5 Month Update

Age: 

                   

Weekly Updates:

              

               

                 

                     

Weight/Height: ??? We go to the DR in a month so we'll update then. You are certainly growing though! 

Diaper Size: Size 2 for sure! Mommy had an "Amazon Mom" oops and we ended up with TONS of size 1 diapers that we were trying to get through...after a few unfortunate blow outs I bit the bullet and ordered size 2. Anyone need a box of 1s?

Clothes Size: You still fit quite comfortably in your 3M clothes and I have put you into a few of your 6M fall outfits on cooler days. Those outfits a a little big though. I also bought you your first part of skinny jeans which are 3M but they swallow you whole. You're such a little thing!

Shoe Size: Your summer toes are still out though I have stuck a pair of socks on you a few times when it's been cool.

Schedule: You are getting more and more on a schedule and thank heavens are finally back to sleeping through the night! You usually wake up between 6-6:30 nurse and play until it's time for school. On the weekends you are quite content to nurse and go back to sleep in Mommy and Daddy's bed. You are usually awake for 1-2 hours between each feeding which is every 3 hours. Susana has told me that you fight your naps and that during those times are the only times during the day that you fuss. This is clearly because I have spoiled you by holding you through the majority of your naps and therefore require her to do the same thing. Haha. Mommy had been hoping that Susana would be the one to break this bad habit but she likes to cuddle with you too. She started letting you sleep (supervised) on your tummy and you've been sleeping longer in your pack n play. We try to give you your bath around 730-8 and have you start winding down.  You go to bed around 9.

Fun Facts and Milestones:

-You attended your first Chicago Air and Water show and had a blast! Some friends suggested that we get headphones to protect your ears so Daddy rode his bike all around town the morning of trying to buy you a pair. We would have of course preferred pink but Daddy says that the purple will at least go with your Northwestern attire.

Bikinis, boats, and the Chicago skyline...doesn't get much better.

You received so many complements from folks around us! 

You are such your Momma's daughter...we can sleep through just about anything. 

We traveled down to Memphis to visit Aunt MA, Uncle Timmy and Aunt J-Ellis. SuSu joined us and we did LOTS of planning for Baby Wilkes! Thank you Lord for our growing family! 

Mommy went back to work and you started school with Ms. Susana and your friends Liam (1.5 years) and B (nearly 2). They are both such happy babies and together y'all smile and play ALL day log. Susana has been teaching y'all Spanish and takes you and Liam on adventures in the double stroller. You even come pick up Andres at Mommy's school in the afternoons!

You weren't used to getting up early on the first day and feel asleep on the car ride over...you have continued to do this most mornings. Bless you.

4 Months (and a week...or two) with Suzanna Grace

Age:  Oh. My. Word. This precious baby is 4 months old.  Where did my newborn go? This month brought on so many "first" and fun changes.

Weekly Updates:

Weight: 13 pounds 5 ounces 

Height: 24 inches  Girlie, you grew a little over 2 inches since our last doctors appointment!  Go girl!

Diaper Size: Size 1 but only until we finish the box and then we are going to move up to Size 2.  

Clothes Size: Within the past 2 weeks your 3 month clothes seem to really fit.  You are long enough for them and your sweet little thighs fill out the leg holes so much better than before.  Mommy has been known to be a pro at shirking clothes in the wash...but I think it's really just because you are growing!

Shoe Size: Summer Toes only...babies don't wear shoes.  Aunt MA did order you some fall mocosains though!

Schedule: Let's be honest here...it's summer time and who needs a strict schedule.  We basically do the 3 hour routine of eat, play, sleep beginning whenever you wake up (usually between 6-7:30) and sometimes cluster feed at night because you're tired.  You will typically go to sleep as early as 8:30 but as late as 10 depending what's going on.  You sleep really well at night though and are such a happy baby that I think that what we have going for us is working.  Maybe, when I go back to work, we will have something a little more routine but for now our loosey-goosey schedule works and still allows us to go-go-go and enjoy our summer!

Fun Facts and Milestones:

• You had your first day/few hours at "school" with Susana this month and Mommy was sad.  I sat in my car for 10 minutes thinking about whether I should leave you since I didn't really have anything to do.  It was a good trial run and you took a bottle from Susana!  She said that you talked and talked and had a great time.  You were even napping when I came to pick you up. You wore a beautiful smocked gown, fancy panties, and a bow in your hair but when I picked you up, Susana told me that you were too cold and needed pants.  It is my personal opinion that you should wear your fancy clothes everyday...not just on special occasions.  And, let's be honest, you don't really have "play clothes" just yet.  I'll get you some skinny jeans this fall.  

 

• Girlie, your life is amazing!  To celebrate your first day at school and Mommy being brave enough to leave you, we met Daddy downtown at Millennium Park for a picnic and concert.

 

 

• We celebrated the 4th of July out on Toes' boat with the whole crew and then on the docks with the Nappers.  We had quite the weekend! 

• Our good buddy Epstein is moving to Denver so we spent the month helping him check things off of his "Chicago Bucket List."  Downtown concerts, outdoor adventures, and eating out at fun restaurants was not a bad way to see him off. 

 

• Well...this speaks for itself.

 

• We lunched and dined with friends a lot this month as it was our first full month of Chicago summer where we weren't traveling back to MS.  

• Mommy and Daddy had a night out...the first since you've been born.  Susana came over to our house to keep you and you did great! We celebrated the Fallon and "Val-tad"'s engagements but never stopped to take a picture of just the two of us.  Surely we will get better at documenting ourselves as time goes on. 

 

• That same weekend, we celebrated our 5 year anniversary with lunch and a full day of activities! Selfies sure are silly.  

• We also said good-bye to the Nappers with a fun day at Parson's Chicken.  Friend Aunt Leslie and Brad sure are going to miss their girlie.

  

• We had your Sip and See and Baby Dedication back in Mississippi this month.  Oh what fun we had visiting with Aunt MA and Jessica in Memphis, swinging at JJ and J-Pops house, and playing with Elsie Lee at SuSu and Daddy B's.  You got to meet LOTS of JJ and SuSu's friends at the Sip and See.  Once I get all of our pictures back, I'll write more about the Baby Dedication but the highlights include you wearing the most gorgeous gown ever made. 

 

• We have also found a great "New Moms and Babies" group through our hospital and meet up with our new friends several times a week.  You love "playing" with your new friends and are learning so much from them.    

 

• You really started belly laughing this month.  You have always yelled and made noises that we thought were you getting tickled but these laughs are for sure belly laughs.  I now spend my whole day trying to get you to laugh.  It melts my heart. 

• We bought you a Johnny Jump Up and you love it.  You are still a little too small for it so you can really only bounce with one foot.  You are growing in to it though. 

• You are so strong.  You love to stand up whenever someone is playing with you.  You look around and search out new things.  I could not get over how, with help, you could move from sitting to standing in early July.  Slow down girlie!

• You are so inquisitive and are always searching the world around you.  Even when you play by yourself you smile and giggle.  I often wonder what you think about and because you are always so happy, I know that your thoughts include all things beautiful.  (Daddy says that you're probably thinking about breastmilk...)   

We love you sweet girl and cannot wait to see what month 5 holds!

Suzanna Grace's Nursery

Y'all, when I say that this is my absolute FAVORITE room, I say it with tears in my eyes thinking about how perfect it is for our little girl.  It is literally more beautiful than I could have ever imagined and I spend countless hours just sitting in it an admiring.  I know that it will be the most perfect little room for our Suzanna Grace.


This beauty will hang on our door at the hospital with all of her stats filled in and we will bring it home to go in her room too!  Here's to hoping that she comes in March!

Walking in to the room:

 View from the door

If this doesn't scream "precious little girl room" then I don't know what does.  This labor of love was nearly thrown out the window by Suzanna Grace's Daddy and [Grand] Daddy B.  Kyle would now tell you that it was worth the time and sweat...but that he'd never do it again as it came in no less than 1000000 pieces and required many man hours of labor.

 Suzanna Grace LOVES her room...I love it too...especially that oversized monogram!!

Oh how I LOVE our Best Chair glider and recliner.  My Daddy made the open front shadow box for the Ashford Collection dress that I wore when I was a little girl.  Suzanna Grace will have her own Ashford Collection handmade heirloom dress too.  

 Suzanna Grace PINK ribbons made with LOVE by her Mommy, SuSu, and Auntie MA.

My Daddy made the headboard for our daybed and MA, of course, made all of the linens.

We are planning on using the all white bed as the changing table too...I joke that we will just put plastic down everywhere to protect all the white..."joke."

 Ahhhh!  I LOVE this!  We took it down to just two big pink pillows and added a smaller white monogrammed pillow.  Look at that sweet lamb from Sissy too!

Book end/mini-shadow box of Suzanna Grace's SuSu.  A barrette that says "Suzanne," SuSu's little girl picture, and baby pearls...love!  We are hoping to make one with some Grandmother Grace items too!

Bonnet collection, a southern belle must:

We took the folding doors off of the first closet so that we could more easily access everything that we needed.  I found this refurbished dresser on Craigslist and it fits perfectly!

Onsies and play clothes for 0-3 months:

Updated room picture with crib mobile and little girl chair with sMg monogram!

Picture/card holders:

Sweet framed print:

Suzanna Grace's growing library of baby-friendly hard books:

Little girl chair and mini-chandelier night light:

Sweet little monogrammed mug and other goodies on her dresser: 

Well y'all, now all we need is a little girl to go in this beautiful room.  Countdown = 2 weeks!  We love you Suzanna Grace!