The Three Amigo's

The kids are all getting so big. Rose is finally on a really good schedule, she is no longer breastfeeding. We went three and a half long hard months of doing everything we could so that she could keep nursing and nothing seemed to work. She is smiling, going, laughing, and rolling over. Her favorite spot in the house is on the floor.... she likes to watch Sean and Kaylee playing together and she is extremely fascinated by the television. It is funny to see her watching all of the colors and sounds that are coming out of the T.V. because Sean and Kaylee were never interested in it. She has little rolls on her legs and they are too cute. She is sleeping from around 10 at night until 6 in the morning almost every single night in her own bed. She loves Charlie and watches every move that he makes.

Kaylee is quite fond of her little sister. She is constantly talking to her and making her yummy fake food on her play kitchen. She often brings all of her little ponies out and makes a circle of them around Rose while she is lying on the floor. Kaylee is now in pre-school every Monday and Wednesday. There are 6 other students in her class, five boys and one girl. She is so happy with school where she gets to attend Chapel, go to music, Spanish, and art class, and spend time with her new friends. We are so proud of her.

Sean truly is the best big brother EVER!! He is always helping with Rose. He gives her bottles and burps her, as well as bringing Clint and I anything we need at anytime. He definitely has his work cut out for him with two younger sisters, but we are confident that he can handle it. He loves his new school, his teachers, and his classmates. He is currently working on a project called Beauty is..... he gets to go around with the camera and take pictures of things that in his mind are beautiful. We cant wait to see his finished product.

Hot Tub Heaven

The five of us all stayed at NaNa and PaPa's house on Saturday night. We watched movies all night, ate popcorn, and rested. It was so much fun. We had a minor incident when PaPa accidentally dropped a pan piping hot from the oven onto the top of Kaylee's hand.

Sunday we decided after living here for over three months that it was time to get the hot tub in the back yard working. The weather is finely starting to get cooler so that we can use it in the evenings. It was quite a task getting all of the rain water out of it and scrubbing every inch of it down with cleaner and sanitizer. After that was done it was time to fill it up with water, it was a beautiful day and the kids decided to put there swim suites on and make it into their own little swimming pool. They had such a blast, it took over an hour to fill it up all the way.

Rose's first swim, Decorating the classroom, and Sean's first day of school!

Sean's first day of school was Monday. He love's his new school and has already made many new freinds. We are so proud of him!!

Sunday we all went and saw Dad's new school and classroom. Sean and Kaylee had fun decorating the white board with beautiful pictures. Rose chilled out on her favorite blanket and watched everyone. Clint was busy doing his lesson plans and I hung posters on the wall and decorated his door!

Rose went swimming on Saturday with Aunt Heather, Uncle Chris, Carson, Sean, and Kaylee. She did surprisingly well in the chilly water.

Thrush

Rose went to the pediatrician on Friday afternoon and we found out that she does not have tongue tie.... She has a bad case of thrush (an infection in her mouth). Now that we know what she has both her and I are on antibiotics. We have a much happier baby now and that makes for a very happy Mommy and Daddy.

Wrapping up the summer....

This summer has been wonderful.....

We have had the chance to spend so much time together as new parents and newly weds. We have enjoyed the great company of friends and family.

And here it is..... Roses first smile caught on the camera!!

Our sweet, sweet Rose

Sean and Kaylee are so good with their little sister.

Rose is baby number three and people who say that it just gets easier need to spend a few days at the Brown house. :) There have been so many ups and downs with our baby girl and Clint and I as parents have found ourselves struggling more than ever. After her first four weeks of life she started constantly screaming. We have sought out opinion after opinion, and although we welcomed every bit of information we could get, something has been missing. Her two month check-up was last Thursday and we learned that she gained only four ounces in 5 weeks. She simply was not getting enough to eat through breastfeeding. The pediatrician recommended that we supplement formula after each one of her feedings but I was simply not satisfied with this answer. After researching for days I sought out the help of a Lactation Consultant in our area. Sean and Kaylee breastfed and did great with it so I have been convinced that it was not a matter of my milk being bad. This morning the kids and I attended a La Leche League meeting and had Rose weighed before and after nursing. Then her gums, mouth, and tongue was checked to make sure she was properly sucking. That is when we noticed that Rose is slightly tongue tied. This happens when the tissue that attaches the tongue to the bottom of the mouth (lingual frenulum) is abnormally short. Some children with tongue-tie have trouble latching on to the mother's breast and sucking, because the tongue cannot move milk from the milk glands of the breast to the nipple. Bottle-fed babies usually do not have feeding problems, because it is easy to get milk from the nipple of a bottle. From what we have been told it is very easily fixed in the pediatricians office. A procedure to clip the lingual frenulum (frenotomy) is usually all that is needed to release the tongue. Rose has an appointment tomorrow afternoon where we will learn more about what needs to be done. Other than that things with her have been great. When she has had plenty to eat, a clean diaper on, and no gas bubbles she often smiles and coos. We have not yet been able to catch her smiling on film yet, but it has to happen soon. She is very active and extremely alert. She is taking more in as everyday passes and before we know it she will be all grown up. Today she weighed in at 9lbs. and 2oz, and she is over 22 inches long.