I'm guessing I'll be lucky to get a short paragraph or two, but hey, an update is an update. (Little M had the first half of her 2 month shots this morning, so she's been really fussy all day). The rest of her appointment went really well. She's grown a LOT in the last two months - she's just over 9.5 pounds (25%) and 21 inches long (10%). Definitely up from the 5% weight and 3% length at the last appointment!
We also celebrated M's baptism over the weekend, and we were glad that her godparents, grandparents and even two great-grandparents were able to attend.
Annnnnnd...time is up!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
So much to be thankful for
Well, someone commented on how long it had been since our blog had been updated, so I guess that means I owe you an update. Consider this a special edition since it's not Sunday ;-)
Today, we celebrated a wonderful Thanksgiving with both sets of our parents and Kim's brother. It was so nice to have all 8 of us in one place and to enjoy good company, food and football. (Well, okay, I'm not sure the Lions or Cowboys count as "good" football, but I digress.) We have so much to be thankful for - this year especially with the addition of little M - and it was very special to celebrate with both sides of the family.
M was a great sport today as we passed her from person to person and took literally hundreds of photos. (Stay tuned to your inbox and/or Facebook for pictures). She even made me look bad by taking a nice long nap on Grandma and Grandpa's couch...so no one believes me that she never naps. Figures. She was a big cranky (overwhelmed?) by the end of the evening, so now we're relaxing at home and watching football (J-E-T-S, JETS JETS JETS) before bed.
Just in the past week, she's started smiling intentionally. Your heart just melts when she looks into your eyes and gives you a huge, gummy smile. She's also gotten much better head/neck control, and she can lift her head up and look both ways. She's still fascinated by lights - especially the skylight at Kim's parents'. She also makes coo'ing noises and still likes wiggling on the floor.
We'll try to post another update soon!
Today, we celebrated a wonderful Thanksgiving with both sets of our parents and Kim's brother. It was so nice to have all 8 of us in one place and to enjoy good company, food and football. (Well, okay, I'm not sure the Lions or Cowboys count as "good" football, but I digress.) We have so much to be thankful for - this year especially with the addition of little M - and it was very special to celebrate with both sides of the family.
M was a great sport today as we passed her from person to person and took literally hundreds of photos. (Stay tuned to your inbox and/or Facebook for pictures). She even made me look bad by taking a nice long nap on Grandma and Grandpa's couch...so no one believes me that she never naps. Figures. She was a big cranky (overwhelmed?) by the end of the evening, so now we're relaxing at home and watching football (J-E-T-S, JETS JETS JETS) before bed.
Just in the past week, she's started smiling intentionally. Your heart just melts when she looks into your eyes and gives you a huge, gummy smile. She's also gotten much better head/neck control, and she can lift her head up and look both ways. She's still fascinated by lights - especially the skylight at Kim's parents'. She also makes coo'ing noises and still likes wiggling on the floor.
We'll try to post another update soon!
Monday, November 1, 2010
A quick update
The little one is asleep, which probably means I have about 3.5 minutes to write a quick update. Things are going good for us, and we're even getting a little more sleep. M slept for a 4 hour stretch last night! She still just cat naps during the day, which makes it hard to get anything done around the house, but oh well.
It's hard to believe she's a month old already. Fun things she does: picks up her head (though not for long), holds on to your finger, makes coo-ing sounds and wiggles (a lot!). She seems to like reading stories, singing songs and dancing with us.
She also seemed to enjoy her first Halloween. Or at least, we enjoyed dressing her up and showing her off ;)
She's also definitely getting bigger - she's close to outgrowing her newborn clothes. We tried a 0-3 outfit on her yesterday, and while it's definitely big in the waist and a little long, it's not overwhelmingly huge. I imagine she'll be in them full-time by the middle of this month. (Which is why I ran a huge load of 0-3 clothes through the wash today.)
As for us...we're about the same. Eric's back in the swing of things at work (which means he's really busy), and we definitely look forward to the weekends. On Sunday, Eric and his friend Tony started to fix the drywall in the garage, and they got everything taped and mudded. Now they just need to sand, paint and reattach the molding. We also discovered some rot in the door, so that'll need to be replaced eventually.
It's hard to believe she's a month old already. Fun things she does: picks up her head (though not for long), holds on to your finger, makes coo-ing sounds and wiggles (a lot!). She seems to like reading stories, singing songs and dancing with us.
She also seemed to enjoy her first Halloween. Or at least, we enjoyed dressing her up and showing her off ;)
She's also definitely getting bigger - she's close to outgrowing her newborn clothes. We tried a 0-3 outfit on her yesterday, and while it's definitely big in the waist and a little long, it's not overwhelmingly huge. I imagine she'll be in them full-time by the middle of this month. (Which is why I ran a huge load of 0-3 clothes through the wash today.)
As for us...we're about the same. Eric's back in the swing of things at work (which means he's really busy), and we definitely look forward to the weekends. On Sunday, Eric and his friend Tony started to fix the drywall in the garage, and they got everything taped and mudded. Now they just need to sand, paint and reattach the molding. We also discovered some rot in the door, so that'll need to be replaced eventually.
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