Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! For Sydney's 1st Halloween she was a penguin. It wasn't long before she got frustrated being in it and wanted out. Perhaps it was the hat portion that either covered her eyes or was velcroed under her chin(s) too tightly, the feet that kept falling off, or the big stuffed belly- just adding more to her own :)

Lots of Laughter!

Sydney has given us a few chuckles here and there, but yesterday I was able to get some full fledged laughter out of her! I just started clapping and it cracked her up. I was able to catch a video of it and have watched it several times since. She's just about 3 months old now and things just keep getting better. She's recognizing us, smiling a ton and now laughing. For those new moms out there, it does get easier - I promise! I read that 3 months was a turning point and I'm starting to understand it. Sydney can entertain herself on her play mat or in her jumper for longer periods before getting bored and if she cries, it most likely means she's hungry. She's grabbing for toys, holding up her head, and starting to throw her leg over like she's thinking about rolling over. I think we have a few more weeks before that happens, but we're close!

2 month Dr. visit

Sorry it's been a little while since I posted last, we've been pretty busy. Sydney had her 2 month doctor's visit on Sept. 25. She did very well with her immunization shots and managed to be in the 90th percentile for her length and weight. She weighed 12 lbs. 7 oz. and was 23 1/2 inches long. Sydney was also put on Nutramigen formula - a formula without cow's milk proteins that is supposed to help with a congestion/rattling sound in her throat when she breathes. I'm thinking this has something to do with her snoring too. She's been sleeping in her crib in her room for about a month now and sleeps about 11 hours a night, usually getting up once to eat. Sometimes we get lucky and she sleeps right through.

Aunt Kristin and Uncle James got married Oct.10 and the reception was at Turning Stone. Sydney got to go down the aisle with us and did pretty well during the ceremony. She did get a little cranky because she had to go to the bathroom (we all know how that is), but once she was relieved (during the vows - Catholic ceremony) she was happy :) She stayed at Grandma and Grandpa Halstead's that night and it was her first sleepover without us. The report the following day was a good one, so we might be able to try it again soon. We, however, did not take advantage of getting a full nights rest. I think we made it back to the room around 3am.

Welcome baby Gwen born Oct. 13 to our friends Courtney & Mike!

Congrats CJ & Jaime on finding out It's a Boy!

Congrats to Izaak & Julie on finding out It's a Girl! Happy 1st Birthday Ethan (Oct. 9)!

Adam & Tammy's wedding 9/20/08

Adam (my brother) and Tammy got married last weekend, Sept. 20th, in Buffalo. It was a beautiful wedding and we got very lucky with wonderful weather. Below is photo of my nephews, Connor and Seth, with Sydney. Connor is 7 and Seth is 4. Seth was the ringbearer in the wedding. He wanted to hold Sydney, but when the time came to hold her for the picture they were both understandably pretty nervous about it. I was too! Geoff and I were standing right there, ready to dive and grab the baby if they decided to let go and let her faceplant into the cement :)

Sydney slept through the night!!!

Sydney slept 8 1/2 hours last night! It was from 8:30pm to 4:00am. It probably won't happen again for a month. There was a big wind storm last night and we lost power for most of the night. Of course, the one night that I can get some decent sleep I was awake listening to the wind, wondering whose lawn my patio furniture would be in, and overheating because the fans weren't on (I felt like I was pregnant again). I read that the first night your baby sleeps through the night you'll wake up and rush to them to make sure they are okay. Our baby snores, so we don't need to check her breathing, we can just listen for it!
Here are some pictures of Sydney with her second cousin, Madeline. Sydney just loved Maddy and stared at her whenever she was near. Maddy rubbed Sydney's belly when she sat on her lap. As soon as she started crying Maddy looked at me and said "I don't want to hold her anymore!" Geoff said Sydney will be looking up to Maddy the rest of her life :)

Boppy and Me

The link below is a short video of Sydney on her boppy pillow. It was too large to attach to this website. It will be on the snapfish website until Oct. 12, so don't miss it :)http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=120131221334354133/l=427117390/g=49910089

I can see clearly now!

Sydney can now focus on objects and loves her mobiles. Even though she sees the same objects several times throughout the day they are still a big surprise to her. She'll take a quick snooze in her swing, wake up to stare at the mobile some more, and fall back to sleep. What more can you ask for?