Visit to the Doctor's Office

We measured Hannah on her trusty short-board and it looked to us as though she was just under 26" tall. A couple days later we received the official statistics as ordained by the Pediatrician. On day 123 (17 weeks and 4 days) Hannah is 14 lbs, 15 oz and 25.5 inches tall. Her head circumference is 41 cm. I am not sure what that means in the grand scheme of life, but it is clearly more fun to be measured at home by mom and dad than it is to be at the pediatrician's office... AND she is a half inch taller by our trusty surf board's standards... HANG TEN Hannah!

4 Months!

Hannah had her 4 month birthday today, and boy was she in the mood to PARTY! Which is good, because tomorrow, she gets another round of vaccinations. At least we'll find out her height, weight, and perhaps most interestingly, head circumference. Because as you can see, all that cake and ice cream has really gone to her head!

In between meals, she works on perfecting her favorite trick:

Golden Gate Park

Hangin' with Samantha & Amelia in Golden Gate Park...

On the way back from Land's End, Kristina and I walked up through Golden Gate Park and met our friends Jarrod, Stephanie, their daughter Samantha, and their lovable terrier, Baxter. Samantha (above, with Stephanie) is 14 months young, and her cousin Amelia (below, playing with Uncle Jarrod) is a month older. It is hard to fathom how quickly things change - will Hannah be that size in less than one year's time? I better baby proof the apartment soon!

Happy Birthday Rachael Reeves

Ode to the Minivan

Our friends Liz & Steve recently had twins and bought a minivan shortly afterwards...
Steve fought the minivan-impulse for a while, as he didn't see the need:

Happy 5th Birthday Mattie Doyle!

Thank you Cookie Monster!

Hannah's first laugh came today... I tried my best muppet impersonation and sang "C is for cookie" and stopped midway in shock as Hannah burst out with a full-on laugh. I called excitedly for Kristina to drop what she was doing and come quick, and Hannah laughed a little more, but at that point my voice was cracking and I sounded like Louis Armstrong going through puberty. That might explain why Hannah stopped laughing shortly afterwards... I am pretty sure she sensed my surprise, but for all my efforts since then I have not been able to replicate the response... My routine was only good for one time...
Time to work on my Fozzy Bear impression...

Second Visit From Memaw & Boppa