Molly at 1 Month

Our sweetie pea is a month old now! We are going to take pics of her in the rocking chair each month to track her growth! So much more alert now and is still a happy girl! 

A few notes on her life...

Eating - 6am, 9am, noon, 3pm, 6pm, 9pm (all relative), 2am 

Sleeping - Napping between each feeding. One night time feeding. Falls asleep any time she is in her carseat, Bjorn, or stroller. 

Playing - Enjoys a small amount of time on her tummy. Starting to watch big brother and sister. Likes her play mat and mobile. 

Temperament - Very easy to figure out what is going on with her. She cries if her diaper is dirty/wet, if she needs to eat or burp, or is tired. We have only had about a half a dozen outburst that were unexplainable...I will take that! 

Top left pic is Molly with a new friend Teddy. 

Molly's First Bottle

At just over a month old, Molly took her first bottle...from her big sister! Macy enjoyed feeding Molly and felt so helpful! 

I do have to share one conversation that took place after this feeding. My kids have been very curious about the breastfeeding process and I have been very honest with them. Hence the conversation...

Macy (running down the hall): Macklin, I got baby milk! Look at my baby milk. Do you know where this comes from?

Macklin (playing with Legos and doesn't really care): I don't know. 

Macy: From mommy's chest.

Macklin: From a chest?

Macy: From mommy's chest. 

Macklin: Like a treasure chest?

Macy (hitting her chest): No, Macklin, look! This chest.

Macklin (still doesn't really care): Ok. Macy

Later on...

Macy: Do you know where that baby milk came from Macklin? It's from mommy's chest. 

Macklin: Oh ya, Macy, I know. I just got the word mixed up. I know, mommy's chest. I just got mixed up. 

Glad we are all on the same page now...

Grandma Meets Molly

We were so excited for Molly to meet her Grandma, after whom she is named! Kathy was beaming from ear to ear when we saw her at the airport when Molly was 12 days old....12 days too long for her! We just took a moment in the airport so that she could hold her and stare at her. 

After getting out of the airport, we had a great week of baby snuggles, playing with the big kids, and adventuring around Glenwood and Eagle County together. 

Grandma's Favorite - Walking in the Canyon

Love this picture of Grandma with all of her babies! 

Molly's First Trip to Glenwood Canyon with a Proud Grandma

Ice Cream Stop in Vail Village

The Kleekamp Family Baptismal Gown 

Picnics in the Yard

Macy sporting her new Frozen dress....thank you Brenda!!!!

A Hike in Glenwood

Molly on a quilt made by Great Grandma Kleekamp

Another beautiful afghan that was given to Molly by Grandma's friend. 

Easter Weekend 2015

Saturday: 

Dying Easter Eggs

We were able to dye our easter eggs with Daniel's girls the day before Easter. The kids had a ton of fun with the glitter and all of the bright colors! 

 

Sunday:

Finding Easter Baskets

We went with Daniel's family's routine of hiding the Easter baskets in the yard for the kids to hunt down. They were quite excited to go through all of their new goodies! 

Easter-Shaped Pancake Breakfast

Church and Family Pictures 

Welcome to Molly's first holiday! 

All of our kids have been able to celebrate Resurrection Day quite early in their lives! 

 

Easter Egg Hunt

The Talbots and Rittmillers came over for a little Easter Egg Hunt. The kids LOVED it and had a blast playing together. We took the real eggs and turned them into delicious deviled eggs to share! 

Macy is getting quite strong at the rope swing! Building those muscles early! 

The whole kid crew! 

What's an Easter party without a Transformer and Rafael? 

Molly's First Week

After two rough nights in the hospital (aka. little sleep), we had a few more at home as well. We forgot how confused babies are when they arrive! But on night five, Molly fell into a bit of a routine and gave us three great nights in a row. She slept from 11pm-2:30am and then again from 3-6am and finally again from 6:45-9:30am. I can handle that! Good thing I have an awesome hubby home from work to wake up with the big kids at 6:30am and let me continue sleeping! 

What our living room now looks like...lots of baby items!

Mack and Macy are eager to play with their new sister! 

Molly's First Date with Mommy and Daddy