Kaylen is 6 weeks old!

It is so hard to believe Kaylen is already 6 weeks old today!  Time is just flying by... and I guess everyone warned me that it goes by too fast! It amazes me all the cool stuff she learns every day, and it is so fun to be there to watch.  She is still a little bit of a bobble head, but is holding her head up better every day.  And she is strong too! We put her on the floor for tummy time and she kicks her legs so hard that she can move herself in a circle.  It is so funny! Nighttime is getting better, although we still have our bouts of fussy nights too.  Last night was actually pretty good.  She only woke up to eat, and then would go right back to sleep! We have discovered that she sleeps so much better in her crib than in the Pack-n-Play.  We tried to go back to the Pack-n-Play earlier this week, but the most we could get her to sleep was one hour, and she would wake up really fussy.  Needless to say, last night she went back into the crib, and did great. Also, one of Lina's friends told me to try putting a heating pad in the bed, and then remove it right before we lay her down so the bed is warm, and it has worked like a charm!  Thanks to Suzanne Bloyed for sharing that wonderful trick!  So, everyone knows that one of the best tricks to getting your baby to sleep is to swaddle them.  Well, Kaylen likes to be swaddled, but doesn't like the fact she can't move her arms and legs... which is the whole point of swaddling! We have a Miracle Blanket, which is supposed to be the best swaddler out there and is basically a baby straight jacket.  It has a bunch of different pieces of fabric that you use to make sure the baby's arms are secure and a little pocket that her legs go into.  Then you wrap this other piece of fabric several times around the baby to make sure they securely swaddled.  Let's just say, Pat and I had to watch a video to learn how to use the thing! Anyway, so we swaddle Kaylen in the Miracle Blanket good and tight, and put her to bed.  When she wakes up a couple of hours later, the kid has managed to get both legs and both arms out of the swaddle! It is hilarious... I have a baby Houdini! So, if you can imagine, she will just have the blanket wrapped around her middle like a tutu.  Next time she does it, I will make sure to take a picture.  It is the funniest thing. 

This past weekend Kaylen celebrated her first Fourth of July! We decided to take her to the Frisco Freedom Fest, which is an outdoor party in the Plaza in Frisco with games, music, and food.  We went around 8 or so, but it was still really hot! We only lasted about 30 minutes.  So, we went to Sonic to get Ice Cream, and then parked in a parking lot to wait for the Frisco fireworks.  Once the fireworks started, Kaylen slept through the whole thing.  She didn't mind the noise at all.  So, mommy and daddy got to enjoy the fireworks, which were really great!  Also, this past weekend my friend Kimberly Moon came over to meet Kaylen.  It was great to see her, and have some girl time... grown up girl time that is!

On Tuesday, Erinn and Addy came over and babysat Kaylen for the first time! I asked them to watch her so I could go see some child care centers for when I have to go back to work.  Touring the centers was so hard... just the thought of having to leave her in someone else's care makes me so nervous and sad! When that day comes... I am probably going to be a wreck.  I only went to two centers, and quickly ruled one out.  I really liked the other one, and it will probably be the one we go with.  However, I still want to see a few more before I make my mind up.  I feel like this is one of the most important decisions I could ever make, and it's hard because Patrick can't take off work to come see these places with me, so I'm flying solo on this one.  I will keep you updated on which one I decide to go with.  Later that night, Kevin put together a surprise party for Patrick's sister, Erinn.  Her 40th birthday was June 23rd, but he wanted to wait a while to have the party so she would be really surprised! I think it worked because the look on her face was priceless when all of us yelled "surprise"! Before the party we got Kaylen all dolled up in a little outfit that Erinn got us.  It is still a little big (as are most of her newborn outfits), but we wore it anyway.  As you can see from the pictures she looked adorable!  

So, that has been our week.  We don't really have anything planned for the rest of the week, which is nice. We are just going to take it easy and enjoy each other!

Trying on hats for the Frisco Freedom Fest! Although she isn't screaming in this picture, she was not very happy to have that hat on!

Sleepy baby!

Meeting Kim!

More hats! She looked so darn cute!

She's grown so much!

At Erinn's party--Grand got our fussy baby to sleep! Thanks Grand!

Saying hi to Grand and Granddaddy!

Getting ready for Erinn's Surprise Party! 

Absolutely adorable!