Cute Video

Daphne has gotten so big and grownup! She is 11 lbs 7 oz as of last week's doctor appointment. She is also 23 1/4 inches. She falls at the 10-25%ile for both of these, although nearer the 10th for her weight. Even though she is little, she has more than doubled her weight since birth! Yay!!

She is laughing all the time now and we are crazy about it. She is also a big thumb sucker. It is so cute to find her in her crib after he naps sucking her thumb. She is taking a bottle really well on the nights I am gone for church, which is a blessing. She loves our attention so much it is getting harder and harder to nurse her! We'll keep at it, though. She will probably enjoy Thanksgiving Day with a bit of rice cereal. Last Friday Kelly and I went out to eat at a place called Firehouse Subs. It's very good. While there, we let her lick a piece of our bread and she liked it! Oh, how fun it is for a dietitian to begin feeding her child. :)

I am staying super busy with my calling-which is so fun-and some friends I've made here! Kelly began training (finally) for his new job. He is learning how to detect dots. Just kidding-that is what he told me and then I made him explain. It's much more complicated than that. To make it short, he is learning to detect unusual activity on a map and then send the intel to other units in the Air Force/Army. It is something he will to in Afghanistan when he deploys next year. :(

We are having our first babysitter come this weekend. We're not sure what to do-maybe just take our time doing whatever.

Below is a cute video of our little girl.

I Love this German Apostle

Listen if you have time...it's about 20 minutes.

Yep. Another growth spurt. Although I know it is good and important for Daphne to have these, it's kind of tiring for me. We're glad it came now so she can bulk up for her four month appointment in one week....yay for Daphne!

She's pretty cute though.

Blessing Day!

We had a blast in Las Cruces!!

Some fun memories:

Blessing Daphne-daddy did a great job!

Free babysitting-Kelly and I dared to get ice cream and eat lunch alone-maybe when we visit in October, we'll go see a movie...maybe :) (Thanks Janelle!!)

Seeing lots of family!

Daphne's fist plane ride...she did as good as you can expect a 2 month old to do

Showing off Daphne's smiles, cooing, pooping, and rolling over skills

Kimball took us to the lake and I skied for the first time in two years! Kelly also got up skiing, and he said he had done it once in his whole life, and that was in high school...way to go!

Tubing=sore for several days, as well as sunburned.

Thanks Mom for watching Daphne, thanks Kimball for taking us and Carrie and Meese and Josh for coming, and Melissa K for letting me borrow her breast pump!!!

Kelly ate Jake's green chili cheeseburger and felt sick for a while-yet he wanted another one the next day-I love him!

Going to Zumba with the girls!

Learning to be more flexible as a mother-important

Fun vacation left us grateful and tired-traveling with a baby is lots of work!

We are doing it again in October-are we crazy?

Look at her hands!! She was extra sleepy that day.

The Hakes clan. Missing the Bluths, Birday, and the Burleson Hakes'

The Hakes' and the Woods

Photo Shoot

We had pictures taken of Daphne when she was 9 days old. They turned out great. It was one day before her umbilical cord fell off, so you can still see it in some of them. I think she'll enjoy looking at these someday. These photos were done by Lindsay Gray photography. Click here for her website.

Today is my Due Date! Craziness!

Ah, Motherhood. It is life changing which equals scary, wonderful, and hard all at the same time. The last six weeks were great, but a challenge for me. I'm sure most new moms can relate. I am glad we are at this point now. It gets better and better each day. She is more interactive and even gave me a few social smiles this week. It was great! She is still keeping me up at night, but that is okay, she is getting longer stretches sometimes. I am grateful to be a stay-at-home mom. Kelly got home from work a little early this week so I could go to a workout class on base. It was so fun! Someone in the class brought their baby that seemed about Daph's age and she started crying. When that happened, I melted and left the class early to go see her. Ha ha, pathetic, but it's true! Some things she does that we love:

Calms down when I sing to her (she is wondering what that horrible noise is)

Curls up on dad's chest

Is happy most days (cross my fingers)

Plays well in her crib

Looks like her dad

Sleeps with her arms up like an adult

Is learning to use her pacifier, which has ended up being a great thing to sooth her!

Has grown to 6lbs 9 oz at her one month appointment and probably weighs closer to 8 lbs now!

Kelly will be at survival training for the month of September, so...I booked a ticket to Las Cruces for a week. Thank heavens for family and Kayak.com for cheaper tickets. I can't wait to show her off! Poor Kelly, though. we will be blessing her the following month in Las Cruces as well.

Greycoat is often jealous/curious.

Avoiding Georgia bugs!

Ha ha. This is funny and cute.

Sticking her tongue out at her friend, the turtle.

They look a lot alike.

Censored bath time, which she loves. It calms her down a little because at night, she gets fussy.

I want matching outfits, and this was the best I could do.

The Plan

Here are some photos of our new little girl.

Sleeping

Our little firecracker! Nothing fits this little girl.

Grandma teaching me how to give her a bath. So cute in her hooded towel!

This may be a common pose for newborns, but she looks so cute doing it!

Grandma and Grandpa Hakes. Grandpa Hakes was a surprise visit! I loved having them visit. Mom and I got our toenails done. It was so nice to do something together.

Sleepy Heads

Also, I heard this song today by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It made me think of the plan of salvation and how beautiful it is. Below are the lyrics.

In the quiet misty morning When the moon has gone to bed, When the sparrows stop their singing And the sky is clear and red,

When the summer's ceased its gleaming When the corn is past its prime, When adventure's lost its meaning - I'll be homeward bound in time

Bind me not to the pasture Chain me not to the plow Set me free to find my calling And I'll return to you somehow

If you find it's me you're missing If you're hoping I'll return, To your thoughts I'll soon be listening, In the road I'll stop and turn

Then the wind will set me racing As my journey nears its end And the path I'll be retracing When I'm homeward bound again

Bind me not to the pasture Chain me not to the plow Set me free to find my calling And I'll return to you somehow

(softly) In the quiet misty morning When the moon has gone to bed, When the sparrows stop their singing I'll be homeward bound in time