POD Baby's first head band

It might be a little over the top, but isn't she cute?

2 months

Nellie Bean is 2 months old! To my eyes she has grown a ton and really filled out. She's 10 pounds 2 ounces now, and 23.5 inches, quite long and slim. 

We had a big family celebration thanksgiving weekend with family in from Germany for the baptism of Johanna and Nell. Here is dad's link to the baptism pictures: http://www.pbase.com/peterschmidt/taufen

Getting to know her better has been such a joy. She is cooing, babbling and smiling a ton. She does the cutest rosebud mouth talking face ever. She does funny raspberry noises when I change her diaper, almost like she's saying "brrrr". 

Here are a couple pictures of her in the same outfit I put her in at 5 days. She's 3 inches longer! And in a big fluffy cloth diaper.

At 5 days. So tiny!

And a few more cute ones to document her growth.

5 weeks

More adorable pics :)

Nellie 4 weeks

Almost a month old! Time really does fly.
Nellie is doing well. Her newborn clothes are getting tight, her cheeks are chubby and her eyes are bright. She wants to be held more, and fusses a bit more than she was as a brand new one, but still not all that much. We recently discovered she loves baths. And she has given us a few fleeting smiles, soon she will be ready to do some real ones which I am looking forward to so much.

Happy Halloween!!

These little monsters were super crazy this morning, and we haven't even consumed any sugar yet. Sully and her sidekick Mike are just the cutest, eh? All the kids at preschool were adorable, too!

Update: trick or treating was super fun. Nonno came along and took some great pics.

Nellie 2 weeks

Lil' Nellie is waking up to the world. She has more alert time, and her face is already changing from squishy newborn into more distinctive features. 

Stats: 7 lbs 9 oz, 20.5 inches, OFC 14 inches

Nicknames: Nellie belly, Nellie bean, kicky pants, peanut butter and Nellie.

Likes: cuddles, tummy time, warm hair dryer to the bum.

Dislikes: loud noises, being squeezed to hard :)

Nellie 5 days old

Our baby girl is doing great. She lost some weight and turned a bit jaundiced, but has started gaining back and nursing better. 

Yesterday I got out the "real" camera and took some adorable photos. Looking at them a then back at blog pics from 2009 I really see so much of Josie in her. 

Today we are having some professional pics taken, and I can't wait for those. I'm sure I'm going to be a bit annoying for a while with the number of pictures, but I can't help it. She's too cute.