...and happy new year's eve!

as i type this one-handed while holding libby, i just heard her laughing in her sleep for the first time. what a sweet sound! makes me so much more excited for the new year and her first full year of life. there are SO many challenges in the first year but also so many fun and rewarding and amazing moments. i can't wait to see her and hannah grow together. i hope i can encourage them to have a great relationship, and to become best friends.

merry christmas!

well christmas has come and gone, and i've been meaning to write about it and post a few pictures for a week now. we had a great one. christmas is my favorite time of year. i love how cozy it feels in the house with the christmas tree, the christmas music and the christmas smells.

hannah, for some reason, decided she wanted a sleeping bag and candy. santa brought her both of those things. one of her favorite things was unloading her stocking. everything she pulled out she said, "oh, this is just what i needed." it was a pretty perfect day. it even snowed!

we made cupcakes for santa AND jesus' birthday... multitasking ;)

after santa's visit. hannah got a little mermaid chair with a sleeping bag zipped inside, a suitcase, art supplies, a tea party set, and a lot of little things in her stocking. libby got a crib soother and a baby gym.

one month

wow, this last month feels like both a second and an eternity. we've certainly been busy around here. libby is a great baby. it's funny how different her personality is so far from hannah's. i could tell a lot about the girls' personalities from the time they were in my belly. hannah kicked SO hard, and certain things (like the sound of the blow dryer) would really set her off. of course, i know now that that was her temper emerging! she was born with that little temper. libby was much calmer, and didn't really kick as much as she did just move and stretch. and for the most part, she is a very calm baby. she rarely ever cries, she's a great eater, and a good sleeper. sometimes she'll sleep for an hour and wake up to eat, but she can also go for as long as 4 or 5 hours. she mostly sleeps through the night, waking up just a few times to eat, but then goes back to sleep. she has three periods of being really awake - one the morning, one in the afternoon, and one at night. in the past few days she's become much more alert, so we've been able to lay her on the floor and interact with her a little. friday was the day where it seemed like she really woke up from her slumber and just stared at me and babbled a little. yesterday, on her one month birthday, she rolled over! from her stomach to her back. quite advanced, if i do say so myself. ;) we took her for her one-month checkup today. she weighs 10 pounds, and is 22 inches. here are some of my favorite pictures from this month.

right after we brought libby home from the hospital. hannah is a proud big sister.

most favorite picture - what a sweet face! she has such a peaceful expression most all of the time.

she smiles a lot but i've only managed to capture this small one.

one month picture