Catching Up

Violet is already seven weeks old!  A lot changes in seven weeks:  She's about 12 pounds already, smiling, and even rolling from her belly to her back!  Her eyes are very blue now,  she holds her head up fairly well, and she's already outgrowing size 0-3 months.  Very, very slowly she is starting to sleep longer at night, (we now get 3 hour stretches instead of 1.5-2 hour stretches).
 It feels like she's always been a part of our family!  I love this girl!

Here are a few pictures from the past 7 weeks.

On Easter Sunday, April 8th, we blessed Violet.  She was only two weeks old so the dress was really big on her.

My parents came into town the Friday before her blessing.  They stayed for 2 whole weeks!  It was wonderful!  They worked their booties off and got most of our house painted and a bunk bed built.  They cooked meals and helped entertain Luci and Clara for me.  One of the best parts though was their help with Violet in the night.  On several occasions when she wouldn't go back to sleep I brought her down to my parents and they graciously took care of her so Kirk and I could sleep.  It was a sad day when they left.  My girls and I all cried!

I tried in vain to do a photo shoot with my girls (copying a picture off pinterest).  This is the best we got.

I got this sweet picture of Violet though.

For the first month of her life, Violet always made this cute kissy face.  I loved it!  She doesn't do it very often any more and I miss it. 

2 weeks old

3 weeks old

When I took her to the doctor they said she was gaining about 2 oz a day!  You can tell by the last two pictures how much she changed in just a week.

Violet always wears a bib.  Why?  Because she is constantly barfing and spitting up!  She soaks through several bibs or outfits each day.  When I had Luci I didn't understand why bibs came with outfits.  When I had Clara I started to understand why.  And now I wish they came with multiple bibs!

 I never posted a picture of Grandma Dana with the girls.  It was so great having her come visit too!  Thanks Dana!