Yikes, I’ve been a horrible baby-blogger! I can’t believe more than a month has gone by since I last posted. I’m going to try to be better about that, and also Geoff & I really need to get up some photo albums, starting with the pictures from the hospital when she was born. We also have SO many videos to add, even though most of you have probably already watched them on Facebook!

Today Milla had her well baby checkup with the pediatrician. We got to find out that she has grown to 23″ and 12lbs! She’s still in the average/normal percentiles. We’re excited that she’s growing so much, but also a little sad! It’s bittersweet

Everything else checked out great, which we were very happy to hear. She also began her first round of vaccinations. That part wasn’t so wonderful. It was pretty horrific to see her in pain even for just 2 seconds while she got her shots. She felt a little unhappy for most of the rest of the day, but after a lot of naps & a tiny dose of infant Tylenol, she was smiling & sweet again.

In the waiting room at the pediatrician, looking a lot like Daddy while sitting on his lap!

Immunizations definitely seem to be one of those controversial hot-button topics for moms (along with breastfeeding, cloth diapers, co-sleeping, etc.) I’m one of those people who believes in letting people make their own decisions about what they feel is best for themselves and their child & try my best not to judge. I don’t feel like things always have to be so black & white – there’s always room for a little gray! After weighing all the pros & cons, I decided that getting Milla immunized was the way to go. For the record, I also currently breastfeed exclusively, use disposable diapers, and have had Milla sleep in the bed with us a handful of times, but for the majority she slept in her bassinet right next to my side of the bed.

Speaking of sleeping, the little bean is now spending nights in her nursery crib. She was almost to the point where she was too big for the bassinet, and she’s also been sleeping through the nights (!!! HOORAY !!!) so it just felt like the time had come. She has her awesome Sleep Sheep stuffed animal (a sweet gift from our good friends George & Ryane) that plays different soothing sounds while she falls into deeper sleep. It’s working like a charm!

Milla in her crib in the morning. Somehow she had wiggled herself all that way away from her hat during the night!

Sorry things have been so slow around here! Life has been nuts. Milla was having a hard time, lots of fussing & inconsolable crying. The last 4 days have gone well though, I haven’t had to turn on the vacuum even once to calm her down. Yay!

Just so this update isn’t completely boring, I finally added a new video to the site. It was taken last night on her bedroom floor. She was in the best mood! I even got something resembling a laugh towards the end Go check it out!

On Tuesday, we got the tree for our first Christmas as a family with baby Milla! She slept in her stroller the whole time we were at the nursery, which isn’t surprising since she sleeps almost every single time we take her out somewhere.

She did however wake right up while we were trying to trim the tree, so it ended up being the longest tree decorating in history, spread out over a few hours, haha. The little bean already has quite a few of her own special ornaments! Geoff & I bought her two different “Baby’s First Christmas” ones that we came across & couldn’t resist. My grandma & papa (mom’s parents) sent the special personalized “a star is born” one, and Geoff got her the Rudolph one as a sweet gift from daddy.

Last year, my friend Missy sent me a little pink tree because I’d been aching for one & couldn’t find any. It was the perfect bit of holiday cheer to set up in Milla’s nursery! We added yet another ornament we got for her, and the tree ‘topper’ came from a bouquet of roses our friends Leo & Jeff brought over after she was born. Clever reusage huh?

Milla seems pretty indifferent to it all. She looks at the lights on the main tree, but quickly becomes interested in looking at other things as well. That’s ok though, we’ve already taken plenty of photos & videos from the season that she will love looking back on when she gets older!

Milla is 3 weeks old today, holy cow! Time is flying This past week she celebrated her first Thanksgiving. Geoff & I watched the Macy’s Parade in bed while cuddling with the little bean, and then we had a big get together with my dad’s side of the family.

She slept most of the time, except for right when I was going to eat my stuffing & yams. She of course chose that time to start fussing to be fed. So I didn’t have much of a Thanksgiving feast, but these are the sacrifices that must be made as a mommy!

I was so preoccupied the whole time, I didn’t even get a good shot of Milla’s cute little outfit, bleh! She got passed around a lot since most people hadn’t seen her since the hospital, if even at all. Everyone fell in love with her of course!

Also this week, we were gifted a couple of Target giftcards, yippee! My favorite store in the world. Today we went to the new super duper one nearby us, with the big grocery section. The store was so nice! We stocked up on diapers & wipes, and also found quite a few newborn outfits. For some reason, that has been way harder than expected, we completely struck out when looking at Kohls & Babies R Us! Since Miss Milla pees/poops/spits up on her clothes on a near-daily basis, we definitely needed to buy some more!

On Sunday I took Milla to a baby shower for family friend Karli. She’s having a little boy in January. It’s going to be really fun for our babies to hang out! Anyway, she got a lot of awesome gifts. I was especially envious of the diaper bag she got. The brand is Petunia Pickle Bottom and I really want! Their patterns are so cute and I absolutely love that there is a pull out changing pad inside. Genius! The bummer is that they’re totally pricey, but there are some good deals on used ones on eBay that I might take advantage of.

Yesterday was Milla’s 2 week check up at the pediatrician. We were delighted to find out that she’s up to 8 pounds! She’d lost a little weight after birth, so it was good to see that she’s put it back on & then some. She also grew a bit in length. The doctor was pleased with her color & reflexes as well. Yay Milla!

The only bad part was that she had to have a little bit of blood drawn to check for several different diseases. She was not happy about it at all & screamed the whole time even though I was holding her. It was so hard for all of us! Once it was over though, she immediately was worn out & fell asleep until we got home.

Later that night, she had projectile vomit all over me, weeee! I’ve done more laundry in the past 2 weeks that in the last 4 months combined, easily! At least she’s still sleeping pretty well at night, only waking about 3 times and she usually falls asleep quickly after being fed.

That’s all for now! My laptop is working again so it will be a lot easier for me to update this blog. We’ll definitely have photos to share after the little one’s first Thanksgiving!