Mother's Day Cookout

It was so great for all of us to get together to celebrate, we have not done it enough this year. This is the fourth year in a row we've gone to the park and it's such a fun tradition. It was extra special that Mom was finally able to join us. Maybe next year Lorie could join us as well!

My First Mother's Day

My first mother's day was perfect. Mom, Ashlynn and I went to breakfast together, which Ashlynn slept through peacefully. Then we had an afternoon cookout at the park with almost the whole NC family. Ashlynn got me a very sweet card and present...she did a great job helping daddy pick out the perfect one.

Four Months Old!!

Mom! I fell over here!! Hello? Why aren't you picking me up? 

May 2, 2012 - Four Months

Dear Ashlynn,

At three months you were momma’s chunky monkey, but you’ve leveled out a little bit in the weight gain department. You may not be my chunky monkey anymore, but you are just as sweet.

This month, you had your first Easter. It’s so crazy to momma that I didn’t even know I was pregnant last Easter. The biggest accomplishment this month was that you moved upstairs to your crib. You are sleeping so much better, it really is amazing. Some nights you sleep 10-12 hours! Typically you eat five times per day and go to bed about 8:30 or so. During the week, we have to wake you up to eat in the morning and on the weekends you’ve slept past 8:00 some days. It is so wonderful, but makes us realize that you are growing up so fast. It’s sleeping through the night now, driving, dating and college next…okay, maybe momma is getting ahead of herself!

On April 15 you rolled over from your tummy to your back. Both mommy and daddy were there to see it, so it was really special. It was a Sunday afternoon and you were on your tummy time mat (actually not screamingJ ), randomly I asked Daddy to come upstairs and you must have been excited to see both of us, because you rolled right over. You’ve been doing it constantly ever since!

Here are your four month stats:

• 13 pounds, 3.5 ounces – 42^nd  percentile
• 25.5 inches long – 79^th percentile

Thank you for another wonderful month. You are so loved!

Love,

Momma

Carousel Ride

Nana really wanted to take Ashlynn to ride the carousel. Since Nana needed to be in a wheelchair after coming home from the hospital, I knew quickly we might need reinforcements! Aunties Amanda and Kate and Sophia came to the rescue. We all met at the mall to ride the carousel and then had a super yummy lunch at Olive Garden, Nana's favorite. Ashlynn LOVED the carousel. Honestly, I wasn't sure she would even realize she was on the carousel, but she really enjoyed herself...actually we all did. Kate was like the paparazzi as we rode around, a fun time was had by all. Hope you enjoy the photos...they are overexposed as I'm still learning manual mode on my camera. Next time we need to make sure to get a photo of Kate, too!