3 Month Photo Shoot

Kaydence and I took a road trip to Oshkosh the other day to visit our good friends Jason, Amy, Sophi, and Lucy. Amy is an extremely talented wedding photographer so we feel very blessed that she was willing to take Kaydence's 3 month photos while we were there. Thank you, Amy, you did a beautiful job (of course)!

Kaydence on the other hand would not give us even one smile. There are a couple photos where it looks like she might be thinking about it, but no actual smile. Oh well, maybe next time.

Attached below are instructions on how to view the proofs, if you would like.

Go to: www.amyfiedlerphotography.com
Click on "client proofs"
You will see a gallery labeled "Kaydence"
Password: Christenson

Our little movie star

Here are some recent videos we thought you might enjoy. Disclaimer: They got a little long and please ignore the high pitched voice of the mommy in the background.

3 Months

Our little girl is already 3 months old! It's really hard to believe. It seems like I can tell she has grown overnight every morning when I get her out of her crib. We are discovering that she is a very serious baby -- as these picture prove. She always looks like she is trying to figure everything out. Her inquisitive looks are really very cute -- we just hope she's not too serious. :-)

She reaches for toys now, and she just rolled over 3 times today for the first time since the video we took of her at 10 weeks. We didn't have much time to work on it in the last month because we were constantly on the go with moving, but the last couple days I've been able to give her more tummy time. She can lift her head pretty high when she is on her tummy and is even trying to lift her head when she is lying flat on her back. She even tried rolling from back to tummy today, but didn't quite get it yet -- I'm sure that will be soon.

She is growing leaps and bounds and in some ways it makes me a little sad. She is officially wearing her 0-3 months clothes now -- I actually need to pack her newborn clothes away. ::sniff, sniff:: She is so much fun though and we love to see what expression she'll give us next.

We're all moved into our house, but have lots of unpacking to do (I feel as though it will take me forever to unpack).

Short post for not posting in so long, but that's what has been going on in a nutshell. Now I must go feed my munchkin.

Memorial Day Weekend

My mom stayed with me for most of last week while my dad attended a conference in Chicago. It was so nice to have her around. My dad came back on Thursday and they both left to go back to Marshfield on Friday. Here are a couple photos from their stay.





Friday evening Teirney's parents and sister came to spend the holiday weekend with us. We had a nice time together. The weather was beautiful so we spent a lot of time walking outside.

On Saturday we did a little shopping and that night Teirney and I went to Dave Scottberg's graduation party while Denny, Linda, and Tiara stayed with Kaydence. It was the first time we were away from her for more than an hour or so. They told us she did great and went to bed perfectly. Good job, Kaydence!

Sunday we went to church and then walked down to Veterans Park for the Kite Festival. It was a perfect day to fly kites because it was sunny and warm, but very windy. We didn't actually fly a kite, but it was fun to watch all the different kites floating through the air. Of course, Kaydence slept in the stroller through the whole thing. I'm sure she'll probably enjoy it more next year.

Today we walked to Alterra for breakfast and then took another walk past the water tower toward the lighthouse at Lake Park. We then had lunch at Fratellos by the river. Here are some pictures from our weekend.

We have another busy week this week. We have another playdate on Wednesday for lunch and then my sister, Josie, will be coming later that day and will be staying until Friday. We close on our house on Friday and we hope to start moving some things over this weekend. We won't officially move until the following weekend (June 6). It's going to be a crazy couple weeks, but it will be nice to get into our house -- we're looking forward to it.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend like we did.

STTN

This had to be it's own post because it's such a huge milestone. Kaydence is officially sleeping through the night (STTN). She has now gone over 2 weeks of STTN consistently. Her last feeding is between 10:30-11:30 p.m. and then she'll sleep until 7:30-8:00 a.m. Needless to say, it has been wonderful! We're so proud of her!

2 Month Shots and First Roll

Kaydence had her two month shots last Monday. You can see her bandaged little owies above. I had been planning on posting after her appointment, but we had a rough week last week. Poor baby. She cried during the shots, which was to be expected, but settled down on the way home. She was fine during the day that day, but that evening she had a meltdown and was screaming to the point of losing her voice and choking (almost throwing up, but not quite). I've never heard/seen her like that, which made me cry. Nothing I did would console her and she wouldn't even take her paci, which she loves. I thought it was a one time thing, but the next day she still wouldn't take her paci and had two more meltdowns. When Wednesday came along, I thought surely she would take her paci again, but no. She had another meltdown that night, so I called the on-call doctor. She said that babies can be fussy up to 3 days after their shots (I wouldn't call her meltdowns "fussy" -- it sounded more like a tortured scream) and to call on Thursday if she was still fussy. By Thursday, she was done with the meltdowns, but still wasn't taking her paci and she was spitting up a ton (more than usual). I called the pediatrician again on Friday and explained what was happening. She ended up putting Kaydence on Zantac to see if that would help her spitting up at all. We gave her the first dose on Saturday. I don't know that it is really helping all that much, except that she does seem to be back to her old self. As of Saturday, she was taking her paci again. So strange how she refused it the entire week and would just scream and then all of a sudden she loves it again. I still can't figure it out. We're supposed to give her the Zantac for five days and then call the pedi. I don't think I want to keep her on it, especially if it isn't helping all that much.

On a happier note, Kaydence rolled over for the first time last night! I think we may have a spunky one on our hands. We were giving her tummy time, which she doesn't always enjoy so she got mad and rolled over onto her back. Mean mommy and daddy watched her cry until she rolled over, but we did get a smile at the end. Her sweet little cry is so sad, but I had to post the video of her first roll.



Also, our little peanut only weighs 9 lbs. 5 oz., 22 inches long, and her head measures 37 cm. Here are a couple more pictures from the last couple weeks.

2 Months!

Kaydence is 2 months old today!!! She was so excited and gave us some big smiles to show us what a big girl she is. Not to mention, she slept 8 hours last night! We are so proud of her (and we hope it lasts)!

I just love her so much -- I can't stop smiling at the above photos. She has been so happy this week -- maybe because her Grandmom is here. It's so cute to see her respond to us. She studies everything. We went to my brother's house on Monday night and she knew she was in a different place because she was looking all around, studying and trying to figure everything out, it was so cute. She is growing and changing so fast -- I almost want her to slow down a little in some ways, but it is fun to see her doing new tricks everyday.

As I mentioned, my mom is here this week. It has been so nice to have her around. She has been helping me with Kaydence while I attempt to pack. Yes, we're moving! We're buying a house in Wauwatosa and closing on May 29. I think we average a move a year now...pretty sad. Well, we should be in this house for awhile (although, I think I said that the last time). We're excited about the house -- it has plenty of room and a nice big back yard.

Kaydence has her 2 month appointment on Monday and will be getting her shots...so sad. :-( I'm excited to see how much she has grown though. I'll post again after her appointment.

Here are some pictures from this week.