3 Month photo session

I have a photographer friend who I swap services with, so she will be taking Will's photos at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. I'm sure once I get the hang of things I will also be taking my own pictures as well.

 



3 Months Old

Ugh! I don't want to go back to work in a couple of weeks! I have enjoyed staying home and being with my son every single day and now...all I want to do is cry! I feel like I am going to miss him growing up. It's so sad. Will is getting bigger and bigger every single day it seems! He is now laughing...and a very cute laugh I might say! Since he can hold his head up on his own he is also starting to pull himself up to a seated position while holding onto my fingers. He is very strong and has been doing just great at becoming independent. He talks all of the time...non-stop! He laughs like crazy especially when he is sitting in his yellow chair in his room. He is starting to play by himself more and more. He is also starting to sleep in his crib, where before he would scream and cry the second you laid him down in it. He likes to watch certain shows on NICK JR and DISNEY JR. He LOVES music and can listen to it all day everyday. He is grabbing toys and hitting toys on his mobile or play mat. He is sleeping from about 9pm to 5-6am and only getting up once around 11pm. He is now wearing 6-9 month clothes, weighs aprox. 16 lbs and is 26 inches long. He is growing and growing and it just amazes me how much he has changed in the last 3 months.

I have become much better at doing little photo sessions at home with him as well as taking tons of everyday photos on my IPhone (you can follow me on Instagram under qianak). I had my favorite photographer Chelsea take his 3 month photos and they are so dang cute I can't wait to get the cd and post them! He just LOVES his Nana Yoli so much! He spends time with her on the weekends when I need to catch up with editing or have a ton of things to do. According to my dad, she seems to be hogging all the time with Will...go figure!

We are looking forward to his first Christmas and him being part of the traditional Mexican style Christmas Eve that we celebrate every year. I can't wait until he is older to actually understand about Christmas and get excited about it. I plan on spending our last days before I go back to work snuggling this little boy as much as possible! I cannot get enough of him.

 



First Thanksgiving

Will is such a good baby so needless to say he was great during his first Thanksgiving. We started our celebrating at a friend's house for a Friendsgiving party. He was well behaved and was liked by all the ladies at the party! After that we went to my sister in law's grandparents house where we had our family Thanksgiving. Once again he was well behaved and visited a lot with his Nana and Opa. Here are a few pics from his first Thanksgiving.

cousins in Thanksgiving attire

Opa and Nana with Will

Kelsch Family

2 Months Old

2 months old already! Ugh! I can't believe how fast this time is going. He is only going to be a baby for 1 whole year and we are already 2 months into it. So sad.

His milestones this month have been talking a WHOLE LOT more, laughing, smiling non-stop, holding his head up for longer periods of time, sleeping shorter naps and longer at night time and he pays much more attention to moving objects and lights. He seems to recognize certain songs, words or phrases that we sing or say. He is now in 6 month clothes and size 2 diapers. I am sure the clothing size will go up before the end of the year as 6 months fit him pretty perfectly with little room to grow. He eats about 4-5 oz at each feeding, so that should explain the clothing size! He has been sleeping very well at night, mostly getting up just once for a feeding and diaper change and he sleeps anywhere between 4-6 hours at a time at night.

Of course as you all already know Will was born a very big baby...and his measurements now show for that. His one year appointment was today and he is pretty much a 4-5 months old instead of a 2 month old. His weight is at 13 lbs 13 oz, length is at 25 inches and his head size is 16 and 1/4. He is in the 97th percentile and in some cases, like his length, he is off the chart...literally! He is a very healthy boy and we couldn't be happier!

I have been cleared to finally start working out and live my life somewhat back to normal after my 8 weeks of restrictions. I have lost all the baby weight plus an additional 12 or so lbs. This breast feeding is taking away all of my stored fat...and I love it! I have also been taking a lot more pictures of Will as he grows. We also had our first professional family photos done just last week by my friend and fellow photoger Chelsea. As always she does an amazing job and I will post some once we get the finished product. I am dreading going back to work in about 45 days or so. It makes me sad to know that I won't be able to see him all day ever day come January. His next appointment is not until January for his 4 month check up.

 

2 months old (11/20/12)

 

1 month/ 2 month comparison 



Christmas Photos

Our first Christmas family photo session was probably my favorite moments of being a mom. It was the first time someone else photographed my son and us as a family. LOVE the photos!! And a big huge thanks to Sofia Brown Photography for taking the photos.

 



First Halloween

Will's first Halloween was a success! We went to go visit Chris at his work and join them for their Halloween party they were having. Will went as R2D2 and was the cutest ever!! After his day of visiting his dad's colleagues he was pretty wiped out. Our plan was to go visit his Nana and Opa for Halloween but no such luck. Here are some of the Halloween pictures I was able to get.



1 Month Old

I cannot believe my baby boy is one month old already. I almost started crying when his little belly button fell off at 2 weeks old! I feel like I am missing everything even though I am with him 24/7. I spend so much time cuddling him and playing with him and just taking care of him that the mom part of me (and even the photographer part of me) is missing out on so many pictures! I will say that I learned my lesson as far as newborn pictures go. It took me forever to just get the few shots I ended up getting. I had to play both the role of photographer and mom and it took so much time to prep and get him to sleep and comfortable in order to shoot. Next baby I will just hire someone to do it!

His milestones this month have been lifting his head higher and higher every day, paying more attention to lights and sounds, such as music and the TV, and he has just recently started "baby talk". He has also started to get into a routine of sleep and everyday activities. He wakes up anywhere between 6-8am, gets a diaper change and eats. Swings in his Momma Roo for about 15-30 minutes followed by bath time. After he is ready for the day he relaxes in his Boppy lounger while I shower and get ready and sometimes if I'm lucky he will take a little snooze while lounging. He naps 2-3 times per day, starting between 9-11am, 12-2pm and if we are lucky in the late afternoon early evening. His naps are anywhere between 1 and 1/2 to 3 hours long. His bedtime is anywhere between 9-12pm and usually wakes around 2-3am for a diaper change and feeding. We mostly get an average of 6-8hrs of sleep nightly, which is just great for me (what more could I ask for with a newborn!) He nurses several times daily and usually on both sides. He is a little piggy! He is now starting to fit into 3-6 month clothing! TOO BIG TOO FAST!

His one month visit went very well! He is 11 lbs 2 oz and 23 inches long. He is weighing in the 75th percentile and measuring in the 90th percentile. He actually fell asleep during his appointment, the nurse and I were giggling because he was sleeping the whole time I undressed him, when he was getting weighed and measured and while we waited for the doctor to come in (his appointment was during his morning nap time). He is a good sleeper...what can I say! The doctor said he is having a little bit of a hard time digesting dairy products so I am on a strict diet of no dairy for the next 6 months since he is breast feeding only. He is also starting tummy time now, so we will be able to use the play mat we had received for him as a gift from one of Chris' relatives. His next appointment is at 2 months old, so right around Thanksgiving.

As for me I am finally into a routine and I have adjusted to the new sleep pattern we have been forced into. I feel like we no longer have "bad days and nights" since he is sleeping so well. I have also lost all of my baby weight...well I lost just about all of it 2 weeks after I had Will and only had about 3 lbs left to go. Since I had a c-section I am unable to workout and am limited to how much I can carry and do. Of course I over do it every day with laundry and cleaning and carrying the car seat around...but I am a mom and still have a household to maintain. My last OB visit will be October 30th to make sure I am healing up and hopefully tell me when I can start working out again (although being a mom is workout enough it seems)! I plan on starting to take a whole lot more pictures of him now that we have a schedule and we are not sleep deprived. With Halloween right around the corner, I have lots of ideas for his little mini Halloween photo shoot. Hopefully I will have more photos for his 2 month post!

1 month old (10/20/12)