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Rachel Rolling over

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Rachel's Big Week

This has been a big week for Rachel. First she learned to stand when you place her on her feet. Now that is all she wants to do. She loves all the new things she can see. Then Thursday she rolled over. After she rolled over she looked up at me with this face that said..What in the world just happened. I guess she figured that everything was okay because I couldn't stop clapping and cheering for her. Greg missed it but then Miss Rachel rolled over three times for him today. We will hopefully have a video of this soon :)

Here are a few other pictures from this week.


Molly is so excited that Rachel is paying more attention to her.

Forget playing, I just want to eat it.

Check out my friend Hannah's cool hat.

Happy Thanksgiving

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12 Weeks

This week Rachel saw her very first snow. It was really just flurries but it was pretty and sure put me in the mood for the Holidays.

Rachel watching the snow fall.



Please oh please let me in...



Here are just a few more snap shots.




The countdown is on. Only 6 more days until we are back in Chattanooga for Thanksgiving. We can not wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11 weeks old

Wow! Another week has already gone by and Rachel is 11 weeks old today. Here is a recap of our week.

Rachel reading with Daddy...well we aren't quite there yet.




Bundling up for the cold.


Molly patiently waiting on Rachel to play with her.

10 Weeks Old

Today Rachel is 10 weeks old. Every week gets better and better! This week Rachel has done something wonderful. She has slept a 6-8 hour stretch every night this week. It has been so nice. Rachel also had her two month check up last week. She weights 12.34 lbs and is now 23 3/4 inches long.
Here are just a few of the things I have learned over these past 10 weeks.
--Sleep is a true gift from God. So is a nice long hot shower.
--Never wake a sleeping baby.
--You really do get to point where poop does not bother you.
--Greg and I have been blessed with the most awesome gift God could ever give us.

So what has Miss Rachel been up to. Well this week she has learned the beautiful art of drooling. She has officially mastered this art and now drools on everything. She has also learned how to put her lady bug toy in her mouth.


--Rachel showing dad her tummy time skills--


--The weather has been so nice up here I could not resist putting her in this little dress :)--

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First Smiles

This week Rachel learned to smile. That sweet little gummy grin sure made my week!!!

Check out my first dress.

Playing with mom and dad.

Having fun with Grammy and Grandpa Allen

Thanks for spending the weekend with us Grammy and Grandpa Allen!!!!!
We had a good time and already miss you!!!!

Just a few pictures from last week....

Out and About

Every day I am amazed at how much Rachel is learning and changing. This week was very exciting for us. First off Rachel started sleeping a few 4 and even 4 1/2 hour stretches at night. It is not every night but we will sure take it. Rachel also found her hands this week. She opens her hands up, sticks them in her mouth, tries to suck her thumb, and even put her hands together like she was praying. One day this week she grabbed a toy. I don't think she knew what she was doing but it was still cute and I had to take a picture.

This week was also exciting because my good friend Jo came to visit us. Living 5 1/2 hours away from our home town makes you realize what a sacrifice it is for people to come see you. Thanks for coming up Jo! We had a blast and you coming up meant the world to us!

So what did we do when Jo came up? Friday we went out to eat at this great little pizza joint. We wanted Jo to get to sample one of Cincinnati's specialities. It was Rachel's first time going out to eat and our first time going out to eat in six weeks. It felt wonderful to get out and Rachel did very well! Saturday we went to Newport on the Levy in Newport, KY. It is a nice little area with shops, a move theater, an aquarium, tons of restaurants, and a walking bridge that goes across the Ohio River straight into Cincinnati. The weather was absolutely perfect.

Last but not least...Bath time. Up until this week Rachel has hated bath time. This week however she seemed to actually enjoy it. YEAH!!! I think Jo was our good luck charm. We gave Rachel her bath on Saturday night and warned Jo that she usually cries the entire time. This time she did not cry at all. It was wonderful! Now if I can just get her to love nap time :)

Our first trip to the park

We had our very first family outing on Saturday. In fact, it is the first time Rachel has been any where other than the doctor. We went to this really nice park about 10 minutes from our house. They have over three miles of paved trails and a huge dog park for Molly. Rachel LOVES to be pushed in the stroller. It just knocks her out and she sleeps the entire time. We will definitely be using the stroller a lot :)

Play time

After all that hard work I am pooped!!!

1 month old pictures

I can't believe it but Miss Rachel is already one month old.