2 months

Our sweet baby girl is 2 months old! she has changed so much in such a short time, we can't believe it. people keep telling me how much she looks like philip. what do you think??

She had her 2 month appointment today and got her shots. she took it like a champ. I however, did not. Doctor was amazed at how much Ainsley is sleeping, and said not to mess with whatever schedule we had her on, so she would keep sleeping so well!:)

heading to the Dr:)

before shots. happy girl

after shots, reddened eyes and needing paci 

:( 

2 month stats:

weight: 10 lbs 15 oz (57%)

length: 22 3/4 in (64%)

OFC: 38.5 44%

size: she can still wear some of her newborn clothes (although the past couple of days all of a sudden some don't fit that did a few days ago!), but fits into her 0-3 month clothes now. some are too big, but she is getting there:) we are using up the rest of our newborn diapers and then she will be in size 1.

eat/sleep: She is taking 3-4 oz every 3 hours. usually 4 but sometimes she just only wants 3 or 3.5. She sleeps around 9 hours at night. she goes to bed anywhere from 9-11 depending on when she wakes up that morning and starts her schedule:) at night she eats, we change her, swaddle her and turn on her noise machine. she lays there for about 15 minutes and then goes to sleep on her own. 

 we follow the eat/play/sleep routine. it was hard to keep her awake after eating at first, but now she seems to know it's not sleep time and stays awake on her own. her awake time has gotten longer most days. she loves being in her swing and just looking around:) having a different routine every day is hard for my type A personality, but I am trying to chill out about it. 

developments: she is smiling!!! it is the best thing in the world when she looks me in the eye and this huge grin spreads across her face. She is happiest in the morning after she has had her breakfast:). she lays on her playmat and bats at the sea animals. she grips ahold of one of the rings and won't let go:) she isn't a huge fan of tummy time but we are working on that. 

she tracks you when you walk which is so fun:) 

loves: she still LOVES bath time! 

she also loves music. well, noise of any kind actually. white noise is heaven sent in this household:) 

she likes having her cheeks kissed on. well, maybe she doesnt, but i LOVE kissing on them! they are the most kissable cheeks in the whole world:)

nicknames: bean, beanie, munchkin, and nana calls her sugarbear

Philip said he feels like she changes every time he comes from working a 12 hour shift. He has gotten to be here when she wakes up the past few mornings and it is such a fun time. From where she is swaddled all night, when we get her up and unswaddle her, she stretches her arms and legs as long as she can and just lays there and smiles:) it makes me laugh every morning. 

i should note that in her short 2 month life, we have cut two onesies off of her due to poop explosions. i got my trauma shears out of my work bag, and cut it right off her and threw in the trash. it was that.bad. all the while my husband is gagging and dry heaving. sometimes I wish there was a camera in her nursery. 

anyway, her disposition is just such a happy one. we are enjoying her so much.
We are so in love with our sweet baby! 

Happy Easter!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter:) I hope you had time to be with your family. and I hope you had time to reflect on what Easter really means. That Christ conquered the grave! 

"Why do you seek the living from among the dead? He is not here, but is risen!" Luke 24:5-6

Last night my parents, Matt and Rachel came to lexington to meet me at my church for Easter service. Philip had to work but I really wanted to go to church. So they lovingly came up and met Ainsley and I:) Then we went to dinner after. Ainsley slept through the whole service. which cracked me up. Because Jackson can shake his head and his 'ear flapping' wakes her up. but music that was loud to my ears, she sleeps through. * i'm not complaining* :)

Today we went to my parents for Easter lunch. Philip's mom and brother came and it was so good to enjoy the day with everyone. Mom made a delicious ham and we all got to enjoy a wonderful meal together. 

table set! 

Easter basket from us

Philip going on 2 hours of sleep to spend her first Easter with her

Ainsley's favorite Aunt

Easter favors from Mom

Thanks for making me my bib GG! 

loves her GREAT aunt ellen

master chef

loves uncle brian

Pop taught her all about March madness today

Easter basket from Grandma Joy :)

The morning started off rainy and nasty but turned into a pretty spring day. We had a great day visiting with family and getting to spend time together as our family of 3. Philip has worked a long stretch of night shifts and today was the first time we have gotten to see him in almost 5 days. feeling blessed and loving quality time:)

Racing

First overnight trip: success! 

We left Friday afternoon with my car and philips car loaded up. 

race tires, stroller. thats normal right?:) 

We dropped Jackson off on the farm and got on the way. Since we had to take 2 cars, we had walkie talkies to communicate with each other. It was way easier than cell phones and much less dangerous. Philip made me pick a 'handle' and taught me trucker lingo like referring to cops as 'smokies'. We stopped to eat dinner and feed Ainsley at Skyline:) She slept pretty much the whole way which made me so nervous about sleeping that night. We got to the hotel around 10 that night which was perfect for her feeding schedule. I fed her while Philip changed his tires. We put her in her Rock-N-Play, turned on her sound machine and baby girl proceeded to sleep 9 hours. she is a ROCK.STAR. 

That morning us girls met Philip at Putnam Park Race Track after we both woke up and got ready. It was a little chilly in the morning so beanie and I hung out in the clubhouse. The second floor is all windows and you can see the whole track from there. and it was heated. we were happy girls:) 

When I say 'race' it technically isn't racing against other drivers. You are racing against yourself and your own times. That being said, you do pass other cars around the track and it becomes obvious who the fastest car and driver are. After being there and watching Philip race, I can confidently say my husband is a bad a$$. Him and Godzilla (the GTR) were the fastest out there. People were always coming up to him to talk about his car, his tires, etc. cracked me up. 

clubhouse 

what doesnt fit in this picture 

getting strapped in 

hey hottie

his car around the track

strapped in like daddy

his garage for the day

It was fun to get to watch Philip race his car. A little nerve wracking, especially when he fishtails at 140 mph. but it is something he loves doing. and it is nice to be involved with that. As our preacher says 'be interested in what the person you love is interested in'. jon is so smart. 

must love dogs

Happy Friday!!!

Ainsley loves fridays!!!
Last post I told you I was making corned beef hash for St Patty's Day. It turned out great!!! 

Philip kept saying he was so proud of me (obviously I havent cooked much since we had a baby haha!)  He gets this meal a lot when we go on vacation and he said this was way better than any he had ever had! Papal would have been proud too :) we both agreed the fried egg made this dish. 

Ainsley is doing great! 7 weeks today!!! 

She is smiling a lot more and starting to make noises (more than her squeaks and grunts). we call her squeaker because this child squeaks in her sleep. reason #24 we moved her to her nursery at a month old:) 

She is sleeping between 7-9 hours at night. usually 7. ( we realize how lucky we are, trust me)

We are taking our first road trip this weekend. Philip is racing at Putnam Park in Indy on Saturday. Since he worked the past 3 nights and this would be another day and a half he would be away from us, he asked us to come with him:) My list of things to pack for just one night with an infant is already out of control:) I realize it will be hectic and chaotic and maybe stressful at times- but here goes nothing! It means a lot to philip we are going to watch him and be a part of something he loves doing. Ill let you all know how it goes:) Jackson is going to Nana and Pops to play on the farm and he couldnt be more excited. 

lazy sunday

One afternoon Philip went out to run errands and came home with a stuffed dog for Ainsley. he said she had to have it. We laid it on the swing with her and when we came back to check on her she was holding his paw:)

hello Wags

not staged

must love dogs. she is going to fit right in;)