Look who can finally touch in her jumperoo!

No stacks of books needed!!!

Spending the day with grammy!!

Today, my mom watched iris so she could stay home and play instead of being at the sitters! She had so much fun bc she passed out after 7 pm!!!

She also rolled over for the first time today from her back to her belly!!!!

Way to go baby girl!!!!!!

We survived our first day!!!

Today was a big change in the barker household! Most everyone I know has their kids starting school but not us!! This momma started her new job today on the mother-baby unit and Iris had her first full day at the sitters! She usually goes once or twice a month for 3 hrs but with my training being 7-3:30pm Mon-Fri, she has to go 4 times a week for the next 4 weeks!

I was so nervous as to how she would do and I was worried sick over the fact that she might not do well and I didn't want her crying and being unhappy for 8 long hours!

I quickly ran out of the hospital come 3:30p and couldn't wait to pick her up! Dolly said she did well!! She even had some tummy time with another baby and smiled and interacted with the other kids! Only had a small problem...she blew out her diaper *lol* (momma had seafood this weekend and I don't think iris's belly enjoyed it bc she pooped several times today!!!)

Iris must have played hard bc she took a 2 hr nap in her boppy (which she never does) and was ready for bed after her feeding!!!! Daddy didn't even have time to swaddle her before she passed out and so I'm anxious to see how long she will sleep unswaddled!!

So, we jumped over another big hurdle and survived!!! =)

Oh and my first day went well!!!! I just observed the nurse mainly but I did watch a circumcision (ouch!) and performed a heel stick on a fresh new born and gave her a shot of vitamin K! I know....mean nurse! But it was wonderful to play with the babies and empower new mom's!!!

Tomorrow is a new day full of adventure! Hope iris has another great day!!! Wednesday, my mom is watching her so she can have the comforts of being at home!!!

Happy 4 months!!!!

You are 4 months old Iris!

I'm still in shock at how quickly you are growing and as much as I'm happy to see you do new things, I'm very sad that you are growing up so fast!  I try to savor each day with you and try to not say "I can't wait when..."  because you will not be my tiny baby girl for long!!!

Stats:  You went to your doctor's appointment and were weighing in at 12 lbs and 13 oz (31.63%)!!!  Woohoo!  You are definitely getting some rolls girlie!!!  You love your momma's milk =)  You are also 23 inches long (10.16%)!  Almost 2 feet tall!!!  Your head circumference is 41 cm and measuring at 51.97%!

Clothes:  We have begun to put you in 3-6 months because it's August already, and you still have tons of summer things to wear!  You still fit in 0-3 but things are getting a little snug!  You are still in size 1 diapers and size small fuzzibunz!

Food:  You are drinking 4 oz of breast milk!  When you nurse, you nurse for about 5-7 minutes on each side and you are done.  You seem to be easily distracted when nursing and have began to pull off and talk and smile at me.  Cutest thing ever!!!  Or you try to watch tv!  Silly girl!  I have to turn it off sometimes to keep you on track!

Sleep:  It's still all crazy!  We have moved you out of our room *tear* because we keep waking you!  Especially when I get home at midnight, the lights seem to wake you and then you want to nurse.  We still get at least 1 full night of 8 hrs of sleep out of you a week but mostly you go anywhere from 5-7 hrs in a row.  You will wake around 12:30am and then again around 6 or 7am.  But this past weekend, you slept 8 hrs 3 days in a row!!!  I think the excitement from the wedding weekend exhausted you!

you napping in your nursery!

you always seem to have one hand sticking out somewhere =)

You are always this smiley when you wake up!!!

Our late mornings of sleeping until 10 or 11am are gone but I can usually get you to sleep with me after your early morning feed and we sleep until 8 or 9 am!  Every time you wake up, you are always full of smiles!  So precious!!!  You still nap off and on through out the day.  You usually take a 30-40 minute nap around 11 or noon and then a good 1-3 hr nap (usually 2-3 hrs if we hold you haha) from 2-5pm.  We still start our bedtime routine at 8am and it seems to be working well with you!

Activities:  You have began to roll over!!!!!  On your 4 month birthday, I put you on our bed for belly time so I could get dressed for work and you flipped right over!  You are also very close to rolling from your back to your belly!  You get almost all the way over!  Any day now!!!

You also have started to sit in your high chair and play with your toys.  You are really good at grabbing for things now and have also started to grab at my face.  You love to stick your hands in my mouth and I pretend to eat them!!! =)

Likes:  You love to smile and play on your mat still!  You are staring to use both hands to grab for things.  You still enjoy being held and have started to like being in your stroller and take walks or go to the park with momma and dadda!

taking a walk at OSU

at the park with dadda

Dislikes:  mommy dressing you up to look silly =)

You still are not a huge fan of belly time but you seem to enjoy it more and more now that you can hold yourself up better!!!

Personality:  You are one of the happiest babies I know!!!  You love to smile so much and are pretty content most of the time!  You have begun to grab on to my neck and hug and it just melts my heart.  You are still a bit shy and want to smile but then tuck your head into our neck and be a little "bashful!"  So adorable!!!

Iris, you are so wonderful and we love every minute we have with you!!!  You are the best thing that has ever happened to us and we want you to always know that we love you so much!!!

Happy birthday dadda!!!

Happy birthday to the world's greatest dad!!!

We love you!!!!

Hateful screaming by Iris

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Y0bNUdTGU

We knew she started screaming but now she has added this hateful face this morning while we ate breakfast! She's so silly!!!!

I just reached 50 followers!!!!

Thanks everyone!!!  I'm so tickled to have so many followers!  Thanks for being supportive and all your sweet comments =)

Iris just rolled over!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SlEXOeV2Mg

Iris is 4 months old today and we are celebrating it by her rolling over! The video is right after when I was hoping she would do it again!!!

Happy 4 months Iris!!! We love you!

Happy birthday nana!