Quick Update

No pictures today, but a quick update. We have gotten thru a week with Juliana being sick and she is such a champ!!!  Other than being a little (and I mean a LITTLE) fussy, she has continued to do her nebulizer machine with no problem, sleep great and eat great. She is currently just sitting on my lap kicking her little legs like crazy as we spend our Monday together. She skipped church and youth group yesterday and the kids missed her a lot, but we figure home is the safest place for her right now. Her little buddy Miles is sick too... that's what they get for holding hands last week. We feel pretty bad that she got him sick, but he's taking it like a champ today too... doing well other than when he has a fever. So... tis the season for sickness... but thank goodness for good ol' antibodies to help her fight off everything else1

Dressed to impress 

How does she get out of that swaddle?
I think Daddy loves her!!!
This is her sick!
trying out the nebulizer at home!

So this week marked Juliana's first illness... but she took it like a champ and has taken to doing a nebulizer machine just fine. She also spent her first week home with dad, while mom returned to work (of course on her sickest day was Mom's first day of work). But she's been visiting the doctor's office to see her Mom every day, and spending lots of long, relaxed and spoiled hours home with Dad. 

Catching a quick Sunday afternoon nap.

Still sleeping soundly.

Hanging out at the Browns'

Ready for a night out on the town

First woodshop experience.

This week was quite eventful for young Juliana.  For one, she had her first visit to the wood shop to see where dad works.  Unfortunately, she slept through the entire event, but she was there nonetheless.  Also, she spent some time over at the Browns' house and hung out with her buddy Miles for a few hours.  Then, this morning she went to church with us and then took some sweet naps on the couch.  Who knew she could fall asleep sitting upright?  She must take after her dad.  

                                                          Being Super cute after bath time!
                                               Meeting "Uncle Darrell" (as he called himself) at Black Rock

  The new activity of rolling on the exercise ball (it helps with her balance according to a book)

Juliana spent this past weekend with the youth group at Black Rock AND got to meet Kara's favorite professor from Eastern, Darrell. Needless to say, the kids all loved her and she did great playing with them! She's still sleeping like a pro for at least 5 hours at a time at night (and of course destroying diapers like there is no tomorrow!), loving her nightly bath routine and is growing cuter by the day!!  We are so excited to see her grow with the youth of our church and are blessed with such great youth to have her look up to someday!  We are continually amazed every day at how blessed we are.

Last night, the Browns and the O'Hara's got together for Friday night pizza.  This gave us a chance to catch up, spend some time together, but most importantly, to put Juliana and Miles together for an adorable photo shoot.  I must say, they took to each other quite well...that is until Miles got a little handsy and Juliana had to tell him what was what.  At their next meeting, she'll be armed with baby's first mace can.  

Needless to say, we all enjoyed watching them interact with each other and are greatly looking forward to them being buds in the future.  

Today marked Juliana's two month appointment at the pediatrician's office.  As expected, she is right on track with where she should be.  Her current stats are:

Weight: 11 lbs. 9 oz.

Height: 22 7/8 inches

Head: 15 inches (not around the cheeks)

She was also given her shots today which she cried about for two minutes then promptly fell asleep.  We were very impressed.  But the big news was that when Dr. Noori put her on her stomach to test her head strength, she rolled over onto her back!  It was very exciting, but maybe you had to be there.  All in all, a great appointment and wonderful progress.

We had many visitors over the past week, Juliana has changed her sleeping pattern nightly, and we are loving every minute. Juliana has changed so much and is already going to the doctor this coming Tuesday for her 2 month visit!! Here are some updated pictures of her from Christmas day with her elephant, Tia, from dad, and sleeping on Christmas evening (very soundly).