5 Weeks Old

Pic of the Week: Playing Dress Up

Since Brianna wasn't wanting to take a nap this morning, I decided I'd play dress up for a bit and take some pictures. Of course, this was also prompted by the fact that my mom has been asking for pictures of her granddaughter for a couple days now and I've been lax in sending them to her. I'm also realizing that my precious baby girl is growing like a weed and if I don't start having Picture Day occasionally, I'll never get to see her in many of the cute outfits she's been given before she outgrows them. I don't think she's in any danger of outgrowing her newest gift though. Our friend Kris saw this onesie and just had to buy it for her. I have to agree with him, she's totally cuter than Daddy, as much as I love him!

This past week was also our friend Presley's first birthday party and we helped her celebrate it. You'll have to visit Parker's Paradise to see all the fun birthday pictures though! I captured a few pictures of Brianna with our friends and finally got one of her and I together where I don't look quite so sleep deprived!


Speaking of sleep, I'm beginning to think Bree's going to be a night owl like her daddy. She hasn't gone down for an extended night's sleep before midnight a single night this week. Seeing as I'm used to being in bed by 10, this really hasn't been a popular thing with me. Sure, I start her bedtime routine around 9:30 by feeding her, reading her a story followed by a little time in the rocking chair but regardless she's wide awake. No amount of rocking, reading stories or any other soothing technique gets her sleepy enough to go to bed and stay asleep. That means she's usually hungry again around midnight and finally drops off to a sound sleep by 12:30. The nice thing is that she's starting to sleep longer and doesn't wake up till around 5 am, eats, then sleeps again till 7:30 or 8:00. This morning she blessed me with an extra hour and didn't wake up till 9:00. She doesn't really wake up and get going though until around noon, much like her daddy. Consequently, they spend a lot of mornings snuggled in bed snoozing and I finally got a picture of them together. Justin's going to shoot me for posting this but I can't help myself! She's all propped up and snuggled up in his arms sound asleep ... what a precious baby!
She's also starting to discover her hands, but has yet to fully grasp the idea they're connected to her body. Her feet and toes are still no where to be found in her world. She'll track objects with her eyes and has started turning her head to follow them in the last few days. She's also starting to reach for things on occasion, whether she realizes it or not, and has even grasped on to things other than our fingers a few times while we're playing. I've also discovered she likes going outside. The weather's been beautiful the last few days (not counting today ... its chilly & raining) so I've been taking her outside for a few minutes during the afternoons. She absolutely loves it. She'll look around with her eyes wide open and can't seem to take it all in fast enough. While I don't want her to grow up too fast, I can't wait for her to be old enough to start exploring the world around her so that I can watch her experience things for the first time and laugh along with her as she discovers all this world has to offer. Of course, the camera will always be by my side so I can capture every moment possible.