Cupcakes

My mom gave me this book, Hello, Cupcake. It has the most amazing cupcake creations in it. Since I got it Monday night, I have been wanting to make cupcakes. There were a few of good reasons to celebrate and make cupcakes this weekend, Mother's Day, celebrating my niece's birthday (Happy Early Birthday Katie!), and the fact that Ella & Emma are going to sleep in their own crib tonight!! (We're so happy for you D & E!)


Last night while Charlotte was going through her bedtime routine with her old man, I went to the store to get all of my ingredients. I came home, mixed up my batter, and baked my cupcakes. I didn't want to make any of the complicated cupcakes in the book, I wanted to test out their frosting technique. They use canned frosting from the store, put it in a microwave safe bowl, microwave it for 10 seconds so it is thin. Then, they dip the cupcake tops in the frosting so you get a smooth, shiny top. After a little decorating, this is how they turned out:

Stomach Sleeper

I put Charlotte in her crib yesterday for a nap. When I went in to check on her 20 min later, this is what I found. (Yes, she's asleep in this position)

Of course this freaked me out. What about SIDS? She's not on her back!! So, after checking on her every 2 minutes to make sure she was still breathing I realized I was being a little ridiculous. If she's strong enough to roll over to her stomach, which she does with ease now, then I shouldn't worry that she won't be strong enough to pick up her head to breath. She is also pretty darn cute when she's asleep on her stomach.

We played with Elephant yesterday. Hello Elephant!

A Visit from Grandad

My dad had a business meeting this week in Atlanta. He got here around dinner time on Monday evening and is leaving tomorrow morning. We have had a nice visit. He didn't get home until 6:50 last night, so he didn't get to spend too much time with Charlotte. Tonight they are making up for that lost time:

Ladies and Gentlemen...

I present to you Charlotte Davis rolling. Yes, that's right, she can now roll from her back to her stomach.


She hasn't figured out how to get back to her back...she just cries and I flip her back over - well, then again, maybe she has figured out how to get back to her back.

She has been changing before our eyes over the past week. She is starting to reach for things and grab them. She is following us all around the room with her eyes, and turns to look at us when we talk to her. She is a joy.

Peeking

3 months

2 months	3 months

No doctors appointment at 3 months, so I don't have any stats. She is such a good baby. She is really trying to roll over now. It seems that every time we put her down she is rolling over onto her side, then gets very frustrated because she can't get all the way over.

She had a little story time with Dad tonight...she just LOVES her Dad. She and Judd had a 10 min conversation the other night. Judd would babble to her, then she would babble right back to him.

I'm in heaven

I'm sure most of you came here today to see the 3 month picture of Charlotte, and the comparison shot between 2 months and 3 months. Don't worry, I'll post that later tonight.

For now I want to tell you about my very exciting discovery. You may recall from this post, that my pumping environment at the office has not been the nicest. Today I decided to seek out the 2nd lactation room in the building - it is WONDERFUL!! It is a nice private room (no windows) that has a big sink and counter to clean all of the pump parts. There is a nice table with a comfortable chair. In one corner there is a bookcase with books about breastfeeding and going back to work. On the wall is a bulletin board where you can post a picture of your baby. Also, the first woman that used the room started a journal for all of the mothers that use the room. So, everyone writes while they pump about their experiences as a working mother. I read it today while I pumped and the pumping session just flew by!

I'm also the only one that is using this room for the next week. The other woman that has been using it is out of town. So, I can just keep my pump down there and not have to carry it back and forth.

I was really dreading pumping at work the last couple of days, this makes the experience so much better - I think I can really make it to my goal of breastfeeding for 6 months.