Oops! I Forgot!

Can't believe I forgot to mention that Bella weighed 7lb. 1-oz and was 19 in. long at her last doctor's visit.

Pumpkin Patches and Doctors

Weekend before last Grant, Bella and I met Grandpa Garvin and step-aunt Claire at a pumpkin patch in Flower Mound that my friend Cari suggested. It was quite the production! Mazes made out of Hay, food vendors, blow up slides, and of course pumpkins! My main goal was to find the little cauldron that said "My First Pumpkin Patch". I had seen pictures of Cari's kids in it. As you can see I got my picture, but we also had to make sure and get a picture of Grandpa on the John Deer tractor! Then it was off to pick out pumpkins and finally to pose for a family photo.

We also had doctor visits last week. Bella got all of her shots and she did so well! She of course cried in the beginning, but stopped quickly. The nurse and I commented that unfortunately she is probably used to being poked from being in the hospital so it didn't shock her. Thank goodness those days are behind us! Everything else checked out fine so we don't have to go back to the doctor for a month.

Good News

We went to the opthamologist yesterday and everything checked out fine. He doesn't need to see her back for 9 months. Very good news! Grandpa came by doesn't she look so small?! Hard to belive that is so much bigger!

Growing Like a Weed

We went to the doctor yesterday to be weighed and Bella is now 6lb 9oz! The nurse also commented on how long she was so Grant and I measured her last night and she is 19 in. long (she was 15 in at birth). I also put her in her first New Born out fit. Actually it was a couple because her premie diapers are now leaking. I can't belive how big she is already! She is still a sweetie though, just look at the sweet picture of her on my chest.

The elephant picture is to show her growth compared to when we took her picture with it in her car seat.

Tomorrow we go to the opthamologist to make sure her eyes are growing the way they should.

Not a Pumpkin Patch

Grant, Bella and I were in San Antonio this weekend spending time with some friends. While we were there we revisited a pumpkin patch from last year, but when we got there they didn't have any pumpkins! What a bummer! They said their pumpkins were coming in Tuesday. There were some pretty plants though so we took some pictures anyway.

That is actually the last time Bella will wear this outfit. She has actually grown too big for some of her clothes! Yea! People laugh at me when I say this, but she is getting so big! She gets weighed again tomorrow.

Growing

We went to the Dr. today to weigh in and Bella is 5lb 14oz, 6oz more than last week. She's growing like a weed, for her. I've attached a picture of a friend's baby who is actually a week younger than Bella. Wow! I didn't realize how small she really is!

Last night was the first night we had to let Bella cry to calm herself down for bed. It was hard, but she finally calmed down and slept soundly the rest of the night (except for her 3 AM feeding, of course. We'll be ready when we can cut that feeding out!)

Bella is still sleeping most of the time so things are pretty quiet during the day. I am finally finding time to write thank you notes to all of our amazing friends and family. Better late than never, right?

Home from Brownwood

We went to visit family in Brownwood, TX this weekend. We got to see Grant's side of the family and had so much fun! They hadn't gotten to see Bella since she came home from the hospital. Gran and Pa Pa Harris were very anxious to get to hold her as well as her cousins Henley and Holden. Grant's sister also came down so she could spend some time with us, (of course it helps that we are all Red Raider fans and Grant's brother and sister-in-law were having a game watching party. :)) As you can see from the pictures, Bella didn't have to worry about not being held. :) Cousin Holden was the sweetest. He just wanted to kiss her all the time. Henley was a great little mother.

She did really well in the car seat. No complaints and she slept well in her pack-n-play. We did have to plug in my iphone next to her so we could play music since we left her cd player at home. The whir of Gran's computer helped as well.

When we went to the doctor last week he said to watch Bella and if she started acting hungry in between feedings to go ahead and increase her volume. This weekend she's started taking about 70ml instead of her 50ml. She's growing so fast! We go back to the doctor on Tuesday so we'll get her current weight then.