Week #14: Chilln' with mommy

Hazel and I have been chilln' and just enjoying every last minute we get to spend together before I have to go back to work.

 I only have one more week off with Little Miss Hazel Mae until I have to go back to work.  I am trying to enjoy every last minute of it while not counting down the days.  I have had an incredible time watching Hazel grow.  I know Hazel will be in great hands when I go back to work.  We have been so blessed to have family taking care of Hazel until September!!

1. Mike has taken 3 weeks off to have some "Daddy Daughter" bonding time.  Mike is really looking forward to this time and I know Hazel will love it to. 
2. Papa "GG" is taking off work and watching Hazel for 10 days. 
3. Hazel's Great Aunt Cindy is taking off a week from work to see Miss Hazel.
4. Nana will be spending the entire summer caring for Hazel.

It has been so AWESOME to have family volunteer to watch Hazel so she will not have to go to daycare until she is 8 months old. We are truly amazed by the generous gift our family has given us.   Even though going back to work is going to be very difficult having loving family to care for her is defiantly going to make it easier as I know she will be in loving hands.  Family is so wonderful and we are so so so so thankful!!  I hope to return this gift to our children some day.


Favorite things this week:

• Ok we love little Hazel beautiful lips but this week she has really been using them.  I didn't realize a 3 month old could  pout but Hazel can pout her lip with the best of them.  The pout is somewhat of a forewarning. We always wonder what is going on in her little brain.... " I don't think this so you better change it up or I will scream."
• Pulled out her nuk, looked at it, and put it back in Wednesday 4/21/10.
• Hazel's new game "NUK is OUT" .  I will spit out my nuk, yell, and watch my peeps come running to put it back in. Hazel likes to play this when we are not giving her 100% of our attention - like when she is in the swing or bouncy chair and we are in the kitchen.
• BYOB Yoga rocks!  Since our last class I have been able to pull Hazel up to a seated position with her arms and her head comes with!!! We are working on staying awake through the entire class as little Hazy gets tired and likes to sleep half way through.
• Chilln' in the bumbo - getting such a strong neck

We also went to the doc this week to get the little rash on Hazel checked out.  Great news it was only dry skin so we have switched lotions and things have gotten better.  I think Hazel got her sensitive skin from me.  While at the doc I also asked if it was ok that we still swaddled Hazel to sleep for her naps and bedtime.  The doc recommended we stop swaddling for developmental reasons.  I was like WHAT how in the world are we going to get her to sleep through the night?  Before stopping the swaddle I did some more research. I talked to friends, the yoga instructor, and read numerous articles online. But it was still interesting at the doc had recommended we stop.  We have  unswaddled her arms during her naps but she gets swaddled at night for now. Needless to say we will be continuing to swaddle for now as it has so many wonderful benefits for her at this stage.