Photoshoot with Daddy

Here are some pics from a photoshoot Alex had when Genevieve was about 9 days old. These are some of my favorites. What a handsome daddy and a sweet little girl!

Newby Pics

Here are some professional pictures we had made when she was 6 days old. The photographer came to the house and spent a few hours getting some great shots. Enjoy!

Faces

This is Morty the Moose her favorite toy right now. He is from Quebec, Canada and likes to sing New York New York and dance. She thinks he's pretty funny sometimes.

Cutest baby ever!

This is almost like baby fish mouth, but not quite. It is a pretty funny one though!

Miss squinchy face.

Giving the gangster chin to daddy, what up?

Spa

So here's our little princess. We have started giving her a bath and feeding her really well right before we put her down for the night so hopefully she will sleep for a long time and we can too! For some reason she is always really awake between 12 and 2 am and then when we put her down in her bed she fights sleep like crazy. Well tonight at her bath Alex was pouring water over her and she was just lounging and relaxing in her tub so quietly. She probably took at least a 20 minute bath, but we were laughing because it was like she was at a spa having servants pour water over her. You! Draw my bath. You! Make me some earl gray. You! Fight to the death! Sorry family guy quotes snuck in here somehow?!

Random Shots

Several people have requested some new pictures of Genevieve so here are a few that we have taken over the last week or so. We are continuing to do well and she is getting into a somewhat predictable schedule. Looking back at some pictures from a month ago, I can't believe how much she has grown and how different she looks! What a sweet little girl:)

Sleeping on mama in her ladybug outfit passed down from cousin Julianne.

Passed out on dad.

Smiling while napping on the boppy.

Arrrg maties...

Wide awake, probably at 1 am. She's a night owl like her daddy. Check out that milk belly! The newborn diapers barely fit her now!

Daddy Did My Hair

Alex got ahold of Genevieve after her bath the other day and decided to give her a faux hawk. Here are the results. Aww, poor baby, but I think Alex had fun!

Seriously daddy? A faux hawk?

The hairstyle obviously didn't put a kink in her sleep schedule.

Gangsta baby.

Hey you...Drunky

Well, we are getting used to having a new little one around. I guess that's a good thing since she's not going anywhere anytime soon! I am really enjoying being a mom. At first I was a little overwhelmed by the lack of sleep and structuring my entire being around her feeding times, but I am learning to get things done around the house and try to stay up on my sleep. I think I am getting off easy this first go round because she rarely cries or fusses and is a really textbook baby. I am thankful for that, and am glad God doesen't give us too much on our plate at one time. I am also really spoiled to have Alex helping me. He has changed a million more diapers than I have and is always willing to watch her, or hold her or whatever needs to be done so I can
lead a somewhat normal life! What a blessing he is:)
I haven't taken too many pictures recently of little G. Mostly because she does the same things over and over right now and the pictures are all the same. But, we are getting to know her a little bit better. She is a so-so eater, but is a champion sleeper which is not always a good combo for mom's nerves. I'm always worrying if she is eating enough which is a down side to breast feeding. She loves to make faces which crack us up. She wrinkles her brow and squints her eyes and, my favorite, when she purses her lips into a little fish mouth. We call it baby fish mouth after the When Harry Met Sally pictionary scene. We have yet to get a picture of it, but when we do it will go straight on here. She looks hilarious. She also always poops when she eats which makes it difficult for her because she can't swallow and push at the same time and usually ends up kind of fussing, popping on and off the nipple, spitting up and pooping all at once. I keep telling her it would be much easier if she would just do her pooping at another time, but I don't think she has much control over that at this time in her little life. A burp rag is a must, but I really am glad she didn't get my GI tract. At least she is regular! But overall she is a really good kid. I am enjoying and saving up all the snuggles I can get at this time and savoring every minute of it. Then if she is bratty one day in her teens I can think back to what a sweet baby she was. I know she will be all grown up before I know what happened. Below are a few pictures of what we call "milk drunk". This is the state she goes into after eating when she has a belly full of milk. Or when she just passes out in the middle of eating without a full belly and I have to prod her continuously to get her to keep eating, but I digress. She is a cutie pie!

Passed out.

And a lovely early morning shot of me, thanks Alex.

So...sleepy...can't keep my eyes open...