Video of Mya

Here's one of the latest videos of Mya in her swing. She was really telling the little bear that hangs down quite the story!

Its been a while!

Sorry we haven't posted any updates on Mya recently, its been a little crazy around here and we keep putting it off! Mya is now 9 weeks old (will be 10 weeks on Thursday), and weighs somewhere around 12 pounds. She last went to the pediatrician on September 19th and weighed 11 lbs. 12 oz., so we're thinking she's put on about 1/2 lb since then. She is definitely getting longer too - she was last 24 1/2 inches long, and it seems like she gets longer every day!

She also now sleeps in her crib! We just started that this week, and she is doing great. She seems to be pretty happy in there, and is also now sleeping through the night for the most part (about 7 hours or so straight), which we are VERY happy about!!! She is still just on breastmilk, no solids yet and no rice cereal either, but that will be coming probably in the next 5-6 weeks. The pediatrician said to wait to reduce the chance of her getting any food allergies (especially since Mom has a few, she may be more prone to getting some). She's up to about 6 ounces at every feeding too, which is great. She has quite the appetite!

Other than that, Mom goes back to work on Wednesday (October 1st), and Lauren's Mom is coming on October 4th to stay for the month to help us watch Mya. Dad is very busy back at work, and loving the school year so far, but missing Mya terribly.

Mya has also started talking (well, babbling) to her toys and her Baby Einstein videos too. She has also found her thumb too, and looovvees to suck on it when she's tired. She also now tries to mimic you when you talk to her too - its very cute. She is trying to get control of her arms and legs, and has started hitting some of the toys in her crib and swing too! She can also hold her head up now, although she's still a little wobbly. She's definitely getting there though, and probably within the next 2 weeks will be fine holding her head up.

By the way - in the birthday bet we had going, no one picked her actual birthday July 24th, or the exact weight. The closest person to the birthday (without going over) that also picked girl was actually Phil! He picked July 21st, and that she would weigh 8lb.s 2 oz. -- so he was only off by 3 ounces, and 3 days! Not too bad!!!

Mya is a celebrity!

Mya had a very busy day yesterday! First we went to Lauren's work and met the CNBC family, and she even had an appearance on CNBC's "Power Lunch" program. She is now the youngest contributor and journalist out there today - not bad for a 7 week old! The file of the video is very large, so I can't post it on here. However, I'm hoping to get an edited version soon that's smaller in size.

After that, we went off to visit Daddy at work, and all of the teachers loved her. Everyone thinks she looks like him! Now everyone at his work is anxious for us to give Mya a little brother or sister, but we'll stick with just Mya for now : )

Mya did wonderful on her big outing for the day, although she was pretty wiped out when we got home. She just loved all of the attention she got all day!

Talk to you all soon!

Love,

Lauren, Philip, Mya and Chloe xoxoxoxoxo

Busy Weekend!

Mya went to the pediatrician on Friday, and she weighed in at 11 pounds, 1 ounce and she is 22 3/4 inches long now! That means she's gained about 3 pounds, 2 ounces since she was born, and she's grown nearly 3 inches! She's getting so big! She handled her shots pretty well, but I think mom was more upset about it than she was. She was a little fussy the rest of the day, but slept really well that night.

Friday night she also got to hang out with her Aunt Jen and cousin Terrence since Phil and I had a wedding to go to. She had lots of fun with the two of them!

Lauren's dad was also here for the weekend since he was on the east coast for a business trip. Mya got her alone time with Papa Tom, and the two couldn't have been happier together! He was very sad to leave, and thought about trying to kidnap her, but we know where to find him.

Other than that, things are going great. Mya is still eating and sleeping pretty well, and smiling a lot these days! Lauren is taking Mya in to meet everyone at her work today, and then stopping by Phil's work too. She's a popular little girl!

Love,

Lauren, Philip, Mya and Chloe xoxoxoxoxoxo

6 weeks old today!

Today our little Mya turns 6 weeks old! Hard to believe... my how she has grown so fast! She goes to the pediatrician tomorrow for her check up and shots (ouch!). It will be a bittersweet appointment because we can't wait to see how much she weighs and how long she's gotten since her last appointment, but we're not looking forward to her getting her first shots.

Dad has been busy back at work, and misses Mya terribly during the day. He is always so anxious to see her when he gets home each day. Mom will be going back to work on October 1st (unless we magically win the lottery in the next few weeks of course), and we'll be getting some help from family to take care of Mya. Lauren's mom will be coming for about 3 weeks to help watch her, and Phil's mom will be helping out after that. Also, we have a babysitter that will be watching her a few days a week. It will be a busy schedule, but we're glad to have all the help!

More to come tomorrow on how she does at the doctor's appointment!

Love,
Lauren, Philip, Mya and Chloe