What a difference a swaddle makes!

Thank goodness for You Tube! Vivi's Houdini hand would always escape the swaddle and would wake her up at night. Hence the bottom picture. I can't tell you how many times I've had to re-swaddle Vivi in the middle of the night. We have a handy-dandy video monitor and there are times when I swear that little hand is just waving at me (maybe flipping me off, I'm not sure) saying..."haha...look at me, I've escaped!" I don't know what gave me the idea to You Tube swaddling, but thank goodness I did. Now look at the top picture....see that smiling face?! Since I've enforced the new "Double Swaddle", as it's called, Vivi's Houdini hands have yet to escape! Drum roll please..........

VIVI SLEPT 9 1/2 HOURS LAST NIGHT!!!!

Look at me! I'm 2 months old!

Look at me! I'm 2 months old today! I'm getting so big and chubby. Last week I weighed 10 pounds and 9 ounces. I go to the doctor next week for my two month shots :( and they'll weigh me again. My mommy thinks I'll definitely be an 11 pounder by then as much as I'm eating! I'm smiling ALL the time and am on the verge of laughing. I can't fit into any of my newborn clothes and now wear size 0-3 months comfortably. These are my first pair of jeans and they fit perfectly....thanks Aunt Jesse for my Gap Skinny Jeans! I love taking baths and playing with all of my toys. I'm awake more during the day and love to talk to anyone that will listen. I still like to wake up during the night, but my parents are REALLY praying that changes soon! It's still my world and they're just living in it!

XOXO-

Vivi

Finally a hat that fits!

Vivi has 12 hats...yes...12. However, this one and the one from the hospital are the only ones that fit her. That doesn't mean that I don't put them on her all the time. Sometimes they do slide over her eyes in the car. Oops! But she's so cute in hats! One of these days I'm going to be extra cruel and put each one of her hats on her for a picture. Not at the same time, of course. Isn't there a children's book about a man who wears a lot of hats? I need to get that for Vivi. :)

Will we ever sleep again?

Webster dictionary defines sleep deprivation as, "A form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep."

There are times in the middle of the night when I truly feel this way. I feel like I'm slowly going insane. I can't tell you how many times I've said to Vivi that it's a good thing she's cute. :) Vivi is going to be 8 weeks old on Wednesday and sleeping through the night seems so far away right now. I can't even imagine it. I've read every single book, cover to cover, that you can imagine. Here are a few:

Baby Wise

The Baby Whisperer

Baby 411

The Happiest Baby on the Block

Moms on Call Guide to Baby Care

What I really want to do is throw all of those books in the fire and at least I'll get some warmth from the fire so they won't be a complete waste. We had about 8 days in a row when Vivi slept in 4-5 hour blocks and I thought we were over the hump. I felt like a new woman. Then this whole entire past week we're up every 2-3 hours again. She's also eating like crazy, which makes me think she's probably going through a growth spurt. But really, I have no idea what is going on. We like to call it at our house, "The Guessing Game".

So, on that note, I need to get off the computer because it's now time to feed Vivi and hopefully put her to sleep for the night! She's going to sleep 6 hours tonight, I can just feel it! (That's what I tell myself every night and one day there will be truth to this!)

Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk!

So now I know where that saying comes from! Breast milk is like liquid gold these days. After every time that I pump, I walk into the kitchen praying that I don't spill the milk. I would cry...I really would! I wonder what the true origin of that saying is? I wouldn't be surprised at all if I'm right!

I had to take a picture of Vivi when she's mad. She's so cute even when she cries. Her little bottom lip pouts and quivers right before she bursts into tears. I still haven't quite captured the bottom lip, but I got close. She goes from laughing to crying in an instant...just like the picture says!

Eat Pray Love

So, I recently rented Eat Pray Love and there was a funny scene right in the beginning. Julia Robert's character was talking with her friend that had a baby and asked her if she knew when she wanted to have kids. Her friend replied, "Having a baby is kind of like getting a tatoo on your face...you kind of have to be committed." I laughed out loud at that quote. It's so true! I then began to think about how the title of that movie pretty much fits my life to a "T" right now.

EAT - I'm talking about Vivi right now, not me. Let's face it, she's eating ALL the time. We call her our little piglet. I told Drew, my nephew, that we call her our little piglet and his response was, "Why? Because she looks like a pig?" :) I forgot that 5 year olds are very literal. You know the song, "I'm Just a Love Machine"?? Well, in our house we substitute the word 'milk' for 'love'. I have to admit I don't love breastfeeding at all, but I know it's best for Vivi, so I'm going to try to stick it out as long as I can. I definitely know that I won't make it to a year, which is what pediatrician's recommend. I'm going to try to aim for 3-6 months at this point. We shall see.

PRAY - I've never prayed so much for two reasons. One reason is that I'm so thankful for our healthy little bambino that I can't help but feel blessed. Another reason is because I happen to be awake at all hours of the night and the prayer that comes out the most at that point is: "Dear God, please let her sleep!" ha ha....I joke about it, however she is getting a lot better. Last night was the 6th night in a row that she's gone almost 5 hours between feedings at night. I think that's pretty good for an almost 6 week old, so I can't complain (although I do!).

LOVE - How could you not love that face?!?! She's so darn cute. She's smiling so much now and we can't wait for her to laugh. I tell her daily that she's the cutest baby in the whole world. She really is...just look at her! :) Love is an understatement.