2 Months Old!

Hannah is two months old today.

She celebrated by watching lots of basketball on TV with Daddy, playing with her cousin Liam, taking lots of naps, having some tummy time, being held by just about everyone, and getting a bath. She also got to meet her Uncle Daniel for the first time. It was a very busy day for a little girl.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Could she be any cuter?

We had a bit of a photo shoot.....

Hannah's Grandma Folger LOVES St. Patrick's Day, so we made sure to celebrate and take lots of pictures in her cute "Kiss Me I'm Irish" onesie. Trust me, Hannah got LOTS of kisses!!

6 Pounds!

Hannah and I just got back from a visit with the pediatrician...and our little girl now weighs 6 lbs., 3 oz. She's growing so fast. If I were still pregnant, today would mark the start of week 38, so my due date is approaching! It is hard to believe she is almost 8 weeks old. In some ways it seems like she just arrived, since she's only been home for a little over 2 weeks....but I don't think we remember much about life before her arrival.

What a cute little girl!

Mommy & Hannah

Here are some random "Hannah Faces" pictures. She is a very expressive little girl and she makes all sorts of funny faces and is constantly on the move! (I won't post the 20 pictures my mom took last week trying to catch her "smiling"....she never did get one.)

Swinging Good Times...

Here are some pictures from Hannah's first time in her swing. She was very alert yesterday afternoon, so I put her in the swing and although she didn't know what to think, she didn't seem to mind it.

Some recent visitors have commented that they thought Hannah would be bigger in person based on the pictures on the website....so if you want a size comparison to a "normal" baby, Hannah's cousin Liam has swing pictures posted on the Cassidy Family Blog (there is a link to the right), and Liam is only 11 days older than Hannah.

Updates Galore

We've had a number of doctor's visits and development/post-discharge appointments at home....Here is the brief run-down of what has gone on since we've been home (other than the typical eat/sleep/poop stuff):

• Hannah's home visit with the home nurse went well and she is gaining weight at a good rate and is healthy.
• Hannah's first doctor's visit went well and he was impressed at how much our little piggy eats and didn't have any real concerns.
• Hannah had her first home developmental assessment and we were told that she is doing great and has good color (like a term baby) and is "ahead of herself" with her ability to pick up her head. She is also doing a good job at "tracking" objects with her eyes.
• Hannah's follow-up eye appointment at Children's hospital went well and she doesn't have to go back for 3 years (they were checking the blood vessel formation in her eyes, since she was born before they had developed and they still weren't developed when they did the test in the hospital 3 weeks ago).
• Hannah had an extra doctor's visit for "gunk" in her eyes, which we have been told isn't the first signs of a cold (I was a little worried because we were also suctioning stuff from her nose), but is only a blocked tear duct. It should resolve on its own...and now cleaning her eyes is just an extra step to pretty her up for pictures.
• Hannah's "Help Me Grow" assessment went well, and they will monitor her growth and development until she is 3 to make sure she is on track, but so far there are no concerns -- just the normal delays since she was 10 weeks early.
  

Believe it or not, this is the first family photo we've taken since the night Hannah was born....She is 7 weeks old in this picture and a full 2 pounds (and then some) heavier than when she was born. Plus, we were able to include Abby in this picture, so it is the entire family!

Hannah sleeping...she loves to be held when she's snoozing.
Today Hannah was very alert this afternoon...she's becoming quite the wiggle worm.