A day in the life

Randy returned to work this week, so it's just been Violet and me hanging out. We had our first pediatrician appointment yesterday, she weighs 8 pounds 4 ounces, so she has gained her birth weight back (and then some!) not surprising since all she does is eat and sleep...

Below are her favorite modes to calm her down (I should write a book on my findings- take note new moms!):
1. Her swing, there is a trick to this one. It MUST be on the highest speed, fast very fast, and she falls asleep, we have now figured out how to eat dinner in peace. If you look very closely you can see she already has slight bed head.


2. Laying on the chest, the sure-fire way to calm her down and have her fall fast asleep, what you can't see is the amount of drool she leaves on my chest in this position.

3. The football hold with dad. According to Dr. Kaarp (The world happiest baby- yes I had to buy it!) this works wonders, it also helps to have your dad sing you silly songs while in this position.
And sometimes, she looks like this. Even if we've tried all of the above. But fortunately it doesn't last for too long!