Today is Hannah's 1st birthday! We had her a party on the 15th of this month, and she celebrated like a true princess! She even had a little princess dress that said "Birthday girl" and a tiara that said "It's fun to be one". Too cute!  She had her own little birthday cake that her aunt Wendi made for her. She loved eating the icing off of it and made a royal mess! But she had fun making it! Today Josh and I took her out to breakfast and she had pancakes and eggs. She loved them and ate every bite! She has transitioned into table food very well and prefers it over baby food any day! Josh had to go to work at noon today so I took Hannah to the park for the first time. She had so much fun! She loves to swing, she laughed the whole time she was in the swing. It was so cute!

We have spent the last few weekends partying as we have three birthdays in one week in our family. My nephew Elijah turned four on the 24th, Hannah turned one on the 26th, and my nephew Isaac turns eight on the 29th! We went to North Carolina for the boys birthday parties this past weekend and had a blast. The easter bunny even left Hannah a gift in NC as well as in WV!

Hannah is now crawling on all fours, we had seen her take a few little steps on all fours but then she would go back to army crawling, but Monday night she just got up on all fours and took off and now she crawls that way all the time. She is also pulling up on the couch, her toybox, my leg and anything else she can get a hold of.  She has learned how to give kisses now too. It is so precious. She woke up from her nap yesterday and we noticed that she was getting two new teeth on the top at the same time, well today I noticed that she is not only getting two teeth she is getting FOUR! All at one time! Two on the top and two on the bottom. Three of them are through the skin and one has yet to make an appearance. We had no idea, She hasn't even been cranky! She is handling it like a champ!

That's about it for now, we will try to update again soon!

Hey guys! I was looking at my webpage and noticed that an update was long overdue! Life is great. We are enjoying our time with our baby girl. Hannah is doing so well. She went to the doctor last week and they said that she is 20 pounds 5 ounces (50th percentile) and 28 1/2 inches long (75th percentile). They also said that developementally she has completely caught up and is exactly where she should be for her age! That was great news! We knew that she was a genius but it was nice to have someone else confirm it! LOL! 

 

 Hannah now has three teeth with a fourth one coming in. She is crawling and will walk along the couch when you stand her up, but after a few minutes she gets brave and lets go and falls.  She has gotten the hang of her pincer grasp and can now feed herself puffs and other small things. She had her first cold this past month and she was a real trooper, she didn't really get cranky or anything until you would wipe her nose. She hates having her face wiped at all and cries every time! Her little personality shines through more and more every day. She has such an awesome little personality and we love to see how she changes every day!

 

Hannah has a big birthday coming up soon. She will be one on the 26th of this month. We are having her a party this Saturday and I can't wait! It is of course in a princess theme (what else could it be? lol) . All of her family and friends will be there and I am sure she will as always be spoiled by all!

 

On the work front, I was panicking about having to go back to work and putting Hannah in daycare five days a week.  Since not working isn't an option for us, we were praying that God would open up a door that would help us be able to be home with Hannah more. Good news, God answered our prayers! I will be transferring from the operating room to the second floor and my schedule will work out so that one of us is always home with our baby girl! I will be working 3 nights a week while Josh is home with Hannah and we will only have to have childcare for a few hours on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Josh's dad has been kind enough to offer to watch her during these hours. This means no daycare for miss Hannah! Yay! We feel like Hannah needs to be with her mommy and daddy and would make any job change necessary to help accomplish this.

 

We love this baby girl so much, It still takes my breath away. She is so attached to us it is unreal. If mommy or daddy is in the room, no one else has a chance. This of course makes us feel great!

 

I guess that is about it for us this time around. I will try to post again after her birthday party.