Like Father, Like Daughter

Too Cute!

Growing Girl...

Hannah is now 9 lbs 4 oz and over 20 inches according to our Drs. appt. Sorry I'm slacking on the picture uploads! I'm getting ready for lots of visitors coming this weekend for Hannah's baptism.

Happy Valentine's Day!

One Liners

Mo-om! Hannah's at my window!

Okay, I guess we can hang out at this window together.

Got Milk?

Hannah got some new toys!

Thanks to our friends at CMS (where Karen teaches) Hannah got some new toys - a swing and a play mat. The play mat has been very handy the last 2 nights between the hours of 1 and 3 when Hannah decided she wanted to play. We're working on being awake more during the day. :) I wish they made swings big enough for me - I think I would like rocking my day away!

4 weeks old tomorrow!

Wow! I can't believe Hannah will be 4 weeks tomorrow. She's growing so fast: the little knit hat we took her home in no longer fits her head, she's eating over 3 oz, sometimes 4 oz, each feeding, she's sleeping for longer periods at nighttime (yeah!), preemie clothes are way too small. This morning I began to smell a foul odor, so I set about to change her - not a moment to soon! Coming out of the diaper and on to her back - it was a mandatory emergency bath and another load of laundry. :) You'd think I'd be annoyed, but I'm loving all parts of being a mom. Hannah's outgrowing her little bed sleeper, so last night we moved her from our bed to a pack 'n play bassinet. It's still in our room, so it's easy to get up with her at night, but now she has a little more room to stretch. I bought a little sling carrier so I can carry her around during the day and still accomplish other chores. We both like it - nice and cozy!

More B/W

Here Jeannie - more black and white photos...Isn't she beautiful?

Hannah's Growing

Hannah had a Dr. check up and weighed in at 7lbs 3 oz, 20 1/8 inches long! Good Girl is gaining weight and growing like a weed. Dr. said she's doing great. I took some black and white pics yesterday - there's something so peaceful and beautiful when you look at a little baby. Love her!

Hannah and Dugan

I got this stuffed dog (Dugan) from "Santa" when I was in 2nd grade. He's been through a lot over the years. My brother Bob used to beat him up for fun and to make me cry. A couple times Bob beat Dugan's eyes off - but Dugan always came through the "surgeries" just fine. :0 Now Hannah gets to cuddle with Dugan - I think they both like it.

One week already!

I can't believe Hannah is already over a week old. We are doing great. David and I are calling each other "Hannah hogs" as we take turns holding her, feeding, and changing her. David was so bummed to have to go to work. Hannah gave us a treat last night - 3 hours between a feeding instead of 2. Ahh - a little extra sleep. This is a wonderful time for me and I'm cherishing every moment - asleep and awake.

Funny Hannah Hiccups

More Pictures of Hannah

Pictures of Hannah

Hannah is Here!

Well - surprise!!!! Baby Hannah came earlier - 4 weeks earlier - than planned. All is well - she was born on Wed, Jan 7th at 0659. She weighed in at 5 lbs 13 oz and 18 3/4 inches. She is beautiful. Everything went very smoothly at hospital. We brought our Hannah home today (Friday). Enjoy these pictures!

Camoflage Diaper Bag

David's jaw dropped when he saw this camoflage diaper bag - "Finally something NOT pink!" While is SC for Christmas, my fabulous sisters gave us a little baby shower. The diaper bag was a big hit, but I really got emotional over the handmade items - Jeannie made a little hat, Kathy made a beautiful afghan, and they both passed on some items made by mom. So Blessed! J. had a Dr. appt. Tuesday and she said that it's unlikely the baby will wait until Feb due date. We should expect her sooner. J. is 1 1/2 cm dialated. It's really real now. 2009 really will be our baby year.

Merry Christmas! David and I are spending Christmas at Nini's (my sister's) house in SC. All my sisters and brothers are here and we're having a great time!

Here's the first few pages of my mini book. See the rest in my Creating Keepsakes gallery. (See Links to right.)

Cover for the mini album I made. I took photos of our house in July when I was in WI. I knew we would be saying goodbye to this place soon and wanted to make a little something to remember some fun times growing up. This was a busy house with lots of fun memories and family moments. Enjoy!

Oh Fun - a new Blog

It's Sunday afternoon. I'm home from church and lunch out and church meeting after that. I changed into my comfy clothes, made a cup of tea, and instead of grading all those projects I collected on Friday, I'm blogging. It's a rainy day - I'm feeling lazy. I'll get to the projects soon, I suppose. I know my eighth graders will be bugging me tomorrow wanting to know their grades. I should at least get a few done.
Kathy (my sister) called yesterday and asked if I would write a few lines - maybe in the form of a prayer - for the new family that will soon be moving into the house we all grew up in. It is kind of sad to say goodbye - there were a lot of memories made in that house. I'll work on the words later tonight. When I was back in WI in July, I took some photos of the house and made a mini book - I'll try to post some of those pages to share. That sounds more fun than grading my papers.