Grandma's House

Hannah and I just got back from her first overnight visit to Grandma and Grandpa Davis' house in Owosso. Being the only grandchild so far, she certainly got lots of attention. Yesterday we enjoyed lunch at Grandma's house with Aunt Carolyn and cousin Natalie and Natalie's little boy Colin, who is a month younger than Hannah. What a cutie! Although I'd love to be a little closer to all of Hannah's grandparents, I'm thankful that we're still close enough to do trips like this.


Hannah excited to be at Grandma's house



Hannah and cousin Colin

On the way home from Owosso, we stopped in St. Johns to visit with my girlfriend Karen, her 3 kids (who just happen to be adorable!), and her mom Barb. Karen and I have became friends when she moved into my parents' subdivision in kindegarten and remained friends even after her move to St. Johns in 5th grade. Karen's youngest daughter, Anastasia, is only a week older than Hannah. It's going to be so much fun to watch the girls grow. Hopefully they will become good friends like their moms! I look forward to lots of play dates in the years to come.


Hannah and Anastasia

2 months

Hannah will be 2 months old tomorrow. She's grown so much, especially in the last couple of weeks. I think she's over 10 lbs. now, according to our rough estimation with the bathroom scales. We'll get her official stats after her doctor's appointment on Monday. She's so much more alert and interactive now. She loves her bouncer and lately she's even been kicking the toys that hang from it. However, hands down, her favorite toy is her jungle playmat. She talks to all of the little animals hanging from above and kicks her feet in excitement. So cute! So far, she isn't taking a pacifier, except if she's really fussy, but she has found her fist to suck on for comfort. We'll see if that's something that turns into a habit. She's been sleeping through the night for more than a week now, too!

I can't believe how quickly our baby is growing. It's somewhat bittersweet b/c I'd love for her to stay our baby forever, but it's so much fun watching her change and grow. We thank God for every day.

2 months vs. 1 week

Thinking about returning to work...

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mothers Day to all of you moms! I've had a lovely first Mother's Day. In addition to Hannah sleeping all the way through the night (5 out of 6 nights now!), I found a wonderful surprise in her crib this morning - With Daddy's help, she was very thoughtful and surprised me with a cute card and a beautiful aquamarine necklace (her birth stone). Then, after church, we went to one of our favorite places downtown for breakfast, San Chez Cafe. Amazingly, that place is never busy, and thankfully that held true today. I had their cinnamon french toast, which comes covered in a caramel rum sauce - to die for!! Now, we're at home relaxing. Just a perfect day.


My first mother's day

Now, don't think that Jason was left out in the cold this weekend. He had a pretty great man-day yesterday with boating, beer, and burgers. Since the weather was so nice, we went over to East GR for lunch, and then he took his boat out for a spin on Reed's Lake, while Hannah and I window shopped and watched him from the shore. On the way home, he picked up a new beer to try out to go along with our burgers for dinner. To finish the day, we watched one of his all-time favorite movies - Raiders of the Lost Ark. What more could a guy ask for?!?


Ready to shop in EGR


Jason cruising the lake

Are we on a roll??

For the past 3 nights, Hannah has slept through the night. I almost hate to even type that for fear that she will for sure be up tonight. Although we've been pretty good with her routine, evenings just seemed to be confusing for us. Jason and I decided that we were going to get her on set schedule and routine for bedtime this week, and she's slept through every night since. I don't know if it's due to the new nightly schedule or if she's just been tired, but we'll take it!

Tulip Time

Yes, it's that time of year in West Michigan. Hannah and I both experienced our first Tulip Time Festival this weekend. Jason used to march in the Tulip Time parade with his high school band and had been to the festival when he was young, but those memories are sketchy. We all enjoyed the beautiful day exploring downtown and Windmill Island, home of the glorious tulip fields and America's largest working windmill. It wouldn't be Tulip Time without seeing the Klompen Dancers. Oh, those wooden shoes look uncomfortable. The whole atmosphere reminded me so much of how the Bavarian Festival used to be in Frankenmuth!








All worn out from the day

A few other random picks from the week...

Big Adventure

I decided to take advantage of my time off and take Hannah to visit her grandparents at their houses for the first time. Of course, first-time grandparent pride took over my parents, and they couldn't resist showing her off. In fact, we counted that Hannah had visited with almost 50 people in the course of 2 days! It was quite a marathon. Hannah did great, but I was pretty exhausted! It was fun to visit, but I think we were both happy to get home to see Daddy (and JJ, too!).


4 generations


Cousin Matt wasn't quite a natural :-)


Aunt Lynn certainly was excited to meet Hannah


Lounging with Jason's Grandpa Ocedek


Superstar!