5 Months Old!

All smiles in the air!
Hannah can "sort of" sit up
She LOVES to chew on her fist and fingers
"Mom, can't you see that this dress doesn't fit yet?!"

Hannah is already 5 months old. Our little girl is growing up so fast. Our time in the hospital seems like forever ago....the memories of that time are fading and it is almost as if she has always been home with us. She can roll from her tummy to her back, she bats at some of her toys hanging above her, she smiles all the time, and she loves to "talk" and coo. She continues to be a little wiggle worm -- she is always active and moving around. It is hard to believe that she isn't quite 3 months adjusted yet. She is definitely on track for a 3-month old baby, but can do some things that 4 or 5 month old babies do. It is so much fun to see her grow and develop.

Bubble Bath!

Hannah took her first bubble bath with her cousin Liam while visiting Aunt Karen & Uncle Brian. Liam had tons of fun splashing, squealing (like a little piggie), cooing, and laughing in the tub. Hannah wasn't quite sure of what to make of everything, but toward the end she did start to kick and splash a little.

Hannah & Liam

I'll get to my own postings as soon as I can, but for those who want to see pictures...... check out my sister's blog at thecassidyclan.blogspot.com. She has already documented "Woolley Invasion 2008." She will put up new pictures for the next few days - she has 4 or 5 posts ready to go. We've taken tons of pictures of the cousins together, so the hard part is sorting them out and deciding what to post. Hopefully I'll get some pictures up soon.

Aunt Karen with Hannah & Liam

The cousins are having a great time together. We can't wait until they are older can can really enjoy playing with each other.

Baby Dedication

Our church had its baby dedication service on Father's Day and we had Hannah dedicated. My parents and Jon's extended family were all able to attend the church service. There were A LOT of babies dedicated -- 12 or 13 -- usually it is only a few each year. This year we must have had a bumper crop! Hannah was VERY well-behaved in front of the church - I think she slept the whole time...

During the service our Pastor issued a "charge" to us and we promised to raise Hannah in the way that God would want her raised (to the best of our human ability, that is) and to pray for her daily. Jon introduced Hannah to the congregation and thanked everyone for the many prayers, visits, meals, and other acts of kindness that we received during my pregnancy and while Hannah was in the hospital. After the service we gathered at the house with some family and friends to celebrate with punch and cake.

This cake was made by one of my co-workers!

NOTE: The above picture is the only one we have from the dedication.....we're waiting on our family photographers to send us more!!!

Uncle Josh and Aunt Danila Coming to Visit

Beware...new guest contributors to my blog.

All the family came to see me be dedicated at church! These Woolleys are driving me crazy! Have you seen all these dogs? And I have to go on vacation with these people!

So Uncle Josh and Aunt Danila got a new camera. Apparently they think I'm adorable. They took something like 150 pictures of me. At one point Mom told Uncle Josh to stop taking pictures because the flash might make me go blind. Uncle Josh just said that at least they'll have cute pictures of me. These people stress me out. Where do they come from?

It's definitely passed my bedtime and they are still taking pictures...and people don't think its hard work looking this cute. I need my beauty rest.