Like I said it was hard at first to adjust to Hannah. We got into such a routine with Mollie that is was hard to have it get messed up. **Lorin and I decided we are "routine" people** But Hannah is just awesome, and has been from the start. She is really chill and relaxed. When she does cry it can be ear piercing though. She was pretty fussy in the first 3 weeks as her digestive system was getting used to the formula. She was gassy a lot and was only happy being held and rocked.
The first week that we had her home she was sleeping about 6 to 7 hour stretches at night (which I knew was too good to be true). The second week is when her sleeping changed and she would be up 2 or 3 times a night to eat. By week 5 she was on somewhat of a normal night schedule where she would wake between 3-4am eat, and go back to sleep until 6ish. Her napping schedule was, and still is, a different story. She usually takes one good long nap and the rest are just cat naps. At first it was difficult trying to plan around her naps but now we just go with the flow.
Other then that the first Month is full of eating, sleeping, and pooping....
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Meeting Big Sister
Mollie wasn't too sure about Hannah at first but she warmed up to her within a few hours of being home. In the first couple weeks Mollie would get really jealous here and there when we couldn't give her our full attention, but thankfully Lorin took 4 weeks off so he was able to be with Mollie most of the time while I took care of Hannah. I thought it was hard just having one baby but when you have a toddler and a newborn an extra set of hands is needed. It was so weird to bring another baby home. I have to admit I felt a little bad at first, for Mollie, that she was going to think we didn't love her anymore so we needed to add another child to the family. But children are awesome and they carry on with life like no big deal...
Hannah is born
**I guess its time to update this blog so I can keep track of Hannah's progress like I did with Mollie.**
Hannah Kathleen Larson
Born 07-14-14
7.6 lbs 20inches
12:46pm
I was induced on 07-13-14 (Mollie's 2nd birthday) at 8:00pm and had Hannah on the 14th at 12:46pm. Labor and delivery was a long process as usually but everything went great. The epidural I got this time was horrible. The Dr had me lay on my side so it took more on one side of my body then the other. With Mollie the Dr had me bend over so the medicine was more even throughout my body. Anyway I had 4 pushes through 2 contractions and Hannah was out - super fast.
Hannah Kathleen Larson
Born 07-14-14
7.6 lbs 20inches
12:46pm
I was induced on 07-13-14 (Mollie's 2nd birthday) at 8:00pm and had Hannah on the 14th at 12:46pm. Labor and delivery was a long process as usually but everything went great. The epidural I got this time was horrible. The Dr had me lay on my side so it took more on one side of my body then the other. With Mollie the Dr had me bend over so the medicine was more even throughout my body. Anyway I had 4 pushes through 2 contractions and Hannah was out - super fast.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Utah
Once again this year Mollie and I went with my Mom to Utah to visit her sister (Aunt Virgene) and this time Lorin came. We had a ton of fun. It was such a looooong drive but Mollie did very well on the way up and back. But while we were there poor Mollie was teething so she wouldn't eat good or sleep good but we all made it through thanks to Ibprofen. Poor little girl.
One of the days there Lorin and I took a drive to Provo and spent a day there. It was such a beautiful drive between Price and Spanish fork, the canyon was so green and beautiful. The last time I was in Provo was when we took my brother to the MTC, about 14yrs ago! Our last full day in Utah Lorin took a drive over to Colorado to do some mountain biking. We had a lot of fun and ate a TON of food. I'm glad this is now a yearly trip and we look forward to going again next year. Here are some pictures from our week:
Mollie playing peek-a-boo:
Playing in the water, dirt and flowers. Mollie got her first taste of mud, she grabbed a handful of it and stuck it right in her mouth:
Visiting Grandma and Grandpa Creamers grave:
We went to the USU Prehistoric museum. This was my FAVORITE place to go as a child when we went to Utah to visit Grandma and Grandpa, I couldn't get to the museum fast enough. I loved dinosaurs as a little girl and this place was amazing. I was happy to take Lorin there for the first time. Also my Aunt's late husband (Uncle Keith) has a lot of Indian artifacts in the museum. He spent most of is life hunting Indian Artifacts and has some amazing things. When he passed away my Aunt donated most of those items to the Museum.
The rest of the time was spent playing, painting out toes and going for walks:
We are so happy to be home but excited for our trip next year!
One of the days there Lorin and I took a drive to Provo and spent a day there. It was such a beautiful drive between Price and Spanish fork, the canyon was so green and beautiful. The last time I was in Provo was when we took my brother to the MTC, about 14yrs ago! Our last full day in Utah Lorin took a drive over to Colorado to do some mountain biking. We had a lot of fun and ate a TON of food. I'm glad this is now a yearly trip and we look forward to going again next year. Here are some pictures from our week:
Mollie playing peek-a-boo:
Playing in the water, dirt and flowers. Mollie got her first taste of mud, she grabbed a handful of it and stuck it right in her mouth:
Visiting Grandma and Grandpa Creamers grave:
We went to the USU Prehistoric museum. This was my FAVORITE place to go as a child when we went to Utah to visit Grandma and Grandpa, I couldn't get to the museum fast enough. I loved dinosaurs as a little girl and this place was amazing. I was happy to take Lorin there for the first time. Also my Aunt's late husband (Uncle Keith) has a lot of Indian artifacts in the museum. He spent most of is life hunting Indian Artifacts and has some amazing things. When he passed away my Aunt donated most of those items to the Museum.
The rest of the time was spent playing, painting out toes and going for walks:
We are so happy to be home but excited for our trip next year!
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
1yr Stats
Mollie had her 1yr check up today (2 weeks late). She got 2 shots, and took them like a champ. Cried when she got them but was fine by the time we got out of the Dr's office. She weighs 16.10lbs and is 29in long. Tall and skinny. Everyone keeps telling me she will hit a growth spurt but I haven't seen one yet. She is perfectly healthy and happy.
My last post I didn't really say much about her progress.
She says a handful of words and thanks to her Baby Einstein video had started say ball "ba" and doing the sign for it. I was completely amazed when I figured out what she was doing. It blows my mind at how smart she is.
She has started dancing. I suck at uploading videos to my blog but I have a few of her shaking her little booty.
She is not walking yet, she is starting to stand more on her own until she realizes what she is doing then falls down. She has a walker that she pushes around 24/7 and she likes to try and put things on it and push them around but she gets very angry when they fall off. Lorin and I have decided to buy her a little shopping cart so she can put things in it and push all she wants. She has mastered going up and down stairs. She loves to play on the couch then throw the pillows down on the floor and slide off onto the pillows. Just an FYI I am always with her when this happens but the girl gets stuff figured out. When she wants to do something she does it. I know once she wants to walk she will.
She is eating good. Her favorite foods so far are waffles, pancakes, any sort of bread or roll, spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, mashed potatoes and Mac-n-Cheese. I still feed her the fruit and vegetable purees because fruits and veggies are the ones things I can't get her to eat, although she is finally starting to eat bananas with us when we eat them. She loves them pureed but not the real stuff. I keep trying though.
For the most part she has a calm temperament but when she gets impatient she gets impatient, and will throw little fits here and there. I usually ignore her when this happens or distract her with something else. Both usually do the trick.
She is going through a pinching phase and gets her hands spanked..........a lot...... I always feel bad but she needs to learn. She will always crawl up behind me when I am not paying attention and pinch the crap out of my leg. At least she isn't biting......yet!
Speaking of biting she has 2 bottom teeth and a top one breaking the surface.
And that is all I can think of right now, my brain is fried today and I have a busy week ahead and we are leaving for Utah on Saturday for a week. Should be fun.....
Monday, July 15, 2013
1 (O.N.E.)
Becoming a mother has changed me, I'm pretty sure it changes everyone in different ways. For me, it has made me look at the world different and really come to know what's important and what isn't. It has made me try to be a better person everyday so I can be the best example possible for Mollie. I want her to love everyone equally no matter what. I especially want her to love herself. Self confidence is so important for me to instill in her.
And more important then it all is I want her to know she is a Daughter of God.
I love this little girl more than words can express. When I look into her eyes I feel this amazing connection to her that I could never explain. She is my everything.
Bear with me as I take a walk down memory lane with some of my favorite pictures of Mollie:
And with that I give you my 1 yr old!
I'm so glad to be done taking monthly pictures of her. She will not sit still anymore and loves to take her headbands off. Whew....
Earlier in the morning I gave her some of her new toys, which she loved (see above), and the rest of the day was quite busy so we planned a small party in the evening with family and friends and had cupcakes and ice cream. I didn't go all out for her birthday at all. I kinda feel bad like I should have done more but Lorin and I decided she didn't need anything like that since she doesn't even know whats going on yet. Plus we will have plenty of time for big birthday parties.
She wasn't too sure about her cupcake at first but once she got a taste of it she dug right in.
Her future husband came to her party and tried to give her her first kiss but she wasn't having any of it!
So Cute!!
After cupcakes and ice cream it started raining so we moved the party inside where we opened presents and all the kiddos had a blast playing.
| **Special thanks to Laurie and Chad for being part of our picture....lol** |
Happy Birthday to my beautiful Mollie!!
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