What We've Been Up To

Getting a full belly and feeling really good afterwards! She had a great report from the pediatrician at her one month visit. She now weighs 8 pounds 12 ounces and is 20 1/2 inches long. That's a 1 pound 5 ounce difference from just 10 days earlier and an inch longer in two weeks. We are so relieved to see the weight gain finally kick in!

Trying to suck her thumb....

And finally figuring it out!

Visiting with Aunt Sharon (also known as Aunt Shashi).
and cousin Lucy who did such a great job holding Hannah Cate and making sure she always had her paci and burp cloth!

and visiting with cousin Smith who really just wanted to pet her (like he pets Shashi's cats)! Sharon is my Mom's sister and Lucy and Smith are her grandbabies from Martha Anne (her daughter) and Bill. We loved having them here for the weekend and are excited that they have moved back to Birmingham from all their medical school/residency travels! While Aunt Shashi was here, she helped us with our very first bath (her cord finally fell off on her one month birthday!). I was so glad she was here to help! Hannah Cate was not thrilled with us at first as we were putting her in the water.....

but once she felt the water and the warm wash cloth, she was much more content and loved her bath.

We've also been doing lots of sleeping! The night before her 4 week Birthday, she slept through the night for the first time and she's been doing it pretty consistently every other night. Last night she slept for 7 and a half hours straight! Keep it up baby girl!We've been on the go, so she's getting very accustomed to her car seat. She rides in the car very well and usually looks just like this. We hope she keeps this up for our first trip to Birmingham in a couple of weeks!