Allen, Gigi & Hannah

What is Hannah doing now???

Allen — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:21:00 GMT

6 Months
So far she is holding on to things to help her stand up. We will see what else she learns to do before the month is up...

5 Months
This was another big month for Hannah! She is now crawling and sitting up by herself. And I even saw her use the side of the play pin to help her stand up.

4 months
She has started to roll over from her back to her stomach. She does the Riverdance (it is soooo funny); we will be putting a video of her doing the Riverdance under the downloads section so you can see her.

3 Months
This was Hannah's month! She does her baby talk, sings, and smiles like a pro. She can now roll over from her stomach to her back. And she is now starting to enjoy her bouncer. If you stand her up to her feet she will take walking steps.

2 months
More crying, eating, and sleeping. She is starting to baby talk and starting to smile (WOW).

1 month
Crying, eating, and sleeping.

The Gospel According To Moses (Genesis 22)

Allen — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:12:00 GMT

Listen to the message I gave on Fathers Day. It is really good. I think you will enjoy it ;)

Mommy-Daughter Bonding

Gigi — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:05:00 GMT

I have been nursing Hannah and I would love to do this until she turns 1 years old. It has been such a special bonding time for me and Hannah. I thought I would share one of our many nursing stories. This is one of our daily routines that usually happens during her first feeding in the morning. I love to watch Hannah while she is nursing. She total goes into her own little world. She closes her eyes and she just seems to go off into la la land. And then when she is done she will slowly open her eyes and give me a look that says "what are you doing here". And I say to her, "what is the problem, did you forget that I was here, did you forget that I am your milk supply". And then we will both both just start to laugh. We both laugh so hard, it is just the funniest thing!!!!

Roll Over

Allen — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:24:00 GMT

(June 12, 2007) For the past month and a half, Hannah has been rolling over from her stomach to her back. Today however, I placed her on her gym to get some play time. She was laying on her back and when I took my eyes off of her but for a moment, she rolled over to her stomach. I was a bit confused because she never did this before so I rolled her back over to her back and she rolled right back over to her stomach. She is just pass 4 months old.

Night Shift

Allen — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:54:00 GMT

Getting a full night sleep is something I LOVE to get. I don’t like when my sleep is interrupted. The only exception is when Hannah gets up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep. Gigi would wake me up by putting Hannah’s drooling mouth on my face and by that I know it is time to start my night shift. I would take Hannah out to the living room so Gigi can get some sleep and Hannah can get some daddy time.

After spending 30 minutes to an hour of entertaining her or walking around the house with her, she starts to get sleepy. And once she falls asleep, I would take her back to the room to put her down and continue my sleep.

This morning was a bit different. Hannah fell asleep in my arms while I was sitting on the couch. So instead of taking her back to the room, I just allowed her to sleep in my arms. It was such a precious time for me. I smiled every time as I stared at her face as little smiles will come on her face while she is sleeping. It was like I received a gift from God every time she smiled.

“Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.” Psalm 127:3