Hannah is getting so big - 4 months!

When I signed on tonight to post, I didn't realize it had been well over a month since I updated everyone on what's been going on with The Johnsons! So much has been going on that I've hardly had time to do anything outside of our daily routine. I suppose the biggest update is that I started back to work on April 6th and Hannah started daycare at The Primrose School of Brentwood. Going back to work was so hard at first because I couldn't imagine not being with Hannah all day, every day but I have since adjusted to the idea. Her little school is very sweet and her teachers Ms Haley and Ms Christa are so kind. I know they take such good care of her and they always send me pictures of her smiling and happy so that made the transition much easier. For me, returning to work was actually exciting (once I got over leaving my little angel) because my boss gave me a promotion. I am about 100 times busier but I am really enjoying the new position at Cogent.

This past week, I took Hannah to see Dr. Long for her 4 month physical. He was so pleased with how she is growing and developing. Hannah weighed 14.4 pounds which is in the 70th percentile and is 25 inches long which is in the 95th percentile. I think she's going to be a tall little lady!! Dr. Long told me to start giving Hannah solids so we started her on rice cereal this week. Of course, she made hilarious faces with her first few bites but after some time, she started to like it. She eats cereal first thing in the morning and then at dinnertime and is doing well with it. I just can't believe that she's getting old enough to actually eat solids! Hannah also is becoming much more active. She rolls over and would go across the den floor if I'd let her. She also has found her feet and almost has figured out how to put them in her mouth. Hannah continues to be such a sweet, happy baby and Curt and I are enjoying all of the new things she is doing.

So everyone can see what Hannah is looking like lately, here are some pictures of some fun things we have done since the beginning of April (which was the last time I posted...I know, such a slacker!!). The week before I went back to work we visited Curt's Dad at the capitol. Hannah was so good and all the representatives loved her. The whole family was introduced once session started and we got to meet Speaker of the House Beth Harwell and Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey. Here are some pictures from the day.

April is a busy birthday month in both Curt's and my families. In fact, Curt's Mom and Grandmother were both born April 2nd and my birthday is April 4th. This year, Curt's grandmother turned 80 so Marsha had a special celebration at her house for my family and Curt's. Here are photos from the party. 

Of course, we celebrated Easter. Hannah is a spoiled little girl because she had an Easter basket at home, her Honey's and her Nana's. I took a picture of her baskets from home and Honey's. 

We also celebrated Mother's Day last weekend at my Mom's after church and then at Curt's parents for dinner. Curt wasn't able to join us during the day because he is now working on the weekends. It's so bittersweet because Curt's new job is a result of answered prayers but at the same time he and I don't have the same days off so quality family time is hard to come by lately. OF course, Curt didn't let his work schedule interfere with making it a special 1st Mother's Day for me. He and Hannah picked out beautiful earrings for me and gave me the sweetest cards.

Last but not least, here are some photos from Hannah's first cereal "dinner." Curt and I weren't thinking and gave her a bath first and then fed her. We learned out lesson!!

8-12 Weeks

Wow! I have been slacking in the blog department but we have been so busy I haven't had the chance to actually sit down and do this until today. First of all, when Hannah was 8 weeks old, she had her 2 month physical. She weiged 11 lbs, 8 oz and was 23 inches long! The doctor was very pleased with her check-up and said she is growing beautifully and is a very healthy girl. The bad part about her visit was the first round of immunizations. She did wonderfully but I was a mess...not sure if Hannah or I cried more! Thankfully, they didn't make her feel badly afterwards nor did they make her run a fever.

On March 5th, my Mom hosted and some of her friends hosted a fabulous Sip and See for Hannah. Mom's house was decorated so pretty with all her sterling serving peices and gorgeous flower arrangements. My aunt brought her beautiful silver tea pots and made tea for the day and my grandmother made her famous punch (it was pink!) for the party. Hannah got to meet most of my Mom's friends which was so special for both my Mom and me to watch. Hannah was all dressed up for the occasion. Mom had a special dress made for her that she wore and will wear for her 3 month photos, Easter and her baby dedication at church in May. It is gorgeous and she looked like a little angel. Here we are ready for the party!

Another fun occasion in March (probably more for me than anyone) is March Madness. Most of you know, I'm a huge Memphis Tigers fan and the 2010-2011 season has been less than thrilling. Well, the Tigers made it to their conference championship and if we won that day we would be headed to the NCAAs. I dressed Hannah up for the occasion and we won so I'm convinced she's the Tigers good luck charm! Here she is all dressed up in her "Tigers" outfit.

Our other big adventure this month was our trip to Sea Island for spring break! We went down the week Mom was off work and had such a good time. Fortunately, the weather was really nice and we were able to sit by the pool everyday. The pool was heated so Curt and I put Hannah in the pool several times. She loves the water...she would kick her little feet and smile! When we took her out she was so mad! She would scream and cry so Curt and I think she's going to take after me and be a swimmer (I'm hoping)! Our dear family friends, the Dyers, were also able to come down a few days before Neil's golf tournament at Jekyll Island. Here are some photos from our trip.

Lunch at Gnat's Landing the day we arrived!

All dressed up for dinner at the Lodge on our first night.

Meeting her friend Hayes for the first time! Hayes is our friend's Josh and Hollis' little girl and she's 10 months. They live in Sea Island so it's always fun to see them when we go down.

She loves Nini's charm bracelets!

Sleeping in her Albo's arms.

She loved her Uncle Neil.

Family photo the last night of our trip.

The day after we got home from the beach, Curt and I took our first trip by ourselves since Hannah was born. We went to New Orleans for my friend, Laura Napoli's, wedding. We had such a nice trip and it was great to spend some time alone. Curt took me to dinner at Emeril's Delmonico on Friday night which was fabulous. We spent Saturday eating more (what else to do in NOLA?) and walking around the French Quarter. And, of course, we spent alot of time at Harrah's playing blackjack! We got to spend time with our friends Erin and Colt and Meredith and Christopher too! It was so much fun but we were so excited to get home to Hannah on Sunday.

As April approaches, there are more exciting changes coming our way. Saturday the 2nd is Mamaw's (Curt's grandmother) 80th birthday and Nana's (Curt's mom) birthday. Marsha is hosting a big party to celebrate Mamaw's big day. The 4th is a big day too-my 27th bday and Curt's first day of work at his new job. The 6th is my first day back at work after being off with Hannah for 12 weeks. So, we have a big week/weekend ahead!

7 Weeks Old

Hannah is 7 weeks old today! She continues to change so much every week and is growing like a little weed. Hannah continues to wake up only once throughout the night and slept in her crib for the first time last night. Curt and I were sad that she was no longer in our room in her bassinet but we knew it was time to make the move to her nursery. She did wonderfully! The last week we have been really busy. We celebrated Valentine's Day and Hannah had an outfit for the occasion that Honey and Albo gave her. She was too cute!!

We also went to Albo's office to meet everyone he works with and had lunch with everyone while we were there. Hannah was so happy while we were there and I got some cute pics of her right before we left.

That same night, Mom and I took Hannah for her first dinner at Richland while Curt and my Dad attended an event about investing with my friend Allison's dad. When we got back from dinner, Hannah was so happy while we were getting her ready for her bath and bedtime.

We also made a visit to Clarksville this weekend and spent the night with Curt's parents. I didn't take any photos while we were there but we had a really nice dinner on Saturday night and then a nice visit with Mamaw, Curt's grandmother, on Sunday. Another wonderful week with our sweet girl!

Rhodes reunion, Hannah's first party and snow pics!

I know I typically update our blog weekly but things have been a bit hectic so I am just now getting the chance to post pictures from the last two weeks. Over the last two weeks, Hannah hasn't changed much as far as her sleeping and eating are concerned but she does of course continue to change in appearance. I still think she looks like her Daddy but some people say they see me so who really knows! One big occasion was Hannah getting the chance to meet some of my dear friends from college. I call them her Aunties because really they are more like family to me than friends. Erin, Rachel Hettinger, Loren, Susan and Meredith made the trip to Nashville for the weekend. Because they all arrived at different times throughout the evening on Friday and going out would be tricky on scheduling, I made a dinner for everyone at our house (it was my first gluten free meal-my friend Rachel has celiac disease and as a result cannot eat anything that contains gluten). Saturday was a fun day and included a wonderful lunch at Urban Flats with the Rhodes girls, Curt, Hannah, Shelley (Erin's little sister who lives in Nashville) and Brittany (Shelley's dear friend). Here are some photos from lunch. Sadly Rachel isn't in any of these because she had to make a day trip to Memphis to visit her grandmother while she was so close.

Not sure if you can tell from these photos but Auntie Erin brought Hannah her very first "trendy" article of clothing, none other than Jeggings. Who knew that my infant would be in on the jeggings craze too?? She also got her the cute little pink sweater she's wearing with her jeggings in these photos. Too cute...thank you Aunt Erin!

After lunch, Curt took Miss Hannah to Clarksville to his parent's house, where she stayed for the night. This was a first for us and I must say, I am proud of myself. I only cried a little bit! But, this did allow Curt and I the chance to go out with everyone and not have to worry about getting home to Hannah at a certain time. We had dinner at one of our favorite places, Virgao. Afterwards, we got into a private club called Citizens that is attached to Virago. Apparently, Kevin Bacon was there but we never saw him. We also went to a few other bars nearby after we left Citizens. It was so much fun to be out with my Rhodes friends because it had been way too long. I must say that I was one tired Mommy the next day....yikes!

A few more photos from our night out.

Rachel made it back from Memphis for our night out!

After the girls left, it was time to pick up Hannah and head to Uncle Brad's Super Bowl party. It was Hannah's very first party so she got all dressed up for the occasion. Here she is in a dress that belonged to me when I was about her age (these aren't the best photos but we were both tired!).

One other thing to share...snow pictures! It has snowed so much since Hannah was born! I think since she was born almost 6 weeks ago, we've had 3 or 4 good snows so Mom and I decided that this past week we had to get a picture of her in it. She was really sleepy when we took them so they aren't wonderful photos but hey, we tried!