She's Huge!!!

Aubrey went to see the doctor today for her 1 month appt. She is growing like crazy. She now measures 20.5" which is a whole inch bigger than when she was born. She weighs in at 8 lbs. 13 oz. and feels so much heavier than the 6lbs. 5 oz. she was! She got her Hepatitis B shot and was not a happy camper but she has slept most of the day as a result.

Here's a pic of Miss Aubrey getting ready for our daily walk. It has been cold here the past few days (low 60's) so she is all bundled up!

1 month today!

Aubrey is 1 month old today! She looks so different already and is no longer fitting into all of the newborn clothes that she had. I guess it's time to pack up those things that are too short and save them for the next little Bourque! Brian really wants a Connor to add to the family.



Here is Aubrey with her teddy bear...look how long she is compared to him!

Here's a shot of her with tummy time - she worked hard tonight to get that head up!

She finally has a swing which is just AMAZING! It calms her down and gives me an opportunity to give my arms a rest. I think right now it is my favorite toy! You can see how happy and peaceful she is (see the peace sign?).

George Costanza

We have a mini George (from Seinfeld) living with us. Aubrey is losing her hair. She is now completely bald on top but is still sportin' hair in the back and the sides! Poor girl!

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Sorry it has been a few days since the last update. Miss Aubrey has her schedule - she will be super fussy for 1 day (cries and is cranky unless she is being held even when sleeping) and then the next day or 2 days she sleeps most of the day to make up for the lack of sleep on her fussy day. Well it seems as though her sleeper days are the days when we are out visiting family and friends or are out running errands, etc. Of course her crazy fussy days are the days when she and I are home alone all day with nothing exciting going on. Yesterday was a fussy day so she is sleeping soundly right now and I have two hands free to update this!

Tuesday we went to Auntie Alice and Uncle Bob's and visited with Katie, Joey and Ellie. Ellie is so much bigger than she was in August when we saw her last! We went up to the Scottsdale Civic Center and walked around there enjoying the cool air (it was in the 80's - woo-hoo!). Aubrey of course slept most of the day away. She even missed the Sugar Bowl lunch!

Yesterday we tried to have some tummy time again but she is not a fan. She was propped up in her boppy and then wiggled down so that she didn't have to work so hard at keeping her head up! She's already looking for the shortcuts!

She was Miss Cranky Pants last night because she was over-tired but refused to nap. Brian finally got her to snooze for about 20 minutes in her boppy. Those things are all purpose!

Stimulation!

Aubrey ventured out this weekend and had some stimulation. I think she is bored at home all day because once we went out she was quiet as a mouse - she was people watching and just taking everything in!

Friday night we went to Wal-Mart to pick up her birth announcements that we had printed (our first venture out besides the doctor's office and it's Wal-Mart - go figure). I think we looked a little foolish - I had her in her seat in one hand and a large box of diapers and the pictures in the other hand - but we successfully made it in and out of the store without her even making a peep! Afterwards I went to the drive through to grab dinner and she had a melt down in the car because it was time to eat for her as well. I ended up going back to the Wal-Mart parking lot and parking in a space away from cars and she had a little meal. I told Brian about that and he thought I was crazy. But a girl needs to eat!!! Once we got home she was sacked out for the night. See how much bigger she is already?!?!

Saturday night we all went to bowling. She was in her little Halloween outfit that Janet, Britt and Al sent and she was too cute (we didn't snap a picture though, sorry!). They always say that dogs are "chick magnets" - well babies are people magnets. We had so many people coming over to check her out. She was awesome and took it all in and then even ended up falling asleep even with all of the noise. Looks like she may have developed my sleeping habits (which is what we were hoping for because I am a better sleeper than Brian).

Today we took her to church and then to Dunkin Donuts. They announced her at church so we stood up and you could hear the big loud collective, "Oooohhhh". Once church was over she again had many admirers but she slept through it all. One little girl was looking at her and then said, "Where did you get that baby from?" So grasping for straws I said, "She's our baby" thinking that would be good enough...but no it wasn't. She asked again and I just looked at Brian hoping he'd answer. I couldn't come up with a good enough answer for a 5 year old and I wasn't really going to tell her how we got the baby!

Here are some random pictures just to make you laugh:

This one is her frog face.

Tubby time in her new bathtub.

Freshy...

We had some fun today with the camera...well actually I did. Aubrey hates the flash as you can see - she told me where to go!

She was fussy today and just wanted to be held most of the day when she was awake. I think the medicine that she is on for the thrush is making her belly upset. She got some quality cuddle time with both of us. Hopefully tomorrow she'll feel better!