10 weeks.

It's been such a lovely few days with family and we're happy to have a few more...and let's see what Ms. Hanna Lu is up to...

• Tons of wonderful smiles, coos, squawks, and giggly sounds...we are loving this!!

• Thumb sucking! She usually gets just her fits in there but every other time or so manages just the thumb...she isn't aware that she can bring her hand to her mouth, it's just by chance or the few times we bring it up there for her.

• Has a hard time falling asleep.

• Has a hard time staying asleep for very long unless being held.

• Is happiest in the mornings.

• Hanny Lu is enjoying her first vacation with her dad's side of the family...we're in Shenandoah, Virginia, and the little girl loves all the attention and the beautiful green trees around us.

• Is doing well with taking a bottle.

• Did really well with the several-hour car-ride down here, though a bottle seemed to be the only way to calm her down at certain points; even if the car is moving well, little girl doesn't love to be stuck in the car and I think it's because she doesn't like to be strapped down and that's precisely the purpose of a car seat!

• Visited her first national park {Shenandoah} and slept her way through her first hike {daddy "wore" her}.

• Is being loved on by so much family this week; thank you so so much to them all for a fabulous time together! 

xoxo, natty ♥

Nine weeks.

We're almost into double digit weeks here; what a growing girl! Let's see what else is going on.

• The night after her shots was a rough one but things were better the next day
• She's rolled over from her tummy to her back several times and looks like she's trying to go in the other direction too
• Hanna Lu enjoys sucking on her hand (the right one, mainly) and seems to be going for the thumb at times
• She's about to meet some more family this week
• This is her last week in DC; next week we'll be in Shenandoah and after that we'll be in California and Arizona for about six weeks and then we're moving to Silver Spring, Maryland
• Lots of good smiles, coos, and beautiful sounds coming from this baby; we just love her! 

xoxo, natty ♥

Two months.

We are barreling straight into summer as if there weren't a gorgeous baby doing new things every day! Let's see what exactly...

How old: two months old

Weight: 12 pounds, approximately. 

Likes:

• The ceiling fan! She gives the biggest smile she's capable of for the good 'ol fan. Mommy's a bit jealous.
• Trees; she loves looking at them through the window and when we go outside.
• Her baby pillow {just a pillow meant for babies to lounge on; not a purchase I would condone but it was a gift and she loves it...so does our dog when there's not a baby on it} and her playmat; she can sit and make very cute happy squawky sounds for a while in/on these two things.
• Being bounced in our arms on our yoga ball; our cores are getting a good workout these days.
• Sucking on her fist...it seems as though the thumb might find it's way in there but for now, with her coordination, it's almost the whole fist.

Dislikes:

• Being left alone for too long; she's good on the mat/pillow for a while but she lets you know when she's done
• Being encouraged to finish eating when she's done
• Falling asleep on her own...this will change, we really hope

Milestones:

• Two month shots...what a sad baby!
• Hanna Lu has rolled over several times from her tummy to her back
• She "talks" to us!
• Lots of smiling...we love each one
• She has met all of her grandparents and many of our DC friends

Sleep and eat:

• Hanna will nap during the day really well when being held or worn and for between one and 20 minutes if we lay her down...hopefully this improves
• We can usually get a three to five hour stretch of sleep, while she's down, at the beginning of the night {which can be between 9:30 and midnight for her} and then she'll sleep on and off until between eight and ten AM as long as she's on me...another thing we'd like to see change
• Hanna Lu's eating is sporadic; she takes a bottle now {yippee!} but from me or a bottle she might only want an ounce or maybe more...she eats best when drowsy

Miscellaneous: There's so much going on in Hanna's next month! Her dad's graduation {YEA!}, trips to Shenandoah with family, California, and Arizona, as well as meeting lots of new and wonderful people; what a lucky girl! And so are we to have our beautiful little girl.

Eight weeks.

It's HOT here today! I don't remember summer coming this early last year but thankfully it's supposed to cool a bit later this week so we can comfortably get in our walks. And as for that baby...

•  gets her shots later today...mom's a bit worried and hopes it doesn't make for a sad baby and a really looooooong night ahead of us
• coos and squawks and makes all sorts of wonderful sounds
• LOVES our ceiling fan; she gives it the biggest smile, one she reserves only for that twirly friend
• may cry when being put into the baby carrier/wrap but usually falls asleep in it...in the "Ergo" she stares and stares at everything around her and her favorite thing to look at is leaves and trees
• has been to the mall a few times
• gave her mom a wonderful first Mother's Day full of smiles, bagels, and good times
• went to Annapolis and walked around {she rode in the stroller, her parents did the walking}
• sometimes likes a pacifier
• smiles and giggles in her sleep sometimes, and when she's eating {adorable}
• has her first airline reservation
• has no idea that she'll be seeing grandma and grandpa again this weekend {in town for Michael's graduation}, that she'll be meeting even more Arizona family next weekend when the rest of the crew comes in for the big day, and that she'll actually be going to the southwest AND California at the end of the month...what a busy girl!  

xoxo, natty ♥

Seven weeks.

The leaves outside are green and growing and so is our little girl, minus the "green" part!
More going-ons:

• taking a bottle...woo hoo!
• smiling and cooing and making other glorious sounds!
• using cloth diapers which explains her very bulky {but cute} midsection in the above picture.
• leg kicking and arm flailing is a favorite activity.
• enjoys her bath times...they're in the sink and she gets so shivery when we take her out; those quivery lips are wonderfully adorable but a bit pathetic too.
• sleeps well on people still.
• is getting better at being "worn" in both her wrap and a more structured baby carrier.
• got a used swing and has enjoyed {slept in} it a bit for quick naps but doesn't seem to be into much more with it.
• is gassy! Poor thing, you can feel and hear her tummy rumbling!
• is growing a bit more hair although she does have a couple of bald spots on the front sides of her head. 
• is our wonderful beautiful baby.

xoxo, natty ♥

Getting out that gas!

Hanna Lu's practicing her "bicycle" exercises with daddy.

They help her feel a bit better when she has "wind".