Wow, 6weeks already!

It has been a little while since I have posted anything. Let's see where to start...It is crazy how I have tried to stay away from people and places and yet the flu managed to make it in our house and forcing me and miss Kate out of the house and away from my husband:(.  Drew got sick Wednesday night and it caused me to sleep in the guest bedroom and Kate in her own bedroom. That night I didn't get much rest between him being sick and it being her first time to sleep in her own room. It was a good time for her to begin staying in her own room though. Kate did awesome and mom just woke up tired, haha! However, Drew just continued to feel worse and was beginning to run a fever. It was then after taking care of her all day and all night I realized just how much he does with Kate. So we decided for me and Kate to leave and go to my parent's until he got well. So we wouldn't take any chances with me or her catching it and so I would have an extra hand. So on Thursday we left and headed to Oklahoma. The plan was that if he was't feeling better I would just stay the night. Well between him and the weather I ended up staying 3 nights and not coming home until Sunday. I wasn't packed for that but thankfully my parent's took good care of us! We enjoyed our time there and they got to know Kate on a more regular basis, haha. My mom kept saying she is being so good and I told her this is the way she is all the time...mom said "you don't know how blessed you are?!" I know we are tremendously blessed with her and I am SO thankful for that!

At Nana & Grandpie's

Sleeping soundly at Nana's

Talking to mom

Well when we came back Sunday we went to Drew's parents for the afternoon because that is generally what we do on Sundays. Drew still wasn't 100% but he wasn't contagious anymore. We were both so ready to see him! They say "absence makes the heart grow fonder" and I definitely believe it! 

On Monday night we decided to let Kate try eating from a bottle to see how she would do. So I thawed some milk we had in the freezer for her and gave it to her. We started out with 2oz but she was still going and ended up eating a total of 3oz. She did amazing and you wouldn't have even known that we did anything different at all?! I went back to feeding her the last time for that night and it didn't phase her a bit. That is definitely an answer to prayer. I just want to be prepared that if we are out and about or if I am away longer than her normal feeding times then she will have something that her daddy can feed her with.

Daddy giving Kate her 1st bottle

In the meant time, Kate has also been smiling and cooing so much and it is a blast watching her! The morning time are always the most fun because that is when she is just ALL smiles! She is really trying to talk to us in her own way. It is crazy how much she is growing and changing each day. I am always looking for something new that she is doing. She is now 6weeks old today and it is crazy that it has gone by so fast. We are planning on attending church for the first time this coming Sunday as long as the weather permits it. I am pretty sure it is suppose to be sunny and around 60 degrees so it is looking  good for us right now.  Just a side note to everyone don't be offended if I have asked you if you have washed your hands...lol, isn't that the famous "new" mom quote?! I just can't be to cautious though and I know most of everyone understands :)

smiling at daddy in the morning

yawning

talking to mom and nana...NOTICE her ears?!

sleeping on mom...again her ears :)

Kate and the stuffed frog

Kate sleeping-tape still on her ears

 Oh yes and I almost forgot but the tape is now off of her ears!  She looked like a brand new baby to me once it came off. For those of you wanting to know the tape was on her ears because she was squashed inside me. So Dr. Cutrell just wanted to do a little reshaping...and they look beautiful!!

Kate laughing at daddy in the morning

I am looking forward to all the new things coming up in our life. We are going to have so much fun doing things as a family. I am also looking forward to spending time with lots of other moms and my friends. Well that is about all I can think of at this moment so until next time...

Blessings~

The Little's

Proud Momma :)

Alright well this week has been so much fun! She has got to take her first bath in the tub which she loves for the most part except being cold. She absolutely loves her head to be rubbed and hair to be dried! We made her little hand sculptures out of clay and I baked them. Also we had a doctors appointment Thursday and the checkup went very well! She is now up past her birth weight. She weighs 7lbs and 11oz and is measuring 20 inches long! So that means no more waking her in the night to eat. I just let her wake up on her own :) Well sorta of I really don't want her to go past 5 or 6 hours without eating. Last night I actually got a solid 5 1/2 hours of sleep uninterrupted and I still woke her up then to eat!! After a feeding which takes about 30 minutes we got another 4 hours. I did not crawl out of bed this morning until almost 10am...and my brother said those days were over for me now, ha! ;) Kate is a wonderful baby and she is so much fun! Her daddy soaks up every minute with her when he is at home. They have taken lots of naps together and have read lots of books together. She loves for us to read to her. She is staying awake alot more during the day now and is so alert. I don't think it will be much longer before she is really smiling and cooing at us. She is holding her head up very well and is already acting like she doesn't want to miss anything.
Hopefully in about another 3 weeks or so about the time she is 6 weeks old we can start to get out and around. Right now we just don't want to take a chance of her or me getting sick. We are just trying to be extra cautious. So hopefully VERY soon everyone will have a chance to meet this precious "Little" girl the that the Lord has blessed us with :>


Blessings~

The Littles

MORE PICTURES

Blessed :)

Well it has been a wonderful week! I have had a chance to spend some time with some wonderful friends and family. Also I was released to drive on Wednesday and so my mom came over Thursday to spend the day with me and Kate. I ran to Walmart to pick up a few things. It had been over 2 weeks since I had even driven and don't worry I didn't Kate to Walmart she stayed with her nana :). Friday and Saturday are Drew's days off so we spent some time together this weekend. Friday night we went out to eat and then rented a movie and Saturday we spent alot of the day together and saw some family. That night Drew surprised me with one of my favorite desserts and another movie. It was his homemade version of "The Molten" from Chili's and it was YUMMY! I told him however I shouldn't be eating this at 9:15 at night, haha. He made me feel really good though and wanted me to enjoy every bite of it and I did!! I received the rest of Kate's 1 week pictures this week as well and they are all so good! Jennifer did an awesome job and I will try to upload some on here so that you can see just how good they are. 
We have a doctor's appointment on Thursday and I can't wait to see how much Kate is weighing now. She is doing really well with her sleeping in the night. I wake her up about every 4 hours to eat and she is very content and I think would sleep about 5 or 6 hours at a time if I let her but I can't just yet not until she is back up to her birth weight anyway. Miss Kate is just growing more and more each day and I can't believe she is almost 3 weeks old?! Time is passing so quickly and that is what everyone told me would happen. However, I am looking forward getting back into the swing of things and letting everyone meet little Kate. I miss church but and so glad we have the opportunity to watch it online. What a blessing!! Alright well off to beginning another awesome week with my wonderful "Little" family! I will certainly update you guys after our doctor's appointment until then have a blessed week!

Blessings~