March Picture Update

Looking back now, March was quite a busy month.. and Hattie has changed so much!

 

 Papa Frank and Grandma Pat came to visit for the weekend. We ate at our favorite easy and convenient spot - Grandma Max's. It's a truck stop on Douglas that is never busy and has great breakfast that requires no cooking on our part!

 

Family pic...

 

Sunday afternoon nap.

 

Favorite spot to snooze..

Picture Picture! Cheese!!

 

Mommy's first day back at work, March 18th and Hattie's first day at Dragon Tot's.

 

Looking a little scared but she was a perfect little sweetie!

 

Looking more like my side of the family here I think.. :)

Playing with Daddy!

 

Emmett's first swimming lesson. These pictures look like he was having fun, but that's before he started crying! ha. Tonight is lesson number 4 and he has come a long way! First night, not so great. I am so glad we are taking him for that very reason.

Megan was in town. We had dinner with the girls. :) She is getting ready for her second bundle to arrive in June. Can't wait.. more friends! :)

Hi Guys! :) I really like to smile.

 

Emmett meets the Easter Bunny at the Wayland Easter egg hunt.

Ready to collect some eggs (although he is trying to wander off in the opposite direction)!

Oh wow, there's a puppy here! This was the highlight of the Easter egg hunt.

Grandma and Grandpa Nelson came to look for some eggs too!

Hattie's first time meeting Great Grandma B. She fell asleep in her arms. Grandma must have the touch. :)

 

 Easter morning. The Easter Bunny found Emmett and Hattie at Grandma's house.

Silly Bunny! 

Sweet Bunny!

Meeting Great Aunt Rosalee.

Family picture on Easter.

Happy girl!

Hattie is 2 Months Old

Hattie Jeanne turned 2 months old on March 30th. In some ways it is hard to believe 2 months have flown by already, but in others it feels as if she's always been a part of our family.

• Hattie is getting to be a lot of fun. She started smiling around 5 weeks old. Recently it seems that every time we look over at her she is smiling and stretching.
• She is also starting to coo. Her voice is so sweet. She gives little sighs and "ah"s. At times she even squeaks out a little "Ah-goo". When she falls asleep in my arms smiling she sometimes lets out a little sweet happy sigh. :)
• At her two month appointment on the 27th Hattie weighed in at 13 lbs 3 oz (>97%) and 23 3/4 inches long (95%). Our doctor advised us not to put her on a diet at this point! haha. But she is definitely a big girl and getting more than enough nutrition.
• She eats somewhat sporadically but will go between 2 and 4 hours in between feedings. She nurses pretty quick typically (10 minutes per side maximum).
• Typically she will still only sleep for a 4-5 hour stretch initially at night and then another 3 hour stretch. So, I am still getting up 2x per night but am usually back in bed within 30 minutes. She always goes right back to sleep. I'd like to see her increasing to a 6 hour stretch at night but will try to be patient! I don't plan to try any sleep training until she is 4 months old.
• Hattie's first day of daycare was on March 18th. She has been going on Mondays and Tuesdays every week and is now attending on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday since Mommy is easing back into working.
• She does have typically 1 fussy time per day, which is usually in the 8pm hour. All she needs is a little rocking, jiggling, and patting from her Mommy and she drifts off to sleep. If she is cranky it is because she is tired.
• Her bedtime is usually around 9:30pm so she gets up around 1:30-2:30am and then around 4 or 5am again.
• Hattie is officially in her 3-6 months clothes now and has moved into size 2 diapers. She is growing faster than I would have guessed.

We love our little Hattie girl so much! We feel like we are now adjusted to life with 2 children. Hattie is a go with the flow baby (for the most part) and we are very thankful for that! We know she will only be more fun as she gets older. We can't wait to see more of her sweet personality.