1 month old

My precious baby Greta is already one month old.

1. Is a good sleeper and usually only gets up about once a night
2. Likes music and watching the lights change on her sun
3. Starting to smile
4. Has outgrown many of her newborn clothes
5. Sleeps well in the car
6. Took her first road-trip and sleep over at Grandma's house (with mommy of course) and met great-grandpa
7. Is a loud pooper
8. Is pretty laid back
9. Very alert baby
10. Melts my heart every day

First Trip to Unionville

Unfortunate circumstances brought Greta and I on our first trip to Unionville.  A visit to the funeral home to support Alicia and her family and for Greta to meet them all.  And to visit Grandpa in the hospital and for Greta to finally meet for Great Grandpa - Grandpa Ewald (as Karle and Kahle have named him).  Of course we also go to see mom and have our first sleep over there - which went great!

Greta meet ons and tons of people while we were home - Uncle David, Aunt Alicia (and her family), Aunt Judy and Uncle Larry, Aunt Lori and Uncle Randy, Sherri, Jean Roller, and finally Grandpa.  After a scare at the hopsital for Grandpa, Mom and Greta and I headed up there.  Unfortuantely Grandpa wasn't with it enough and was in CCU so Greta didn't get to meet him.  But the next day we went back and they got to meet.  Such a beautiful moment - 1 month old and almost 95 years.  I think Greta was great therapy for Grandpa.  I pray that he continues to get stronger every day.

4 generations

Something so beautiful about hands

Blow-outs

Well I had my first not-so-successful shopping trip with Greta.  We went to Maurice's so I could get an outfit for the baptism - success.  Then a quick stop at Target for a few things - successful on the purchases but unsuccessful for Greta's outfits.  I went into the dressing room to try on a few things and nurse Greta.  And I discovered when I took her out of her car seat that she had had a blow-out.  No problem - I'll just change her and we'll be good.  So I clean her all up.  Put on a clean outfit.  All better.  But wait... I walk out of the dressing room, and blow-out #2 happens.  Seriously? I only had one outfit along so off to the baby section to buy an outfit for her to ride home in. 

I check out and then go over to the customer service to ask if I can leave my cart and the lady behind the counter thought I was going to ask to leave my baby there.  Again, seriously?! 

But we made it home, all in one piece and clean.  Now the diaper bag has 2 outfits in it.

Norm is back in action

With spring comes lots of lawn mowing so Ryan gave Norm a little tune up before his first run.  Blade sharpened and a bold fixed (not really sure about this one).  But Ryan said he ran like a champ!

Family Visits

Greta has officially met everyone in the family and they all love her dearly.  Ryan and I are truly blessed with a great support system and I know we can count on them for anything.

A first for G and Me!

Greta and I took our first solo trip out today... and I'm happy to say it was a success.   We left home about 10:00 am and went to Babies R Us and then Meijer.  I even put jeans on for the occassion.  Go me!

3 weeks old

Time is flying... Greta is 3 weeks old already. 

Here's her top 10, 3 week summary

1) Smiles in her sleep a lot
2) Sleeps for at least 5 hours at a time at night - great for mommy
3) Has outgrown a couple of her newborn outfits
4) Holds her head up quite well and can move it side to side when laying on the floor
5) Lost her belly button (and then I lost it, but found it)
6) Took a big girl bath and didn't hate it
7) Love her activity mat
8) Has taken 2 walks around the house
9) Can hear her BMs from across the room
10) Is perfect in everyway