The Sweetest Sight

Barrett can calm Chloe down faster than anything I've seen. Chloe loves to sleep but sometimes she fights it during the day because she loves to play so much. Last night, for the first time, as an experiment, we did not feed her at 12:00...we let her sleep, hoping that she would make it through. SHE DID! 9:00 pm until I woke her up at 6:30, she was dreaming about rainbows, the beach, and chocolate...oh wait, that was what I was dreaming as I slept all of those hours. Thank you Jesus for a baby who loves to sleep and for a husband who loves to cuddle. Chloe is coming up on four months and is not far from having her first cereal bottle and sitting up without my help. As I look forward to these milestones, I reflect on where we were four months ago. Barrett looked at me last night and said...wow, I love her so much. That warmed my heart! I think it is easier some times for a mom, who carried the tiny one for nine months, to look at the child and say that but Dads have to warm up, have to see the personality and smell their little heads. My husband is officially smitten with our little daughter...watch out boys...he's going to be a tough one to get by.

Pictures!!!

It took a long time but the Exersaucer finally came together...literally. As I put everything together, Chloe watched with what was either excitement or a poopy. It is amazing what kids get to play with these days. When I was growing up, we played in the empty diaper boxes. We had a lot of fun...I need to start saving Chloe's. At her rate we will have a diaper box castle. Chloe is talking more and more. She has also realized that her tongue moves when she talks so she sticks her finger in her mouth to feel it. It is hilarious. Watch the video. Enjoy the pics! She is growing so fast.

The Black and White Bugs

I had to share these pictures with everyone. We have had an interesting couple of weeks. Chloe is now making the "back of the throat" gurgle sound which she makes very loudly and then laughs. She is also very consistant in grabbing onto things, especially my hair. Barrett spent time with her one night giving her candy wrappers (yes we are training our child very early to work for candy) and by the end of the night, she had it down. Now she grabs onto everything. When she eats she loves to touch your face and feel around. I always laugh at her in the morning because she is half asleep and yet trying to grab my mouth. This week she has gotten her first stuffy nose. We don't think it is a cold but we went all out and got the humidifier, vicks rub, and saline nose spray. She is pitiful. She sneezes and coughs and makes the most pitiful sounds. At first Bugs didn't mind getting her nose sucked out but now she doesn't like it very much. We are having a ball though. As she gets older, we fall more and more in love with her.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

The first Halloween was a success...she slept! We had a long weekend chaperoning the Middle School retreat so needless to say, the Bug was worn out. She stayed awake for about half of Trunk-or-Treat and then basically slept through the rest of the night. I had to wake her up this morning, and the little Bug was not happy about it. However, Chloe did have a break through yesterday.
When I get ready in the morning and shower, Chloe hangs out in her little bouncy seat which has a singing frog named Ferdenand (this is the pic in the left hand corner). For a long time I would have to pull the frog and make it sing for her but last night, Chloe decided to do it herself. It wasn't an accident either. She actually watched me pull it and she wanted to try. I had turned my back when suddenly the frog began to sing and I heard a loud giggle erupt from behind me. She got excited and shakely brought her hand up and pulled it again. It's amazing how quickly she learned to do that and now she can sing with Ferdenand without me. This is why they coined the phrase "baby steps." Love you all!

Three Months Old

I can't believe that Chloe is now 3 months old. Is this possible? Every day she learns something new and her personality comes out. She has recently taken to grabbing things with her hands and she loves to sit up. As soon as you try to lay her down, she starts to do this high pitched whine. Unfortnantly she has also picked up the habit of whinning when you try to get her to sleep. It's not annoying; it's actually kind of cute. Chloe loves to laugh and just hang out. Any time there is a toy, she wants to play. Barrett has also figured out that Chloe is obssessed with the remote control. It is magical! She also likes the TV. With it being Halloween and the scary movies are on, we have had to turn her head so she doesn't see anything to crazy.

Yes, we have a halloween costume. BUT, it is too big. She will look more swaddled like a bumble bee bug. Today we are going to get a pumpkin for our first jack o lantern. We are all excited! Enjoy the picture and video.

11 Weeks Today

Wow, I can't believe that it has been 6 weeks since I posted anything. Before Chloe came I thought I was busy but now that she is here, it is non stop at the Freeman house. Chloe is doing really well though. She discovered her feet about two weeks ago. Every chance she gets you can catch her leaning forward, grabbing at her feet, and trying to put them in her mouth.

Her noises are more intentional now. When she smiles a laugh comes out and she loves to hear high pitched sounds. We sing, dance, eat, and take walks together. Her personality is so sweet. The only time she gets fussy is when she is hungry...and she gets that from me. In the morning she greets us with a smile and a giggle. And talk about a Daddy's girl, she loves to sleep on Barrett and laugh with him. There is nothing sweeter than seeing those two together; it warms my heart.

This past weekend my parents kept her for us while Barrett and I attended a family wedding. My mom and dad fell in love with her and said that it isn't often when you have a baby that wakes up smiling and happy. We have been blessed! She is growing like a weed, already out of her NB clothes and now in 3-6 month clothes. We took her to the doctor for her 2 month appointment and her head is in the 75th percentile and she weighed 11 pounds, even though I think she is closer to 12 now. The shots were horrifying. No one warned us about that one. Barrett had to hold her down while they gave her five shots in the legs. The day afterwards she got a fever and was sick on her stomach. If I had five shots in my legs, I would be sick too! Her cry was so sweet and pitiful.

Every day we grow more and more in love with the Bug (yes, Bugs, Bug, Bugy...her nickname since birth) and we couldn't be more happy with her presence. While we don't sleep as much as we used to, every minute goes by so fast. Soon it will be Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, first dates, first kiss, prom, marriage...AHH! I'm glad it doesn't move that fast. WE LOVE YOU ALL! Enjoy the video below. Ignore my crazy noises and listen for Chloe's sweet laughs. Happy baby!

5 weeks old and smiling

I can't believe that it has been five weeks already. Chloe has become a regular part of the Freeman clan. Last weekend we took our first trip to Grandma and Grandaddy Fryar's and had a great time. My dad fell in love with our little bug and my mom couldn't get enough snuggle time. On Sunday we headed to my cousin Andy's wedding. Chloe was a champ and didn't cry one bit, even during her fussy time. We have been blessed with a baby who sleeps through the night. For the past couple of days I have had to wake her up at 8:00 in the morning. I guess she takes after her parents. She is beginning to make little gurgle sounds and smiling when she is awake. This morning she was in a great mood and smiled a lot playing on her mat. The pictures below are from our play time. Soon I will be heading back to work...not happy. But at least I have been able to spend time with her now. She is the sweetest little girl ever! She takes after her daddy.