catching up - part 1

ok, so here goes an attempt at a "brief" summary (part 1) in pictures of the last 2 months (out of 4) of Sierra's life!



mid-November we went to Dallas because I was a bridesmaid in a good friend's wedding...and while we were there, the Frazier side of the family threw a Sip 'N See shower for Sierra. Family and friends stopped by for some yummy food and to meet the star of the show! we were blessed with some really cool gifts!



she was so content in the arms of her Great Grandmother Denny - even in the middle of the loud party, Grandmother put Sierra to sleep in her arms...it was very sweet!



then Grana (Great Nana) got there and almost had to pry Sierra out of Great Grandmother's arms for a turn to hold her! she was being fought over - what a popluar little girl!

Then we celebrated Thanksgiving in Austin with the Yang side of the family. We decided to all run/walk (you can probably guess who did the running and who did the walking!) the Turkey Trot. It was a lot of fun, followed by a yummy turkey meal at Mel and Matt's house...Sierra was a trooper for the long day, even staying for the end of the UT game that night!







enjoying a visit from Tia Meli during the week of Thanksgiving!!!



Nope, this is not outside - although all the warm clothes may fool you. This is in our living room! During the winter (well, on days that are cold outside), it is freezing in our downstairs...all while the upstairs is nice and toasty. I was tired of keeping Sierra upstairs all the time, so we bundled up to spend the day downstairs!



We celebrated an early Christmas with my side of the family in Kingwood the weekend before Christmas. You can tell how warm it was by the short sleeves all of the guys are wearing. Crazy enough though it did snow in Houston another day! It was a short weekend but we all had a lot of fun :)



Sierra is so fun now that we can get her to smile and giggle...still not full on laugh yet, but she's close! Her Papa (my dad) can always get some smiles out of her...he sure is silly!

Trying hard to keep her happy and smiling during our long photo shoot.

...once again, the star of the show...isn't she precious! She's wearing a tutu that her Abuela (my mom) made her for Christmas :)

She sure does LOVE her Daddy! And he loves her too! So sweet!

These next few are a little older, but just some favorites :)

alright... catching up part 2 (Christmas weekend with the Fraziers is coming soon!)

Momness

How I know that I am a mom now... (besides the obvious)

* It's often the afternoon before I realize that I'm still in my pijamas
* A shower every other day is a treat
* Classical music or white noise is in the background of every conversation
* I speak more in a baby voice than an adult one
* My biceps are growing (ok, so not noticeably but I'm sure they have to be!)
* Words like "blow out", "paci", "pump" and "poopie" are becoming part of my regular vocabulary
* Spit up and poop stains on my clothes
* I often sing my sentences instead of speaking them

...and I wouldn't trade any of it for anything!!!

who couldn't love this sweet little peanut?!?!!!

1 month old!

Today is Sierra's 1 month birthday!!

One month old already and she is growing so fast! I know that time is going to fly by. Look at how much she has changed from 1 week old to 4 weeks old...

little Sierra at 1 week..........................here she is at 4 weeks

When I was pregnant we took weekly shots of my belly to see how fast it was growing. Well, I don't have a growing belly anymore...but Sierra does! Check out how big and cute it is...


She sure loves to be naked! We hope that she outgrows that before she gets too much older! Next to her changing table is a big mirror and she LOVES to look at herself while she lays here. She is staring at that beautiful bod! :)

Happy 1 month Sierra! We love you!

a great family day

today was a GREAT day! the weather was beautiful here in Austin and the 3 of us got out to enjoy it together! we went on 2 family walks - 1 short one to the local donut shop for breakfast and a longer one down a pretty road along the greenbelt. Sierra slept through both but i know she enjoyed it :)

speaking of Sierra sleeping...for the first time in her whole life (of 4 weeks), she took a nap between every feeding today!!!!!!!! we are just praying that she still has a great night of sleep also - the last 2 nights she has had 2 long stretches of sleep (well, "long" meaning longer than before, giving us a little more rest too)!

...AND she smiled today intentionally (at least we believe so) 6 times in a row while she was on my lap and i was talking to her!! of course as soon as kyle grabbed the camera she stopped
she is such a joy to have!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

little Longhorn

Go Horns! thanks Auntie Mel and Uncle Matt for my Longhorn onesie...I wore it proud today during the game!

I started out very interested in the game, rooting on Colt and even cheering along Texas Fight ...

then i took a break to relax and chill with my Daddy...

and had a family photo outside in the beautiful weather during half time...

but i couldn't hang for the whole thing...i heard we won! GO HORNS!

2 weeks

we can't believe 2 weeks have already come and gone! we feel like Sierra has been part of our family for much longer!

she seems to have a pretty laid back personality and makes tons of facial expressions that keep us staring at her for hours. she is very sweet and alert and seems to like being awake more than asleep!

poor little girl is struggling with a blocked tear duct and some heartburn/acid reflux so she often has trouble getting to sleep. we're trying to work on some changes in position for feeding and sleeping and may try some changes in my diet too to see what helps her. if you have any other suggestions, send them our way! our pediatrician prescribed meds but we're hesitant to give them to such a little baby!

here are a few pictures from her 2nd week of life!!!

after my 2nd bath - this one was much less traumatic when mommy remembered Lindsey's advice to fill the tub up with warm water so that I was laying in the water on my sling...oh, and my paci helped too...plus, mommy and daddy are getting faster and better at bathing each time. look at my adorable hooded towel that my abuela made...it says "cutie" and i think i am...at least that's what they tell me :)

i love looking at myself :)

mommy calls this my "O" face...sometimes i get my mouth even smaller than this...like a little birdie


look at my cute "little" feet...actually they're pretty big, like my mommy and daddy's

all bundled up to go to the pediatrician..

talking to my birdie in my crib

isn't my outfit sooo cute?!

our little ladybug :)

meet our sweet little Sierra Grace!

born into the world Thursday, October 1, 2009

8 lbs, 22 inches and BEAUTIFUL!!!!! we love her sooooooooo much!

...more details to come, but for now here are a few pictures so you all can at least meet our little sweetie!


sleeping in the hospital - it was a traumatic day for her and boy did she sleep it off!

love at first sight...it's already so obvious how much she loves her daddy and how much her daddy adores her!

her first real outfit, ready to head home! thanks Kaylea for the super cute onesie!

look how tiny she is in there!

she is such a happy baby ...so far at least :)

so relaxed, talking with Mr. Snail in her bouncer

our new family of 3 - Thank you Lord for your blessings to us and for this sweet sweet gift, Sierra Grace!