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Letter to Grammy

Dear Grammy,

Thank you so much for my pretty Christmas dress. I got to wear it yesterday and Mommy said that you picked it out just for me. She said it made me look very pretty and girly. I loved wearing it and I even sat up all on my own on my rocking chair in my room so that Mommy could take pictures of me.

I can't wait to see you again soon and get lots of hugs, snuggles, and kisses from you.

I love you and miss you tons,
Baby A

Merry Christmas

from our little reindeer.

Christmas at 6am

Gifts I have gotten so far and its only 6am: Hubby waking up with baby girl at 4:30am to change her and bring her in to me in bed. I was greeted with little squeals and screams and Seth telling me "Merry Christmas". Had you told me even a few months ago that I would be so delighted to be woken up at such an early hour I would have laughed at you, but I can't stop thinking about what a gift baby A is to us and what a blessing Seth is as a Dad and a husband to me. I haven't even opened whats under the tree and I already feel so so rich.

4 weeks.

Our little chunk finally weighed in past her birth weight this week (she was a slow gainer) at 7 pounds, 2 ounces. I am so proud of my girl. I almost danced around when they told me how much she weighed in at. The NP who weighed her even told me "congratulations" and A showed us how excited she was at her milestone by peeing all over the table. Awesome.

Last night she slept in her crib, in her room, for the very first time. Hooray. And I slept great. If we actually had her crib mattress we might have done it sooner, but after too many nights listening to her "meep" and not sleep we decided it was time to go out and find one. Thanks to Mom and Jess's help, my faithful companions to brave Toys R Us with me, we found a keeper.

She continues to amaze us with how well she sleeps at night, going down at 11ish and waking up between 4-7am to eat, it makes for a very well rested mommy and daddy. We are so very grateful.
I had every hope of getting together a Christmas card and birth announcement before the holiday, but the prospect is looking grim and spending time with my girl has been a higher priority than the mail. It hasn't helped that I don't know what date it is and a good day is when I know what day of the week it is. Hopefully, I will get something together soon, so hold tight friends and family.

my girl

(photo credit: Jenny James Photography)

She loves to chew her fingers and in the past two days has really found her thumb.

She loves to snuggle and recently decided that she enjoys tummy time.

She has lived up to the meaning of her name, noble strength, and has been able to hold up her head almost since birth.

She hates being cold.

She loves to eat.

And, we adore her.

Baby A

A very dear friend of ours, Jenny James, who also happens to be an amazing photographer took newborn pics of A. You can preview them here.

These are such a gift to us. Thank you friend, for using your gifts to be such a blessing. We will cherish these for years to come.

Also, to keep up with other pictures, Seth has been updating his site. (http://sethcharles.posterous.com/)