9 lbs 12 oz!!

I took her to the doctor yesterday and was SHOCKED to find out that my tiny baby is 9 pounds 12 ounces- I just can't believe it- I was standing there watching them weigh her and saw it with my own eyes and I still don't think that it's right.  She's still so little!  And she's 21 inches- so crazy, she is growing so fast.  My doctor asked if I'm breast or bottle feeding and when I told him breast he goes "Well that's obviously working well."  I guess I have awesome breastmilk that is making my baby grow at a very fast rate- maybe it's all of the sugar I eat..... 

Sleepy Head

Obviously as a newborn Valentine spends a majority of the time sleeping.  Even more than that she spends a majority of the time sleeping on me (like right now- I am typing with one hand, so please excuse any typos) and I love it as much as she does.  Every night she sleeps on me in our bed- she doesn't let us put her in her bassinet- she ends up kicking off the blanket and waking up in about a second- what a stinker.  I actually don't mind and encourage her sleeping on me... I might regret this later but for now I just don't care and always want my baby with me- plus I love watching her sleep- she just has the sweetest face.  Oh and as promised here is a picture of her cute little left ear.  Her ear lobe actually looks like an upside down heart, so it's perfect for Valentine, it's her little signature trade mark.  It was one of the first things I noticed when they handed her to me, and it just made me love her even more, I just thought it was darling, and I still do- she is so perfect. 

Vee

Valentine has started cooing and talking- it is so fun.  This morning she was lying on the bed talking up a storm to Drew's pillow while I was brushing my teeth.  She likes to talk more to things than to me or Drew, especially the little pink bug that hangs on her bouncer, as you can see.  Like I said in the last post my tiny baby is growing like crazy.  She is so chubby now (well relatively) and I was looking at old pictures of her and was shocked at how much she has grown (I should add that she still only fits into 6 onesies), I feel like she's a giant now compared to how teeny tiny she was just 4 weeks ago.  Oh my word has it been that long??!  I can't believe it's been that long and at the same time I can't remember life without her and feel like she's always been here.  Such a strange and wonderful feeling, there is nothing like motherhood... still weird to think of myself as a mom, especially when I still cry wanting MY mom- oh man.  P.S. she makes the best faces, as you can see- so fun.

Halloween!!

My mother in law Marcene bought these cute little tiger ears for Valentine to wear for Halloween and they were just a little bit too big.  They actually fit me and my baby head, how sad.  Halloween is my favorite holiday and I've been stressing a litte bit about finding a cute costume that will fit my tiny tiny baby- I went to Michael's with Kirby and Drew last weekend and we ALMOST bought a little doll princess dress for her- it would have fit, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy a doll dress for a human, I just couldn't.  But as you can tell in these pictures she's starting to fill out and be a little chubby baby finally with chubby cheeks.  At the moment she is snorting and snoring while lying on Marcene's lap- love it, she is awesome, I love my little piggy noise baby (she also snorts when she gets really excited to nurse).  

Smile

Valentine has started to make faces and it is awesome.  I didn't think I could love her anymore, but when she does stuff like this, it just melts me.  The best is when she's in between sleep and waking up- absolutely hilarious.  She's really starting to develop a cute little personality- she is very mellow and sweet and attentive and alert.  She also is very squirmy and loves to wave around her skinny little arms- especially in her face.  When it's time to eat she gets super excited and her legs and arms kick all over the place.  She is very good, not very fussy except when she gets the hiccups- she does not like that.  Oh, and she still doesn't fit into anything besides her onesies.  I love my tiny baby.

Bath Time

I don't think there's anything cuter than little babies taking a bath.  This was Valentine's first bath- well it was more of sponge bath.  At first she wasn't a big fan, I think she was just cold, but by the end she was super calm and I think she really liked it.  Next time it will be a real bath, so we'll see how she likes and handles that.  She is such a good baby though.  Super calm and mellow when she's awake... unless she's hungry- then the only things that can calm her are nursing or Drew.  He is honestly the cutest thing with her, he's such a sweet dad already and she's is totally a daddy's girl like I was.  I knew that Drew would be a good dad, but it's amazing to actually see him with her and to know that the long line of great dads in my family will continue.  

Cute cute cute

She is so darling I just want to show her off to the whole world.