3 Months Old!

I can't believe Ashlyn is 3 months old already. Somedays it feels like we just brought her home from the hospital! Every morning I can't wait for her to wake us so I can pick her up and snuggle with her. She is always so happy in the morning and smiles and coo's a lot. When she wakes up early, sometimes I'll bring her into our room and have some family time. She really likes it and always makes us laugh with her smiles, facial expressions.... and her gas! Who knew such a sweet little girl could make such loud noises!! It always cracks us up!

She has grown so much!! I took her in to get her height and weight checked and she was 15lbs 15oz and 26 inches long! It was just a nurses visit so I didn't get the percentile she was in but I'm going to check with the Dr at her 4 month appointment.

Look how much I've grown!

(3 months, 2 months, 1 month and 2 days old)

Beautiful Fall Days

Today was such a beautiful fall day... we just had to take advantage of it. Grandma Ruth came over and took some pictures of Ashlyn in the leaves. I wouldn't say she enjoyed it but at least she didn't cry! Grandma got her to smile and talk a lot once they were back in the house so it ended up being a good afternoon after all :)

 

Ashlyn and Grandma Ruth

Kristi's Baby Shower

Babies, babies and more babies ! We went to my cousin Kristi's baby shower on Monday night and there were 6 babies and 3 ladies expecting! The youngest was the little girl in the far right, back row - 4 days old!! I seriously think there is a baby boom going on, I swear everywhere I go there is a pregnant lady or a baby! I love it! 

Here we all are, another baby boy and his mom had to go home early so they are missing from our group shot.

Visiting Grandma Deb

After we got done visiting Jeffery we went to meet Grandma Deb for lunch and then went out to her work to stretch out and play for a little. It was a lot of fun!

Cousin Jeffrey

We went to visit Jenny and our new cousin Jeffrey Scott last Friday. He looks just like his daddy!! What a peanut! He makes Ashlyn look like a giant and they're only 11 weeks apart.

They grow so fast.... too fast if you ask me :)

Bottle Struggles

Just when I thought we were back on track with the bottle, Ashlyn decides to go on another strike. I have no clue what makes her to do it but it sure is frustrating. Here she was yesterday having a "good" day taking the bottle with no problems... proof that it can be done!

First Combine Ride

Dad started harvesting beans last night so we thought we would ride around with him for a little bit. She enjoyed watching the reel go around and around. 

Ashlyn's view....

All that hard work sure makes a little girl tired...

Crazy Hair

We never know what to expect her hair to look like from day to day. It can be curly, wavy, strait, or fuzzy. On this particular day it's just plain crazy. We'll call it her Alfalfa look :)

Chewing on Mr. Starfish, one of her favorite toys.

Tummy Time Clip

Here is a clip of Ashlyn during tummy time... she also has the hiccups, which she still gets EVERY day!

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girls night out in Mankato

Here's a picture of us at Girls Night Out in Mankato on September 18th with our friend Angie Dorn. It was a lot of fun and Ashlyn ended up sleeping thru most of it! Ashlyn and I are looking forward to going to Girls Night Out in St. Peter this Thursday with Grandma Ruth, it will be so much fun with our little shopper in training :)

green or red??

Seems like a popular question to ask farmers is what color do you farm with? Our answer is a little bit of everything! She supports John Deere with her cute pink outfit and Case IH with her hat borrowed from dad.

Ashlyn helping daddy get ready for harvest!

teddy bear

I love this jacket, she looks like a little teddy bear :) Ashlyn is really starting to show us her personality by smiling and talking a lot. It's so fun! Here are some fun pictures of her last Wednesday when we were getting ready for a walk.

 

new cousin!

My cousins Scott & Jenny Kral had a baby boy Wednesday, September 24th! His name is Jeffrey Scott Kral, 7lbs 5oz.

 I can't wait for Christmas when there will be 5 (maybe 6, if Kristi goes early) at the Kral famliy Christmas! We now have 3 girls and 2 boys... too fun!! My sister Lyndsey is expecting #2 in April too... what a year for the Kral's, 7 babies in 12 months!

it's viral...

Ashlyn had her follow up appointment yesterday with Dr. Knudson and everything looked good. She is getting over her cold and is almost symptom free. That's the good news, bad news is... I'm sick now :(  Apparently there is a viral thing going around and it seems like everyone I talk to has had it or knows someone who has had it... bummer. I really hate being sick, hopefully it will go away quickly!!

Also, Ashlyn weighed in at 14lbs 8oz!! I can't believe how fast she is growing... I just love her rolls :)))

ER visit

Ashlyn woke up Sunday with a really stuffy nose and she was having a really hard time breathing. She slept a lot during the day and I called the nurse in the afternoon and she said to watch her and if she doesn't get better I should call back. She seemed to be okay in the early evening but she really started to get stuffed up again around 10:00pm and threw up after she ate so I called the hospital and talked to an RN who thought I should bring her in because she is under 3 months old and respiratory problems can quickly progress if it's not treated quickly.

So we went to the ER around 11:00pm and it took almost 45 minutes to get called back to the examination room. She threw up all over me just as I was laying her down to get weighed so I was covered in vomit for the rest of our visit... it smelled really bad but no one seemed to care thankfully :)  The Dr. checked her out and she didn't have a fever and everything else looked okay but he wanted to have a chest xray done to make sure she didn't have pneumonia. So we went into the xray room and they had to squeeze her into this contraption with her arms strait up over her head to take chest xrays... she didn't like it one bit!!! Then they had to put her back in there because the first xray didn't turn out like they wanted... poor little thing, she cried for the whole thing :(((

The xrays came back and her lungs were clear so she doesn't have pneumonia and the Dr. cleared her to go home and get lots of rest and fluids. He also wants us to follow up with our pediatrician tomorrow and make sure she's not getting any worse. Poor little thing is just so stuffed up, I feel so bad for her. Hopefully she'll get over it in the next few days.

Here is a picture from the wedding dance and a few more that I took this morning. She was feeling pretty good when she got up this morning so that was good!

backyard fun

We spent some time in the backyard yesterday with our dog Gauge. It was so nice out but the bugs were a little bad so I had to put the netting over her swing... I wish they made one for my lawn chair :) 

First Smile :)

Yesterday was Ashlyn's first "real" smile!!!! She did it all day!  I'm so excited... I've been waiting for this for a few weeks, I knew it was coming and it's wonderful! It's so nice to feel like we're interacting with one another :) She has smiled randomly since she was 6 weeks but this is her 'social smile', big difference!

 I tried to get a good picture of her in the act but by the time I got my camera out it was late and I think she was getting tired... so this is what I got, not the greatest picture but it's still cute...

Bottles are back!

For those of you who didn't know... Ashlyn was on a bottle strike. Apparently it is common for breastfeed babies to strike around 2 months old... and believe me, she did! After we bought almost every bottle on the market, we discovered that she likes MAM bottles the best! Thankfully she seems to be back on track, woo hoo!

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

After a long and wet day of work on Sunday, daddy needed a nap and Ashlyn thought she'd join him!

Curly Sue

Her hair is getting so long! She really has the curls going on the sides and back. I can't wait until I can put some pony tails in :)

 

 

I caught a smile on camera!! 

2 Month Checkup (9/11/08)

Well today we had our 2 month check up with Dr. Knudson.  Everything went really well, Ashlyn is doing great! She was in such a good mood the whole visit, cooing and being so good for the Dr..... then the nurse gave her two shots in her left thigh and one in her right and an oral vaccine. She did not like it at all, poor little thing was just screaming.  I felt like she was looking at me like "why did you do this to me mom?!?!?" I felt so bad!!! I did give her Tylenol before we went in and Dr. Knudson is having me give her more through out the evening. She's been sleeping most of the afternoon and doesn't seem to be in that much pain. I hope she doesn't get a fever and all the other junk they warn you about.

On a brighter note... she is "thriving"! It's hard to believe how much she's grown in two months.... she's almost 14lbs!! WOW :)

Here are her stats:

2 months checkup ~ 9/11/08

Height: 23" (70%)

Weight: 13lbs 10oz (95%)!!

Head: 39cm (60%)

2 weeks checkup ~ 7/25/08

Height: 20 1/2" (75%)

Weight: 9lbs 3oz (75-90%)

Head: 35.7cm (50%)

Birth ~ 7/9/08

Height: 20"

Weight: 8lbs 14.4oz 

Head: 34.3cm

Lastly, here is a cute picture Joe took of us on Saturday... definitely looks like her daddy!!

Super Cute...

Another cute shot of Ashlyn, she looks so sweet :)

At Bode's

Looking cute at cousin Connors house :)

Mama's little helper :)

Ashlyn helping mommy out with her least favorite chore, laundry. I'm hoping it might turn out to be her favorite. (I can dream, right?!)