Being Sentimental

One of the gifts I received from my mom at my baby shower were some of the clothes I wore as an infant. I put Jenna in a sleeper and a dress a couple weeks ago and it is a good thing I did. She is now too big for them! She is growing so fast. She is starting to get the baby chub. Her legs and arms are starting to fill out and her double chin is more pronounced now. She is so cute! I love it!

Her eyes are always wide open when she's awake.

When Jenna was born she was always curled up, but now she loves to stick her legs out straight and stiff.

I put Jenna in this dress for my brother Caleb's ordination. We were at my parents house and since we were all dressed up we took a family photo.

This is the first time Jenna wore a dress. She has yet to go to church. I'm too paranoid about germs. I don't want her to get sick!

The weather has now changed and the mornings are quite cold. Alyson let me borrow this little bear thing that goes on over clothes to keep Jenna warm. She looked so cute in it we couldn't resist taking pictures! Austin couldn't get her to look at the camera. Every time he moved into her line of vision she'd look in the other direction. :o)

The suit was so stiff she could sit up easily!

Two Months Gone By

Our little Jenna is two months old! I took her to the doctor today for her two month check up. She is growing so fast. She weighed in at 10lbs. 13oz. and was 23 1/4in. long. It's no wonder my arm hurts after I feed her! The doctor said that she is healthy and is growing at a good rate. It's a relief to hear a positive report. Not that I was worried she wasn't doing well. It just puts one at ease.
She had to get her shots and didn't like those at all! It broke my heart to hear her cry so hard. I couldn't help shedding a few tears myself.
We love our little girl! Her smiles and coos just melt our hearts. She has started to be more aware and in control of her hands. She sucks on her fists a lot. She will also bat at her toys that we hold up for her. I know her little brain is making connections and taking everything in. I often wonder what is going on inside that little head.

Here is a video of Jenna "talking". I love her little "o" face!

Back to Work

Today was the dreaded day of returning to work. I don't know where the last 6 weeks went! I am only doing half days till after Thanksgiving, which will hopefully make the transition easier. Jenna did really well going to bed last night at 11pm. She didn't get up till 6am! She sleep so well now which is such a blessing. I got up at 5am to pump and then shower. Jenna isn't the fastest eater so pumping and having Austin feed her in the mornings will help with getting out the door on time. Everything went like clock work this morning.

Alyson is going to be our fabulous babysitter and was up and waiting for us at 7am. I was explaining everything to Al and realized I had left the milk in the freezer! I felt horrible! How could I have forgotten something so important? I lost it at that point. I was hoping Jenna would just sleep the whole time (4 1/2 hours). I cried to the car, called Austin and cried some more. By the time I got to work, I was fine. I just prayed she'd be ok.

My students were so happy I was back. And part of me was glad to be back too. I do love my kids and I've been very pleased with how much they've learned since I've been gone. My sub has been amazing! My co-workers have been a big help as well. I know I couldn't have made it through the 6 weeks without them! Thanks ladies!

I called Alyson at 9:00 and she said Jenna was sleeping. I just prayed she'd hold on for 2 more hours! As I was leaving to go get her, I called Alyson and she said that Jenna was a little fussy, but not bad. I asked Al how long she'd been awake and she said only about 20 min. Thank goodness she slept for so long!

Goal for tomorrow: Don't forget the milk!!

William

William Gregory Summerhays
Born: Nov. 11, 2009
Weight: 5lbs. 15oz.
Height: 18 in.
Time: 2:10 pm
Proud Parents: Josh and Lisa Summerhays
Big Sister: Mallory

Congrats guys! He's adorable!

One Month Old

Jenna is one month old today! The time is going way too fast. She is such a good little baby! Austin and I are truly blessed to have her in our lives. We love her so much!

We are so fortunate to both work with some amazing people. Austin's coworkers, who are a lot like family, threw us a baby shower today. It was a great way for us to celebrate Jenna being one month old. She got a lot of cute clothes that I'm excited to be able to dress her in. We also received a nice supply of diapers and wipes! When she can finally wear the #1 size we won't have to buy diapers for like 6 months! Jenna is still in the newborn size diapers and clothes. But probably not for too much longer. Thanks Alpine Elementary for all the wonderful gifts!

On Sunday, Whitney brought her boys down to meet Jenna. The boys were really cute with her. All three of them wanted to hold her and each took their turn.

Kayson holding Jenna

Teegan taking a turn. He's holding her like a pro!

Little Bryton with Jenna.

It was fun to see Whit and the boys. I can't believe how big they are getting. It seems like every time we see them they look older and have grown a little taller. We sure love them!

Happy Halloween!

This being Jenna's first Halloween I really wanted to dress her up in a cute costume. But I got pooh-poohed at by Austin and my mom, so I didn't go buy one. She did turn out to be the cutest Jack-o-lantern though. My co-workers threw me a shower before I had her and one wonderful person gave me a jack-o-lantern onesie. She was adorable!

Since Jenna was a little small to be trick-or-treating, we went to Grandma and Grandpa Summerhays' instead. Some of the other cousins came over too to show off their costumes.

Mallory was Snow White

Alyson was a witch, Claire a kitty, and Jon was a warlock

The 3 granddaughters
Claire, Mallory, and Jenna

Mallory wanted to have a turn taking pictures, so I let her take one of me.
Not bad for a 2 1/2 year old!

4 weeks old

I can't believe Jenna is 4 weeks old. The time has flown by. I'm trying not to dwell on that in two weeks I'll be returning to work. I love spending my days with her. She has changed so much in four weeks. My favorite thing that she is doing now is "talking". She coos and oohs and makes the cutest noises. I love it. She is such a sweetie!
For the last week she has only been waking up once a night. It has been so nice. Last night she slept for 5 1/2 hours! It was nice to get some sleep.
We sure love our Jenna!

My cute little pumpkin!