All About Curt

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind in our house! Curt recently had hip replacement surgery due to a condition in his hip called Avascular Nicrosis. Unfortunately, the reconstructive surgery he had in October to avoid a hip replacement wasn't successful (we knew this could be a risk) so on Friday, June 10th Curt had the total hip replacement. Thankfully, our prayers were answered and the surgery was a success! Curt did have to spend the night in the hospital for 2 nights so that meant Hannah had to stay with family so I could stay with him at Centennial. Hannah did get to come up for a very brief visit to see her Daddy and she was so happy to see him and we were so happy to see her!

We also recently celebrated Curt's first Father's Day! We started the celebration on Saturday night with my Mom's family at a dinner celebration at my Aunt Jan and Uncle Paul's house. The whole family was there - Nana, Poppaw, Honey, Albo, Jan, Paul, Matthew, Hillary, Parker, Keaton Collin and the 3 of us. It was so fun to have everyone together and especially fun for Hannah, Keaton and Colin to play together. Keaton and Colin are my cousin Matthew and his wife Hillary's twins who are 3 months older than Hannah. Now that Hannah can sit up (that's right we are sitting up!!) she played so well with them. I was a little worried that because they are older and used to playing with one another they might be a little rough with her (not purposefully of course) but she gave it right back to them! I think I even saw her grabbing one of their little faces! Here are some good shots:

This is Keaton and Hannah playing together with the exersaucer. Hannah has a jumperoo at home so she thought she could bounce in the exersaucer which was pretty funny to watch.

Colin (I think) and Hannah

Sweet Parker (Matthew and Hillary's oldest son) loving on his cousin Hannah

Good shot of Hannah sitting up like a big girl!

Hannah with her Poppaw

Curt's new job requires him to work on the weekends so Hannah and I got up early on Sunday and cooked him a special breakfast full of eggs, bacon, and hashbrown casserole. Hannah had already eaten her breakfast but she sat at the table and talked to her Daddy and helped him open his presents.

We also went to church with Albo and then went to brunch at Richland afterwards to celebrate. Sadly, I didn't get any pictures because Hannah was so tired at lunch and we had to rush and get out of there before she had a meltdown. On Sunday night after Curt got off work, we headed up to Clarksville to celebrate with his family. Hannah loved playing with her cousin Jacob. She smiled at him the whole time.

Hannah is 5 months old!

Today, Hannah is 5 months old!!! The past 5 months have been so wonderful and Hannah continues to bring us joy everyday. Hannah continues to be the happiest baby. She usually always has a smile on her face and makes the sweetest "coos." Curt heard Hannah laugh a few weeks ago and so did one of her teachers at school but sadly, I've still yet to hear it. Hopefully, sooner rather than later, she will start laughing regularly so I can hear it. Hannah also is working on sitting up. She wants to so badly but hasn't quite figured it out. Funnily enough, Hannah has loved to be held in a sitting position since she was about 10 weeks old so it doesn't surprise me that she is trying so hard to sit up on her own. I think that she will get there by the end of the month. Hannah still isn't sleeping through the night so Curt and I are looking forward to her growing out of that but for now we will continue to keep our fingers crossed. Hannah continues to love eating solids - she likes squash, sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, bananas, apples, pears and even mangoes! Here are a few photos of Hannah trying out some news solids:

Hannah loves her jumperoo! Here is Hannah playing the other day - she was squealing and smiling the whole time!

In other news, we recently celebrated Memorial Day weekend with friends and family. On Saturday night, we went to Neel and Graham's for a cookout along with The Camps and The Mulloys. All the kiddos were there and the big kids (Maddie, Emalyn and Carrie) played in the blowup pool and with all the toys in the driveway. Hannah loved watching them and I know she will have so much fun with them next year when she's a little older. We tried to get a few pics of Hannah with her feet in the baby pool but she wasn't having it!

We also did alot of swimming at my parents over the holiday weekend. It was chilly a few days before the weekend so the pool wasn't quite warm enough for Hannah's liking. She hated it which was surprising (until we realized that water was too cold for her) because she loved the pool when we went to Sea Island in March. Mom got Hannah the cutest float but Hannah wasn't in the mood! She did like her Albo holding her and watching Mommy and Rhodes swim.

It has been so hot in Nashville this past week so we took Hannah swimming last night and she loved it! The pool was much warmer and Hannah loved swimming with her Mommy, Daddy and brother Rhodes! There is alot more swimming in our future this summer now that we know Hannah loves it!

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!