Amber Ulmer

Big Weekend Ahead

Hey!
A quicky post this week.
Things are a bit crazy around here.
Shooting a wedding and Family Reunion this weekend!
Going to be AWESOME!
We are so stoked!
Hyped up like mad crazy!
The groom to be is a friend of mine from high school.
It's at a local park...going to be beautiful!
We did their engagement photos a few weeks ago.
Ill be posting those soon to share.

This week we have mastered a new skill.
Nursing laying down.
She's gained enough control over her neck that it makes that once in the middle of the night nursing session and the very early 6 am nursing session a lot easier for both of us to fall right back asleep.
She has slept in her co-sleeper since last friday!
No more movement to sleep at  night!
At least we are on a good streak with it.
I have officially moved her swing into her room.
She is napping there right now.
So hopefully it will stay there!

She's becoming a quicker eater too.
I've noticed that if I try to make her eat a bit longer, a few spit ups will follow... so she is probably filling her tummy quicker.
A question about spitting up...
I may sound so silly... but I've always wondered...
Does spitting up mean they are full?

ya, I just asked that.
So... anyone have an answer?

Now to share her cute 10 week photo

She has about out grown that onsie so I had to get at least one weekly photo of her in it.
It's by Carters. A gift from a friend.

Oh, I was in Old Navy the other day and DANG... they have the cutest vintage pattern outfits!
This is my fave!


And this cuteness...


I have so much pink stuff that Im dying to get her some things that ARE NOT pink.
I love red... teal.. and now orange!
Im so over all the pink.
I have so many cute things in her closet that she can't fit into just yet and it's driving me nuts!
haha

Well, off to be mama.
xo

Crazy Week

Crazy week this week...

 Josie's 8 week and 9 week photos along w/her growth photo!



I love that last photo from yesterday! Her lashes are my fave and I know I've said that a million times!
And here is her growth photo w/the lion!

Funny she is in the same onsie. Oh well!

And she is taking some naps in her crib!
Today it was 2.5 hr nap!
She had her 2 month shots on Monday.
That nasty rota virus stuff made her throw up...
And she screamed w/the 5 other shots..
And her poor legs were so sore.
She got a fever of 102.
We kept it down w/Tylenol.
It was gone by about 28 hrs or so.
Her legs weren't sore the next day.
She's back to her normal self today.
It was so miserable seeing her so miserable.
She just cried and cried and every time she moved her legs she would cry even more.
I'm glad to have her back today!

So we are going to slowly make the transition to her room.
She currently sleeps best in her swing.
She was 3 weeks early and really loves the movement so she probably sleeps 1/2 the night in the co sleeper next to the bed and 1/2 the night in the swing on average.
I'm trying to have to sleep in her crib for at least 1 nap a day.
She'll eventually "grow out" of needing movement to sleep, right?
That is what I've ready that about 3-4 months they don't need the movement as much.

How did you make the transition from your room/co sleeping/swing sleeping to your baby in their room in the crib?
We plan on next moving the swing into her bedroom...

I started my Burn and Firm Palettes video yesterday.
Definitely sore today.
I'm back to what I weighed in college.
In my opinion, I was too thin when I got pregnant so I'm not going to try and get back to my pre-pregnancy weight.
The weight I'm at now... I'd like to maybe lose 5 more pounds and tone up.
So for 9 weeks out, I think I'm doing pretty good.
I did gain about 45 lbs!
I've lost 25 of it just nursing I guess!
Now, just to firm up my abs again!

Well, Josh is about to be home w/Pizza Hut.
It's nice having a brother that works there that can hook us up on occasion!
xo

Guess What I Did?

I've wanted one for... well... a long time... and b/c of the jobs I had, I could never have one...
Well... being a WAHM now... I got one!
A lil late birthday present!

Lil Josie is 8 weeks...
No photo yet from this week. I'll post one this week.

I do have a fun thing to share...
A friend of mine from high school is a local wedding planner and I've started working with her some!
You can read about it
HERE
Lots of fun!

And we just did an Engagement  Session this week for the wedding we are shooting in 2 weeks!
Amazing couple...It's going to be a blast!

Josie is going about 3-4 hours between daily feedings and last night... she ate at 8:30 & didn't wake again til 4:30!
I, however, woke up at 3 b/c that is what time she's been waking and I was just listening for her and excited that she was still sleeping!
So proud of her!
She's doing sooo great!
We have our 2 month appt next Tuesday!
I think she is over 10 lbs now!

Well, gotta watch LOST!
xo

About FACE...7 weeks

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Well, Josie is still not a bottle fan.
I've gotten the playtex nursers w/the brown latex nipples which she has yet to try.
I got a nuk bottle and she took 1.5 oz of that last nite w/Josh while I went to my inlaws across the street.
Josh said she would've taken it all if she didn't take it out of her mouth to burp her.
But after he tried to give it back to her, she wouldn't take it at all.
So I came home and nursed her.
Any more suggestions?

I got some new fabric for another swaddling blanket for her.
I took her 7 week photo in it.
So sweet after a great feeding and nap.

It's a great stretchy waffleknit!

Im anxious for her lil eyebrows to start showing some color! Her eyelashes grow every day! So long and curling!
Her lil eyebrows are there but are blonde at the moment.

The week has been good.
5 nights in a row of 6 hour sleep stretches!
Down to just one nightly feeding still!
So grateful for that!

Well...just a small share today.
Going to try and rest while she is napping!
I must remember to do that on days when I can.
xo

Great Weekend

Our weekend was great!
Friday I had my postpartum appt w/my midwife.
It went great!
Josh took the day off and we went to Centennial Park in downtown Nashville afterward.
Josie's first park day!
A friend who happen to see my status that day on Facebook saying we were in the park happen to also be there and found us! So crazy that Facebook status thing!
Anywho...
Because he was there, we were able to get our first family photo!
Here are some shots from the day!

Of course she was fussing for the photo b/c I just picked her up from her cozy spot on her bobby and blanket.
Daddy dazing at his lil girl!

Oh, and she is sporting a Amy Tangerine onsie custom made by my sweet friend Amy Tan!


Sweet Baby Cheeks.
She was so relaxed after having a nice full tummy and being outdoors really for the first time.
We sat under a beautiful tree & just relaxed for a lil while.
Then we went to Whole Foods to get some non-dairy grocery items for me since I'm on a dairy free diet now.
She is doing a lot better since I've been off dairy too.
Her poo is getting back to that mustard yellow that it's suppose to be!
So a milk protein was definitely the culprit.
Hoping that I can slowly add it back in as she gets a bit older.

Saturday, we offically went back to work.
Ulmer Studios that is.
We had a sweet photo session w/a lil 19 month old girl.
Josh did most of the running around.
I realize I did a lil more than I should've and I didn't even do much.
Still gotta take it a bit easy.
Chasing a 19 month old is not recommended anymore!
haha
It was our first time w/out Josie.
My parents watched her for a few hours.
I left some stored milk w/them but she didn't take it very well.
We used a nipple for 1+month but I think the flow is too fast for her still.
So we are going back the step below that.
We are going to have daddy give her some expressed milk by bottle a few nights this week for her to get used to the artificial nipple b/c we are SLAMMED the month of May so she will be w/Grannie & Pop a lot so we have to get her used to taking a bottle some.
Any other suggestions on how to do that?
She hardly took any by bottle for my 'rents.

Well, back to work on stuff for my next class at SIStv!
Stay Tuned!

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xo