"Fluffy girl"

Last Thursday Hannah had her 6-8 week checkup which included 4 vaccines.  YIKES!  She was a little fussy as she always is at the doctor.  We were there with all the back to school kids, who were getting their checkups and shots before school started back.  There was a lot of screaming going on.    Hannah emptied her bladder on me as I transferred her from the scale back to the table.  My shirt was soaked and I ended up not leaving the Dr. for another hour and a half so it had dried by the time I got home....gross!  Sweet little girl didn't mean to, Matt really got a kick out of it, at least it wasn't from the other end.  Hannah is up to 11 lbs 4 oz which puts her in 80 percentile for her weight and she had grown 2 inches, 25 percentile for her height ( a little lopsided), the doctor said she was "fluffy".  :)  This means I don't have to wake her up for night time feedings.  Some nights she does go longer than 5 hours but there is no pattern here yet.  

Doc says this flu season is going to be a doozy (She said kids already have the flu now (more than normal) and when they get to school and share germs and then take those germs home it will be more widespread).  So we were advised to each get flu shots which is something we don't normally do.  We will be limiting her outings also when the time comes, because she is too young to get a shot this year.  We're praying that God will keep all of us healthy, flu shots are not a guarantee.  

First Road Trip

Hannah went on her first trip to TN this weekend to visit Matt's family.  She did great in the car on the way there.  She stopped once to eat and then we were  back on the road again.  Matt says she liked it better when he went faster...we kept it safe.  Once we were there, she had a lot of visitors come and see her.  Unfortunately, she was a little overwhelmed and out of her element for the first time so she was more fussy than normal.  I think each time will be easier for her and us.  We didn't realize our car was small until we packed it for this trip.  The trunk was full and nursing in the backseat during our pitstop was a little challenging.  I'm ready to be a minivan mom...Matt doesn't like that idea. :)

Here are some pictures of our weekend.  

Sitting in my favorite spot, the rocking chair...just let me be 

Uncle Brent, Aunt Leslie, Hannah, and Lacy the cat, (don't they look cute with they're matching colors...they like to dress alike, j/k)

Christine, Bill, and Hannah

Playing before bedtime with Debbie

Smiling an playing with Doris, Debbie's Mom

Mamaw Lizzie, Matt and Hannah 

(The funniest part of the weekend was Mamaw Lizzie calling Hannah a "it" over and over.  Does it's belly hurt? Does it like to eat? It wants it's mommy... haha!

Drying off after a quick bath in the kitchen sink, like the mohawk?

Meanwhile, back in South Carolina our poor little boys, Mike and Wally were left home alone....seriously.  I scheduled a petsitter last Wednesday, a sweet girl from our church youth comes and lets them out and plays with them twice a day.  Well, when we got home everything was as we had left it, including the money on the kitchen counter.  Our petsitter had forgotten and we had not reminded her or even checked in on them like we normally do.  Mike and Wally, the little troopers, toughed it out all weekend together.  Luckily, they just needed a good potty out in the yard and a big dinner.  They were very glad for us to be home.  We felt like awful parents for not even thinking about them all weekend and not calling to check in on them.  We learned our lesson for sure.  

We decided last night to put Hannah in her big girl crib.  It was bittersweet, we enjoyed her sleeping near us and hearing every little movement and gurgle but it was time.  She slept great and I think we slept a little better too.  She's growing up so fast, a part of me wishes she would stay this little forever.  

Kicking and playing with the crib mobile.

Getting ready for a nap in my big girl crib

Exciting week, lots of visitors!

This week has been a lot of fun for us.  First we had a visit from my friend Megan from college.  She flew in from Peoria, Illinois on Saturday night and stayed through Tuesday.  Unfortunately I didn't get pictures of her with Hannah on my camera so I will post those later when I get them from her.  It was good to be able to spend time with her since we don't get to see each other but maybe twice a year now.  We took Hannah shopping and tried to take fun baby pictures of Hannah, but she got tired of that quickly.  Matt thinks they're silly.

On Thursday, Mom, Dad, Stefan, his two biking buddies, and my mamaw came to visit Hannah.  Stefan is racing in the Charlotte area this week so they were able to stop by for the day.  This was the first time Mamaw had seen Hannah in person so it was a special day.  Hannah stayed in good spirits most of the day, being passed around by my crazy family can be tiring so she finally just conked out.  Aunt Karen wasn't able to come but she sent lots of yummy vegetables from her garden...Thanks again!  

Action shot, Hannah can be a wiggle worm sometimes.

"Hey Uncle Stef, You look like a cool guy"

 

Playing with Hannah

All of a sudden she blinked and never opened her eyes

Guess who held her most of the day?

Sleeping beauty

On Sunday my college roomie Amanda and her husband Michael are coming to stay for a few days on their way to the beach.  We are excited to see them!!  It's hard being away from such good friends and of course family.  We hope to be coming to TN soon :)  I think Hannah will enjoy a road trip.

*Interesting fact:  At my 6week checkup, the midwife who delivered Hannah said that Hannah was one of three Hannah's she delivered in a row.  I guess it's a popular name this year?