I'm a Keeper!

Mama was digging through my onesies today (after a blow-out) :), and she stumbled across this one that I haven't worn yet.
The day before my mommies found out that mommy was pregnant, mommy had just come home from a work trip.  As a surprise, mama bought mommy a few onesies from Gap.  (they thought/hoped I was in her belly, but they didn't find out for sure until the next morning!)  Kind of jumping the gun, if you ask me, but I guess it all worked out!

Sooo, they thought my onesie was pretty cute, so they decided to take some pictures.  Shocking.  :)

First trip to Children's Hospital...

Last night I had my first trip to Children's Hospital.  Let me start this one out by saying - I'm fine.  Late yesterday afternoon, I started to get really fussy and mommy noticed I felt really warm.  I've also been coughing and sneezing more the past couple of days.  She took my temperature several times, and each time, it was 100.2.  She knew 100.3 was the magic number for going in to the doctor, but given the time of day, she went ahead and called just to see what the doctor suggested.  Given my age, the doctor suggested she take me to Children's Hospital.  (we wouldn't have been able to make it to our clinic before it closed)  She explained that I was probably fine, but with little ones like me, things can change quickly, so it was best to just have me checked out for peace of mind.

By the time we got to the hospital, my temperature had come down some, but they still wanted to look at me.  After waiting for a long time, we finally went back to our room.  Mommies had to put a hospital gown on me, which they thought was pretty funny.  It was a miniature, purple version of the gown mommy wore 8 weeks ago when I was born! 

I wasn't too happy by the time the doctor came in.  In fact, I screamed so loud, she couldn't even listen to my lungs & heart.  (luckily someone else came in a little later when I was sleeping and was able to hear everything & I checked out great)  They think I probably just have a little upper respiratory infection and that it should pass in the next few days.

I was a little fussy when we got home last night, but I finally went to sleep at around 9:30 and slept this morning until 5:30!  I don't have a fever this morning, but I'm still coughing and my nose is still plugged up.  Mommy suctioned out my nose (which I hate), changed me and fed me, and now I'm going back to sleep.  (and so is she - despite my 8 hours of sleep, she spent a lot of that time worrying, so she's sleepy too!!)  Mama's been sick the last few days, and now mommy's starting to feel sick too.  Not a healthy time in the McNamara household!!

Mommies didn't bring their camera, but they did capture some shots of our hospital visit on mommy's camera phone.  They're ridiculous.

Getting angry while we wait.

Mama calming me down.

Mommy dressing me in my miniature hospital gown.

Tying the back of my gown.

Waiting for the doctor to come in.

Mommy trying to entertain me while we wait.

Sound asleep after screaming at the doctor for five minutes straight.  :)

Case of the Mondays? Not me!!

After a good sleep last night, I woke up in a great mood today.  Mommy decided this was a good opportunity to try to catch one of my little grins on camera ... and she did!!  First smile caught on film.  Check it out!

Say CHEESE!

Goofing around...

Showing my more serious side.

8 week photo shoot....

I turned 8 weeks on Friday.  Some of the things I do now that I'm 8 weeks old...

• I stay awake for longer periods of time and am content while I'm awake.
• I sleep for 6-7 hour stretches at night.
• I smiled...  once.  On Thursday morning when mommy was getting ready to get up and feed me, she rolled over and said "Hi Princess" and I flashed her a big, gummy grin.  Haven't done one since...  :)
• I'm getting really good control of my head.
• I'm showing much more interest in toys - especially my rings. I like to hold them and put them in my mouth.

Here are some pictures of me at 8 weeks...

Visit With Lisa!

Mommy's friend Lisa from college came to visit me this week!  (and also to visit mommies, but mostly me!)  We had LOTS of fun.  Lisa spent a lot of time holding me and getting to know me, and while I slept, mommy and Lisa mostly sat around looking at old pictures from college and making fun of themselves. 

On Thursday, we ventured out to Costco and Target, which was fun.  I was pretty loud in Target, so it was always easy to find me.  :) 

On Friday, we went to Mall of America.  Mama and Lisa went on a roller coaster while mommy and I stayed behind.  We also did some shopping, which my mommies always love. After the mall, we went out to dinner at Nacho Mama's in Stillwater.  (mommies LOVE Nacho Mama's!)  I stayed awake the entire dinner but was happy the whole time - it was lots of fun.  On the drive home, I became a little fussy.  Mommy explained to Lisa that singing "Silent Night" calms me down, so mommies and Lisa all started singing Silent Night - first together, then in rounds.  I pretended to fall asleep just to get them to stop....

Thanks for visiting Lisa!  Come back again soon!!

Lisa playing with me during tummy time.

Sitting with Lisa, trying to eat her finger.

Napping.

Hanging out with Lisa on Saturday morning before she left.

In my carseat, ready to head to lunch, then to the airport to drop off Lisa!  (I don't like hats, so mommy tried to put this one on me, and this is as far as I would let her pull it down.  It's not even covering my ears, so it kind of defeats the purpose!)

Visiting with my cousins & my new baby blanket!

On Wednesday, Grandma McNamara, Aunt Jessie and my cousins Lauren and Ella came over to visit for a while.  As a surprise to me (and my mommies), they brought over a handmade baby quilt that several people have been working on for a while now! (including Great Grandma Krumm, Grandma McNamara, Aunt Jessie and I think maybe Aunt Kelly too?)  Anyways, I absolutely LOVE my blanket.  Aunt Jessie said she was worried about whether or not we would like the fact that it has pink elephants on it.  Funny enough, mommy looked down at me when she said that and I was wearing pj's with pink elephants on it, so yes, we like elephants a LOT!  :)  Mommy (of course) made sure to take lots of pictures of their visit and pictures of me with my new blankie!

Grandma McNamara trying to calm me down.  I've been a little rowdy in the afternoons lately.  :)

Aunt Jessie and cousin Ella!

Cousin Lauren giving a big smile to the camera.

Cousin Ella pointing at me.  (Mommy likes to remind me that at my baby shower when I was still in her belly, she was holding Ella and I was kicking Ella from inside her belly - she hopes we'll get a kick out of that (pun intended) when we're older)

Cousin Ella laughing at me, not with me.  (as you can see by my face, I'm not laughing)  :)

Trying out my new quilt in my pink elephant pj's!

Mommy giving me kisses to try to get me smile.  Sorry mommy.  No smile.  Nice try though!

A good night's sleep makes baby happy!

I slept for a 6 hour stretch last night!  (in my swing of course .... mommy used the term "regress" to describe my night back in the swing ... I used the term "VICTORY!" to describe it)  It was great, and I'm in a super mood today thanks to the good sleep I got.

Mommy took advantage of my happy mood to take a few pictures of me after she dressed me this morning!