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!

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!

Milla Rose Lampton was born November 09, 2009 at 5:13 pm in a Las Vegas hospital, delivered by the wonderful Dr. Moss. At birth she was 19.5 inches long and weighed 7.46 pounds. She has steel blue eyes and dark blonde hair (but her eyebrows & eyelashes are so blonde that they’re almost transparent!). A full birth story will follow in the next post, so stay tuned!