A Lot of Firsts!

First Playmat time
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We have had a lot of firsts lately. The picture is her first time on the playmat. She seems to love it more and more each time I put her on it. We had our first night out to a restaurant...first trip to pop's and grandma's house... So many things I have forgotten them all.

I LOVE being home with her. She is so much fun even though she still doesn't "do" a whole lot. She is starting to smile at me and I love her little noises and cooings that she makes. Ah, be still my heart!!!

one month old

one month old 2
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My sweet baby girl is one month today. Her stats are as follows:
weight 9 lb 9.5 oz -50%
length 21 3/8" - 50%
head 14 3/4" - 50%
The doctor said she looked GREAT!

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Snuggle Bunny

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Nancy Carolyn is a total snuggle bunny. I LOVE it. This is her favorite position to sleep in when we're holding her. So sweet! I am totally in love with her, can you tell? :) She recently has started getting a little confused about day and night. Nights aren't horrible but there are a few times she would rather be wide awake than sleep. She needs help falling asleep still too... my favorite is to hold her like this and she fights for a little while to hold her head up but then lays her head on my shoulder and snuggles closer. AHHHHH... so sweet!

We are doing quite well. I LOVE being home with her. I love it so much that I've been racking my brain trying to figure out a way for me to work from home. Not easy to do when you're a teacher. Any ideas out there?

First Day

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Today is our first day being home alone. Last week, I was blessed to have Chris's mom here for the first half of the week and Sue come over the end of the week to help out while Chris went to work. So, that brings us to today being our first day home alone. I must say, it hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be. :)

I'm totally LOVING mummyhood and my sweet girl. She's so fun to just snuggle with, especially on these cold, winter days. I'm just totally in awe of her. I love to watch her sleep, make funny faces, eat, etc...

Oh and by the way, if you haven't checked out Sarah's photos yet, I added her link in the post below.

Newborn pictures

I am so lucky to have two wonderful friends that are starting out in the photography world. Carrie came last Friday and snapped some wonderful shots of our sweet little girl! Check them out...

CDavisPhotography

Sarah came today and also got many beautiful pictures of our princess. You can see them here...

SCW Photography

I'm so blessed to have such creative and talented friends :)

Baby Girl

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