Monday, December 31, 2007

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!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hannah Grace is growing beautifully! I can't wait to meet her in person!

Nicole said...

I love the one with her hand up and the one of her sleeping on the boppy all curled up. So sweet! I don't know why I wasn't getting your update emails on the blogs, but I subscribed to both Hannah & Seth's.

Nicole said...

WOW! and that last one of the 2 of them. Hannah is looking so different from when I saw her last. She has big beautiful eyes. She is asleep everytime I have seen her.