3 Months........

WOW! Where does the time go? It’s hard to believe March is already here. Last week was a big week for both me and MaKena. On Wednesday I went back to work after having 12 weeks off and MaKena started daycare. I’d have to say I had a harder time with this than MaKena. Lane and I both took her on the first day of daycare. I was doing good until I walked out the door. I couldn’t hold it in anymore and I shed a few tears. I never went through this with Jacob. He got to hang out with Papa Pete until he was 2 and then he ventured on to daycare! This was a new experience for all of us. I think it’s going to take a few weeks for me to get used to this new routine. It’s been awhile since I’ve had any structure to my day!

Last weekend Jacob came down with a touch of the flu and MaKena picked up a nice little cough. On Monday I ended up taking her to the doctor and found out she weighs 13 pounds. Go MaKena!! This weekend was much better at the Huseby house! No flu for Jacob and just a little cough for MaKena. We all got out of the house and did some visiting with family and friends. It’s so much easier to go out and about when the weather cooperates! I can’t wait to get rid of all the winter gear! Hope everyone has a great week and a Happy Easter! I hope you enjoy the new pictures I added.

Sleeping away

So sleepy!

MaKena and Jacob

All smiles!

MaKena and cousin Emma

She found her hand!

2 Months Already

Jacob and MaKena.

Daddy's little girl.

MaKena in her crib.

Brother love!

Playing with her toy.

Relaxing in her swing.

Making faces for the camera!

Makena sleeping on mommy.

Wow! I've been slacking big time. Sorry about that. Well, yesterday MaKena had her 2 month check-up. It's hard to believe she's 9 weeks already. Where does the time go. At her apt we found out that little Miss MaKena isn't so little. She weighs 12 lbs and is 23 1/4 inches. Her head was 40.8 cm. She also got 3 shots in her legs and one oral shot. This was the part Lane and I were dreading. But she did great. She cried but once I picked her up she calmed down. So far she hasn't had any bad side effects. Her next apt is April 22nd. Besides growing, MaKena has also been smiling a lot more and talking away. If only I knew what those cute baby sounds meant! I just love it when she wakes up in the morning or from a nap and you pick her up and she has this big smile on her face and all you see is a mouth full of gums. I love it! It's going to be hard to send her off to daycare.

We had another big milestone at the Huseby house. 2 weeks ago today MaKena was moved out of mommy and daddy's room and down into her own room. This was a little hard for me the first night. I worried that I wouldn't hear her. Boy was I wrong. It's amazing how well those baby monitors work! We have the monitor plugged in out in the living room because we can hear every breath she takes. It's worse than having her sleep in our room! She is doing great and Jacob loves having someone else sleep downstairs with him. Jacob still loves having a baby sister. He loves to hold her and talk to her. When he comes home from daycare the first thing he'll ask is if he can holder her. He's such a good big brother.

I've thought about starting a blog for Jacob but I think I'll just talk about him and the rest of us in this blog. Even though it's called "girl talk" we'll do a little boy talk from time to time too. Last week Lane and I went to Jacob's conferences at school. For those of you who don't know, Jacob is a first grader. Well, I never worry when I go to his conferences. We were told that Jacob is a wonderful student. His teacher tells us that she thinks he could run the class when she is gone. She always tells the substitute teachers to ask Jacob if they have any questions about the daily routine. That doesn't surprise me! He just loves school. He also is meeting all the expectations and going above where he should be for his age. Lane and I are so proud of him. It's nice to be told such wonderful things about your child. Well I think I've rambled on long enough! Hope you enjoy the pictures. Have a great weekend!

MaKena is really starting to fill out. It seems like our little girl is getting bigger everyday. Her skinny little legs aren't so skinny anymore! She enjoys colorful toys and tries to 'bat' at them when laying on the floor or sitting in her favorite bouncy chair.

We are so lucky to have such a content little girl. When we talk to her she seems to listen and stares right at us. She is still sleeping in Mom & Dad's room but we are going to try moving her into her crib this weekend in her own room.

Sleeping in Mom & Dad's room

A little 'smirk' for the camera!

Picture Update 1-31-08

MaKena is starting to smile more often now.

Mom & MaKena

MaKena's favorite place to sleep is on Dad's chest.

MaKena is starting to see better and enjoys colorful objects.

I don't have a new update just some new pictures. The first 2 pictures were taken on the 15th the third picture was taken on the 19th and the last one was taken last night. She is getting bigger every day.

Welcome to MaKena Rose's very own Blog. I've created this site to keep everyone informed and up to date on little Miss MaKena. MaKena was born on Wednesday, December 19th at 3:10pm. She weighed 7lbs 5oz and was 20.4 inches. She is now almost 4 weeks old and weighs just over 8 pounds. At her 2 week check-up she was 8lbs 1oz. She really loves her food! Our next apt is February 21st. She'll get her 2 month shots. I'm not looking forward to that. So far MaKena has been a very good baby. She doesn't fuss too much. Only when she's hungry and when she starts to get over tired. She loves to be held and talked to. The last week or so MaKena has been sleeping for 5-6 hours during the night. I love when she does this. I just hope it only increases. Jacob loves having a baby sister. He loves to hold her and he helps me keep an eye on her if I have to leave the room. If MaKena starts to fuss, Jacob loves to try and calm her down. He is such a good big brother. Lane and I feel so blessed.