I'm going to be real short with this one but here is the update on the past month.
Charle is starting to explore and notice things now. Mrs. Amy told me that she noticed that once all of her babies turned two months, things started settling down.. Charle fit pretty well into that curve. I can actually put her in her bouncy seat for about 30 minutes at a time now and she won't scream her head off the entire time. She likes to play with the toys on it now and look in her mirror. Charle's also blowing bubbles galore. She loves to smile now and interact with people instead of just looking at them. Her swing isn't as much of a miracle worker as it was when my neighbor first gave it to me but most of the time, it still calms her or puts her to sleep. Little bug is growing and is almost into diaper size 2! I can't believe how big she's gotten in just this short amount of time. She will be three months next Friday!! Charle still sleeps through the night (YAY!!!) and this week I took her off of formula completely. I'm so excited to have her back on full breast milk after two long months of adding formula. The original concerns were that she was not gaining enough weight and that she wasn't getting any iron from me since I rarely eat red meat. She's gaining weight rapidly so that's no longer a concern and this formula was giving her too much iron which made her majorly constipated and I'm sick of her not pooping for 6-8 days at a time and screaming in pain all the time. There is no reason a baby should have to be in pain 24/7 and be scared of pooping. So I made the executive decision to take her off of it and just give her my milk (it's been working out pretty well so far.) We are still working on the pooping part.. She's so backed up that she still won't poop without a suppository even though she's had nothing but breast milk since Monday.
My Mom's parents are coming up from Florida to meet Charle for the first time tomorrow! I haven't seen them in two years and I'm excited. They are my redhead grandparents and they are quite a pill but as I'm getting older, I'm realizing that I'm just like them. They aggravate the mess out of everyone with their personalities but I have the same one.. I just know when to keep my mouth shut but they are getting pretty old so I think they shouldn't have to sensor their opinions.. they've earned the right to just say what they want.
Here are some updated pictures of my Princess
These were all done by Abby Lee Photography. I can't brag enough about how wonderful of a person and a photographer she is! Go check out her fb page. We have another session this coming Friday for her 3 month pictures and her Hallelujah Night outfit. I can't wait!!!!
