Cutest Pumpkin In The Patch!

A few weeks ago we decided to have a mini photo shoot in our backyard with our little pumpkin.  I sent Austin to the pumpkin patch to buy a large pumpkin (large pumpkins are not cheap by the way.  Yowza!), we carved it out, set up the scene and got the cutest pictures ever of our sweet baby girl!

Cutest pumpkin in the patch!

Baby girl had a great time hanging out in her pumpkin!

Love that cute face!

Sweetness

Some more cute pictures

Behind the scenes!  I basically just walked around our house and picked some of our larger fall decorations and brought them outside and set everything up.  The only "real" thing in the picture is the pumpkin and the yellow mums that Austin had planted a while back in that pot.

 Getting Hannah ready to be a super model!  No one ever said being a model is easy....  We had her in her footed jammies that we only had on her bottom half.  Then we wrapped her up in a blanket and put her in the cleaned out pumpkin.  We then packed her in there nice and tight with another blanket stuffed down in the pumpkin.  Miss Hannah was NOT going anywhere!  I think she really liked that she was sitting up on her own since she was supported so well.  The only part of her body actually touching the pumpkin were her arms.  Austin used the umbrella as shade for her during the photo session while I snapped away like a crazy momma trying to get the best picture.  Her entire photo shoot lasted all of five minutes.  :)

 

Stuffing her in!

Snug as a bug!

B even wanted to be a part of the picture!

She was so cute, I love our sweet little pumpkin so much!

First Aggie Game

A few weeks ago we headed to College Station for the first of many Aggie football games that Miss Hannah will attend!  Times sure have changed.  It was an 11:00am game against Missouri and I had to wake up at 6am to make sure we got on the road in time.  Austin was so excited to take his baby girl to one of his favorite places!

On the road with some entertainment

Hannah's first time at Kyle Field!

We were lucky enough to be in a suite for the game.  I don't think I know we wouldn't have brought Hannah if we had to sit in the stadium seats.  She's a high maintenance girl. ;)

One of the many benefits of watching the game in a suite!  Hannah could be changed and fed all in one spot and we didn't have to go searching for a public bathroom.

Watching the game with Daddy!  I thought for a while that she was the Aggies good luck charm but I was wrong.  :(  My friend Allison makes these cute bows and it was so funny because during the game they show people in the stands on the jumbo tron and they showed a little girl wearing the same bow and Austin's bachelor boss said "Hey, Austin!  That girl has the same bow as Hannah!"  It just cracked me up that 1. he noticed Hannah's bow enough to recognize a similar one and 2. he was yelling around for Austin so he could see the similar bow as well.

Cutest little Aggie I've ever seen!

Fightin' Texas Aggie Band at halftime

Maggie was so cute, as soon as she found out Hannah was there she wanted us to bring her down to see her. She was just amazed and kept petting Hannah.  It was too cute.

Just touching Hannah and being so sweet to her!

Over and over again...  ;)  She's going to be such a good big sister to her little sister arriving soon!

Mike and Austin with their sweet girls

Three men and a baby

Hannah makes me laugh in this picture.  She's checking Maggie out.

Our attempt at a family picture.  It was a fail.  :(

Sleepy girl.  She slept through the 3rd quarter.

We met up with AJ, Aunt Nan and Uncle Jeff after the game.  Hannah got lots of lovin'!

Ok Mommy, enough pictures already.  She looks like her Daddy here big time!

We met everyone to tailgate after the game.  We only lasted about an hour before heading back home but we had a great time!  This made me laugh, Austin was shading his baby girl from the sun, he was afraid she'd get a sunburn walking from the stadium to the tailgate.  So sweet.

Can't wait until next season when we get to bring her to more games!

Pumpkin Patch

A few weeks ago Austin's parents came into town for his birthday (and to see sweet Hannah of course) so we took advantage of having some extra hands and headed to the pumpkin patch!  Ok, so technically we weren't at a "pumpkin patch", we were at the church outside our neighborhood but it's as close as we're getting to a pumpkin patch this year.

Before we went to the pumpkin patch Papa and Hannah were hanging out.  Clearly, they weren't having any fun.  ;)

Baby girl hanging out with the pumpkins.  She's thrilled, can't you tell??


Little cutie

Our attempt at a family picture.  B even made it into a picture!

CiCi giving those sweet cheeks some lovin'

The cutest little sad face ever!  Of course she had absolutely nothing to be upset about...

Sweetness

Attempt #2 of a picture of our little pumpkin

Hannah cracks us up.  She smiles NON STOP until you put a camera in front of her.  Then she stares in amazement at it.  Same thing with the cell phone too.  Even when she's not smiling, she's still the cutest little thing I've ever seen!   

Three Months Old!

Baby girl, you are THREE months old today!  These have been the quickest and happiest three months of our lives!  Today is even more of a special day because it is the one year anniversary of when I had my embryo transfer and you officially became YOU!  This time last year we were hoping and praying SO hard for you and now we get to love on you every day and we just couldn't be any happier.  What a difference a year makes!

Three months old!

Happy girl

Hannah, here is what you've been up to in your third month!

Sleep: Sweet baby girl, you are the BEST sleeper at night!  Daddy and I are SO lucky that you sleep so well.  You've been sleeping through the night since after you were one month old but now you don't even wake up in the mornings, I wake you up to nurse you around 5am and then I put you back to sleep until it's time to leave for the day around 6:30.  You go to sleep every night around 7:30-8pm and on the weekends you wake up on your own between 7-8am.  We are blessed beyond belief with this and we know it!  You still aren't consistant with your napping but you usually get at least two-three hours of naps throughout the day according to Lainey.

Daily Routine: This is kind of different now since I've been back to work for two weeks.  Right now I wake you up to nurse you around 5am, you go back to sleep until around 6:30 and then we head to Lainey and Pop's house for you to spend the day playing with your Lainey. Most days you sleep an hour here and there instead of taking that long afternoon nap you used to take.  You spend the day switching from playing on your activity mat (which you LOVE now!), swinging in the swing and watching your mobile.  I pick you up around 4:30 and we head home to hang out until Daddy gets home.  Then your Daddy and I take turns eating dinner while the other one plays with you and then it's bath time (you looooove bath time!), nursing and you're out for the night until the next morning!

Feed: You still LOVE nursing and love to eat pretty much at anytime.  You get bottles during the day now while I'm at work and you take those great.  I don't think it matters what/how you're being fed, you just want to eat!  You always prefer nursing over a bottle I think because it comforts you but you take a bottle like a champ, always have.  This month I started adding a bottle of formula into your feedings just to make sure you get enough food.  When I'm at home you don't get the formula but I was getting nervous about you not having enough when I'm gone so we added that bottle into your routine just to be safe and it's going great!  You are just the happiest little baby when you're eating.  Sometimes you'll just look up at me and smile while you're nursing, it's so cute.  Lainey says sometimes you do that while she feeds you a bottle too.  Right now you get a 4oz bottle which you only finish about half the time, other times you like to eat a little and then come back to finish it after a break.

Weight: We went to the doctor yesterday and you weighed 12 lbs 3.5 oz. (37%)  Almost 4 lbs more than at birth!  You've grown more this month than any other month so far for sure.  You're actually getting little chubby legs which is so cute.  It's crazy though because last month you were in the 50% of your weight and now you're 37% but you're SO much bigger!  You're growing soooo fast, Daddy says it's way too fast for him and I agree!

Length: I'm not sure you're length right now, we'll find out at your four month check-up.  You are still long and lean, just getting bigger everyday!

Diaper Size: You wear size 1 Pampers diapers

Clothes Size: Some 0-3 month sizes but mostly 3 month sizes. You're so long that I think we'll be moving you to 6 month jammies soon!  I think you're going to be a tall girl.  It's sad packing away all your little clothes, you are just growing so fast!

Hair Color: We're still not really sure what your hair color is. It's definitely getting darker and looks like it will be brown but then in the sun it looks reddish.  You're eyebrows are still light and have a red tint to them so who knows!   Your hair is growing pretty quickly now, it's the softest hair I've ever felt.

Eye color: Your eye color is still the same as at birth, it's a dark blue/gray color. Daddy always says they look green to him which wouldn't surprise me because he and I both have hazel/green eyes.  Everyone always comments on how alert you are because you're always looking around and following us with those big beautiful eyes.

Funniest moment: You've really started talking this month!  You make us laugh with the noises that you make and you try to mimic us when we make sounds at you.  You are seriously one of the happiest babies I've ever seen and you smile constantly!  When you're not fussy of course...  When you see someone you love you do the cutest thing, you kind of tilt your head down all shy like and get a huge smile on your face and bury your head in the person's shoulder who's holding you and then look back at the person you're admiring.  It is so sweet.  We couldn't have asked for a happier baby!

Milestone: You are really close to rolling over!  You're advanced too, in my opinion of course ;) because you are trying to roll over back to front instead of the opposite way.  This is a new thing this week.  You've found your voice this month also and you just love to coo and make sounds at us and squeal when you're excited.  You've also started giggling at us too!  It's so cute!  It just melts my heart.

Your favorite toy: Your favorite toy hands down is your little cloth crinkly sounding book.  We never go anywhere without it.  You are also obsessed with your hands!  Not necessarily a toy, but your hands sure do entertain you and you just stick them in front of your face and look like you're concentrating really hard on how to get them from in front of you to in your mouth.  You always succeed.  ;)  You just suck on your hands like crazy and drool all over yourself while doing it.  Hey, whatever makes you happy!  You also have really enjoyed your activity mat this month, last month you still weren't interested but you just lay on it now and look at all the lights kicking and trying to hit everything that's hanging down in front of you.

 

You and Haley enjoying some activity mat time at Lainey & Pops house

 

Some of your firsts this month were:

Being away from Mommy during the day

Giggling

Halloween

Visiting a pumpkin patch (pictures soon)

First time sitting in a pumpkin (a whole post on that to follow)

Hanging out in your Bumbo seat for longer periods of time

Staying with Lainey all day

Roadtrip to College Station

Aggie game

Here are some outakes from your three month photo session

Never without those hands far from your mouth!

I have SO much catching up I need to do on the blog to show everything we've done this month.  Hopefully I'll get to some of that this weekend.

We love you so much Hannah Lee!

Locks Of Love

So, you remember the changes I talked about last week?  Well, this was the second one!  I decided around the first of the year to donate my hair to Locks of Love.  In the world of Locks of Love, my hair is prime real estate so I decided to only get minimum hair trims here and there throughout the year so that when I did get the big cut I wouldn't have super short hair.  For those who don't know what I'm talking about, Locks of Love is an organization that makes wigs for children suffering from illness/diseases where they lose their hair.

So, here are the before and after pictures!

Ladies and gentlemen, I had some looong hair!  I got 11 inches cut off and when my hair was in a ponytail it measured 18 inches long.  It. drove. me. crazy!

Before haircut

After haircut, it turned out much longer than I expected.  It's crazy to me that after 11 inches gone it still was shoulder length.

Here's the donation!  It looks shorter than it is in the picture because it's kind of curled under a little bit.

Can I interest anyone in a pair of hair earrings??  Gross.  Ha!



I love having my hair cut, it feels thicker and so healthy!  As Tracy said, I literally had a weight lifted off my shoulders.  Ha!  I'm so happy I was able to do this for little kids who need the hair and I'll probably do it again one day in the future.  Unfortunately for the Locks of Love people, they are going to need quite a few more people to donate their hair to add to mine for a full wig since I have such fine hair but I think it will do.  :)