Mall-wise

In preparation for our trip to Austin this last weekend we took Lena to North Park Mall last Thursday. She did great! Here she is sleeping in the fitting rooms at Anthropologie (above) and sleeping in the food court (below). This was our first time to use the stroller. Pictures from our trip and the wedding are coming soon!

We found a great set of Charley Harper illustrated Alphabet Cards and floor puzzle for Lena at Anthropologie. Our friend Brian had a show of his illustrations a few years ago.

Hanging Tough (tiny tough)

Here's Lena in her tiny tank top looking tough while we watch the storm clouds roll by. No rain for us this afternoon. She's sporting the latest in baby lounge wear: a white tank and pink leggings.

She seems pretty happy about it. Today we braved another doctor's appointment, this time for me, and a bath already, for her.

Pretty Baby

Back in January, while I was waiting for Lena and done with school and the holidays I started crocheting things for her. The full sleeper was the biggest project. I based the pattern off of a 3 mo. Carter's sleeper, but customized it for crochet (more here on the technical stuff). I was thrilled to pop it on to Lena this week and see that it actually fit. I don't expect anything more than to have a few pictures of her in it. It's much too warm for anything this cozy this time of year. Todd retouched the top two photos to make up for my small backdrop and to color correct.

Tummy Time

Lena is starting to enjoy her tummy time more. Thanks to Lucas and Ethan for lending their awesome playmat! She is also starting to sleep longer at night and sleeping in her own bed more. Such a big girl.

* Bonus picture! Aunt Amy, Todd's sister, just sent this awesome mirror for tummy time as an Easter present. It's a hit!

Happy Faces

Baby in a Bucket

Lena had her first tub bath today. She loved it! She seemed very happy and it was easy. She can hold her head up really well.

Sitting Pretty

Lena is growing up so fast! We went to the doctor today for her one month check-up. She is now 11 lbs. 8 oz. and 23 1/2 inches long. She is in the 95th+ percentile for height and weight. She's a tall girl. Today was no fun since we had to go to the doctor, but it was a good week. She's sleeping longer at night, napping in her crib during the day more, and having more alert time. She makes the funniest faces.

We'll be going out more now that she's a month old. Here she is bundled up to go to the doctor. It was strangely cold today and extremely windy. Yesterday I was worried that she was too warm on our walk around the neighborhood and today I was concerned that she was too cold. Happily, she stayed toasty.