Lilah: 5 Weeks

Friday, July 29, 2011

Our little Chunky Monkey is 5 weeks old! At her one month well visit she weighed 10 lbs, 3 oz! (80th percentile-up from 50th from her last visit) And was 21 1/2 inches long. Dr. Amason said she could win the award for fastest growing baby! :) Other exciting news, Lilah gave us a wonderful gift on her 5 week birthday. She slept 8 hours straight last night! What a big girl!!

Lilah's First Video

Lilah: 1 Month

Sunday, July 24, 2011

First Shopping Spree

My mom came to visit for a few days and as usual her visit consisted of many shopping trips! These shopping sprees were especially memorable because they were Lilah's first big outings. How fitting is it that her first outing with Grammy involved lots of shopping!? :) In a three day period we were able to hit Target, Kohls, Hobby Lobby, Buy Buy Baby (twice!), and a full day at the mall.

Day 1: This looks like it would be an "after shopping" picture but it was actually before we left the house. She didn't seem to excited for the excursion.

Still at home before we left...at least she looks a little more excited!

Day 2: Sleeping through all the shops.

After her first restuarant visit at Firebirds. Thank you baby girl for sleeping through our entire lunch so we could enjoy our salads without interruption! :)

Visit from Memaw and Nana Beth

Lilah: 4 Weeks

{This week's theme: Hello Kitty...picked out by Grammy}

At 4 weeks...

*You are growing so big- you now weigh 9 lbs, 6 oz and are 20 inches in length. You've moved up to size 1 diapers and I'm slowing packing away some of your newborn outfits. *Tear*

*You are a great night time sleeper! You go down for bed around 9pm and wake up around 2 or 3am and then again at 6am.

*You are finding your voice and make the cutest little noises!

*You are now smiling!! You're first smile was at about 3 1/2 weeks.

*You are tracking and following toys when we move them from side to side.

*You've had your first shopping trip with Mommy and Grammy! You did so good except for a minor meltdown in Kohls and Macy's. But once you got some food in your belly you were ready to be back at it. :)

Here are some bloopers from our photo shoot...

Bath Time Fun!

I think we are going to have a water baby on our hands. Lilah loves bath time!

Little Fashonista

Lilah has a closet and dresser full of clothes! It has been so much fun dressing her in all the cute little outfits. Here are some of pictures of her from the past week.

Dread as a Big Brother

Many people have been asking how Dread has adjusted to Lilah's arrival. When we first brought her home he really didn't want much to do with her. As the days have gone on, he has really grown to love his little sister.

He likes watching over her while she sleeps...

...and watching her play.

He also enjoys listening to Daddy read Lady and the Tramp to Lilah.

And, he loves sharing her blankets and play gym!

Lilah: 3 Weeks

Friday, July 15, 2011

Look who turned 3 weeks old yesterday!

Newborn Photos

At just 5 days old, Lilah had her very first photo shoot! The very talented Deidre of Deidre Ruth Photography came to our house and worked her magic. Here are just a few of my favorites!

Lilah: 2 Weeks

Friday, July 8, 2011

Lilah,

You are two weeks old today!! You are just growing right before our eyes! In these two short weeks you have changed so much. You are such a good baby and have made the adjustment very easy for me and Daddy. At two weeks:

*You had your very first "real" bath (no more sponge baths!). And, thankfully you actually enjoy bath time!

*You sleep very good through the night. You wake up every three to four hours. And, you don't wake up crying--I usually find you laying in your pack-n-play awake just smacking your lips and making your cute little sounds.

*You are very alert! You love to be held over our shoulders and just look around and take in all the sights.

*You also like your tummy time and we are just amazed at your head control--you've got a strong little neck already!

*You love listening to Pandora (internet radio) on Daddy's iPhone. The Dave Matthews station is one of your favorites! :)

*You celebrated your first 4th of July. We took it easy this year and just watched the fireworks on TV.

Happy two weeks sweet baby girl!

Happy 4th!

We hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend!

*Thank you Aunt Lynsey for my festive onesie!! :)

Daddy's Little Girl

Lilah: 1 Week

Friday, July 1, 2011
I cannot believe my baby girl is already 1 week old! We had our first visit to the pediatrician today and she did GREAT and is growing so fast! Today, she weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz (up 6 oz. from her birth weight) and was 20 1/2 inches long (up 1 inch from her birth length).

I am going to attempt to take a picture of her each week for an entire year so we can watch how much she changes. I searched different ways to document this and came across this website and decided to "borrow" this idea. I'm so excited for this little project and I'm still learning to use my camera so hopefully the picture quality and my skills will improve over the next year! :)