1 Month Today

It is so hard to believe but Hannah Claire has already been here for 1 month.  It has been a fun, exciting and sleep deprived month.  We have loved it.  It is amazing to look back at HC's newborn pictures and see how she has grown and changed in such a short period of time.  It is hard to see when all you do is watch her all day long.  You never know when she she will do something fun and exciting...

While getting her diaper changed and pitching a little fit, HC decided she would grab her passy and wave it around.  Shane was in the shower so how was I to capture this moment (the camera was in the living room and we were in the nursery)?  I just knew if I put her in the crib to go grab the camera she would drop it but I had to try.  Thankfully I did.  Here she is waving it around and then...

...she actually got it in her mouth.  I snapped too fast and she is super fast a spitting out the passy.  Yes, our child is way ahead of schedule.  She is a genius!

Again, when you are a genius you have a lot to ponder.

Here is our sweet friend Bella posing with HC.  She was so sweet to offer HC some of her care bear birthday cake.  Problem was we were still at the hospital on Bella's b-day so we didn't get to make it to her party, which she clearly pointed out to me at dinner the other night.  It was so cute.  She says... "Excuse me, you missed my birthday party."  Kids don't forget anything.

HC is loving her giraffe from Melissa & Pat.  It is about the same size as her.  How cute!  Thanks for the adorable gift.

Now for the pictures from today:

Daddy fed HC for the first time today.  We have been nursing but thanks to the "the pump" Daddy gets to be a part of this exciting event now.  

We also had our doctor's appointment today.  HC loves her doctor.  Look how calm she was.  She did fabulous!  She is up to 9lbs 2ozs and 22in long.  She is average size and above average on length.  We had a great checkup and don't go back for another month.  I think the appointment is more for the parents.  We had a list of questions to make sure we know what we are doing.  It was very comforting to know that our daughter is growing as she should and we have not done anything to hurt her.  So far so good.

We saw a neat idea to take a picture of your child in the same spot every month to see how she has grown.  We started that today.  Look for a progress report each month.  (If we remember to take the pictures)