This has already been a busy week for Juliana.  She got to meet lots of new people for the first time.  First, we had dinner at the Browns with the old gang from college.  Now, that group includes four children (soon to be 5 with the Freys' baby girl on the way).  Then, on Tuesday she got to meet not only Nana and Grampa O'Hara, but also received a surprise visit from family friends Al and Joyce Vos who stopped in on the way to Harrisburg.  All in all, a very exciting week for her.

Pictures:

1 - Nana O' getting to feed the little one

2 - Al and Joyce Vos visit (and stand in front of our midget tree)

3 - Grampa O' spending some quality time with Juliana

4 - The old gang reunites (with some new additions)

Well, as Kara so kindly reminded me this week, I neglected to post Juliana's numbers from her one month visit to the pediatrician, so here they are.  She now weighs in at a whopping 9 lbs. 14 oz. and is 21 1/2 inches long.  That's about two pounds and one inch more than at birth.  So, she's indeed growing.  

Uncle Jonny Boy came to visit last night as did our good friend Nicole (somehow neglected to get a picture of her).  Other than that, life is progressing normally I suppose...

Pictures:

1 - Back in the outfit she came home in, looking utterly ridiculous.

2 - And then cute again.

3 - Already laughing at mom and dad.

4, 5 - Uncle Jonny and his niece.

Well, Juliana is now officially 1 month old.  It's hard to believe that a month has already passed...time is flying by.  In honor of this milestone, she earned a trip to the pediatrician for her one month check up.  Everything was great, and she appears to be in perfect health.  

She appears to have found her voice lately, as she's fussing a bit more than in the beginning.  But, I suppose this was to be expected.  The silence couldn't last forever.  Even her crying can't make her any less cute (well, maybe at 2:00 in the morning it does), and we're enjoying our time with her immensely.

Pictures:

1 - At the pediatrician passing with flying colors.

2 - Wondering how those bears got up there...

3 - My best impression of her.

4 - Thrilled to be holding her pacifier.

5 - Cold Kara?

Not really any news....just pictures.

Lookalike contest...

Today's posting is for two reasons.  First, while she was sleeping this evening, she kept squirming around and raising her hands in the air.  It was hysterical.  Maybe you had to be there, but we thought the resulting pictures were pretty good.

Second, my mom sent along some of my baby pictures soon after Juliana was born.  She thought the resemblance was uncanny, and I've got to say that we agree.  So, we tried posing her in a similar way to one of my baby pictures, and the result is a little scary.  For her sake, I hope that I would make an attractive woman.  

Pictures:

1 - Me (Jesse) as a baby, channeling my inner chi from the lotus position.

2 - Juliana channeling aforementioned chi.

3 - Geronimo!

4 - Thank you, thank you very much.

5 - Strike a pose.

Sleeping Beauty

Well, after her initial bout with insomnia, Juliana has been sleeping at night like a pro.  We've tried to get her acclimated to some sort of schedule, and it seems to be working pretty well.  She's still very relaxed and mellow, only crying when she really, really needs something.  All in all, she's a gem.  

About the only new thing recently is that she's now starting to enjoy her pacifier a bit.  As if she needed to be calmed down any more....

Monkey Business

Ok, so Kara tells me that it is cruel to post these pictures of Juliana, but I say what are babies for if not posing them in pictures they will grow to resent you for later in life?  You keep me up all night four days in a row....this is what happens.

So the story is that Kar noticed this morning that if you push Juliana's ear's out, she kind of looks like a monkey.  Therefore, I decided that this discovery had to be documented on film.  The banana was my addition in an attempt to be authentic.

Bear in mind, I'm her father and I love her, but this crap is hysterical.  Enjoy!