Meet the cousins!!!

As many of you know, we have a huge family (my mom is one f 15 kids... seriously.... I'm one of 4 and sean is one of 3). So when i say huge I mean HUGE!!! Over the past 2 weeks Langston has had the chance to meet some of her cousins.  And while she didn't seem to phased one way or the other, they were very excited to meet her!!!

 

Here is Lani and her "Nani Nikki"  (aunt)

of course the DIVA's count as family too!!!

the boys!!

 

Langston meeting Macy

Our nieces holding and feeding her

  my sister and niece. 

Roni was so excited to finally meet her new cousin after 3 weeks since she had been sick

 

 

Now if she could just remember to keep holding on to her :S

 These are my favorites! this is lani meeting Jayden.  They are a month apart but he makes her look like a midget.  The funny think is that he was just as small as her when he was born. I have a feeling they are going to be very close

Lani totally slept through the entire meeting.  poor Jayden was just pissed off... lol

 

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ok so this one was just funny. lmao!

It makes me think of "where's waldo"

(to our defense, it was 20 degrees outside)

TOO "STINKIN" CUTE

" Hey little Lani... why you smell so stinky?????"
Ok so thats not exactly how the song went, but you get the point.

Who would imagine that something so little and cute could be so smelly at times  (PEEEEEEEEEEEE-EEEEEEEEEW) !!!

The best part is that normally when a little smell slides out, she makes this crooked little smile that you cant help but laugh at, or this snorting sound then laughs, as if she is cracking herself up!  I've decided she gets her gassiness from daddy.   We will definitely have to discuss how to be a lady when she's older but for now it's just funny.  I'm sure one day she is going to kill me for telling everyone that she is a little stinker, but what can i say she's just TOO STINKIN CUTE  not to tell!

Cant believe its been two weeks

Happy 2 week birthday honey!

it's so hard to believe that you have been here for 2 weeks!

we love you so much and are so thankful that god has blessed us with you.

Here is a pic of Daddy putting you to sleep early this morning but it looks like you put him to sleep instead

CRY ME A RIVER

Now most women are super emotional during their pregnancy,and while i had moments of sensitivity, i think i was fairly sane (others may differ in opinion)!!! Since Langston has been born, I have been super sensitive.

my doctor warned me that my emotions would increase dramatically due to the sudden change in hormone levels. i never knew it would be like this. Now granted i'm not crying 24/7, but when the sprinklers come on, watch out. Today was one of those sprinkler days. i'm pretty sure i balled 1/2 of the day! Luckily i have amazing family who came to my rescue (thanks Aunt Nikki) and gave me a few hours of me time to "woooooooooooooo saaaaaaaaaaaaaaw" or cook us dinner (my sweet brother and sisteri n law). I'm not sure how I would have made it this far with out my family, especially with Sean going back to work. they've been a major help, especially my mom. She literally cooked and cleaned and burped, and anything else you can think of for an entire week. Because of the c-section I was really limited on what I could do at first. Honestly it really put me into a reality check of what all it took to be a parent this week.

I've been alone with Lani and didn't quite realize how much work was involved! doctor visits, round the clock feeding and diaper change, sleep deprivation. don't get me wrong I'm grateful for every minute of the last two weeks, but i have a whole new appreciation of my parents!!

SO THANK YOU RENTS FOR RAISING ME!!!

poor little thing (possibly tmi)

my poor baby had a bit of a crummy weekend.

fyi: sad baby = even sadder mommy= sad daddy

Miss Langston was not able to go #2 for most of the weekend, and when she did, my poor baby cried, cringed and grunted her way through it. Needless to say i was in tears right along with her.
Thanks to my resident baby expert (Umoh) we gave Langston watered down baby prune juice Sunday morning.
Every toot or wet diaper i felt i assumed she was finally able to go.
And each time she couldn't go, my heart broke a little more.

Finally this morning my baby went poo.
And when i say went, i mean this girl went.
i have never been so happy to see a smelly, dirty diaper.
As strange as it sounds it was such a relief for both of us (in slightly different ways though).

needless to say my baby is a happy camper now!
and I'm sure we are all relieved.

"happy baby= happy wife= happy life"

(so eloquently stated by one of the husbands on RHONJ)

Here are a few pics from the past week!
its so hard to believe that she is really ours!
i have never been so in love (ok well maybe with sean :P but you know what i mean)

Splish Splash I Was Taking a Bath!!!

Sean and I were able to give Langston a bath together tonight! We noticed she sleeps better when she gets her bath before bed. We forgot to take pic of her first sponge bath, but this was the first time we got to bath her (just the two of us.) It was a special night for us and makes me realize even more how thankful i am for our little family!!!

daddy getting her ready for bath time

washing her little bootie

enjoying bath time

she loved getting her hair washed at first.....

"ok yall it's cold! i'm so over this"

getting lotioned up

"awwww that feels good"

Lets see how long she sleeps tonight!!! Keep your fingers crossed!

"DOCTOR DOCTOR GIVE ME THE NEWS!!!!"

Tuesday my mom and I took Langston for her one week check up! It was so exciting! Dr. Freideman has been my doctor since I was in middle school. It seemed special to me to have him take care of our little girl as well.

We received alot of great news:
 ~ she now weighs 6 lbs 12 oz (a whole pound more than her birth weight)
~ she is now 19 inches long (1 inch gain)
~ She had to have blood drawn so that the could recheck her jaundice levels. (she was sucha trooper and slept right through it)
~ today the dr's office called to tell us that her jaundice levels have improved ( she still has to continue her daily sun baths)

Her next appointment will be in one month! I can only imagine how much she will have changed by then!

pics of her first appointment:

 Having her measurements taken by Keisha

Getting a bottle from NiNi after her 1st diaper change!

A picture with Dr. Friedman shortly before she poo'd on him!

(I couldn't help but laugh)