2 Years

Oh 2 years! It's so weird how these past 2 years have seemed to fly by, and yet also were filled with some very long, challenging weeks and months. Corabelle is officially a little person now, talking, opinionated, and just wanted to be a big kid!

18 Months

18 Months!?! Cora has suddenly turned into a little girl rather than a baby. While it's lots of fun, she's also thrown in lots of tantrums just to keep us on our toes! :)

15 Month Update

 

It's hard to believe Corabelle is already 15 months! She's still not walking, but she makes up for that in crawling fast and climbing everything she can.

12 Months

I can hardly believe a year ago we were in the hospital awaiting Corabelle's arrival! She's changed so much, and despite the hard months, it's been a fun year!

11 Months

11 months, I can hardly believe it! It means the next post will be 1 year! Where did the time go? This month was busy with a trip back to the US, which Corabelle handled pretty well, and although no crawling yet, she is moving around!

10 Months

I can't believe we are only two months away from 1 year old! This month Corabelle's personality has really started to take shape, and although she's still not mobile, she did get her first teeth this month!

9 Months

It's been a busy month with a trip to Australia and Halloween! Corabelle has now officially been out as long as she was in. Her 9 month birthday fell on her 39 week birthday, and she was born at 39 weeks almost exactly! (Ok, 50 minutes into the next day.)

8 Months

I can hardly believe Corabelle is 8 months old. It seems like just yesterday she was 4 months! While we aren't really mobile yet, I'm 100% okay with that, and we've seen a lot of personality developing over the past month.

7 Months

 
What a fun, busy month! From a visit form Grandma and Grandpa, a vacation, and Emmeline starting school, it was a whirlwind and in the meantime Corabelle mastered some new things!

6 Months

Well, I hate to jinx it, but I think we might have finally turned a corner this month! The fussiness appears to have ended, woot woot! It's been a big month from new milestones to food and visitors!

5 Months

Whew, what a month. I keep thinking one of these months things are just going to fall into place, but that hasn’t totally happened yet. And yet, despite the challenges, it’s been fun as Corabelle becomes more interactive. 

4 Months

Although we’ve settled in this month and are starting to have more of a routine, it’s still been quite a month! Corabelle is changing and growing every day!

3 Months

Wow, this month has been crazy! Corabelle got baptized, moved to Singapore, and moved into our new apartment. She’s been a trooper through it all, but we are looking forward to some routine now!

2 Months

Another month, and it was a fun one! Corabelle started smiling and interacting more and more. 

The play mat has become the favorite toy, especially the black and white peacock that hangs from it. She’s always kicking and smiling at it; even close to a few laughs there! Tummy time is still not a favorite, but she gets plenty of neck strengthening looking over peoples shoulders and in the ring sling. 

 

Her sleep has been a bit all over the place this month. We don’t have a set schedule yet, but she definitely likes to nap more during the day than Emmeline did! Nighttime has ranged from 4-8 hour chunks this month, but as we approached 2 months we are pretty consistently asleep by 8:15 (sometimes earlier), wake around 3/3:15 to eat, sleep till 6:30/6:45ish. Of course, we’ve had some nights with more awake times, which makes for a tired mama!

 

 

Feeding bunny from belly button

 

Corabelle continues to be a spit up queen. It doesn’t seem to bother her much, but the laundry is out of control for both her and me! Overall she’s a pretty chill baby. She tolerates her car seat now, loves her big sister (and big sister her), recognizes Mom and grandparents, and tracks objects. She still has a significant fussy time in the evening around 6-7pm where nothing seems to calm her, but getting her to sleep seems to help!

 

 

Hopefully the fussiness subsides in the next month or so. For now we will enjoy the smiles! Looking forward to another fun month and being reunited with Dad!

1 Month

It's hard to believe it's been a month. It's been a whirlwind with adjusting to life with a newborn again, managing two kids, and moving out of Texas and preparing for an international move. Corabelle has been a trooper through it all, and she has already changed so much in just a few weeks!

2 Years

Two! For some reason two just seems so much older than one. In some ways it's hard to believe it was already two years ago that we were anxiously awaiting her arrival, and in other ways, it feels like yes, it was definitely two years. She has grown up so much, especially the past few months, and is definitely a true toddler now!

18 Months

Emmeline is officially turning into a little girl! It's amazing how quickly she picks up on things and how much she learns on a daily basis! These 3 months have been filled with lots of firsts: first church nursery visit, first camping trip, first YMCA gym childcare experience (it took a few weeks for her not to cry but now she loves it!)

15 Months

I decided to bump our updates to correspond to our check-ups at the doctor. But, man, now that I'm sitting down, a lot of development has happened in these 3 months! Emmeline continues to be a laid-back, happy baby who loves animals and people. She is more and more fun every day!