Jesslyn's B-Day Party!

On Sunday, September 6th, we had a 'little' birthday party for Jesslyn. I say 'little' because it was supposed to be a simple party with cake and just some family & few friends, but it morphed into something.... bigger. :) Not too crazy, but I just can't keep it easy. 'Twas goot times, though, and we're still eating leftovers. :) Here're some highlights for ya!

Mommy & The Kookie post-nap at her party!

The Kookie's "smash" cake, courtesy of Miss Merry.

"Our" cake, courtesy of Costco. :) 'Twas quite yummy, too.

Staring down her cake... I don't think she liked the candle.

"Hmm.... not too sure about this. I'd better try another bite."

"MMMM! It IS yummy!"

Now, Jesslyn SMASH!!

After....

And now... some video highlights!!

Jesslyn vs. Her Birthday Cake

"Hey, it's not so bad after all..."

Jesslyn SMASH!

Old vids, new vids...

Some stuff from the archives...

Three months old... Wow, she's changed quite a bit since December...

Jeremiah reads to Big Fella:



Our attempt(s) at feeding Jesslyn solids [5 months]:


Okay... let's try that again...



I have another one from today, when Jeremy tried... Yeah, she wasn't feelin' it then, either. But that'll have to wait 'til another post!

Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy!

Jesslyn LOVES to bounce!

This girl is a motion maniac! If she's not bouncing in her "play thing" she's bouncing in her bouncer we put up in the doorway. Or on your lap, which is especially cute.

She doesn't bounce that much in this video... kept getting distracted by the sun. But when the camera wasn't rolling, she couldn't stop!

Yet another active child! I don't know how we did it. :) Didn't get it from Mommy & Daddy, that's for sure, but now it'll force us to be more so. Not a bad motivation to get up and moving!

And here she is....

Splashy, splashy, party, party!

Finally!  After many months [2] and many frustrating evenings [dozens,] Jesslyn now enjoys bathtime!  Yay!

I tell ya, it was getting really frustrating giving her baths... The first time we put her in the baby tub, she hated it and screamed the whole time.  So I gave up on that, and tried just giving her sponge baths, thinking maybe she didn't like the whole "full frontal" part and was getting cold... Nope, that didn't work either.  

Lately, though, she's been enjoying it more and more.  I knew we were making progress when she first wouldn't cry until I washed her hair, and then she even tolerated that.  Then Jeremy gave her a bath, and held her in the [tiny] bathroom sink, and she enjoyed that, too!  

The other night, I figured, "What the heck," and threw her into her baby tub again.  I don't know if it's the whole freedom of movement part, or just the splashy-splashy part, but she really enjoyed herself.  

And that, my friends, makes Mommy a happy camper.  :)

Happy 12 weeks, Jesslyn!

**Note: Quality is just so-so, as it was taken with my phone and not our camera.  So there.  Now you know.  :)

***Note: She's got some rollage on her arms, huh?? 

Fun times with Daddy.

Notice how Jeremiah is trying to get away (he managed to get pretty far, considering all he could do was rock back and forth...)  Yeah, it was pretty late, and both kids were ready for bed.  But they made the best out of it.

PROOF!!!

We finally caught her in action!  For the naysayers, here's a short video (well, not that short) of Jesslyn LAUGHING!  Awww... 

For some reason, though, I can only get her to laugh by tickling her when she's in her diaper and only her diaper.  I guess it's just not as ticklish through her clothes.

Now if she would only laugh as much as she cries.... man, life would be super sweet.

 

Happy 10 weeks, Jesslyn!

Hmmm...

Anyone else get the feeling Jeremiah's regressing....??

5 Weeks!

Jesslyn thought she would commemorate her 5 week birthday by sleeping for 8 hours straight last night! WHAT?!?! Yes, 8 hours. Unfortunately, it wasn't the 8 I would have liked. She slept from 9 p.m. 'til 4:55 a.m. Jeremy and I didn't go to bed, though, until 1 a.m.... Was waiting for her to wake up... Kept telling myself, 'she'll be up any minute, so why go to sleep??' Well, any minute turned out to be 4/5 hours later... But that's okay. I get it now, and am thusly prepared. Instead of staying up to watch the debate/South Park, I'm folding her clothes, and then going to bed, since she herself just went to bed. But I had to take a quick pit stop on my way to dreamland to put up these pics and a video for ya. Such a cutie!

I've dubbed this one her "Laura Bush" face. Am I the only one who sees it?? Maybe it's a bit of a stretch after all. Meh.

Four Weeks!

Our little girl is four weeks old, just days away from one month! Time flies when you're having fun (or are sleep deprived.... days just blur together...) Speaking of sleep, I'm tired, so I'm having a tough time putting sentences together right now. I'll let the pics and video speak for itself. :)

Jeremiah meets Jesslyn

While not the "first" meeting, it was the most "formal" that he had had. The first time he saw his little sister (less than an hour after she was born,) he shook his head no and cried when Jeremy asked if he wanted to see her. While waiting for the EMT's, he did inch over to her to get a closer look.

Today went much better. He actually seems to be enjoying her-----so far. :) He even wanted to help feed her, and give her a paci! Awww...

Of course, he also wanted to sleep in her moses basket.... while she was in it. Umm... Mommy and Daddy draw the line there.

He's well on his way to becoming a great big brother!! I just hope he continues this trend, and doesn't decide he's a "baby"... At least not too much.

"Here's your new baby sister, Jeremiah!"

"Meh, I don't care, Grandma, I'm just gonna work here on my 'PDA'."

"See, Mommy, I still fit! I'm not too big!"

Why God created Big Brothers! :)

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