angel baby is 3 weeks old.  How can it be?  She is just absolutely the sweetest little thing.  She is rarely fussy and is a complete cuddle bug.  She is the easiest baby we've had and we are so blessed.  Camille is starting to track us with her eyes a bit, her face is changing everyday, she is eating every 1.5-3 hours, and she weighed 7 lbs 8 oz today...almost back to birth weight.  She lost her umbilical cord at 15 days and had her first real bath the next day.

 Haisley was very proud that she shared her chair!

 I had lots of help with the bath!

Fun at the Farm

Sweet Anderson had his 2nd birthday party at Jubilee Farms this year and it was so much fun!  My babies loved all of the farm animals.  I think that Benton's favorite thing was riding on a hay ride.  Haisley enjoyed the pony ride.  Thank you so much for letting us come celebrate you, sweet Anderson!

First Home Game 2015

We had a fabulous day for Auburn ' s first home game.  We started the morning by going to Abby's farm.  We came home,  rested, then went to Aunt Amanda's tailgate.   The kids loved it,  including Camille!

Camille at 2 Weeks

Since I gave a my other sweet babies a weekly post for the first month, I must do the same for sweet Camille.  This sweet girl is an absolute dream.  I'm knocking on wood as I write this, but she is calm, rarely cries and has to be woken up at night to eat.  She is fairly tolerant of her big sister and brother and seems to love when Haisley holds her.  Every time I am nursing her, Benton comes over to give her a hug.  It is the absolute sweetest thing!  To be as rough and tough as he is, he is very gentle with his baby sissy!  She is staying awake more during the day and has the sweetest coos and brightest eyes.  We are still trying to get her back to her birth weight.  As of this morning, she was at 7 lbs, 2.5 oz....just a little more to go to get back up to 7 lbs, 10 oz.  She is eating every 2-3 hours.  Sometimes she nurses wonderfully and sometimes not.  Because she has had such a difficult time gaining, I have to weigh her before and after she eats just to make sure she is getting enough.  She eats between 2-3 oz each time. 

My sweet girl's official 2 week picture, minus the sign.  Sorry Camille, I'll make you one for your 3 week!  Love you! 

She had lots of cuddles this week!

She took her first trip to Toomer's Corner

And did a little more cuddling. 

Benton's First Day of 1 Year Old Preschool

Benton had his first day of 1 year old preschool and seemed to love it!  He walked right in and didn't shed a tear!  His teachers said that he liked eating and played well with the other babies!  We are so excited to be in Ms. Hackett and Jones class this year! 

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