2 Months Already

I cannot believe our little one is already 2 months old. She is still a very sweet, happy little girl almost all of the time. When she is unhappy, however, she definitely lets you know with some mighty powerful lungs. She is beginning to communicate with smiles, laughs, squeals, cooing, and a variety of other sounds. She loves to bat at her activity mat and has just started grabbing at objects (once she gets them though she does not know how to let them go). I have tried to get pictures and videos of her in action, but they never turn out well. I will keep working on it and hopefully have some action shots or videos posted soon :) She is a great sleeper... but only if she is on someone. Hence I get very little done during the day. We just started working on sleeping and napping in the crib (pack and play). She actually has done really well with sleeping in the crib at night (anywhere from 8-9pm until 5-7am with 2 feedings)...we are still working on the napping part.



Soco admiring Matt's beautiful stone wall.






Tori is a popular girl :)
































Tori is good about taking the bottle, but does not like how fast it comes out. I am terrible at giving her the bottle. Luckily I don't need to do it often:)

Grand is the bottle pro.











Grand and Grandpa











Daddy multitasking.


I love the sleeping position :)






















Family shots! Saying goodbye to a happily sleeping baby. I don't think we were missed. We have been very lucky to have parents close enough to be frequent babysitters :)






























Her first bath at 5 weeks (it took a while for the cord to come off all the way). I was expecting screaming the first time and we got cooing instead. She loves the water :)

Tori at 6 weeks with Dr. Bland...the first face she saw.

Tori is now almost as big as my childhood baby Victoria.

The Tori Pose :)













Tori was a little too big for newborn, but too small for 0-3. My baby clothes fit perfectly and they are all flame resistant :)











I cannot believe my parents saved so much of my baby clothes, but they have come in handy.

After 5 visits I finally remembered to take a picture of Erin with Tori.

How I spend majority of my day...holding Tori. She has become quite the cuddler.

Proud father as Tori grabs for his beer :)

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3 weeks

Today Victoria is 3 weeks old :) Time is already flying by. This week we went to our 2nd doctor visit and everything went well. She is now 6 pounds 9 ounces and I can let her sleep for 4 hours at night...amazing how much that extra 2 hours makes! We also went to the hearing specialist and she passed both test :) Phew! She is a healthy, happy, and sweet little girl. We are so blessed. I have the best job ever!

One of my favorite faces...the bird.

Matt making Tori noises and faces.

Grandpa Jan's magic shoulder that puts Tori to sleep in seconds.

Felipe and Tori :)

Tummy Time :) Tori is amazing with lifting and turning her head from side to side. She likes being on her tummy.

My two babies :)

My first Mother's Day as a mother. Breakfast in bed, flowers, and beautiful diamond earrings...I am definitely a fan of this new holiday :)

3 weeks old today

First Two Weeks Home

The first two weeks have gone by so fast. Victoria is such a sweet baby (almost all of the time) and I find myself spending hours just staring at her adorable smiles and funny faces. Even though she is so small, she is really strong and has excellent head control so she does not seem so fragile. We are so blessed! Here are some pictures from the first two weeks.

We are finally home from the hospital!

Soco with Victoria's hat from the hospital. He has been such a great big brother :) We are amazed at how he instinctively knows to be gentle with her. He goes wherever she goes and does not like to let her out of his sight.

Soco first meeting Tori

Happy Daddy with baby and beer :)

This is a newborn outfit :) Grandmom and Grandpa hated seeing her clothes hang on her so much they showed up with preemie outfits the next day.

Auntie Leah with Tori in one of her preemie outfits.

The crib finally has a baby in it :)

Tori's first bath! She was not a fan :( I can't wait for her umbilical cord to come off so we can give her a real bath.

The azaleas were in full bloom when we came back from the hospital :)

Amanda and Jason came to meet Tori.

Sam is very intrigued by the baby.

Grandma with both babies!

This is the typical Tori pose. Both hands up by her head (even in ultra sound). She can not stand to have her hands swaddled.

In just a week, she has outgrown her preemie outfits and is starting to fill out newborn sized clothes.

Jenn meeting Tori

The Victoria's....do you see a resemblance?

Sam guarding the cradle.

Her first walk. We had a few walks before I realized that I could flip the handlebar and have a baby buggy. This stroller does everything...thanks Kyle :)