[Whitney] Sleep, glorious sleep!

This is the face of a precious little baby who SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT last night! Hallelujah! She's been mostly down to only waking once each night for the past two weeks, and last night she shocked us by pulling it off all the way through. Best baby in the WORLD! :) 

She woke up and was fussy around 4 a.m., but by the time I went potty and got downstairs, she was back asleep! I went upstairs and killed some time on Facebook thinking she'd wake back up, but the next thing I knew, it was 6:45 and Wes was leaving for work! She slept right on through to 7 a.m. Here's to hoping it wasn't a one time thing, and she makes a habit of it! 

To celebrate (okay, maybe not, we would've done it anyway!), we enjoyed lunch with the ladies at the Cheesecake Factory! My mom and her best friend, Diane, were getting together to celebrate my mom's birthday, and they invited us to join them. I'm pretty sure they really just wanted Whitney, but I'm part of the package. ;)

[Whitney] Weighing in

I just realized I never posted last week's weight... 9 pounds, 13 ounces! And as of yesterday, she's 10 pounds, 2 ounces! It's so refreshing to know she's gaining weight as she should be. Breastfed babies should gain between half an ounce and an ounce a day, so she's right on track! We will get her measured at her two month appointment on May 7th, and I can't wait to see how long she is now! Grow baby, grow!

She's still wearing newborn sized clothes, but her pants are more like capris on her (welcome to mommy's world!). She's a long and skinny string bean - just like her daddy! :)

[Fun] Family vacation!

We spent a few days of Spring Break traveling through California's beautiful central coast. After visiting my college alma mater last summer, Wes commented that he'd love to go back to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to visit (he went there for two years before transferring). A girl friend recommended a darling B&B in SLO, and my parents recommended a great inn in Cambria. Trip booked! We hit a few wineries during the trip, enjoyed some amazing restaurants, played tourist in a few spots, and got some great relaxation time (with a five week old... can you even imagine?!). Whitney was a total champ the entire time - we see many more road trips in her future!

A few photo highlights from the trip:

Our darling B&B in SLO - Petit Soleil

Our view during lunch at Cass Winery

Whitney's first bottle!

Elephant seals everywhere!

Linn's ollalieberry pie a la mode

View from our hotel room in Cambria

New additions to our wine collection

Got to spend 4 days with these 2

[Wordless Wednesday] Vacation is exhausting!

[Fun] Happy Easter!

Whitney's first Easter was quite the fun celebration! We spent Saturday with my family and went to lunch and church. Whitney got all dressed up in her darling yellow dress:

We got to church and things got started, and she started crying so I dashed outside with her. Wes and I stayed out there the entire time (they show the service on big screen TVs) while she fussed - at least it was a beautiful day to be outside! :)

On Sunday we took off for Central California for our first family vacation! Thanks to my friend Gina's cute hand me down, Whitney was dressed in the Easter spirit:

[Whitney] One month old!

Our little girl is one month old today! It seriously feels like it's been DAYS. It really is true that time flies when you're having fun! Or is it that it flies when you're sleep deprived? Whatever, same difference. :)

Whitney and I started the day by having a little photo shoot to capture her at one month old! I plan to take similar pictures each month for the first year of her life. My friend Gina's darling son just turned one, and I was inspired for one of the shoots by what she did for Lil C:

So I took Whitney's photo sitting on the glider in her room with a cute elephant stuffed animal! Here's my favorite:

Then we also have a darling frame we're using that has windows for a picture from each month. Here's her one month shot:

And I bought those cute little stickers that you can use on a plain onesie, too, so here's one of her with her one month sticker:

She rounded out her day by meeting her Great Great Aunt Whit! My mom brought Whit over and we all had lunch. It was so much fun!

 

[Wordless Wednesday] Smiles!

[Whitney] Dreams come true

Our friend Lindsay of Lindsay Chavez Photo captured some newborn photos for us, and we got to see a sneak peek earlier today. Gosh, I love this little girl! I can't believe she'll be one month tomorrow! As I look back over the past month, tears fill my eyes. Our dream finally came true! While I'm in a bit of a sleep-deprived fog, I wouldn't trade this for the world.

[Whitney] Weighing in

We went back to the breastfeeding workshop today, and Whitney is now up to 8 lbs., 14 oz.! She is growing right on track, and eating just as she should be. That's our girl!