First Sunday of Advent

Ok, so I know that Juliana's first Advent Sunday isn't a big deal, but it gives us an excuse to post some more cute pictures of her.  It was a fairly uneventful, lazy Sunday, except for the fact that some boys from the youth group stopped by with an Advent wreath that they had made that morning in church for us.  So, we'll be able to light that all throughout the Advent season even though we might not make it to church much.  

Pictures:

1 - Pre-walk in her duck outfit.

2 - Just laying around...

3 - The lighting of the first candle (and her destroying a diaper)

4 - I surrender!!!

Yesterday was Juliana's first Thanksgiving with us and we commemorated the occasion by spending a full day doing nothing.  Once again, she chose to be awake from the hours of 12 am - 8 am...which was awesome...and the sleep most of the day away.  

We did begin the day with a Thanksgiving bath that she seemed to enjoy fairly well.  All in all, it was a nice, relaxing holiday, though we look forward to Christmastime when she will get to meet her other set of grandparents as well.  

Pictures:

1 - Sleeping on mom.

2 - Waving hello to the camera.

3 - Giving dad a kiss.

4 - Doing her impression of the Garfield Christmas special.

5 - Bathtime...

Week number 3 of Juliana's life has brought with it many changes.  Most notably, she has apparently begun to confuse night with day and has taken to staying awake for about 8 straight hours during the time that the rest of humanity is sleeping.  This has caused us to realize that the Cosby Show is in fact still in syndication at around 4 am.  But it is a joy to be with her nonetheless.  

She's already changing: she is more alert when she is awake and has begun to make consistent facial expressions when happy or sad.  Other than that, we're just trying to keep up with her and enjoy this time in her life when she's small enough to put in the crook of your arm.

Pictures:

1 - Doing her best impression of Rocky Balboa.

2 - Talking some things over with dad.

3 - Looking adorable. 

4 - Meeting the Woodnorth grandparentals.

     Week number 2 of Juliana's life seems to be going fairly well.  We've gotten her on a fairly consistent sleeping schedule so far, so hopefully that will last at least for a little while.  

     This weekend, Grandma and Grandpa Woodnorth are coming down to meet her for the first time, so that's pretty exciting.  

     Other than that, we're just trying to figure out this parenting thing...

So, we're working on getting adjusted to life at home together as a family now, and so far, so good.  The first night was a little rough as Juliana was on "sensory overload" and decided to stay up for 8 straight hours and not let us sleep until 7 am.  But, since then, she's been pretty good and we're managing 5-6 hours of sleep a night (not continuous mind you, but it's better than it could be).  

Other than that, we're just trying to enjoy the fact that she's finally here and holding her as much as we can since she won't be this tiny package for too long.  So, here are some more pictures for your viewing pleasure of life at home.

Pictures:

1 - Ummm....I think she's relaxed

2 - Hanging with Mom

3 - Just chillin'

4 - What we refer to as the "uh-oh Cheerio" face

5 - Living up to her nickname...

The kid is here!!!!!!!!!

Well, even though it seemed like the day would never come, Kara finally gave birth to our first child.  And, as if that wasn't exciting enough, we broke the O'Hara curse of 3 straight generations of nothing but boys by having ourselves a little girl.  Obviously she's beautiful, I mean, look at the stock she came from.  She's got chubby little cheeks and has quickly become the love of our lives.  So here are the birth stats: 

 Name: Juliana Grace Woodnorth O'Hara

 Date of birth: 11-10-08

Weight: 8 lbs. 0 oz.

Length: 20 1/2"

Hair: plentiful and brown 

Muscle tone: somewhere between marathon runner and gymnast

Best Attribute: ability to destroy diapers with alarming regularity

So we'll be updating this site regularly in order to keep friends and family who aren't nearby updated on all the changes and excitement that is upcoming.  Parenthood is already a blast and extremely rewarding, and we can't wait to see what the future holds.

Pictures:

1 - Some cuddle time with dad (who is already hopelessly in love)

2 - Already alert after only being about 20 minutes old

3 - Telling us how many pounds she weighed

4 - Getting a good look at mom right off the bat

5 - Still hooked up before she became cordless