Eight Weeks Old

We had a challenging but good week last week. Leah and I made out first trip out to Walmart. I used my baby bjorn to carry her, and it was a great trip. She slept most of the time and was very content when she wasn't asleep. The challenging part came on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. For some reason, she did not want to go to sleep until midnight. I didn't realize it was a pattern until Thursday night. Tuesday night I thought she slept too much during the day, Wednesday night I thought it was just gas/acid reflux issues, and then Thursday I realized we were making a habit out of this. So Friday I spent the day keeping her awake when she needed to be awake and setting up nap time when she needed to nap. Friday night she slept about 7 hours. It was great.

My mom came here early Saturday morning to spend the weekend with us. My dad and Greg were both going to be out of town Saturday night. We had a great time. Mom had not seen Leah smiling yet so she was thrilled to be able to see that. My brother and his wife spent some time with us Saturday. That afternoon we went to Hobby Lobby to get Leah a Christmas tree for her room. I'll post pictures when I get it decorated. She loves to look at lights so I think she will enjoy it.

My heart is so full of joy. God has blessed me with a beautiful baby girl, a wonderful husband and loving family. I have more than I deserve!

Here are a few pictures from this week.

This dress was made by Mrs. Herron (Dana's mom).
Leah and her Gran.
They talked for hours this weekend.

Sleeping with her dad. I took this picture and then

woke Greg up because I was afraid he would drop her.