Seven Weeks and Counting!

So much has happened in the last couple weeks since our last post and the time just flies by. Mostly, mommy is wiped out by the end of the day and can't sit down to work on the computer. Ironically, this post is being written at 4am because mommy can't sleep!

We've been keeping ourselves very busy over the last few weeks. On Sunday, January 18th, we took Gaby on her first of what we hope will be many outings to The Getty - it was a perfect day to be there. We took a garden tour and just soaked in the beautiful sun and warm breeze. Gaby slept through most of our visit with a brief awakening for a snack.

Here is Gabriela enjoying the gardens at The Getty...

On our visit to the Getty...

Gaby continues to grow mightily. I was able to weigh her last Wednesday and she weighed in at a whopping 10 pounds, 1/2 ounce!!! Everyone remarks how tiny she is but I just think she is huge!!! Her sleep "schedule" seems to change daily. She still sleeps very well at night, usually getting a good 5-6 hour stretch in, which makes mommy and daddy happy. She has her fussy periods and with the exception of last night, they usually occur from about 6pm to midnight. After only catnapping yesterday, Gabriela actually went to sleep at around 9pm and she's still asleep as I write this at 4am! She just really wiped herself out yesterday and needed a good sleep.

Gabriela continues to do new things. Below are a bunch of pictures of fun things she has been up to lately. She continues to enjoy her bath and loves getting wrapped up in the towel afterward. It's fun to see her wide-eyed as I lower her into the water - she just relaxes so nicely in the tub!

Although she hasn't fully "grasped" the concept of the grasp, I took a photo of her after I handed her a rattle and she held onto it for a good long while! She couldn't figure out what was making that noise but she kept moving her hands around and trying to follow the sound with her eyes!

"I'll figure out where that rattling noise is coming from soon enough!"

In the last couple of weeks, we noticed how Gaby would stare up in the mirror attached to the bottom of the mobile on her swing. She's not really sure what she's looking at but it keeps her amused. So we recently pulled out the play mat Gaby received as a gift and she LOVES looking in the mirror! Here's a picture of her and daddy having some play time on the mat.

Grammy and Grandpa visited last week and below is a series of photos showing Gaby just relaxing with Grammy. She finally caught on that she was the subject of a photo shoot and woke up to get that last shot in!









One last parting shot - here is a sleeping Gaby with her "Mr. Quackers". You may be asking yourself - "what is a Mr. Quackers?" - well, Mr. Quackers is a very special pacifier that Gaby has taken a liking to - she received it as a gift from her cousins David, Lara, and Caleb in New York. We thought it was a little curious that a stuffed duck was attached to a pacifier but we get it now! Although not firmly planted in her mouth in this shot, Gaby will work that paci for some time and will also hold onto Mr. Quackers, which means fewer pacis falling on the floor!

May you sleep as well as Gaby and Mr. Quackers in this shot!