Easter 2009

My parents and younger brother were able to come visit us for Easter and my Birthday. Easter Sunday we had Stake Conference. Elder Richard G. Scott came and spoke at it. He gave a wonderful talk on the Atonement and the importance of teaching gospel principles to our children. Following Stake Conference we had dinner at my brother Ronnies house. We had the traditional ham dinner, yum.

For my Birthday we all went out to dinner at Chef's Table. Once again, yum. It was so fun having family in town. Hannah loved all the attention.


Playing in her play gym.
Grandma Geri curled her hair for Easter.
Hannah was very patient throughout the process.
Hanging out with Grandpa Ron and the bunny that the Easter Bunny (aka grandparents) brought her.
All dressed up in her Easter dress.
Showing off the pretty dress.
Who needs a monkey gym when you have uncle David?
This one didn't end well....they both face planted.

Hannah and her cousin Daniel. They are 6 months apart.
Too cute.
Daniel wouldn't sit still for the camera.

Hannah enjoys sticking out her tongue lately.

Turning around to make sure I was still watching her.
Grandma Geri and Mimi bought Hannah this cute little Easter outfit.  The hat and slippers are from Mimi and the bunny, bib, and outfit are from Grandma.  Pretty cute if you ask me.

4 Month Check-Up

Today was the dreaded 4 month check-up. Hannah did so well! The pediatrician asked if she was talking and then Hannah proudly started babbling to him. It was adorable. She handled the shots better than an adult would have. She screamed for a few seconds in shock and fussed for about a minute. But within 2 minutes she was laughing at her daddy again. Here are her stats:

Height: 26 inches 95th% Our girl is going to be taller than me at this rate!
Weight: 14 lbs 12 oz 76th%
Head: 42 3/4 cm 90th%

4 Months Old!

Wow, time certainly fly's by! Hannah is now 4 months old! To celebrate her 4 month birthday we went out to dinner at the Happy Sumo (our favorite) and then fed her rice cereal! She is also rolling over now! This afternoon she rolled over for the first time from her tummy to her back. The sad thing is that I wasn't there to witness it. I placed her on her play gym for some tummy time and I came back to check on her and she was on her side, I left again, and when I came back she was on her back playing with her toys. We are so proud of our little munchkin! She continues to talk a lot, and her sounds are becoming more mature. Jake's aunt commented that Hannah really sounds like she's talking, or at least Hannah thinks she is talking :-) She is also sleeping really well. She averages about 7 hours straight each night and on ocassion she spoils me with 8 hours.

Favorite Things
Toys! Hannah loves playing with anything she can get her hands on. There is this one rattle that Mimi gave her that if you just shake it in front of her she starts laughing at it.
Talking! She is Mrs. Talkative.
Watching TV
Eating rice cereal
Playing in her play gym
Laughing at daddy

Here are some pictures!

Hannah enjoying some tummy time with her toys.
She LOVES her mobile. I caught her smiling at it and took a picture.
I thought this face was cute.
Playing with her turtle toy.
Uncle David came to visit over General Conference weekend. She enjoyed playing with him.
Smiling in anticipation of the food to come.
Loving the rice cereal!
She is so precious....
This was mid way through her first time rolling over.

Daddy's Funny

Friday night Jake was joking around and and did some funky karate move (where he hit himself in the head) and Hannah started laughing at him! Jake preceded to jump around and make noises like a monkey on steroids and Hannah laughed at him for about 5 minutes straight. We grabbed the video camera and were able to catch her laughing the last 2 minutes. She laughed until it hurt! It must just be me and Jake but her laugh has got to be the most precious sound in the world.

Safety Straps

So I'm thinking that we should be more vigilant about strapping Hannah into her swing....I placed her in her swing so I could grab something to eat. I was watching her the whole time in awe as she flipped over into this position from her back.

Hannah's Laugh

Friday night we had some friends over for dinner. While we were eating dessert Hannah busted out laughing! I ran and got the camera and she laughed again! Here is some fun footage of her first laugh caught on film.

3 Months Old

It is amazing how much a baby changes in just a month. The main thing Hannah discovered this month was how to use her hands. She will just lie down and stare at her hands. She pretty much grabs everything and pulls it up to her mouth: bibs, blankets, rattles, toys , daddy's fingers....she does not discriminate. We heard her laugh again for the first time in a month! It was the most beautiful sound in the world. We actually caught her laugh on camera (See the above post for the video). She is such a jabber mouth too! We enjoy having "conversations" with her. She loves to sit upright and to have help standing up. She can hold up the majority of her weight, but needs a lot of assistance when it comes to the whole balancing thing.

Hannah's Favorite Things

1. The TV: She can sit and watch that screen for hours if we were to let her.
2. Baths: She still loves bath time and just lays in the tub sighing.
3. Singing: She loves being sung to and even tries to sing along.
4. Play Gym: She has a really fun time in it and has played in it for almost an hour twice.