AdJUsTiNG to G

Keeping up with this is going to be trickier than I thought. My goal will be to post something every week, but i'm thinking it's going to be more like every 2....we'll see!

Since my last post, even a couple weeks before that G has had this "bewitching hour" from about 7-8pm and it SUCKS!! I guess it's a type of Colic, not the full force all day all night kind, thank God! For about a week now she's been pretty good at that time of night so we're hoping it's over. Darin gets home from work at about 7pm and that's when it all starts.....poor dad, he only sees her when she's crying and angry. We had her 2 month appointment which she had to get shots, one in both leg and she did great! We were feeding her during the shots and she'd let out a big cry then go right back to eating. She had Tylenol prior to the appointment and then some a little while after and pretty much slept the rest of the day. She didn't run a fever or anything so that was nice :) She's still a pretty good napper during the day, goes down about an hour after eating every time and is out for about an hour or more. Since we got our barrels of stuff and her room is all together, we just starting putting her in her room this week, out of the pack n play and into the crib! She's done really well in there giving us about a 5hr stretch then a 3 or 4 hr stretch before she's up for the morning, schedule is KEY, so is the baby monitor!! She is smiling a lot of BIG smiles and making some noises trying to find her voice, I love it!! We've been to the beach for the first time with Gemma and we've also been to watch Darin surf a lot the last 2 weeks. She seems to love being outside either at the beach or on our daily walks around the neighborhood, she likes to watch the trees as we pass and when the birds make noise she looks towards them. Gotta keep this little one loving the outdoors!

I finally start working out again next week, signed up for crossfit! I had a hard time giving up the gym but I think this will give me better results than the gym, although i'll miss spin class :( Two of my friends do crossfit already so it will be nice to have the support already there :) It's 4 nights a week starting at 7:30pm so Darin is all alone in the kid department....hope he survives.

My brother and his girlfriend come next month!! They just booked their tickets and they'll be here for 9 whole days!! Top Gear is filming a show here so we all bought VIP tickets and can't wait to go! It's pretty much Craig's favorite show :) so of course he'd be here for the filming! Can't wait to show Kaitlyn around Barbados and all of our fun spots we love, she'll get to surf and paddle board and see some amazing beaches....plus spend quality time with us :)

Gemma Loves:
-car rides, these bumpy roads seem to soothe her :)
-her play yard and looking at all the colorful hanging animals
-the bumbo seat only for a few mins
-sleeping, day or night
-being swaddled to sleep
-the breeze at the beach
-stretching after she eats so the burp cloth covers her face

Gemma Hates:
-tummy time and licks the fabric the whole time

Gemma Stats @ 2 months: 
10lbs, 21.25 inches