Marli-Marl

So even though she is just over 10 weeks old she still has a slew of names.... Marli-Marl, Marli-Moo, Marli, Marleaux Rose, Moo. Today when we were at Trader Joe's when the cashier asked Emmi what her sister's name was she said Marli-Moo. I thought that was funny. Be on the look out for the birth announcements for Marli. Here are some more pics of her since she was neglected the first few weeks and of course Emmi:
Playing on her mat.
Laying on the couch.

This is what Jacob comes home to most mornings after he gets home from doing CrossFit.
We definitely have a photographer, here she is checking out the pic she just took of her sister.
Jacob took a pic of her taking a picture of Marli and I. Like MY headband??
Loves her Almond Milk, she has not had a glass of cows milk yet.

Marli & the family

What better way to entertain a 2 year old then let her take pictures so I could nurse Marli. Here is one she took of us as I will spare you all the random shots of stuff in the truck:
Here is not the best family photo from when we had been running errands yesterday:
This week is going to be the introduction of Marli to her crib. Going to start with naps since I have to get back to work soon.

Hanging Around

Life is still good.
Marli had her 2 month check up this past Thursday. She weighed in at 10lbs 14 ounces & was 21 1/2 inches long. Everything is good but I am headed to a Lactation Consultant appointment this coming week just to make sure all is well. I sometimes just worry since I am her solo provider so hoping this will set me at ease. She also has taken a bottle now that we got new nipples, FREEDOM for me. I took full advantage by riding bikes with the girls this week.

Emmi is pee trained during the day and naptime. Still working on the other thing but know it may take a bit. She has no interest in trying it on the potty so we are trying to get her to at least ask for a diaper when it is time. Or offer her the diaper if she heads to the infamous corner. We are definitely very proud of her since she has had great success everywhere we go. She has already learned how to go pee pee in the woods. When we were at the park with our friends Layla & Jack, Layla taught Emmi how to do it, which is great since the particular park has plenty of woods and it keeps us out of the port-o-potty.

Here are some pics on how we roll now as a family of two.
Emmi enjoying the slide:
While that happens, Marli nurses in her carrier. So glad we have mastered this.
While Jacob spent the day riding his bike, the girls and I went to lunch with our neighbor. Just Fresh had a kids day with activities which included a DJ, so here they are dancing.
Here is her attempt at hula hoop.

Easter Festivities

We colored Eggs on Saturday with the cousins and Emmi's boyfriend.


Then Sunday we had an egg hunt at the cousins and then had dinner here.

Later in the day Tinkerbell saw her prince.

Keep your fingers crossed as we are back at the potty training again. She has expressed interest so we are going with the flow since it had been lost since the beginning of February or so. She even went at Rita's which is an ice/gelati place. Huge stuff since she hadnt gone in public before.

Marli-Marl is also doing great. She has given us 4 nights now of at least 6 if not 7 hour blocks of sleep. For example Sunday night she fell asleep at 9:30pm and woke up at 3:30am. Then she woke up again at 7:30am. Definitely loving that and hoping she continues although it is not every night we will take it.

Grandpa

Grandpa had his annual Spring golf tour this week which always includes a stop here in NC. Here is Marli resting peacefully in his arms.

Then he later enjoyed sharing his words of wisdom or maybe a story with the other grandkids over dinner.

One Month Check UP

Marli is a champ. She weighed in at 9lbs 13 ounces on the 18th. And I had been worried she wasnt getting enough when she was getting fussy after nursing for like 10 minutes. Looks like I was wrong. She was 21 inches long and her head was 15 1/2. Definitely good stuff. We go back at 2 months. She still is sleeping about 3 1/2 with an occasional 4 hour block then the rest are 3 hours.

I cant wait until she is more consistent with the 4+ hours. I really cant complain but I am longing for a full nights sleep considering it started a month or two before she was due that I wasnt sleeping through the night.

We also tried a bottle on Friday night. I got a pass to shop early at a consignment sale. I decided to pump right before I left so that way I could leave Marli with Jacob. Of course when I called at 8:30 she was screaming. He said she would only take a sip or two and then was done with it. Looks like we need to keep practicing.

One thing I am amazed with is babies this little really do have a sort of schedule. I like to refer to it as a rhythm. It isnt perfect but it definitely helps with planning on when we can leave or when I can get a shower in kid free. :)

Week in review

Sisterly love already or pig pile on Daddy, depends how you look at it.

We have been out in the jogger a few times either for family walks or for us to get to the neighborhood playground.
Marli and I have also been out jogging. I am able to jog my normal loops already so I am thinking I may do my first 5K May 1st.
Here is Emmi opening my push present, a new watch for me. Yeah!!!!
Emmi's new obsession is going in Marli's swing. It is all good until I need to put Marli in it and Emmi has it half taken apart or she is in it. Joys. :)