I mean, really! How have 9 weeks flown by already? It’s so crazy to see the changes. She went from this little cute and delicate and precious little eating/sleeping/pooping machine to this special and perfect little person. It’s so amazing to see her personality coming through. Oy. I just love her more than I could have ever imagined.

Besides just becoming more and more lovely, our girl has also started to get on a good schedule in the day. I was hoping to post about napping separately, but the short version is that sweetie pie is napping in her crib!! Yay! Other than that, she continues to get more and more neck strength and head control. She’s the smiliest thing ever. She’s becoming way more vocal and is an expert spit bubbler. Oh, and a master drooler.

This week we’ve also been practicing rolling over. Maybe I’ll take a video one of these days. It’s kind of silly.

And here’s the fun part… Her sweet pictures (taken one day late):

This girl!!

It’s crazy how much more responsive she is. She’s giving big smiles… It’s just a matter of time before it’s a giggle! I can’t wait. She’s just so stinkin’ cute… I can’t stand it.

She’s also been sleeping super well still, giving us a 6-8 hour block of sleep and then another 2-4 hours.

Check out this feisty picture of the sweetie pie… Giving dad the finger… I guess she was done with picture time!

Today we laid on the yummiest blanket in the world and took selfies. Charlotte LOVED taking selfies. And I mean LOVED it!

I took a couple videos, but I can’t get them to upload. I’ll try again later!

Maybe it’s because we had another good night’s rest or just because my sweet girl is so stinkin’ cute and lovely, but I’m having such a glowy, warm and yummy day. She’s such a love bug. Here’s a little glimpse into our delicious little day…

After tummy time, we cooked lunch for daddy…

After lunch, we decided to watch a little Heartland (yes, my shitty ABC Family show that I love) and relax!

Such a great day!

Tonight we gave sweet Charlotte a bath…

After her bath and some milk, we put the sweet princess in her crib. She was in a milk induced sleep, which lasted about 5 minutes. We left her in her crib, as she continued to stay content. She talked to the sheep on her mobile, she looked around and she zoned out. Meanwhile, the hubs and I took care of some MUCH needed cleaning and organizing around the house.

Fast forward about an hour and a half to two hours, the sweet baby fell asleep in her crib. So, not wanting to wake her, we decided to let her sleep in her crib tonight. Alone. Without us.

Now, I’m laying in bed about to go to sleep and feeling surprisingly sad. I miss my little pumpkin. Guess who will be watching this all night…

As a side note, how cute is this little angry muffin??

My sweet girl just slept 8 hours and 40 minutes, woke up for 40 minutes to eat and get changed, then went back to sleep for 2 hours and 45 minutes!

At 5.5 weeks, are we almost there? Will we be sleeping a full night through regularly??

One can only hope!! Momma is pretty tired and has been fighting a cold of sorts for days.

As my pre-baby self blogged about, my husband and I…. Errrr… I decided we would become cloth diaperers once our baby arrived. In the hospital, we used disposables and now, a week and a half into our sweet girl’s diapered life, we just got the courage to test out our diapers.

For my baby shower, we were gifted tons of bum genius cloth diapers, but were also given 6 months of a diaper service… So that’s where we started today. The diapers are prefold cloth diapers that require a diaper cover.

Anyway, we had one pretty successful(ish) diaper change; although, the entire cloth was so damn wet. Then, our sweet Charlotte ate and went down for a nap… Maybe 2-3 hours? Anyway, when she woke up from her nap, she had soaked through her diaper, the plastic cover, her onesie, her pants and the fabric on her swing… Sh*t!

She literally had pee all down her back and in her hair. Perfect. Sponge bath time.

After the sponge bath, we were drying her off in her adorable hooded towel, when she shat everywhere. And I mean everywhere. All over the husband’s shirt, pants and toes. On the towel. On the carpet. It was lovely. More sponge bathing.

In the chaos, the husband – who has changed probably 95% of all diapers since Charlotte’s birth – starts ranting about gift receipts to return all cloth diaper “crap.”

We’ve since talked about attempting to figure it out, but in the meantime, he just ran to Target to pick up a jumbo case of disposable diapers.

It’s hard to argue too much since he’s the main diaperer… Not to mention I have no idea what I would have done had I been alone for that diapering experience.

For now, the jury is still out for cloth diapering in our household. Stay tuned.

Not exactly the picture in my head when someone says breakfast in bed… But I can’t complain! Regardless, I am very grateful for my amazing husband. He’s been working from home since we’ve been out of the hospital and has definitely been taking care of me and the house… And about 98% of all diaper changes. What will I do when he has to go back to work? Thankfully I still get one more week with him home. I’ll start stressing about him leaving me next week. Until then, Charlotte and I will both enjoy breakfast in bed.

Today we had Charlotte’s newborn photos. As I had mentioned in a previous post, we hired Pics by Nic and Nicole, the photographer, was great. Totally patient despite the fact that we were at least 10 minutes late and showed up with a cranky baby who needed to be nursed immediately. So, we spent the first two to three hours nursing on and off. In the meantime, Charlotte managed to poop through a towel onto my lap, pee all over at least three props, and – the kicker – pee MY pants. Yes, I was holding her naked to get a cute naked baby pic, and she unloaded all over my lap. I’ve never had someone else wet my underwear, but let me tell you, not that awesome.

Once she was done defecating everywhere, I gave her one more boob and she finally fell asleep. Then, we moved quickly and took as many pics as possible. And oh was she cute.

Here are some “behind the scenes” photos I took while the photographer was hard at work. Note that the adorable hats were made by Lisa of Kiki & Bee… So cute, right?!

That means one week ago I had the craziest damn day ever (details to follow… I promise).

It also means that this past week has been the best and most precious ever.

Happy one week old day, baby girl!

The one week sign was made by my friend Jenna and I and the headband was made at my baby shower! Cheers to DIY!