Pumpkin Patch 2010

Rachel was gracious enough to take some family pictures of us at the pumpkin patch. AnnaLynn only tolerated all the attention for a little while. More pictures can be found on my facebook page. Thanks, Rachel! It was good seeing you and Tim.

Quick Update

I know I need to post more pictures; she is growing and changing so much. I plan to do that soon. For now, just a quick update from her 2 month check up that she had at 9 weeks old, a week and a half ago... try to figure that one out. :)

At her check up she was 23.5 inches long (grown 3 inches since birth!! crazy!), 11 pounds 10 ounces (just one ounce shy of gaining four pounds since birth!), and her head was 15.5 inches around. Too bad they don't measure her cute little chubby, chunky legs... they are getting rounder and rounder. She is definitely growing and doing well.

She had four vaccinations at her two month visit also, one oral (which she actually liked) and three shots (which she hated!). She started crying and then took a breath and was crying so hard no sound was coming out. It was really sad, but Daddy was able to comfort her pretty quickly. Poor thing.

She has also started sleeping longer at night! For a week now, she has been sleeping any where from 5.5-7 hours in a row before she wakes up to eat! Then she eats until she falls asleep and usually sleeps the rest of the night until around 7-8 in the morning. Night time feedings are MUCH more enjoyable when you aren't doing them every 2-3 hours!

AnnaLynn is so precious and we just love her so much! She is learning all the time, constantly looking around trying to take everything in. She has learned that she can grab different objects and hang on to them. Her favorite things to grab are two little toys (one is a bunny rabbit her YaYa knitted for her) and her car seat blanket which YaYa knitted also. She occasionally will grab a hold of my hair and hang on, but that's only happened a few time so far; usually when I'm changing her and I get really close to her face to talk to her. She likes it and shows her excitement with a little hair tugging.

I'll post pictures as soon as I can them off of Tony's camera.

Growing Up and Moving Out

Up until this week AnnaLynn has been sleeping in a bassinette in our room beside our bed. This made for quick nighttime feedings and easy check-ups, plus it was nice to be able to gaze upon her beauty at any given time. A few nights ago Tony and I decided it was time to allow AnnaLynn to sleep in her own crib. Well, me being the new mother I am didn't want her to be all alone her first few nights in that big ole scary room. So, I blew up the air mattress and some how convinced my loving husband to sleep on it with me in her room even though we have a very comfortable Tempurpedic bed just a few feet away. He graciously obliged for two nights in a row. The morning after the second night, however, he began to disassemble the mattress and that was my clue that we would not need to sleep in her room any more. So, last night was her first night in her crib, in her room all by herself, and she did surprisingly well. She woke up three times, but that seems to be the norm at the present time, and after eating went back to sleep easily. So, she is now resting in her bed, peacefully.

So much has happened in the last month since I have posted. I know there are many things I can't remember. AnnaLynn is smiling often now and it seems she smiles more and more each day . She is small little dimples that make her smile even cuter!! About 3-4 weeks ago she discovered her feet and they have been the most entertaining toys she has (although I'm sure they will be even more so once she learns how to put them in her mouth). She started sucking and chewing on her hands a while back and is getting better and better at that. She doesn't suck her thumb yet, but she chews on it and then tries to stick her entire fist in her mouth, sometimes both at once! Just this past weekend and today I have noticed she is trying to reach out and grab objects. Last night she took a braclet from my hand and today she got a hold of a knitted bunny made by her YaYa. As soon as she grabs things they go to her mouth, though I'm not sure she even knows what she is doing. She is more beautiful everyday, and her hair is already starting to grow back... lots pretty blonde to me, but occasionally brown in some lighting.

Tomorrow is her two month check up (but she will actually be 9 weeks and 1 day). She will have to get some vaccinations which means shots! Hopefully she will do well, but I don't look forward to her being in pain. I am excited to see how much she has grown and what she weighs now. Hard to believe it has been nine weeks since we first met! It doesn't seem that long ago we were in the hospital, yet it feels like I have loved her all my life!

Well, I'm off to bed... but I think I check on the little one just one more time before I hit the sack! :)