Week 3 - October 9-15, 2011

Week 3 started off with a bang - grape harvesting at the Jordan's! Hazel mostly ate, slept, and cuddled with her aunts and uncles, but the rest of us worked pretty hard harvesting hundreds of pounds of grapes!

Sunday, October 9, 2011 - Hazel sleeping.

Sunday, October 9, 2011 - Hanging out on the porch while everyone else works!

Sunday, October 9, 2011 - Uncle Joe gets some quality time with Hazel.

Sunday, October 9, 2011 - Who gave the Hazel and Bristol those wine glasses?!?!

Sunday, October 9, 2011 - Hazel sleeping the day away!

We spent most afternoons this week lounging in the hammock in the side yard. The weather was soooo gorgeous! Hazel and I mastered our sling and walked to Hardings on Monday, bought a couple of groceries, and walked all the way home. That outing gave me an important sense of freedom....at least my freedom includes anything within a 1 mile walk!

Monday, October 10, 2011 - Reading with Papa in the hammock!

Monday, October 10, 2011

Monday, October 10, 2011 - Napping with Mama in the hammock. That walk really tired us out!

Monday, October 10, 2011 - We started using cloth diapers today! They are so much softer and nicer than those "green" disposables... think green tp and tissue... environmentally friendly, yes, but not the most comfortable against your skin!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - Relaxing in bed!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - Back in the hammock!

Friday, October 14, 2011 - More lounging in bed. Starting to get a picture of our days together?

Friday was a big day! We took our first family road trip to visit Rob's cousins Mike, Aubri, and Rilyn in Canton. Hazel has a love/hate relationship with the car (or maybe its the car seat). She slept for the first hour and then woke up screaming. We stopped at a rest area to nurse, but she still wasn't big on riding in the car for another hour. I pulled out the secret weapon... the pacifier! I was all excited to try it for the first time and watch the magic happen.....but, she wouldn't take it!!! So we suffered her screaming for about 20 minutes before she fell back to sleep.

We had such a great time visiting with Mike, Aubri, and Rilyn. Rilyn is almost three and was enamored with Hazel. She tried to hold her, but Hazel was "too heavy," so Rilyn was glued to my side on the couch rubbing Hazel's head and ears! Rilyn is the most gentle 3-year old I've ever met!

And the photo shoot was fun too. Aubri has a fantastic eye and her photos are so beautiful! She manages to capture the angelic newborn, even though we all know that newborns can be difficult creatures that don't understand and almost never cooperate with our (very reasonable) wishes! Seriously, check Aubri out at www.pinkskyphoto.com!

The drive home was much better. Hazel is starting to get the hang of riding in the car. She slept most of the way, waking up about 20 minutes from home.

Friday, October 14, 2011 - All kinds of credit to Aubri Graybeal and Pink Sky Photography

Saturday we moved our lounging to the couch for some college football! But first Uncle Dave came by for a quick visit. It was the first time Hazel wasn't nursing or sleeping during Dave's visit, so he scooped her up!

Saturday, October 15, 2011 - Football on the couch with both my babies!

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Saturday, October 15, 2011 - Uncle Dave and Hazel.