A Clever Title Escapes Me

Hannah gets psyched for her afternoon walk whilst Mommy tries to get the stroller out of the closet...
That is a pacifier on the right, not a hairclip or a festively-colored goiter, as you might have thought at first glance.

Update

I have been remiss about taking pictures lately, mostly because we've been focusing on sleep training I guess. I am pleased to report that at last we have achieved success (I hope I'm not speaking too soon)! I did some research on what babies need and what you can expect at certain ages, to find that babies Hannah's age can sleep an 11 hour stretch and need 5-6 feedings during the day, plus two long and one short nap. Thankfully we've had her on a good bedtime routine so GETTING her to sleep was no problem, but getting her to STAY asleep was. So last Thursday we decided to let her cry when she woke up. For about 2 hours that night she cried intermittently, but didn't scream or anything. The next night she cried once for about 15 minutes. Ever since she has slept through like an angel from her last feeding (around 9ish pm) until I wake her up in the morning at 6:45 or 7. So that's been three nights in a row. And she's taking great naps too. My goal is to feed her last at 8:30 and then have her in bed at 9pm. The question is, what to do about all the nights we're away from home and her schedule gets thrown off? Hm.

The above picture was taken on Sunday. Hannah was wearing a little pink embroidered and lacy outfit her great aunt Anne gave her, and her "bling" as Josh calls it was supplied by her great-grandmothers. My dad's mom gave her a little gold locket and my mom's mom gave her the gold bracelet. Prior to our departure for church, Hannah attempted to swallow the aforementioned locket, so we had to pare down her bling. Then in church she spit up so profusely that I had to change her entire outfit during the offering. On the way to the nursing mother's room she also spit up on the floor. Way to leave your mark, bebe! :)

Getting To Point B

No longer content to lie about in one place, Hannah is now finding new ways to move around. First, she learned to scoot herself on her back with her feet in sort of an upside down crawl. She can make it halfway across a room if I don't stop her! Then, she learned to roll from her back to her stomach. She didn't like that much, of course, because as you'll recall she LOATHES tummy time. Today when I put her down for tummy time, she rolled to her back! I thought she had done it on accident so I put her back on her stomach, only to see her roll immediately to her back! She did it another five or six times before I gave up. So much for tummy time! At this rate, Hannah will never crawl like a normal kid!

Some Pictures From The Weekend

Friday night we went to the Falk's for Biblestudy. Like the little girl who had a little curl, Hannah was not very well behaved. She spit up on Alaina's kitchen floor, jabbed her elbow in Daddy's cake, and then spent the latter half of Biblestudy screaming. But aren't her little shoes just so cute! They finally fit! And if they shoe fits, she must wear it!

Saturday afternoon we went for a lovely walk in the sunshine. Hannah wore a hat, plus I kept the sunshade over her the entire time so she wouldn't get any sun. I got a little pink on my shoulders though, and Josh, who was mowing the lawn while we walked, got a sunburn on his face, ouch! (I'm not sure why this text is underlined, it's not for emphasis!)

The above picture shows Hannah dancing for joyful anticipation of seeing the Yankees play the Twins.
Hannah didn't actually wear the little bonnet to church, because 'ere we made it out the door she had spit up all over the ribbons! Oh well. She was fairly well behaved at church this morning, except that when we were standing to sing, she spit up all over Pastor Faris' chair (they were sitting in front of us). Oops!

We Love New Clothes!

The dress is pretty much obscured by the huge-normous coordinating bib, but I can assure you it's very cute! The little shorts keep sagging down on the waist - she needs suspenders! :)

The Wardrobe Conundrum

Now that the days are warmer (78 degrees today!), it has come to my attention that Hannah only has one short sleeved shirt in her current size (0-3 months). Most of her outfits are fleece or corduroy or at the very least long sleeved with feet. This cannot be comfortable for her, as I'm a little warm even in a tank top.

On the other hand, I measured Hannah yesterday and she's still an inch and a half smaller than the recommended size range for the 3-6 month clothes (many of which are also long sleeved and footed, I guess I thought she'd be bigger earlier!)...

Since I'm getting tired of the 0-3 month wardrobe, I'm thinking about switching into the 3-6 month clothes even if they are too big. After all, Hannah is more than 3 months old, so we've gotten plenty of wear out of the smaller stuff.

Look forward to new and exciting outfits in upcoming pictures!

Dressed and Pressed

If it seems like I take pictures of Hannah every time I change her clothes, well, that's because I do! I want to record at least the cute stuff! I hope that our dear readers are not growing tired of series after series of Hannah-In-Dresses. Of course, if you are growing tired of it, that's too bad! Them's the beans, so bake 'em! :) I do wish our camera had an audio function so I could post audio clips of Hannah making motorboat noises or laughing or babbling her little baby words. But since I don't have that capability, I hope you enjoy the pics! The dress in this post was given to Hannah by her great grandmother (my dad's mom), and the tatting lace on it was made by Hannah's great GREAT grandmother! I think that's neat.

Family Portrait

A few weeks ago we went to collect our free pictures at Olan Mills. Above is one of the results. The color is kind of funny looking, but I think that's because Olan Mills wants to discourage us from printing our own pictures from the website proofs! We wouldn't do that, but I didn't see any harm in using one on the blog!

GlamRock

Not liking to be left out, Hannah has also taken up the guitar. As you can see, she is already way more advanced than her mommy, as Hannah can evidently play with her teeth!

Playtime

This picture features Hannah's friend, Frogface Jackson. He has a rattle for brains.

Hannah sitting in her Bumbo playing with her playmat toys including the dogworm. As you can see from the two pictures in this post, Hannah's favorite toy is still her pacifier!

Bumbo!

Yesterday we got Hannah the marvel of modern engineering which is the BumboSeat. Manufactured in South Africa, BumboSeats are purported to be super great for kids muscle development and helps them sit up as soon as they have head control. Hannah seems to enjoy it, especially when I put it next to her play mat so she can reach her toys from a whole new vantage point. We're hoping that quality time in the Bumbo, added to what short bouts of tummy time we can force her to endure, will help hair to grow back on the bald spot she's developed from too much time on her back! At least she doesn't have a flat head, so she won't need one of those silly baby helmet deals! I tried to teach Hannah to say "bumbo." She likes to shout, "BUH BUH BUH" with great gusto, but has not yet produced "bumbo." That's ok, we're still working on ma-ma.

Hannah Is Three Months Old Today

Having a heart-to-heart with her Jeremy Fisher doll (same one my aunt Fran gave me when I was a baby!) in her rocking chair.
Hannah didn't want to smile before church this morning, but I think that was because she was unhappy wearing her tights. I took the tights off and her mood brightened considerably! Hannah did very well in church today, although she fell asleep during the sermon so may not have internalized much teaching on covenant. Plenty of time for that later, I suppose!

When It Rains, It Pours

Now that we're in the picture taking mood...
This is the outfit Josh picked out for Hannah after she spit up all over herself. Then as I was taking this picture, she of course spit up all over herself again...
Josh dips Hannah during the after dinner Father-daughter dance. This picture commemorates Hannah's 5th outfit of the day (not counting bibs)!

Long Time, No Post

Since the grandparents have begun to complain, I took some pictures today! It's not that I don't want to post, just that I haven't thought about the camera much this week.
Hannah loves her playmat, as you can see by her look of joy above, partially obscured by her "dogworm" toy. She really digs the dogworm. Dogworm has a worm body that vibrates and makes noise and is mulitcolored, a yellow dog head, plastic rings attached to him, and also a crinkly bug creature attached to one paw. Hours of entertainment! You can also see the blue monkey in the left of the picture. The monkey doesn't make any noise, but Hannah likes to bat him around too.
I got the above shoes for Hannah, figuring that she will walk someday and then I will want her to wear cute little tennis shoes like these. They were only $4 and I didn't know if I would be able to find such a good deal when she needed them. They are size one and seem about twice the size her foot is currently. Hopefully she won't outgrow them before she starts walking!
This is Hannah just chilling in her swing. Some have pointed out that Hannah is always wearing the same clothes in her pictures. That is because even though she turns three months old tomorrow, she still shows no signs of outgrowing her 0-3 month clothes. In fact, a lot of the 0-3 month clothes are still running a little big on her! Although I would like to put her in different clothes, I'm glad she's still small, because she's a very cute tiny poopcious. I love her tiny feet and hands, and her little bubble belly. :)