6 Weeks Old!!

Annie turned six weeks old today.  Here are a few pictures taken today to commemorate the day, along with a few others.  She is so cute, just couldn't help ourselves.

Look at that head control

Playing with her rattle

Annie's first wedding. Congrats Johnny and Jenny!

I loved hanging out with Aunt Kelly.  Thanks for visiting!

Proud Navy Niece

We were able to see Uncle Jason this weekend.  He had a few hours Sunday morning when visitors could stop by and say hi.  This was the first time that Jason and Melissa were able to meet Annie.  We had a nice visit and Annie can't wait to see Uncle Jason and Aunt Melissa again in October.

Family in Boston

We have been so blessed to have family visiting.  Here are some pictures from their visits.

Settling In...

Mom's first post!  Annie turns two weeks old tomorrow, and it feels like we're starting to settle in as a family of three.  It's been great to have Dan home on and off over the past two weeks.  He's been phasing back into work slowly, giving us lots of family time lately which we've all cherished.  Annie's holding her own quite well, and showing us glimpses of her personality here and there as we get to know her better.  As of last Thursday (8 days old), she'd gotten back up to her birthweight and her jaundice was clearing nicely.  (The nurse called her an "overachiever"... )  We can still see glimpses of yellow in her forehead when she scrunches up her face, but it's nowhere near as noticeable as it was earlier on.  She had her first Sunday at church this week, and was excited to meet many of the people who've been praying for her over the past 9-10 months.  She's nursing like a champ, and sleeping for 2-3 hour stretches at night, give or take.  We're giving cloth diapers a go and, as of the past few days, it's been going pretty well.  No major explosions yet, but it's probably just a matter of time before we have a post about that :)  Enjoy a few pictures of our sweet little peanut...

Hanging out in her carseat swing...

Not a fan of diaper changes

first cloth diaper!

sweet little feet

grabbing at my hat

growing out of my preemie outfit!

Visiting Annie in the Hospital

My brother created a video while they were in town visiting.  The video documents their first visit with Annie.  Thank you Tyler for creating this video.  We all really love watching it.  Enjoy.
Link to Video

Annie's First Bath

Happy and clean baby

Cradle

I have completed my cradle project for Annie.  The cradle is made from red oak with a golden pecan stain.  It swings very nicely, which Annie appreciates greatly.  It fits perfectly in our room with the rest of our bedroom set.

Under construction

Finished product

Happy baby

The Many Faces of Annie

We were sitting on the couch and Annie started waking up.  These pictures were taken within five minutes of each other.