Food is Her Friend

Today was Miriam's 2-month Dr. checkup. Everything looks great according to Dr. Baker. He told us we were doing a good job. :) Anyway, here are the stats:

Birth
6 lbs. 15 oz.
20 1/2 inches long
2 Months
11 lbs. 9 oz. (75 %ile)
23 inches long (75 %ile)

So, apparently she's growing like a weed. Dr. Baker said "food is her friend" because she's gained such a good amount of weight. I love seeing her weight gains. It is just another assurance that we're doing okay as parents and that she is getting the nutrition she needs. It is very fun to see her grow and change.

Also at her appointment she got to experience shots. Wahoo for immunizations (sarcasm intended)! I realize it is better to be immunized than to experience the actual disease later on, but nothing makes a mom want to cry more than watching her baby scream in pain.

We gave her some infants' ibuprofen before we left so it could kick in a little. I know it helped. She did really well when she got the shots and only cried for a minute or two afterwards. Then she took a nap at home and was fine until she started to get hungry. She wasn't too impressed with nursing because in just about every position her legs get touched. So, she started whining and crying. The doctor told us to give her a warm bath to help the medicine go through her body more and to ease her pain. So, Owen gave her a bath while I pumped some milk in hopes that she'd take a bottle, which could be done without touching her legs. She was not impressed with the bath or the bottle (she's never really had one) and she wailed and moaned for a good little while. Finally she decided nursing wasn't so bad, and she snuggled up with me and fell asleep. She is still in and out of sleep rocking away in her swing. So, hopefully she's feeling a little better.

Musical Churches

Ever since Owen and I moved to Idaho Falls we have yet to feel any sort of structure for our church schedule. At first, church went from 1-4 and was backwards, starting with Priesthood/R.S. (Church was backwards because the other two buildings in the ward had ginormous primaries and needed the chapel space). Then Miriam was born and that threw us off a bit just because I didn't go to church for the first couple weeks. Then at that beginning of February we were moved to the 11-2 block of church, still backwards. One of the other wards figured that would give them more space since they'd be the only ward in the building for most of their 1-4 block. Oh, but it doesn't end there. That only lasted 2 Sundays when we were informed that we'd be moved again the first Sunday in March. So, here we are, first Sunday of March. We are now back to 1-4 church, regular schedule (starting with Sacrament meeting) and in an entirely different building. I'd like to say that we'll be here for awhile, but who knows. They might announce that we're moving churches again in a couple of weeks, so I won't make any promises.

Look how strong I am

Miriam has become really good at holding her head up and we finally took some pictures of her strength. She can hold it up higher than this, it's just hard to catch on camera. As soon as the flash goes, she starts to put her head back down. I think it distracts her!

...and another reason we use cloth diapers...

Yesterday we were getting ready to run some errands. We decided to put Miriam into a disposable diaper just in case she needed to be changed while we were out so we wouldn't have to carry a dirty diaper around with us. But Miriam decided she needed to go in that diaper and left us with quite a mess. Up until yesterday, we had yet to experience a blowout. It was disgusting. I'm sorry, but dumping dirty cloth diapers into the washer is nothing in comparison to the grossiosity (yes, grossiosity, it's a new word) of having poop up my baby's back and, after pulling off her onesie, in her hair too. Needless to say, she was immediately thrown into the tub for her second bath of the day.

Now you might be wondering what this has to do with us using cloth diapers, so I will tell you. During my many hours of researching cloth diapers I came across some reviews about blowouts not occuring, or occuring less, with cloth diapers. I didn't think much of it then, but I'll definitely think twice before putting my baby in a disposable again!

We do have pictures of the episode, but I'll spare you :) Oh, and you're welcome.

Professional Pictures

These were taken when Miriam was 7 weeks old. We think they are adorable! :)

Blessing Day

Miriam's blessing day was very special.
Grammy and Grampy were able to come from North Carolina and














Uncle Craig and Aunt Heidi even drove up from Provo to be there.














Owen blessed her and both grandpas and most of her uncles (even Ryan - her adopted uncle) were also in the circle.




























With Grandpa and Grandma

Three generations

I love this last picture with my Mom and the temple in the background. It is all because of the Church and the temple that my mother is LDS, that she raised a wonderful family, is leaving on a mission in a couple weeks, and that I have now started my own eternal family. Isn't the gospel great?!

Baby Shower

During the weekend that Grammy and Grampy were in town visiting for the blessing, we decided to have the baby shower also. It was very fun to have everyone come visit and see Miriam. She got so many cute outfits; I'm excited for her to wear them. I spent most of the open house visiting with my high school friend, Dani. We had a lot of catching up to do. :)













Here's Dani and I with our babies, Hailey and Miriam. Hailey is 4 1/2 months old here; Miriam is 1 month old. Miri looks so small next to Hailey's rotund little cheeks.