When She Was 3 Months

Pictures from when my sweet Chloe was only three months old,  her smile will always have the ability to melt my heart!

Wordless Wednesday: My Two Loves

A Beautiful Saturday in October

Mike has been working a lot lately, which means we haven't spent much time together as a family. We need the money so its great that Mike is working a lot right now but it still doesn't make it any easier. On Saturday Mike didn't have to work and I was pretty thrilled that we were finally going to be spending some quality time together!

When we all woke up Mike made a big breakfast for us, which has now become a Saturday Morning tradition. Then we went to Target to buy diapers and wipes for Chloe and some cleaning products for the apartment. When ever we need to run errands I always wear Chloe in my Babyhawk. She is as happy as can be all snuggled up to me and I love having her so close!

After our trip to Target we decided to take a walk by the lake at Coulon park. It was so beautiful outside with the sun shining down and the leaves on the trees fading to red and orange. We sat on a bench looking out at the water while I nursed Chloe. The sun and fresh air felt so good on my skin as I held my sleeping baby in my arms.

After the park we headed home. Chloe took a long nap, I edited pictures. and Mike made a quick trip to Guitar Center. We had such a nice, relaxing Saturday and it was wonderful to finally be spending some time together as a family!

On Pumpkins, Baby Gym, Meet Up Groups, and Sleep

Fall is finally here and I am loving it! This is by far my favorite time of year (oh and also spring of course)! Mike and I are so excited to be spending Halloween with Chloe this year. We decided we're not going to dress Chloe up in costume this Halloween but we are going to take her on a little adventure in a few weeks to Bob's Corn and Pumpkin Farm to have some fun outside and to pick out three perfect pumpkins to take home and carve! I love doing stuff like this as a family and having Chloe here with us makes it that much more special!

In other news, can you believe that in just 8 days my sweet Chloe is going to be 4 months old? Time is just going way to fast these days! We decided that this would be the perfect time to enroll Chloe in her own little gym class. Last Tuesday we had our first introductory class at The Little Gym, Chloe and I had the greatest time! Chloe's class is called Bugs(how cute is that) and the age range is from 4-10 months old. Chloe is the youngest in her class but there is this adorable little boy who is just a few weeks older then Chloe, and my daughter seems to have a little crush on him, she was holding his hand and even trying to show off in front of him!!

The class is 45 minutes long and packed with so many great activities for babies and parents to do. Our teacher was so fun, encouraging, and great with all the babies. He seemed to really love his job and was very knowledgeable on child development. Overall I felt that the staff was very kind, energetic, and helpful! My favorite part of the class was when we put all the babies in the middle of this big colorful parachute and all the mommies grabbed an end of the parachute and walked slowly in a circle while singing a song, it was so adorable seeing a bunch of babies laying and sitting together in the middle of this big parachute! I think Chloe and I are going to have a lot of fun in this class, and that we're really going to learn a lot together. I also hope that my daughter and I can make some really great friendships with the other babies and mommies!

Also just recently I joined a Mommy and baby group on the website Meetup. We haven't gone to any of the groups meetups yet but we are really excited to. I'm really hoping that Chloe and I will make some great friendships. I definitely think its important to have some adult interaction from time to time otherwise I will probably go crazy just talking to a baby all day!

Oh and some other wonderful news in the Lang household is that Chloe has been sleeping great this week!! She either wakes up once around 4 in the morning to nurse and then falls back asleep till 8:30 or 9 or she will sleep through the night and wont wake up till 8:30 or 9 in the morning!

It's so wonderful to be getting some sleep again!

Wordless Wednesday: Backseat Fun

She Loves When I Sing

My daughter loves it when I hold her close and sing to her. I wonder what age she will be when she finally realizes that her Mom cant sing. I really hope its not for a long, long time because I really love those moments!

Dear Chloe: One Year Ago Today

Dear Chloe,

          It was exactly a year ago today that your Mommy and Daddy found out that you were growing inside Mommy's belly. I instantly fell in love with you and daydreamed about you constantly, and as my belly grew and the days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months, and as I watched fall turn into winter, and winter turn into spring the anticipation of finally having you in my arms grew stronger everyday.

Now here we are today Chloe, a whole year later. Its hard to believe that you are almost 4 months old already. You mean so much to your Daddy and I. Your heavenly Father created you so perfectly, and everyday you amaze us more and more. I am forever grateful to God for choosing us to be your parents!

On this day last year our lives were forever changed because of you my sweet Chloe. This will always be such a special day for us, a day that we hold close to our hearts, a day that we will never, ever forget!

We love you our beautiful little rosebud,  forever and ever!

Mom and Dad

Constantly Changing

All the sleepless nights in the world are worth it for this beautiful face!

 I feel like my daughter has changed so much over these past few weeks. Everyday I am witnessing her personality shine through and take shape, and its such a beautiful thing to be able to watch. Chloe has such a sweet gentle nature about her and is so fascinated with the world around her.

Here's whats new:

:: Chloe is constantly babbling to herself.

:: Anytime we lay Chloe on the floor her new favorite thing to do is to roll from her back to her stomach, she will do this over and over again. I feel like in no time my daughter is going to be rolling all across the room!

:: Chloe sucks her thumb

:: My daughter has 2 favorite toys now, whereas before she didn't seem all that interested in toys.

:: Chloe loves to smack her lips, its the cutest thing ever!

:: She smiles and coos at strangers now

:: Chloe puts everything in her mouth

:: Its very clear that my sweet Chloe is definitely not a newborn anymore!

Unfortunately along with all these wonderful new changes has come the dreaded sleepless nights. Chloe was such an amazing sleeper for awhile, but ever since we got back from our trip to Chicago she hasn't been sleeping so great at night and will literally fight sleep. Sometimes I just don't know what to do for her. I nurse her, rock her, Mike will bounce with her on the exercise ball, then when she's finally asleep we put her in bed and bam her eyes are wide open and her little legs are moving all crazy in the air. We repeat this all night long until finally our sweet Chloe is to tired to fight sleep.

It's very frustrating not knowing what else I can do for my daughter to help her sleep, I try to stay calm and relaxed but at times that feels so difficult to do when I'm exhausted. I'm really hoping this is just a short phase we are going through, here's to hoping right!

My Little Model

3 Months Old

How did 3 months go by so incredibly fast? When I was pregnant 3 months felt like a lifetime, but now that my sweet daughter is here in my arms time is just flying by. I can honestly say that these past months have been filled with the greatest moments of my life.

Today has brought on an array of emotions. Since there is now a cool breeze in the air and fall is quickly approaching I felt it was time to start putting away all of Chloe's spring and summer clothes. As I held each item of clothing in my hands a wave of sadness washed over me, and I realized that I will never see my daughter in these clothes again. I know it might sound silly to some to get all emotional over clothes but to me her clothes represent these special months were I have had the privilege of watching my sweet Chloe blossom into her own little being.

And with all in the same moment I am filled with so much joy and excitement as I watch my daughter grow, and learn, and transform right before my eyes. I'm in awe at the beauty that is her and have no words to describe the pure joy that comes from watching her grow each and every day.

Chloe's stats:

 I don't know how much my daughter weighs right now or her height, I wont know till her 4 month checkup. Chloe is wearing size 3 diapers, and wearing 3-6 months clothes.

 Life with Chloe: This month so many changes have taken place with Chloe. I have noticed that she will now follow me with her eyes as I move around the room. Chloe is showing more of an interest in her toys and will pick them up if they are within her reach. She can take her pacifier out of her mouth and will try to get it back in but she is not quite there yet. When we make eye contact with her she will smile a great big smile and start cooing away! Chloe still loves her little hands and has always shown so much curiosity towards her feet, a few days ago she actually started holding onto her feet while lying on her back, Chloe looks pretty proud about that one! My sweet daughter has now rolled over from her stomach to back several times and just started rolling from her back to stomach! Chloe also seems to like tummy time a little more these days! During our trip to Chicago my Mom made Chloe laugh for the first time, my heart completely melted when I heard her sweet little laugh! I have also noticed that Chloe has a new fascination with the tv, and now enjoys sucking her thumb. Chloe has also been drooling a lot more lately and likes to blow little spit bubbles!

The only thing that been a bit of a struggle for us is nap time. Chloe loves to sleep in my arms which I also love, but I'm not going to lie, I need a break sometimes! We are working on it, some days she will take a good nap in our bed and other days the moment I put her down she will wake up. I know I need to work harder at this and be consistent and not give up but I want to make sure that I am doing this as loving and gentle as possible.

Overall I would say that Mike and I both feel so much more confident in our new roles as parents and as each day passes we are learning more about Chloe, each other, and ourselves. I would consider our parenting philosophy to be based off of attachment parenting. It is an important goal of ours to continue parenting this way throughout our daughters life!

I am still babywearing and absolutely love it! I hope to do it for as long as Chloe enjoys it! I just bought a Babyhawk Mei Tai and it is gorgeous!! I'm in love with it and now that Chloe is bigger I think she likes it better then the Moby wrap! I cant wait to learn how to wear her on my back!

Though it brings me a little bit of sadness to watch my daughter grow older each day, becoming less and less of a baby, its also so incredibly exciting at the same time! I know next month will bring us even more excitement as we watch our sweet baby grow.

3 Month Photoshoot