One month old and growing like a weed!

***For once these pictures are in order by date, oldest to most recent.***

Seth holding Hannah. He likes to do this more and more as the days go by. Hannah sleeping in the most comfortable position for her, on her tummy on the nursing pillow. I think it helps with her gassy tummy. "So tired!"

"Are you still taking pictures of me???" "Daddy, no more pictures!" Henry with his babies. Even though you cannot see her face this is one of my favorites so far! Meeting her Uncle Gabe for the first time. One more semester at FSU and he'll be home for good. We hope to see him much more often than we do now! No matter how much I try, Seth usually ends up in the pictures.

Another sleeping picture, but doesn't she just look so happy?!?!? I told you, he loves to hold her! Hannah in her Christmas outfit. She's facing the Christmas tree, hence the look of wonder as she stares at the lights. This was taken on Dec. 29th and best shows her growth and weight gain. Do you see the attitude already? I do! It is hard for me to believe that a month has passed already. Hannah is officially 5 weeks old and has changed so much it is crazy!

We had her one month check up on the 27th. She is growing by leaps and bounds! She weighed in at 9 pounds 14 ounces and was 22 1/8 inches long, which places her in the 75% for both weight and length. I knew that the kids would be different, but not this different. I can only imagine that it is also just a difference in the sexes.

Hannah is still having gas issues. We have found that giving her the infant gas drops with every feeding helps her pass it easier but, she still has her fussy moments. I have also figured out that I cannot have caffeine after lunch anymore. It seems that she is very sensitive to it - Seth never was. We have had a couple of rough starts to a few nights because of ONE drink with caffeine. So, back to no caffeine for me! (I'm really ok with it, it just means I can't have sweet tea at restaurants anymore.)

Otherwise, things are going really well. Seth still loves his "Baby Nahnuh" to death, maybe more. Hannah is noticing new things every day and trying even more to find her voice. As for me and Henry, we are loving being the parents of two such amazing and beautiful children. We feel extremely lucky to have been doubly blessed by God.

Check back tomorrow to see pictures of our visit with Grandma Rose and company!

2 Week Check Up

***This is an update I thought I had posted, obviously, I hadn't! So, in the hope of saving myself some time, I am going to include all of the pictures in one update and leave this for you just to read!*** We took Hannah in for her two week check up today. Thankfully there were no shots involved for her as she had her first shot while we were still in the hospital. This was just the beginning of our routine appointments with her to check her weight gain and growth. We expected to see some weight gain and we knew she had grown, but the amount of gain and growh shocked us! Little Miss Piggy is now 8 pounds even (still only 25% for her age) and 21 3/4 inches long (75% for her age)! Of course, like us the doctor was quite pleased with her growth and continues to be impressed by how much she is doing at such a young age. Hannah has changed quite a bit since she was born. She has filled out some, but is quite long so most of the weight gain I have noticed is in her cheeks. She has nice chunky cheeks now which are so incredibly kissable! She gets lots of kisses every day from all of us, including her big brother! Hannah is now eating every three hours during the day and 4 or 5 hours at night. She is a very happy baby, although she is beginning to suffer from some evening gas issues. We (the doctor and Hanry and I) are not calling this colic yet, but it may be going that route. She seems to have trouble at the same time each evening recently with gas, but she is great at working it out on her own and really doesn't complain about it too much. Hannah is much more aware of her surroundings when she is awake now. She looks at everything and even today tried to "coo" at the ceiling fan when she saw it. She made a few noises at it and then stopped. Hearing her little voice was so beautiful, so sweet (and totally makes you forget what the cries sound like)!

The Week in Review

Rather than bog this update down with lots and lots of words, I'll just give the update using pictures and captions below each picture. I will tell you that as of Monday Hannah had gained back the weight she lost after birth and then some! She weighed in at 7 pounds even, just one week after birth. This is something doctors look for by the time the baby is 2 weeks old. She also is moving ahead with respect to other goals as well. The doctor laid her down on her stomach and she immediately pushed up with her forearms and lifter her head up. This is something they look for babies to do by the time they are 2 months old. Dr. E. said that we definitely have another Superstar on our hands! The pictures start with the rest of the hospital pictures and end with a few taken today. Enjoy!

Grandpa Huseman

Aunt Stacie

Great Grandma Millie

Great Grandma Nettie

Great Grandpa Rich

Grandpa Art

Uncle Saul

Miss Hannah is not ready to go home yet, but I'm not sure why! (We have a better picture, but I just felt this is SOOOO Hannah that you all had to see it!)

Napping with Daddy

Cute as a button and wide awake

I was trying to get a closer picture of her face and when I snapped it, she smiled!

Seth's first time holding Hannah. This is picture #1, watch the progression as we tried to get a picture of Seth kissing the top of Hannah's head. Picture #2 - "What do you want me to do Mom?" says Seth.

Picture #3 - "I tried to kiss her and this is the thanks I get!" says Seth.

Picture #4 - Hannah is calm again and Seth is about to try to push her out of his lap, he's done taking pictures with her!