Christmas Pictures!

We enjoyed the Christmas and New Years holidays with John's family in New Hampshire. We had a lovely time- cousins were together, good food, a little bit of snow, and the opportunity to get out of New York City and enjoy family. Unfortunately, I didn't have the camera handy as much as I would have liked, but at least you get to see how Miriam is growing.

Hunter and Miriam (both are looking good!)

Miriam is 5 weeks old today!

Here are some pictures!

(sleeping soundly! Actually, Miriam has had a few nights of 6-7 hours of sleep. I wake up and dance with her when that happens!)


I think it's sweet how relaxed she is.


Helping Dad read and study!


Miriam at one month. Taken December 15!























This is the first outfit she has officially grown out of! Thankfully, the hat still fits. It's super cute with pooh ears!
The outfit was a valentine's onesie with sweetheart candies printed on it. It's very cute! Too bad it's nearly too small now!










This is an outfit that Miriam's Aunt Sara bought for her. Miriam looks great in yellow and pink!

Until next time!

It's a baby burrito!

This is called the "cris-cross" swaddle, one of the nurses taught it to me while I was in the hospital. It's great because it's somewhat hard for babies to kick themselves out of it. Plus, it's really cute! It makes them look like a burrito or like they are in a sack!

Here's how you do it. It's best if you use a 30x40 recieving blanket (or one that is rectantular, esp. as baby grows!

Lay the recieving blanket so that the rectangle is vertical.
Place the baby in the center of the blanket, with the edge of the receiving blanket right at the base of their neck.

(Miriam sort of protested about having to be the model!)

Bring the left and right corners across their body.


Fold the bottom (the slack) and bring it up to their neck.
Tuck the "wings" under either side of the baby.


There you have it!

Horray for tickers! I hope this will keep me honest in terms of how fast time will fly. That's not so good because Miriam is still so small-- I hope to enjoy her as much as possible while she is so little!

Here are some more pictures!
These pictures go from latest to most recent. Miriam has grown significantly since she came home from the hospital. This is unofficial "Mommy measurements". I think she's close to 9lbs and near 23 inches. That means growth of over 3 inches and over 1.5 lbs! She's wasting no time!!

The outfit she wore leaving the hospital no longer fits. The pants barely fit and the sweater's sleeves are 3/4 length (stylish! But the sweater itself is tight so...maybe not!)

I also included a close up of her eyes- I tried to capture how long her eyelashes are! But the picture doesn't do it justice. Oh well. At least you have an idea.

Enjoy the pictures!