Week 101/2

Dear Little Honeybuns,
This past week has been quite memorable, with a visiting grandma and extra Daddy time during the day. Nathan's been quite the silly one, wanting to be like baby sister.

 But sometimes he has been quite the big boy. Like in the picture below, he's eating his 3rd piece of corn on the cob! Nathan really liked the meals that his Ama made during the week. Seems like he's gone through a growth spurt. When I change his diapers, I can't help noticing how big he is getting.

I received a phone call from our church pre-school yesterday. Nathan has a spot for this year and he starts tomorrow! Talk about quick and big change. We scurried to get all the school supplies, his lunch is packed and ready to go. We'll see how things go tomorrow.

Hannah is getting pretty big too! At her 2 week check up, she weighed in at 7 pounds 4 ounces. (She started out at 6 pounds 6 ounces). At her first check-up (3 days old), she had dropped down to 6 pounds. So, in a little over a week, she's gained a little over a pound!

Proud Ama and Hannah

We've been very blessed this week to have meals brought to us by my MOPS (Mothers of Pre-schoolers) group.

One day, when we were saying good-bye to one of the moms, we found this little guy on our door step. Later on, he was gone.

Mexican Free-Tailed Bat

One morning, Nathan suggested that he and Daddy do some vacuuming. So they traveled from room to room, vacuuming.

 Everywhere we go, people comment on how small Hannah is. I didn't realize it until I saw Daddy holding her one day. She is tiny!

Things are going pretty well. Hannah is still sleeping a lot. She nurses every 2-3 hours and sleeps in between. I've figured out that she can fall asleep on her own without being swaddled or held. This was not the case with Nathan. I wish I was able to save Nathan's sleep log (had to reset my phone), so I am saving Hannah's on here for future reference. Her daytime sleep still seems a bit erratic, but at night, she is waking up at fairly regular times (around 1 am and 4 am). I am nursing her for about 45 minutes and then she goes right back to sleep.

Hannah is an eating machine and a pooping machine. I've read that once they reach 1 month, they start to poop closer to once a day (as opposed to 8+). It's funny how I don't remember much of these days with Nathan. Hannah seems to be generally much easier to take care of. According to Tracy Hogg, the "baby whisperer" Nathan was more like the "textbook baby" and Hannah is more like the "angel baby." Of course, this will probably change in a few weeks, but for now, I am enjoying this time with both of my little babies. 

Tomorrow Hannah has an appointment to get an ultrasound taken of her hips. When she was born, her hips were a bit loose in the sockets and the doctors could hear a clicking sound when they moved her legs. We went to see a pediatric orthopedist and he seemed pretty confident that her condition is pretty mild and would not need too much, if any treatment. Apparently, 50% of babies born with hip dysplasia correct themselves by 2 weeks.  Let's hope things are ok. 

Well, that's about it for now. Both of you are up from your nap. 

Love, 

Mommy