Our Little Bean...

Our dear friend, Scott Townsley, took some pics of Naomi shortly after she was born. We are so grateful to have these moments captured and thought we'd share some favorites. A ten-day old baby laying on coffee beans was, of course, Grant's idea. :) Bless her heart - we had to fish some out of her mouth after we finished... Scott, you are so talented! Thank you!

Tortuga!

She's been staring at that turtle for about ten minutes straight... :)

Two Month Birthday!!!

Last Monday, our baby turned two months old. I officially can no longer report her age in weeks from here on out, at the risk of turning into the embarrassing mom. I can just picture her walking across the high school graduation stage... "My baby! She's 932 weeks old!"
Yeah. I just don't think she'd care for that.
But I can still brag about her health stats! She weighed in at a whopping 13 pounds, 3 ounces - 97% in weight. 23 3/4 inches - 95% in height. She can coo, smile, track with her eyes, and hold her head up quite nicely when on her tummy - all of the two-month mile markers. She even sleeps through the night starting last week! We are grateful to God, thanking Him daily for this precious gift of joy in our lives. Here were some takes from a recent little photo session...

(Is that a Grant face above or what?!)

Oh. One funny story about the trip to the doctor. Now, our baby is the definition of chill. Pretty much always quiet. Doesn't fuss unless she's hungry or tired. Well, I saw a new side to her the moment that nurse practitioner put the tongue depressor in her mouth - she went ballistic! He said most babies don't like that part, but he'd never seen one get that mad. I have to say it was kind of funny, but a bit startling! We now know she might be relaxed most of the time, but if she has to do so, she'll tell you what's on her mind!

First Royals Game!

Thursday night, my parents, their friend, and I took Naomi to her first professional baseball game! She ushered in some luck for the Royals and it was fun to watch them win! We were going to go again tonight so she could sport the Royals onesie her Uncle Chad bought for her, but we found out the temp could get down to 39 degrees. We opted out. :( So we'll just dress her up for the heck of it and post a pic of that later.
What a good little sport!

Little Cousin, Big Cousin

Believe it or not, the title of this post reflects the respectively positioned cousins pictured here. Naomi is the little cousin on the left, born July 27th. Lillie is the big cousin on the right, born July 23rd. This is the girls' first pic together! So fun to finally get this shot... they have been so anxious to meet each other these last couple of months!! We love you, little ones!

Ooooh, Sophie...

Our baby loooooves her Sophie. A generous purchase from Naomi's Mimi, Sophie is a precious giraffe who has found a spot in our lives for many days to come. Last Saturday, our little family took a driving trip out to Louisville. I whipped out this fun little teething toy for our girl on the way and she was absolutely smitten. Naomi was, not the giraffe.
Some french monsieur invented this giraffe in 1961, apparently appeasing all five senses of little ones. You can smell her, chew her, hold her, stare at her spots, and listen to her squeak! She's not cheap at $20, but she sure does work! If you know a baby or have one yourself, run out right now and get one - Naomi giggled all the way to Kentucky!
Okay, maybe not aaalll the way...

Chunky Lil' Monkey

My sweet little girl is just growing like a weed. I love it. She weighed 13 pounds yesterday on my parent's home scale! Not that that's off the charts or anything. It's just such an amazing process to watch her all of a sudden not fit into that cute striped outfit in the picture. Those were pants on her last week. :)