Yes, our beautiful and lively child is just reaching her four month mark if you can believe it! I have been extremely busy as one can imagine and having a blast as a new mom. Erik and I are amazed with each new joy Tatum brings us everyday and I promise to be better at sharing it with all of you.
It did not take long for Tatum to settle into a very easy schedule. I am afraid to say it to loudly, but it is true that she has been sleeping through the night since week #5. You must be thinking "yeah right!" but believe me when I say that there are many nights where our sleeping beauty will sleep from 9pm to 9am without interruptions. It makes for a very excited mom and dad! Of course there was the recent cold and runny nose that put a small damper on her schedule, but otherwise it has been very consistant! She also takes about an hour nap in the morning and then two or three smaller naps in the afternoon. Not to mention the fact that she always falls asleep in the car...just like her mom! It is fabulous.
Tatum was very quick to find out that smiling makes our days brighter, laughing makes it even that much better, and that crying definitely lets us know that a diaper needs changing or it is time for another bottle. Naturally, she never cries for very long. Most recently we have found the ticklish spots on her legs for instant giggle gratification, that she no longer needs a pacifier, prefers her hands to suck on over any sort of colorful toy, is amazed with herself every time she rolls over to her stomach, and is deeply in love with her own cooing sounds and sqeals! She has been very busy baby.
Current Stats:
It did not take long for Tatum to settle into a very easy schedule. I am afraid to say it to loudly, but it is true that she has been sleeping through the night since week #5. You must be thinking "yeah right!" but believe me when I say that there are many nights where our sleeping beauty will sleep from 9pm to 9am without interruptions. It makes for a very excited mom and dad! Of course there was the recent cold and runny nose that put a small damper on her schedule, but otherwise it has been very consistant! She also takes about an hour nap in the morning and then two or three smaller naps in the afternoon. Not to mention the fact that she always falls asleep in the car...just like her mom! It is fabulous.
Tatum was very quick to find out that smiling makes our days brighter, laughing makes it even that much better, and that crying definitely lets us know that a diaper needs changing or it is time for another bottle. Naturally, she never cries for very long. Most recently we have found the ticklish spots on her legs for instant giggle gratification, that she no longer needs a pacifier, prefers her hands to suck on over any sort of colorful toy, is amazed with herself every time she rolls over to her stomach, and is deeply in love with her own cooing sounds and sqeals! She has been very busy baby.
Current Stats:
- Height: 24 inches
- Weight: 16 pounds exactly
- Wearing 3-6 month clothing
- Hair: Much lighter blonde
- Blue Eyes (Erik's shade of blue) and long eyelashes.
- Loves "Itsy Bitsy Spider".
- Prefers big books over the smaller ones during our reading sessions.
- LOVES a party and people watching.
- A huge fan of watching Dad play softball.
- Coos and babbles full sentences at other babies.
- Puts hands in a fist and shakes when she sees something she must have in her hands.
- Favorite past time is rocking while eating and trying to hold the bottle with me.
- Least favorite thing is to be diaper changed anywhere but on her own changing table at home.
Below are some photos to share with the most recent at the top.
Tatum's First Trip to Bodega Bay
Carried by Dad
Yes, my mom has blonde hair now!
First of many trips to the beach
My Dad's 38th Birthday
My first trip to Texas with mom, grandmother Kelly, and Blake. We saw Devon, Cody, and Baby Dylan. Mom was best friends with these two in high school.
Cousin Blake in Austin, Texas.
Tatum's Room is almost all done!
Cousin Robin in The Woodlands
At the Sonoma City Party. Snoozing with my queenie!
My first of many tutu's
Cousins Sayer and Blake at family picnic in Sonoma
Family Picnic Summer 2008
Uncle Mitch and Aunt Mandy
Cousins Blake, Sayer, and Rosie at Shirley Residence in Sonoma
Lunch kisses in Napa
Emily and Lauren Stilmak
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