First Smiles

This week Georgia has started to smile when interacting with people. It is SO cute!

Month in Review

So as you can imagine this first month has flown by without much time to add to the blog. As I am typing this, I'm rocking Georgia in the bouncy seat with my foot to keep her calm to be able to work on this. :) Here are some of the many pictures from her first month of life.

week 4

Week 3, she's laying in her crib, she's not sleeping in it yet at night, but I've been trying to have her take naps in it to get used to sleeping in her room. After this weekend we won't be having any more guests and it is our plan to move her in there.

week 4, she has started to smile more and to make fun cooing sounds. I'm going to try to video her making the cute sounds.

Often I find her sleeping in this position. I call it the "I surrender" pose. It seemed she often had her hands up near her face in the womb, so I think it's a carry over.

This is the first time I used the stroller. We went to the mall. She did great, she slept the entire time! I LOVE the stroller. It's really light weight making it easy to take in and out of the trunk and for me to handle on my own.

We have a vibrating seat we put her in, mainly when we're eating dinner or when I'm trying to get something done while she's awake. She gets the funniest look on her face when it first gets going. Her hands go out as to steady herself too.

week 3, at her 2 week check up she was 9 lbs and 22 inches, having gained a lb. and grown and inch since birth.

Our birthing class instructor had suggested Joe hold her in what is called the 'football hold'. I thought it would be only appropriate to have him do the Heisman pose while holding her in this position.

Trying out the baby bjorn for the first time. She spit up on Joe as soon as we were trying to put her in it. It was quite funny, something you would see in a movie, you couldn't have planned the timing any better.

She likes hanging out on the floor, in her swing or bouncy seat or on the bed. It's fun to watch her look around, squirm and make noises.

We had many adventures in diaper changing the first few weeks. Well, I say we, but mostly it was Joe, he was great and did most of the diaper changing. She had so many times where she started pooping after the diaper had been taken off and she had just been cleaned making a huge mess. This is the only time it's gotten all over her clothes like this, but I had to take a picture as a representation of all the other crazy diaper changes.

This is the first piece of mail Georgia received addressed to her. It was from Larry and Julie Matthews. We thought it would be funny to actually put her in the package, especially since it says 'handle with care'.

Uncle Joshua, Johnena's brother, was also able to come and visit.

13 days old

Mommy and daughter :)

9 days old

first time in the swing

Time with In-Laws

Thanks so much to both our sets of parents for coming down and helping us out. We definitely needed it those first few weeks.

The Drakes and Browns

Johnena Drake, Grandma, with Georgia

Wes Drake aka new Papou

Brown Family- Florida Detachment

Nana, Jenny Brown

Poppy (Greg Brown) is excited!

First Bath

Once Georgia's umbilical cord fell off we were able to give her a bath. She was 11 days old. She did really well. She didn't cry really at all until we got her head wet and she got cold at the end. She had continued to do quite well when we've given her other baths, although she tends to pee or poop in the towel when being dried off. :)

First Days at Home

We've been home for about 3 days now. Hard to believe! Time has flown by and much of it is a blur. It's been so nice being home though and not having constant interuptions, like we did at the hospital. Joe's parents have been a HUGE blessing, helping out with meals, shopping for food, doing laundry, cleaning. I don't know what we'd be doing with out them! Joe and I have been trying to rest up, get settled and been enjoying our daughter! :)

The last day in the hospital

In the car seat getting ready to go home!

Here she's in the Pack 'n Play in our bedroom. She looks so tiny in it! It seems to be comfortable because she sleeps really well.

Bright flash in the face, but this is when she's 3 days old, the day we brought her home.

This is on day 4 of her little life. :) She is often on this changing table. Yesterday she started pooping in her diaper. Let me tell you we've had some adventures already! Many times we were changing her and she wasn't quite done and so it got all over her. I think by the middle of the night we'd gone through about 5 outfits.

Thanks for all of the well wishes! :) Those of you in the local area we would love visitors if you've been wondering about coming by. Just give us a call! :)

Welcome to Our World, Baby Brown

Survey says.....GEORGIA SUZANNE BROWN!!!!!

8 lbs, 21 inches, born 4 Aug at 1426

We are going home today. Will update as time (and crying infant) allows.

- Browns out

Guess the Babies Name!

No, this isn't our baby. It is Johnena when she was 3 weeks old. But, it is the motivation for the latest input we'd like from people. :)

What do you think the first and middle name of baby Brown is going to be?

Leave your guesses in the comment section of this post, making sure to leave your name so we know who the guess is from. Hopefully you'll be finding out the correct answer soon!