McLernon Family Blog

We have had a bit of a busy week here. Rosaleen and I have been going on outings everyday, mostly on foot, but sometimes we have ventured out far enough to take the car:) Most of the time the outings have been fun for both of us, but there have been a few hiccups (well crying jags really). Last week Rosa had several days that she was VERY, VERY fussy. I mean REALLY fussy. Ben and I tried everything, you name it, Ben and I tried it. But nothing really seemed to help. So, I have cut all dairy and caffeine out of my diet and we have been using the pacifier. This has helped a lot and Rosa is not crying all the time now. Although it is well worth it, it is hard to get up dairy and really hard to completely give up caffeine. Rosa continues to be more and more alert and she really likes to look at her daddy’s face. She looks at mine too, but she doesn’t seem as excited about my face. Maybe because she sees me more (maybe she thinks he is cuter)??? She is sleeping well at night and...

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! The weather has been great here the last few days and we’ve been trying to go outside and enjoy it as much as possible. Rosaleen has still been eating and sleeping well, but sometimes in the evening she gets extremely grouchy and cries a lotL--tonight is one of those nights. However, we did achieve one positive milestone this week—Rosa has finally learned to use her pacifier! This is very helpful at night after she is nursing, but still wants to suck. We have tried about six different pacifiers, but we finally found the one that she will use. She is not totally crazy about it though and as you can see in a picture, sometimes prefers to suck on dad’s hand. This week she was sucking on her own arm and gave herself a hicky, which of course looks like a bruise (so if you see a bruise on her in a picture, don’t panic). I have attached a picture of Rosa in her St. Patty’s outfit, but she had a poop blowout before we could really get a good picture of he...

We wanted to post this yesterday—on Rosa’s 1 month birthday, but due to technical difficulties we couldn’t. I was totally bummed. Wow- We can’t believe it but baby Rosaleen is one month old today! She has changed so much since she was born. In the last few days her cheeks have really filled out and her double chin is growing almost everyday. Today is the last of her newborn diapers; by tonight she will be wearing size 1 diapers. Rosa is also getting really good at holding her head up and she will look right at you, or follow your hand with her head! As a big one-month birthday hur-rah, this morning little Rosaleen smiled right at me several times! It was so sweet and no, I had no camera to catch the moment. Rosa has smiled before, but mostly in her sleep and a few times staring off into space, but this morning she looked right at me and smiled several times. I am posting several pictures from the last week. Also, I am posting two pictures of Rosaleen sleeping in what her ...

Today Rosaleen had her second check up. The doctor was very happy and said that she looks great. Can you believe that she already weights 9 pounds and 4.8 ounces! On February 15th she weighted 7 pounds 7 ounces. The pediatrician said that they want babies to gain about and average of 30 grams per day at this age. Rosaleen gained an average of 49 grams per day! SO—yes she has a big appetite. She is in the 66th percentile based on her weight/age. She has been holding her head up a little. The longest I have seen her do it was for about 45 seconds. She does sometimes lift her head look around and then turn her head and look around. Also she is getting really good at finding things with her hands and hanging on if she desires. She loves to look at mommy and daddy’s face and she likes to make faces while looking at us. It is all very fun, but I can’t believe she is growing so fast. Ben and I are generally getting more sleep than the average parents of a newborn--- however, there have ...

Rosaleen after a long night.