Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Spunky Dana!

A few pics while getting ready for our morning errands!

"Happy Thanksgiving"


A quick video of Alice wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and showing some love to her little sis!

Holidays and Check ups

It was a happy thanksgiving for us in VT! We had a great time playing with our cousins! Alice was in her element (very evident in picture below!). Dana was on her best behavior for most of the trip. She slept very well and kept her fussiness to a minimum. Overall it was a very enjoyable, relaxing holiday!

Dana had her 2 month check up yesterday. Her stats are solid. She was 95th% in length, 90th% in weight and 50th%head circumference (clearly taking after her mom in this category!). We are trying to alter her diet a little, as we are slightly concerned she is pretty sensitive to what she eats. Overall, she is doing great and slept from 10pm-6am last night! That was a much needed snooze for her and her parents!
SISTERS! Thanksgiving Day morning bonding!
The best pic from our sister photo shoot!
(ummm...can you say CRAZY?!!)

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Cuddle Buddies

Dana and Gumma had some good cuddle time this weekend!! We had a nice low key visit where Gumma had to endure both the fussiness and the sleepiness of our eight week old bundle. Dana is definitely going through a fussy period but she still continues to sleep pretty well at night. We are hoping that in the next couple weeks she mellows out a bit during her awake time.

Dana had a quick visit to the doctor yesterday to make sure she didn't have an infection around her eye. Her eyelid seemed a bit red and puffy. All seems to be well. We have a more thorough check up next week. But we did find out she weighs 12 pounds 6 oz. So she's definitely gaining weight which we were pretty sure was the case, judging by the size of her cheeks! We head to VT tomorrow for the holiday. Can't wait to meet cousin Estelle!

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Smiles...

Dana is trying out her smile these days. Here's a sampling...




Jackpot...

Alice is fired up about her new Thomas PJs. Thanks, Gumma.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Unexpected Family Vacation! (thank you power outage!)

We have been on the road for almost two weeks! We left town with the intention of going to Midd for just a few days - and 12 days later we are finally home! The power outage in CT encouraged us to stay away so we extended our stay in VT and then headed up to ME for a good visit. What I've learned about traveling with two kids is that many fewer photos get taken! So these are some of the ones I managed to get along with a few that I downloaded from Jenn. Wish I had more from our ME stay...

Mom and Dana are the perfect companions...both very sleepy!
Halloween pics...



Morning snuggle time in Gumma's bed! Alice spent many mornings snuggling with Gumma and watching Thomas episodes. It was a pretty good deal for her...
Momere's 99th birthday celebration!
On the actual day of Momere's birthday, we snapped a pic of her with six of her now eight(!) great great grandchildren. Pretty amazing...
Janet and Dana hanging on the floor. Dana is quickly closing the size gap - guess we won't rely on Janet for hand-me-downs!
Alice and Janet rocking the blue jumpsuit!
Lunchtime!
Alice was pumped to discover the new (or new to her) rocking chair at Grandpa Chris and Grandma Sue's house! Didn't even take her jacket off before jumping in!