Look How Big Molly Is...

This is Molly with her bear on March 15th...

and this is them now. It is amazing how quickly they grow and change!

First Part of Oregon Trip

To start our trip we attended a family friend's wedding reception in Troutdale, Oregon.
The next day, on our way to the beach, we stopped for a visit with great grandma Inez. Molly sat happily with her for quite sometime and many of the residents stopped to admire grandma and her granddaughter.

Molly enjoyed the beach at Ecola State Park even though she slept through most of the visit.

Greetings from Lincoln City

We are in Lincoln City and the sun is out this evening! From the table in our hotel room we can see a few seals playing in the ocean and we have a great view of Mo's restaurant. Molly had a rough day in the car today and cried much of the trip from Tillamook to Lincoln City. In the last few days, Molly has discovered her hands and she is frequently sucking on them. Molly has also become quite interested in the television and loves any shows with a lot of action. Tomorrow we plan to explore Newport for the day and then we head to Portland again on Thursday and home on Friday to hang out with the family for the weekend.

Update - 9 weeks

Molly is now 9 weeks old and she is more alert everyday. Recently Molly has started making more baby sounds and her cry sounds less like a newborn. Here is a picture of Molly in my doll cradle.

I am going back to work in less than a month and we are working on the bottle. So far, Molly is adverse to the bottle but I think we are making some progress. Luckily, I work only a short distance from the daycare and will be able to go there at lunch to feed her just in case the bottle thing does not work out.

Molly Update

Molly is growing like a weed and weighs upwards of 12 pounds! We are very thankful that, the last couple nights, she has been sleeping in six hour chunks. This past weekend she attended her first Mariners game with Grandpa and Grandma and had a great time despite the fact that they lost. There is nothing like a newborn to make the days fly by, I only have a few weeks left in my leave and we are trying to make every moment count. Each day Molly and I get out of the house at least once; Monday and Thursday we have yoga and Wednesday is our "Snugglers" group at the hospital. On Tuesday and Friday we get out for coffee and hopefully find something to do outside the house for a couple hours.



Jake enjoys his evenings and weekends with Miss Molly and tries to keep the yard in order at the same time. So far Jake has managed to fit in some biking and running but no races so far. I plan to attempt a duathlon before the end of the season and am on the hunt for a used jogging stroller so Molly and I can start training.

Here is a video of Molly from this afternoon:

Molly on the Move

One Month Old

Can you believe to Molly is now ONE MONTH OLD? Jake and I took Molly to her one month pediatrician appointment last Thursday and she weighed in at 9 lbs. 14.5 ounces! Molly is a good eater and sleeps well once she is off to sleep. However, Molly seems to be a bit of night owl and it takes awhile to get her to nod off. There have a been a few nights when we have passed Molly around and she did not get to nap much, on these nights she has been pretty fussy. My best friend James was here recently and he bonded with both Molly and Oscar.

On the pediatrician's suggestion we are trying to get Molly some "tummy time" everyday and for the most part she enjoys just falling asleep! She is tracking toys now, is very interested in the ceiling fan and is building her neck strength. Recently, Molly and I started a yoga class for new moms and she slept through the whole first session. Hopefully she will get to interact with some of the other newborns (at least as much as newborns are capable of interacting) at some of the classes.

The jury is still as to what color Molly's hair will be. In some places it appears brown, in others it is more blonde and her eyebrows may even have a slight hint of strawberry blonde in it. As of now, her eyes are a gray/blue but we won't know their final color for some time.

We have gotten so many great gifts and Molly is now growing into some of the cute clothing that we have received! Thank you all for the lovely gifts and well wishes they mean so much to Jake, Molly and I! I am working on the birth announcements and, with Molly's cooperation, I hope to have them out by the end of the week.